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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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