bruce lee fighting method 2 -- basic training

8/8/2019 Bruce Lee Fighting Method 2 -- Basic Training

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I>EDIC.\T10'"To all the f r j ~ " d ; and otudtnu of u ( ' ~ Lee

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Introductionnn, book " In th t .... k l n ~ In 1966 and mOf! of It... photo.

graph' " tN> ihOllhtn. The 1.,. Btu".. IAot ;ntfndo!d 10 pul.>lw. 11111book ) ' ~ a l ' l liD but d,o;!u.:hn"lu"" .... uf I h ~ pholo, in thi, book and Ihe ne,tt" 'o ha,' n f ' \ ~ ' bHn p u b l ! . h ~ bo!fore I f ) ' ou h.,. no t reid Tao of .kel Kline Do b)' SrI!"'" l.eoI' 10 .....Pubhcahon. Inc.t, p\et!se rud I t . II was meanl 10 con1pkm..nt Ihitbook. and Ih . k n o w J o . d ~ t from bolh book. "ill Ii,,, )'OU fullpicture Qf Sruce J Ill,


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ContentsCHAPTER I: n,. F i ~ h W n , Man E x ~ ~ i I ; f l

Stamin. En .ciHW . r m ~ ' . U I ) t::ureisarlexlbihly Llo.fCIIeAbdominal Eurdse

CHAPTER II : The On,c ....d 1'00ItinnSta,,

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CII ,\ PTP.R I II : . 'OOlWOfk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43The Shurt\eQuick MQ_mt i"' .....Sldfll,=Pplnl

CIl AP' rlm IV : !'ower """'in ln ,Punchln, PowerP u l l i n ~ PowerI'ow . Klckinl

CHAPTER V: '("ro.InIn,

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in PunchingNontelotfP1Ophie PunchSpeed In Kick;ngAWl,I'\'nO!S&

of J""'I X""elJo by Rrue.lJDJtllll by .,;dorin t... Ibillet

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Chapter IThe foghting Man Exen:ise

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O n ~ ()( the moW. ~ l p m ....u: of martIal 1 I I ' l 1 ~ ;. th ep h y ~ I C ! l l workout. Too much u m ~ _ " " ' " " ~ in d ~ " f l o p l l l l l l k i U III~ l I n l < U ( ! o O an d no t e n o u ~ h III phYl'kai prut.cllHt1Il.l'r:Icr.leln& your Ikl1l UJ n g h U n ~ is lmp ."tant, bu t ..., ..I t \ I U J I ~ i n i n e : YUIIr OVH1lU ph)'lolcal condiuon. A ~ u a U y both ....nM you r body. Pro"". traininll tor the f'lIl'JlOW ofoollding your body and noKi"'llllCbvil!el or lubJt&n_ that willdH8ioraU' or inJilran.

Bruet' ....., . . . . . . lp('Cimen of hHllh. lie lnIkn"'IIr'LN:i!losf t f te iMs \.(> ""Old Ix .. dom. Onll ~ J,>lIrt,cuiar "h....., be ran; at tile b i i ~ c h . III 1101'''- Orwoudt, ufl a" d down 111111 Or on our(.ll you,make.! YQU "l 'lhl on your f ~ ~ I . Only """, . tly. phyajolo&lfU byVI':learned, by $(:V"",I UliU, that ok'l.p,ng ro"" If mo. . bclioncllll th ...JOur .,. Ten mmuu.\ of Iklppln, rope i< P . q u i " a J ~ n t 10 :lOlidnutesor joptnl . SOU, l l 1) "err ben"fkhal exercl_ for the ClJdk>.YMCuwlyltem

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SkipJ>JIlR rope PlOpIlrly IS One of the be. .evelupUlR. ''It\fOe of balan FirI """"'\WI forther in front of . th ce, 1, skIp on one (01. hairline theIternate r < > < > ~ wi!.h Y : " ~ i . " ' ' ' ; O l : ~ ~ o ~ o : r n o ~ . ' ~ i P P o n g On !.heQOe \0 re.oJly tao! tempo, M i n l m i ~ ~ y o u r c a ; : ' ' : ' : ' ' i n , ; . ' : : , ~ : d U a i 'Qur wnsUi \.() awing Lh .. rope "Llf " UIi a n i n ~ Shadowho" ..... a " " xll1l1 and actualyou; 'VC1"8( enemy mn d . Six w""k/c ;n thia kind of training ia . min.mum f ..r anysprt.s that ... quire o o r u : i d ~ " , b \ ~ ~ m o u n l 6 ...f endu",n"". It 13k ....y .. $ to be u. p


