Chinatown JKD - Level 1
Chinatown Jeet Kune Do 1st Rank Requirements
Old School Chinatown Jeet Kune Do requires you to master specific skill sets and the Level 1 curriculum will give you all of the tools required to give you the proper foundation of Bruce Lee's Chinatown JKD.
Learn all of the Level 1 requirements required in Chinatown JKD (with this knowledge you will be ready to test for your 1st Rank certificate). There are 25 individual lessons with each lesson containing multiple video modules totaling over 15 hours of video in Level 1 alone!
In these lessons you will learn proper structure and techniques, but more importantly the foundation to properly intercept an attack, strike harder and faster than you ever imagined!
The Level 1 phase of Chinatown JKD relates to the first of Bruce Lee’s three stages in the cultivation of Jeet Kune Do, “sticking to the nucleus”. As we begin to introduce the foundation of the Jeet Kune Do structure, or as Sijo Lee put it, the “nucleus”, it is crucial to stick to this structure.
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Chinatown JKD Instructor Team
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About the Core Modules
Core Module Part 1
Core Module Part 2
About this lesson
Module 1 - Watch this first!
Module 2 - Natural Stances
Module 3 - JKD On-Guard Stance
Module 4 - The Salute
Lesson 1
Module 1A - Lead & Rear Step
Module 1B - Straight Lead & Finger Jab
Module 1C - 3 Ways of Stepping with the Straight Lead
Module 1D - Lesson 1 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 1
Lesson 1 Worksheet
Lesson 2
Module 2A - Basic Footwork
Module 2B - Details of the Straight Lead Punch
Module 2C - Controlling Distance
Module 2D - Lesson 2 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 2
Lesson 2 Worksheet
Lesson 3
Module 3A - The Lead Hook
Module 3B - The Scoop Kick
Module 3C - Lesson 3 Combinations
Q & A - Lesson 3
Lesson 3 Worksheet
Lesson 4
Module 4A - The Pivot
Module 4B - Backfist, Hammerfist & the Finger Fan
Lesson 4C - Straight Rear Punch
Lesson 4D - Intro to Isolation Sparring
Q & A - Lesson 4
Lesson 4 Worksheet
Lesson 5
Lesson 5A - Wing Chun Blast
Lesson 5B - JKD Straight Blast
Lesson 5C - More Straight Blasts
Lesson 5D - Lesson 5 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 5
Lesson 5 Worksheet
Lesson 6
Lesson 6A - Pak Sao
Lesson 6B - Lop Sao
Lesson 6C - The Hook Kick
Lesson 6D - Lesson 6 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 6
Lesson 6 Worksheet
Lesson 7
Lesson 7A - The 3 Ranges
Lesson 7B - The Leg Obstruction
Lesson 7C - The Snap Elbow
Lesson 7D - Lesson 7 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 7
Module 7 Worksheet
Lesson 8
Lesson 8A - The 3 Jabs
Lesson 8B - Long Range Side Kick
Lesson 8C - Pendulum Side Kick
Q & A - Lesson 8
Lesson 8 Worksheet
Lesson 9
Lesson 9A - Jao Sao & Jut Sao
Lesson 9B - Inverted Hook Kick
Lesson 9C - Intro to the 4 Corners
Q & A - Lesson 9
Lesson 9 Worksheet
Lesson 10
Lesson 10A - Breakfalling
Lesson 10B - The Running Hand
Lesson 10C - Wing Chun Deflections
Lesson 10D - Lesson 10 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 10
Lesson 10 Worksheet
Lesson 11
Lesson 11A - The Small Disengagement
Lesson 11B - Curving Steps
Lesson 11C - The Shoulder Roll
Lesson 11D - Kick Defense
Q & A - Lesson 11
Lesson 11 Worksheet
Lesson 12
Lesson 12A - The "Steal a Step"
Lesson 12B - The "Burst"
Lesson 12C - Level Changing
Lesson 12D - Lesson 12 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 12
Lesson 12 Worksheet
Lesson 13
Lesson 13A - Dan Chi Sao
Lesson 13B - 2-Count Combinations
Lesson 13C - Heavy Palm Strikes
Q & A - Lesson 13
Lesson 13 Worksheet
Lesson 14
Lesson 14A - Getting off the Line
Lesson 14B - Glove Drills
Lesson 14C - Rolling Drill
Q & A - Lesson 14
Lesson 14 Worksheet
Lesson 15
Lesson 15A - JKD Groin Kicks
Lesson 15B - JKD Thrust Kick
Lesson 15C - Lesson 15 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 15
Lesson 15 Worksheet
Lesson 16
Lesson 16A - The Snap Back
Lesson 16B - Bob & Weave
Lesson 16C - The Lower Gates
Lesson 16D - The Straight Knee
Q & A - Lesson 16
Lesson 16 Worksheet
Lesson 17
Lesson 17A - Sliding Leverage
Lesson 17B - The "Cuff"
Lesson 17C - The "Leg Lift"
Lesson 17D - Lesson 17 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 17
Lesson 17 Worksheet
Lesson 18
Lesson 18A - Hook Kick Variations
Lesson 18B - Combinations using Forward Energy
