The Bruce Lee JKD Side Kick You Have Been Waiting For. Share your insights below about this video

The real secret to this kick, once you've mastered the basic mechanics is to land your kick before your other foot lands on the floor. Watch Bruce's footage executing this kick on the heavy bag in his backyard in slow motion. You'll notice his foot lands almost simultaneously, but just milliseconds after the kick hits the target. Easier said than done, but worth mentioning.

I have improved my kicks. Thank you. Be water my friend.

I was obsessed with the side-kick as a teen, I ended up running 2 martial arts clubs. The only thing I would add, if I may, in a full power side kick your body should be turned so you see it with one eye...on the kick side of course. Great stuff Dan!

Dan, being a fan of Bruce back in 1973, over the years, I've been very fond of his stop kick and side kick. Thank you for breaking it down to the basics. More like this please, and subscribed.

This helped improve my side kicks in 30 seconds. From my fighting experience I ensure that kicks are more effective than punches

Dan is the only guy (in my opinion) that can emulate each movement almost like Bruce. Its like watching the Dragon drilling in 2018. He (Brice Lee) was my first intructor, who taught me how to kick, just by watching his movies. I was 7 Years old. Thanks Dan for your knowledge and for keeping his legacy alive.

I was trained in jkd many years ago and I have forgotten many moves your channel helps me to remember and practice I'm 53 and was involved in a conflict not long ago and used a palm strike and one inch punch follow up the opponent was younger and more fit than me but I was surprised that I walked away while he was on the ground Thank you 😎

Freakin awesome! Thank You Dan! Man, Bruce would be so proud of you. And Ted too! I always look forward to your lessons. Stay Blessed.

I have watched all of your JKD Videos. I'm very thankful for your free valueable lessons! Thank you Dan!

I finally learn it. thanks Dan Lok

I've noticed with Bruce Lee's side kick..he actually gets off the ground!

best JKD lesson I ever saw!!

Keep your hands up. Even if you’d land that kick you still need to practice to keep your hands up while kicking.

Thanks for the great video! Lee often used a counter rotation of his upper body to increase the power of his jump into side thrust kick. I don't like to do it myself because it moves my hands too far to the rear away from the line of riposte from my opponent but I do agree that the counter rotation does increase the power of the kick. Another point is that side kick, especially the sliding side kick that you demonstrated is especially effective when used as a counter stop hit against an opponent who has opened up his middle line as he charges you. Then his movement of his body center towards you adds power to your kick.

Thank you a lot. I don't have money to pay for a class. But now, you are my master. Thank you a lot.

I just broke my door doing this🤣

The "stop kick" is my favourite. Your opponent needs two legs to fight effectively... It would be nice to see a list of kick-names next to icon-images of each kick.

You explain things well. I learned more than I expected to from this video.

Great vids Sifu. I always remember a TKD seminar where the side kick was described as drawing the letter C from resting and flowing up to the target. After trying this it seemed much more powerful than a hinge technique for that type of kick and felt less back force to yourself upon impact.

All I could do was feel for the guy holding the shield

Hi Dan, I am very thankful for your time and knowledge within these videos, it has sparked an interest in me. I have noticed in some videos, you mention the principle of non-telegraphic strikes in which you attempt to not "queue" your opponent of an incoming motion. This is fascinating to me as many modern combatants do the exact opposite! My question to you, if it's not too much of an inconvenience, is what about the principle of "non-intention"? From my basic knowledge, I believe I understand that JKD is heavily influenced by Bruce Lee and with that said, does the philosophy of non-intention play into the teachings? Thank you

We'd called this lunging sidekick the "Thunderkick" back in the day, lol Power would be increased by (A)having the plant-foot land closer to his opponent while (B) flowing towards and exploding "through" target. Otherwise a lot of momentum is lost in the widened gap; momentum being the "booster" to an already powerful kick.. To that you add a stationary(immoveable)target(beam, wall or tree)to gradually build up ability to master the kick as Bruce Lee said that when you can kick a tree with your hardest kick without breaking your stance/losing balance-then you understand that kick(paraphrase). The latter is excellent for any kick intended to "dismiss" your opponent The 45 degree angle is a great example of the art and principal of JKD: each one is to use what works and is best for them; discarding what doesn't "fit"-hence "No Way" becomes "your way" making each JKD practitioner unique in his "honest expression"... I love it!