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1I' ....mbI' UpTo warlll up, wiect 1i&bt. ~ u y u_isoes 10 100000n your muse_..,Cdo"" .. . nOOfl!. A tw..IIc' d""""," duaUy but o,,,,.illently incru.lnll"th . -c1ivny and inleMily, until be ill ""*. ' elil'ond dif ferently w dlfre ..nt 8nrcw.... Duringa , tam Or oIow ~ x e n ; i 6 e sueh as 8 h.nd'tIond Or htti"ll h ....y..... l/hts ouch as I borbeU, th e muocll!l on both .Id .. of the }Glntoor- - te ","",nlLly to HI the body In dt!slnlble llOIition. Bul in npld activity ouch at runn;n" J u m p l n ~ or throw",., the musc:1esthat ck:>oe the jolnU eqULnct atKl the m _ l .. d"tctly OJIPOandin.ll difffflnt mille"," \() perf!>rm. A I any nmnuoUi ilK.,.."..,.

I ~ , . t \H PlM:inl y.,... tootl)n \ h ~ nili"c, ju.5t _ your1O....,u Y01.l, keq,in& your utended foot nHHI lItfIiI"l as '"photo A Arter a few minul.e&, mille yOUl 10


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muscleJ, ~ Y o m thi< U/lrC;,e you t h ~ " proceed to ~ m u l n u > I,holo C.K...,pm8 you, extended le,st.,,,ghl. pU$h you, I .nd downward. " Iyou p m ~ , you'lI notke thaI you " '" al.. . b/orInnUlI l.o lunC. ward, puttlnj mol'O 111_ on your Ie!! multleJ. Fln.a.lIy you areable to touch your to


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,\d'-anced l I . " d ~ 1 I 1 1 ....110 IIh to do ~ ; c p u o n ~ l ) ' lIiCh h,k.nl.,.., pro.". . ,nlo r a m p o ~ n ~ uC"'oet . ln 1'"010 0, I.A' r l i t i " n . , you un pIaN .... "ihl ...."" . . a d u m ~ 1 Of' Will-IIplalol behind your n ~ k .nd do your .i t-upl.

Anoth u""Uenl "'''Y or d u ~ ' t ..... l i to II t . t tJle edge o r .t..nclI. II."" " ' m I ' O n ~ """",M yOlJr an t .... and Io",er your body . .


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flO d,,.,,,, &1 f > ' " b ~ w ....d the floor. n. .. ~ ~ i s e lu.:,t.:hn yaUlmid$lr danlnl ' yuur abdominal muscl\o. byhanlin, onlo th e bar wit.b both handt an d olowly lifting both Ie puntil th., . ..... Htand


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Choptw IITheOn-Guaod Position

A A:.fect S ' o " c ~ II l ion". /(>1.1 " .."" ' " p r o v U l ~ . you .peed,H u l l ~ o " ' " you 'mbaltlnu wkith you don '/ nd""0111 /00 wide 1 i ~ ' U } ' { > U prJWt.,' ' ' ' ' you'U toOII lum )'" .... a bi l olower..",.. . mlt l l b4'" ."'"e


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~ R O N SIDYIEW

ON.(;UARD POSITION'nIe. " -1 .rrN'ti"" )eoji kune 00 .a n .. for . t l a e k o n ~ IlI1dddwdir'K II the onguard pcn;tion. Thll "",ml-tlnR bc!eauoe your body II ,turdy at all time.. in

com fortably balanced I""itlon t.o attack. oounto.'r or defendwithout III1Y fnre . . . .ninll mOVl'menta. It p",vtdM yl>\lr body withcon,pll'tc ta"" III1d ",1",u1.lon bu t .0.1 the " 'me t i m ~ ..UOWI qUICkreaclion IUlH\. hom Illif ~ n t e Ih movem",,! iI no t jo>rky bu t1moOth , prepan"l your next o . ~ . . thou( .n y r .. ri\.lon. It" " ' . ~ 1111 Lltuoion Or "pokerbody" Ir lbould meet halfway-v.er\d1t . . uklo!-r ralwd 1111 IIIch Or tw o alld the chin dropped aboutth e Sinnl A an d At 'CJuw ...I' ,;.hOI \.lnII an d III ,.ide ~ I u . ) . ,,",y cloAe aU-entktn to the uten""n both]..c.II', "lht In d Id t hlltds.PboIOI C.oo Cl re.eaI ....oth ... " " ,w ofhili stanCIll from the back. ohow"l hb w.J1n, hind more dt",:ly.In photo Y. both ril!htel1 tland In the on ...ord 1'0.ltKLIIinrorrC