Lesson 18C - Sparring Drills
Q & A - Lesson 18
Lesson 18 Worksheet
Lesson 19
Lesson 19A - Power in the Straight Lead
Lesson 19B - Power Structure
Lesson 19C - The "Shoot Kick" & the Round Kick
Q & A - Lesson 19
Lesson 19 Worksheet
Lesson 20
Lesson 20A - Straight Lead Series
Lesson 20B - Broken Rhythm
Lesson 20C - Lesson 20 Drills
Q & A - Lesson 20
Lesson 20 Worksheet
Lesson 21
Lesson 21A - Backfist Series: Part 1
Lesson 21B - Backfist Series: Part 2
Lesson 21C - Backfist Series: Part 3
Q & A - Lesson 21
Lesson 21 Worksheet
Lesson 22
Lesson 22A - "The Jam"
Lesson 22B - Kicking Series: Part 1
Lesson 22C - Kicking Series: Part 2
Q & A - Lesson 22
Lesson 22 Worksheet
Lesson 23
Lesson 23A - The Trapping Series
Lesson 23B - Elbows & Knees
Lesson 23C - Grappling Counters
Q & A - Lesson 23
Lesson 23 Worksheet
Lesson 24
Lesson 24A - The Plum
Lesson 24B - The Over-Under
Lesson 24C - Takedowns
Q & A - Lesson 24
Lesson 24 Worksheet
Lesson 25
Lesson 25A - The Hammer Principle
Lesson 25B - The 1 inch Punch
Lesson 25C - Wrap Up
Q & A - Lesson 25
Lesson 25 Worksheet
About the Level 1 Curriculum
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Testing Requirements
Ranking Structure of Chinatown JKD
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Great information. Even though I am familiar with the JKD basics, this video taught me new methods of defense in a tight situation.
Great information. Even though I am familiar with the JKD basics, this video taught me new methods of defense in a tight situation.
Read LessThis course is presented with both structural elements, flow, awesome demonstrations down slowly, great content, and provides a platform for future devel...
Read MoreThis course is presented with both structural elements, flow, awesome demonstrations down slowly, great content, and provides a platform for future development in the art of JKD. I would highly recommend this course to anyone seeking the true structural foundations of the original Chinatown JKD. I am a 75 year-old part-time certified Tai Chi/Qi Gong instructor and psychology prof full time. I am enjoying the format of the course and look forward, as time permits, to progressing through the various levels. Karl-Erik Andreasson, Ph.D
Read LessI feel like Bruce Lee everytime i watch Jeremy Lynch, Steve Resell and Dennis Blue. Very thorough instructions. It is really an inside on Bruce Lee's tho...
Read MoreI feel like Bruce Lee everytime i watch Jeremy Lynch, Steve Resell and Dennis Blue. Very thorough instructions. It is really an inside on Bruce Lee's thoughts. Nice music, quality video. Thanks guys! Glad to have joined you! Highly recommended! Fernando Antunes
Read LessIt was extremely informative, easy to follow and I would recommend this to anybody that wants to learn JKD. I am grateful for being introduced to the JKD fam...
Read MoreIt was extremely informative, easy to follow and I would recommend this to anybody that wants to learn JKD. I am grateful for being introduced to the JKD family and learning as much as I can. There is a no BS attitude and approach, which I enjoy.
Read LessIt is good to review the basics. The instructions to me are very comprehensible. I can execute the moves because the explanation is clear and concise.
It is good to review the basics. The instructions to me are very comprehensible. I can execute the moves because the explanation is clear and concise.
Read LessPut together by members of well known Jeet Kune Do Wednesday night group. The level 1 focus is for you to learn Jeet Kune Do techniques and tactics in a s...
Read MorePut together by members of well known Jeet Kune Do Wednesday night group. The level 1 focus is for you to learn Jeet Kune Do techniques and tactics in a step by step format of the time period where Bruce Lee was offering classes in L.A Chinatown. They put a lot of attention to the basics for you to learn them in details and then build up from that.
Read LessI have found the Level 1 modules to be very detailed in presentation and each successive module builds upon the last with a solid progression. I would recomm...
Read MoreI have found the Level 1 modules to be very detailed in presentation and each successive module builds upon the last with a solid progression. I would recommend this series to everyone with a desire to understand JKD.
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