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The Straight Lead, by Teri Tom
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“The Straight Lead”: Teri Tom and Ted Wong
In the wake of Sifu Ted Wong’s death, I thought of the book “The
Straight Lead,” by Teri Tom. It’s an
excellent book.
Now you might
think that a book
only about the
lead punch would
be simple-Simon
dull and
repetitive, but
you’d be wrong.
If you can judge
a teacher by his
students, the
knowledge and
seriousness of
author Teri Tom
speaks well of
the late Sifu Ted
Wong. Sifu Wong
poses for several pictures and is interviewed, as well as being
referenced and quoted throughout the book.
The most fascinating aspect of the book is how it goes into great
depth about how Bruce Lee developed his lead punch. Bruce didn’t
just get a punch from Wing Chun, or from boxing, or simply combine
the two. Bruce Lee’s lead punch was the result of intense study and
wide reading in the fields of both boxing and fencing, including
legendary boxer Jack Dempsey and fencer Aldo Nadi. Regardless of
how well you think you know Bruce Lee, I guarantee you will find
something new in this book.
The book goes into great depth on the lead punch, on footwork, and
on strategy. Teri Tom writes so intelligently and has researched her
subject so thoroughly, that you can’t help but be prompted to think
more deeply about the martial arts. Even if you disagree with her
and Sifu Wong.
And you may very well find yourself disagreeing. The late Sifu
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Author Teri Tom and the Late Sifu Ted
Wong
Wong was a prime mover behind the “purist” Jeet Kune Do
movement, and your view of GM Dan Inosanto may cause your
blood to boil, especially in the comments and interview sections
toward the end, which are less focused on technique.
For the serious martial artist, those interested in Bruce Lee, Jeet
Kune Do, or the late Sifu Wong, I think this book is a must have.
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James Says: December 15, 2010 at 4:38 am
Teri Tom is also a proponent of explosive strength training or what is
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commonly functional strength. The idea being that rather than using
traditional body building exercises one does strength training for the full
range of motion that one would use in martial arts.
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bigstickcombat Says:
December 15, 2010 at 9:40 am
James,
I didn’t know that. I saw pictures of her with Manny Pacquiao –I think
she’s a sports nutritionist, too.
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James Says: December 16, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Yes she is Darrin, and while she credits another man with what I said
above I have no doubt that she too is a beliver of funtional strength
training: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8FAgC25o2g
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Miguel Angel Gutiérrez Says:
December 18, 2010 at 5:44 am
Hola Darrin:
Me alegra volver a contactar con usted. Yo como muchos, me inicié por la
aventura de conocer a fondo Jeet Kune Do y me llegó a fascinar y el uso
de los puños en su estudio es muy completo, por no decir, el más
completo. Pero algo que me hizo pensar en seguir con su estudio, fue el
hecho de que una pelea callejera es incontrolable, y de esa manera tuve
una fractura en los huesos de mi mano, e intercambiando conversaciones
con porteros de discoteca y alumnos que siempre han estado al pie del
cañón han sufrido este tipo de lesiones. Desde que me inicié en el estudio
de Defendu, Combatives y Gutterfighting, he desecho el uso de los puños
dándole protagonismo como usted sabe al uso de las manos (excepto el
Hammer Fist) con una gran satisfacción y seguridad para mi integridad y
la de mis alumnos.
Feliz Navidad y Saludos desde España.
Miguel A. Gutiérrez
GEACOM S.O.U.T
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James Says: December 18, 2010 at 5:48 am
For those who do not read Spanish just cut and paste the above into
Google using the language tools.
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Miguel Angel Gutiérrez Says:
December 18, 2010 at 6:04 am
Hi Darrin:
Glad to reconnect with you. I like many, I started the
adventure of getting to know Jeet Kune Do and I became
fascinated and use his fists in his study is complete, if not the
most complete. But something made me think to continue their
study was the fact that a street fight is uncontrollable, and so I
had a broken bone in my hand, and sharing conversations with
nightclub doormen and students who have always been
soldiering have suffered such injuries. Since I began studying
Defendu, Combatives and Gutterfighting, I discard the use of
fists as you know by giving prominence to the use of hands
(except the Hammer Fist) with great satisfaction and security
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for my integrity and my students.
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bigstickcombat Says:
December 18, 2010 at 7:09 am
Miguel,
Bienvenido! Hace mucho que no hablamos.
Es una cuestion, es util el golpe con los nudillos? Porque hay una gran
diferencia entre pelear con guantes (el boxeo tradicional) y pelear en las
calles, sin guantes.
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James Says: December 20, 2010 at 2:08 pm
I got this book on loan from a friend. The Dan bashing (she doesn’t say
the Dan but when you talk about Escrima, Kali, and JKD you know who
she is talking about) was in bad taste and for a woman that had no
martial art training I think she is just repeating what she hears from Ted
Wong and Linda Lee. Bad taste indeed.
The actual technical part though is well done except she hasn’t a leg to
stand on when it comes to her Wing Chun comments: “Wing Chun, for
example, requires both fighters to set up so that their arms are touching”.
Oh please Teri, learn aomething about an art before you try to talk about
it! The touching is called a reference point and in actual combat it only
comes in to use if your first atack is blocked. She is a one trick pony, she
has studied JKD or JFJKD as she calls it under Ted Wong…oh but wait!…
she is now doing Jujutsu? So what if she comes in with a straight lead and
the guy deflects and takes her to the ground? Will she use her jujutsu
now? I guess Dan isn’t allowed to use a straight lead and then use his BJJ
that he has been learning in the 90s.
So parts of the book is good, but parts are to be put in the young punk
section. Don’t take it too bad, Bruce was a young punk too but he had the
utmost respect and love for his Wing Chun teacher Yip Man.
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Dee Says: November 5, 2011 at 1:39 pm
She can talk, she’s also studying Freedman’s method of Jujutsu
and said ‘It plugs the gaps that are in jkd!’
That was her testimonial on back cover of the book from the
Freedman’s method called ‘Receiving the Circle’ once this came
to light that she’d said ‘plug the gaps in jkd’, the book was
withdrawn from the Freedman’s website.
Interesting!
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James Says: December 20, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Teri Tom: “For many years now, I have searched for a way to fill in the
gaps, both spiritual and technical, left in the wake of Bruce Lee’s
premature death. Freedman’s Method and ‘Receiving the Circle’ have
pointed me in the right direction. The principles of the art? are perfectly in
line with, and a logical extension of, Jeet Kune Do. And this book’s bigger-
picture approach to the martial arts will change the way you see the
world.”
So after bashing another fellow who studies and teaches other arts
besides JKD she is saying that jujutsu (the Japanese kind which I do) is a
“logical extension of, Jeet Kune Do. WTF? Will this woman please make up
her mind!
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