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1001 too far U> hillett. re.tt\(:tln, hil IIlovcment and ke('f>in, him"rtbaIanCIlIlon may ronf'Wc your o p p o ~ n

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Good form II, HWnl1a) III your nance. It aliowl you to performIII u.. lnOfI. ~ f f o c o e n t MIInllB WIth "'' ' ' ' ' ' 'um of """"mtnt.. .d ..... fod "M'IY :tJmlnaU! tht nonfaenual mouo", . . .d mlUCleKUVlty which nw ie ""t.oustion 1fIlh""t pIIlln. . . .y ~ e f i l . Sothof yow ll\Ian? ohoulden mUIiI be " 'I ... M II1d 100M, 1 direct YClU. t.houl(hl .00body jnto th . new h,blt of mUICulat 'clivily. Rdautlon io . AalhyaicallleUvlty, But your1I11qo11.tIc m." ," must "'lain low or \o!nllOn toI_form ~ " O U n l l l . t e d . ~ r u l and d"firienl m.....,m ..La. DyOOIU!lnI pnw:tk... YOU Can acilleve til;, t""IIO, of relaxation at willOMe ~ o u hlv. _cquin!-d III.. . you mould il\du"," th . IUltu


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G: Hod)' to o n81d ; koad hand is to o ~ ~ l . e n d e d CQr au.a.:kin,IUld the rt 'af hand II to o low for ProlJ)etinl bIo . . . to Ihe head.II : S l . . o n ~ ~ II too wid" for My kind of mobility. 11 10 diffiwll 1.0attack w'thou t I e J . . g n o p h i n ~ from (hI! poaltlon, and the j1()in __

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Ttl. Jt&m."e &11""'1 yo u t e - . I I I d V l n ~ : lP"do relautlOn.boltnce and lmooth 1n01I.'." ...t, plul l'@rmiUlnl yO\l to un""" powerM blo ...Good bda.nce OS ooattollinc yo ... body In an)' f'OIIIlon-conotrolhn, yo ... center of P"1Ov;ly. Ewn if your bdy II slat\lOO or iIplacfii in an un8t1Ible fquilibrtum .... wfo)' from the Iw . of"'pport you ohoukl be . b ~ to l'ul'Sue and r000 ...... Ih . . .me dmU".,., Your ~ n t . ) r of gravity ron,taM!), chal\8


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111 ralrly fOOd .-.tIon,lIiJhLly 100 ",uch wel"'l on h . rtonl fOUl.HUt u soon u he I lumpU to Jaunc:ll an attack, photO 2 (""" pili!43). he Ihro .. S hlmJelf OUI of balanor. Good form l'HIuln:oo food~ o r . PtoPft bUonoe and per1Kt tlmlnr conUlbull! 10 roodIevcnoilil ... IIeh 1& nfCeaaJ}' to kkk or punch wllh IUswnedpower.

1M __ ,oo.l poation of your r_ IS one that poerm,U yo u 101nI . I l l 'U_ ",_tanlly to an a n d ~ ..... ',VC'l! to.. . hJtallrl bmWll from aO I,d"" .nd ot the ... me time fumlOhN youthe ,lId,ly to unlo>1IAh ""(ono_,, In yo ur bin .. . AI inbueball. th . dnve 8nd PO lO-e. In Iwulllini t I tlllt life d , ~ , , ' O l d fromyoor 11!fIII "u.

Th e ... n-KU1U't1 pOfIUon P"'""nto Y" " wll h bRIM"" ..-.d _ orm ~ l M n l by the p r o ~ body .u,nmo>d)' . . it mo .... &om p1lccr.f'utne. \0 awkward.nno--from rtlt.uuon to t.olUK>n. PUIIIIy, YOll. kinftlhttI (Io'Iformlnl tbt> . . _ t I I ~ 0.nettliel. Ketw('O'n tnlnllli seIiIons. itln6 on ollt fOOl . .hIleP\Iltml on yo ur eloth.. 0. shoes.Pnl;tlcLnIl "chl laO" or ~ c k y b a n d J " ' : l = _ is One of the best.