Also learn one new knowledge i have always wonder how bruce kick so near yet so much power so the side kick is not a push but a spring you contract then expand wow thanks dan

These are GREAT lessens!!! I love how you break it down for us, and the length of the video is long enough for you to break it down the best way. It give us enough time to learn a lot. THANK YOU!!!!!

Almost Perfect 0:43 If you look closely you can see Bruce Lee right hand eye jab feint. Feint first and than do the side kick. 7:21 you can practice the feint before you kick the target. I love your videos and I just subbed C:

Throwing your lead hand up was used as a feint distraction in JKD. Very good video Dan. Nick

Thank you Dan, you gave me some great tips and you explained it in good details 👍

Very nice tutorial! Dan, your technique is excellent! Your tall student will be quite formidable once he learns to turn his hip as you do and do the kick in one motion. I've recently modified the long distance kick a little after watching Bruce in videos turn his upper body away from his opponent at the end of the kick. I realize I lose sight of the target at that moment, but as the kick is already there I don't think it's a problem then and it feels more powerful that way.

Awesome video, looks like I found the right channel to begin my road to awesomeness

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I'm very glad I found this channel, I practice JKD so this will help alot in my practices

I always notice that my hand goes behind my leg. Definitely gotta practice keeping my hands up

Wtf i saw this guy telling me to get rich on IG, now hes doing martial art videos. What a life.

I’ve been seeing a whole bunch of Dan Lok ads on FB. Not even sure what he’s advertising as I skim right past them. Now I go to look up some JKD techniques on KZfaq and come across Dan Lok’s videos - which are actually quite good! And I teach JKD. Hmm, maybe now I’ll have to check out his FB Ad next time I see it, lol!

Your understanding of and ability to explain biomechanics is much respected.

In one of your other videos I noticed your back foot for this kick being in a position for maximum grounding for power and to not be off balance. This video opens with that from Bruce Lee.

Well done good sir. The sidekick is such an under used technique in today's martial arts world.

Thank you for the view 👍

rip for the man at 0:56 , that must have been painful

I did it the same way 20 years long till i found the last evolution of Bruce's way of JKD. And i can tell you, it is something kompletly different. The Power, Speed and execution is not from this world, really awesome.

Ah ya!! Thank you for that amazing detail I always thought you bring the rear foot up and planted right next to the front foot but placing it behind your body that's where you get the power that's what generates the whipping action that makes that kick so powerful👏👏💪😎

Idk other martial arts like karate and taekwondo said side kick is not effective but it actually the most effective kick that i love💙

Good demo,I'm a Judo Black Belt and I love JKD approach to fighting.

I tried and I had so much power my extended leg, made me go at least, a foot farther then I was trying for.

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Great videos sir. I appreciate your teaching style and generosity, thank you.

this video is amazing. Im doing tkd and this is my favourite kick i have learned some few nuances

I simply love this kick!!

You are a very good teacher, Bruce Lee would be proud of you.

Excellent demonstration. Just learned alot.

Yes, that's correct what I did practising sidekick all the time.

Yes!! Fight video is back 👍🏼 Basically my whole sisters and me are loving watching your jkd videos and to practice new skills😁 And pleaseee continue to show us more about Bruce Lee's techniques!

I am a Judoka and I find this kind of side kick easy to execute because we have the same body shifting when we execute forward throws and it's called (Tsukuri) in Japanese Judo terminology.

Did this by accident once in a school fight. I got bullied a lot and my only experience in martial arts was 4 weeks taekwondo and lots of my dads bruce lee vhs's. Guy fell back and on his butt very effective. Now that im older i suck at it. Lot more mass moving around got to find my rythum again or we just become bags of dirt. This video helps a lot though the contraction explaination helps with larger bodies if you pull more in like a spring range has to be experimented with. Im not tall btw just not used to being broad.

