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The economy-tight structure in attack and defense (attack: the alive leads/defense: sticking hands).
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The versatile and the "artless-artful," "total" kicking and striking weapons.
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The broken rhythm, the half-beat and the one or three-and-a-half beat (JKD's rhythm in attack and counter).
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Weight training and scientific supplementary training plus all-around fitness.
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The "JKD direct movement" in attacks and counters-throwing from where it is without repositioning.
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The shifty body and light footwork.
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The "un-crispy" stuff and unassuming attack
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Strong in-fighting:
- shifty blasting
- throwing
- grappling
- immobilizations
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All-out sparring and the actual contact training on moving targets.
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The sturdy tools through continuous sharpening.
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Individual expression rather than mass product;
aliveness rather than classicalism
(true relationship).
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Total rather than partial in structure.
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The training of "continuity of expressive self" behind physical movements.
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Loose power and powerful thrust-drive as a whole. A springy looseness but not a physically lax body. Also, a pliable mental awareness.
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The constant flow (straight movement and curved movement combined-up and down, curved left and right, sidesteps, bobbing and weaving, hand circles).
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Well-balanced posture of exertion during movement, constantly. Continuity between near all-out and near all-loose.