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w.ys w dnH:>p balance. In the """R dllln melhoo.l, both~ u o n ~ keep th",. r .. parallel to NdI other, '" phuWlI wd 2_ Ik>th of their hands _ ~ " \ . e n d o o d IIntil only t h ~ l . . . . . . $to""'" .. .,h other. F...,h 0""" keplng one hand I n ~ .n d t h ~ otherOIlUidc! of hill opponent'., mto.u.. his b.>ek .nd forth In oollnterclo>ckwR motion. 1'rt'SiI1I... $houkl be appHrd to th e anna

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chopt. . IIIFootwork

T h ~ Grt ofmo/>U/fyill 1M qwl lCl l of f/thlill,ff Y0l< 're I/ow 011 your I f t l .yo,,'11 be k l l ~ in hlflln,.A .JrrJltd '/tllft. "" " fh/fl10 , ~ d t mot' b'/owt,H . body S- "1i8hf ' " a rcullln,"

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POO'I'WOItKIn J ~ I kUI\\l do mobility II het.Vlly emph. . .oed l)ealanmptl< tohit his nppon",u.Tho b


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on-cuud ".,.,lIon. To mo,"" ro ...ard ~ ' u u o u s l y , 1Jidalan"".::olllt.l.nUy IOIId ke

Keel' both o f yout k n _ " i ~ U y bo!nt.mel N!lueo.l "'he frontfOOl Is nal bu l no t hl/lllv,ly planted on I h ~ nonr. It ....ould M lightand raI.sed I n t L t l t l v ~ 1 y about u.-iehU< ut .n \lid! 00 quickIllOVelm'nt or l u d d ~ n ",1ft of lhe body,TIl" reu h ~ " , 1 is .Jmoa alway. raUod In " 'lIIn_ Olin motion. Itis nJIOed Ih&hUy hief>er thin thH b"onl root, about ooNjuartft" ornne-halt IIf .n II\d!. ' ('he naioed,,,,,ar hfotl facWlalel .....Ikllinl yourwrilbt I l l I m c d J a u : ~ to Ihe other rool wt...n


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ary foot wilen you o J l d ~ your front foot bIIckwam. To flItrMtrurther, C O l ' l t l u u ~ to . e r - t the procell. LH m to Ilcht on yourr ~ t oonllnuoualy and hep you ear h ~ 1 raW!

The forward and IJ4ckward Ihufrte muSl. be mAde witb sen ..of ihort ltCl'" to .... 1.0.111 c O l l l p k : ~ lNd;tnce. ThIS position p.cp&rCo"yo u to aIIotl ),ou. hody qUICkly LO It/ly direction IIJld il i l . P

'Ibe footwork for the quock " , t r t e . ~ ur rapid t..c.-kward movement ;. a1rno.t .!mUll \0 t h ~ quick ..:I.lnC(> eu)OPI you moW Ih .oPl'OIiw diro-et.kln. 1-'rI>m tho on-tuud 11O$1\lon, U In photo A (_56), moY* yO\l' fr


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foot \wtOfll' eh4! front foo l ",.all .. wnl.art, th . trunt rOO4 ann", bep l a n ~ propc.'l'ly. Unl lb the quick ~ v a n ~ . you 0 not ha .. tQoJ;"" .n y o f YOil. foot t l" .. Ir>chN. II io j\lfl


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foot \wtOfll' eh4! front foo l ",.all .. wnl.art, th . trunt rOO4 ann", bep l a n ~ propc.'l'ly. Unl lb the quick ~ v a n ~ . you 0 not ha .. tQoJ;"" .n y o f YOil. foot t l" .. Ir>chN. II io j\lfl


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lH ti:Bu IlST ,

Th e fo .....ard IS on . d""p lung

III In 1. step fo .....ard about III,...., mr h .. with your front fOI)I. hlteIhp q u i c ~ ad..anel> mo, .m .nl. 10 align your body Slid be ,n lJaIa n ~ . 11$ In pholO 11. Then for (., ","cl,on ,,""'- your ka d lIand U. " Imf"-'lllA_ II)' .w ...pmg )'I)U ' Ipad hand ''I,warn. a m",,,,,nlom ..",....Ied. lik. som""ne ill jl'rk,ne you forwOlTd g l d ~ " I ) ' .. . you areholding on to a TOP


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coml'lolU!d y.,.." Iud:, you Jiloo1d qukkly pbo you. l'lI!l'l foOldown and - . . ~ l h ~ on-l\llll"d ~ l i o n 'IlIa1 0"" III", ohOllIdcarry you, body I t Wtil IWO wKle I"'PO.In I reo/nlly conducted t i W","p )'ou, handlorwlU'd just bef""" uh leap,