Bruce Lee developed his parallel side thrust kick to have more chambering like a classical Tae Kwon Do or Karate side kick after getting some tutelage from the TKS grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the demonstration of his side kick breaking dangling boards in 1972 shows how beautiful and refined his form had become for the side thrust.

Thanks, sifu. Great lessons.

at 7:33 Bruce does not even seem to be standing on his back foot, it looks like he's jumping off his kicking foot into the kick.

Could you please make a video about back spinning kick for Bruce Lee. I've been watching your videos for a while and they are very helpful and awesome.

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Bruce lee is basically real life cheat code and dan has master his code and is spreading the knowldege thank you dan

Very good sidekick lesson sidekicks seem to be neglected today I have ended altercations with one sidekick. It's good to have in your arsenal

Excellent description. Great videos. If I was forty years younger, I’d move to your city to study in your school. At 70 years old, too late now. Wasted many years at a McDojo.

I've been a Bruce Lee fan for most of my life. But, I've never really analyzed his kicks. Like his "side kick". While we know how effective he was rumoured to be...I'm noticing in the clip from Enter The Dragon that after delivering the kick he's starting to look away. The Muay Thai guy in the video was doing the same. Something any martial artist or fighter should never do. Take his/her eyes off the opponent. This video. Well done. Terrific breakdown of Bruce's side kick. Trained with Joe Lewis? You don't look that old. :)

very well put together video. A lot of great content and knowledge base here. Thanks for sharing

Thank you. You saved my fan of Bruce Lee

in sparring i use the first side kick, and it works well! even in close range!

very good! side kick is my favorite!

Thank you my teacher

Nice training, thank you very much.

Love to see him in UFC be good to see

All Capoeira kicks are powerful and Jeet Kune Do kicks are powerful does work for me with combination.

That is great ! I am just waiting for your next video. You do a good job really, I liked the way you explain the kick.

Working on these side kicks for TaeKwonDo-Chung Do Kwan. This video is absolutely fantastic for all martial art student!!!!

I had been practicing throwing a sidekick without windup for 2 and 1/2 weeks, then a drunk bullrushes me at a bar. Jkd and this sidekick saved me from being tackled to the concrete. Although some of the force of a 150lb man in full sprint running into my heel, went back into my left hip and hurt it for a couple weeks

Perfect explanation of the mechanics of a side kick

I have subscribed because this young man is real good!!! Thanx for the lessons .Peace

This was absolutely AWESOME Dan!!😃

Excellent instruction!!

Very good instruction and excellent understanding of this effective kick

Thanks. Bruce lee was so innoventive. Have you studied with dan innosonto or the late joe lewis?

The coolest billionaire to take the time to share your jkd for free, like Bruce was doing. I try to show family and close friends this, usually have to argue with their egos but its worth it, plus their egos don't have anything to say during sparring haha

I enjoyed this video. It was very informative. Thank very much.

Love it but this was actually one of the first kicks I learn from Bruce but some of the other variety of kicks Bruce was able to execute are the ones I've been trying to rediscover.

In slow motion when Bruce jumps it looks like he's flying

Thanx sir, You have a very good way of teaching.

I don't have a sandbag so I did it on the wall and my parents rushed in thinking I've fallen from a height

Mr. Dan Lok, thank you for this, you are a great teacher.

I always practice sidekick thanks for the video dan lok

You HAVE the best videos I have seen on jkd .I started researching jkd since I was 18 I'm 32 now please keep up the good work and are you bringing up the knee straight up from on guard then turning?Please don't take your videos off 😀

I hope someday u made JKD branch at bintulu sarawak Malaysia.. I really love to join..

I love these kicks thanks.best kick.

SIFU LOK.. Very good video.THX for the teaching. I thought my side kick was good. After your details demonstration. I learned more. 👍

the foundation of bruce lee's side kick is sideward splitting 180° or more. .splitting stretches the leg muscles. .stretched leg muscles makes the kick snap like a whip. .this whip like kick generate so much force and energy. .it is the speed of the kick that destroys. .

Good teaching/training sir👌👍

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Hey Dan what types of jkd stretching we can do

Thank you. Very cool.

When you injured their rib were they wearing padding?