""'let, to dlWclop 'peed and n.turaln . . . III yuu, m o v ~ nadopt thp foUo"'inl Ul!KiIe in your daily InUlin . From anun ......d I"'l'Ilion do Ih" (orw'ard bunt . . \.huut penl'ttlOtlog toodOn 0 ..... .lI,d O'le'l' apillwithoul Itopping but k ~ p " ' R yOllr babonce ",,0.1 "uldtty b, ouolion.Thill ucrcts.. is uelIent to adapt you. txMly 10 NOlIe wi t h_ ,.hythm And pi:


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To ,i d . ep 10 I b ~ len from 80utbpaw I 1 . a n ~ , M in pb.,1.(> A,move you. len fo.,1 oIijlbtly f.,.",at your len abvul lSioeb,,", as in ph,,1.0 B. OurinM th " motion your bO


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B r u ~ Lee u_ a Claff to J'l"'ctice his footwork. In photo A, hepIIeeI t h ~ l\.Iff n,,*," his nook and ,lightly abaVtl hll s/lnuld".. TheIMVt.roer aU.emp\.f to tl"uu. the Ion8 I\.Iff at t h ~ CIact are. and I,Mto adjust to the thrust.In I'h01.ol B and C (f.ont , jew), I h ~ ['>Ql'u,,,. tl>n,.\.f hlootaff andUoi Ii""", , , , 10WlU'd hilleft, k ~ p i l l . hlf; body In bAlannllnt" era ...throw." uppercu\., stomp hif 1".\Alp Or pappie him down. In theforward ,.,ill y" " (21'1 mo ... directly to the left. riallt Of back.uM", the "'m.. ''''1'. This depend. on your ItnlA'lY ..,d th ..ot tal'dy .......u;,."


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Chapter IVPower Training

/b""" in h ,IIin,depmd. no / OIl your "rtntfll-

Bul il II I h ~ way.yo u III",,,, yOI/' blow,-1/ io no l ",1I_tllv

you Ilre c/ON O ' G I I ~ " B t h _ /('101.1',.. too ",.....

ufO! you, .tr,ltl1l, elbow .I(you",e /0 0 (tIT.

IL!I/! your II/dlnt/etl.But i l I I l h . I I "" ," 1/10/

yo u 11 ~ m p " ' Y Ih . mOIlIn a ~ " ' '" ionor a miI"lal a,l. m ...tlind w h ~ n II i.o GI/ ~ r . " o ~ you """.Ikn!i), booW

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POWER TRAININGPI'IWH In hlllln. il l no t bued anc:t1y on .u.nlth. 110" "' ' ' 'y

t1_ h.a .... yo u . . . . . . . bo " . . . . >0 \ I no t ",u.:u_ W I pIOclto 2, the r . t landll to o f ... to 1111. Iclt, npooon.lI. ritllII." '" for I coun",. . .tacil, and 1>1 IUowin. muck 11m.. to .....,., ......for I di'llind il. lI . iI; to o rill

I'IJnchinll f!o_,Stn.lghl l'UlIchb'l or kickUlIL II Ih " ba5lo to r oclentltk: alldartW-lc fiJ!ht.inl. II II moo..m co"cepl in tisli from yourarm a l o n ~ dOHn"t IUpply enough pow .. . You. arnu "'ould 1)11\Lied w-iclIy .. t - re . of your to"",; and the ctted. applicationof you. body Ihould fumilll thl! po.>w In any power punching.th e body must be balmoed and !di.,@ll with yout Inf'O.,.,ny . ou..,-w .. . you .... ItahlelO in,,,", them .From III oulaJ,,,,,ad ...,.tion ot your finll"fl .nd thumb, . . inpIIolO ,\ . roD yout finc .. liJII inlO your J>IlIm, .. Ul pho,"", B andC. Then , ," ,r ia)) your thumb t.igtlUy 0 ... yOUl clenched r"'lI'-'n.The lip ot t h ~ thumb uU!ndll to the "" , , \ e r of yOUl middle r l n ~ r . . In IIholo O.


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' "" ' ... In!"veral traininl uerc .... th.t YOU you. chen hei&!>1..

l I . , " ~ thil thin J:NOpe1' U yOlU' t . r ld. IUlnd .ooul Jtly .nud ...r your Ihuuidl


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J\lCCt'llS nr your oparrlZl, and t i ~ h t i n g . It will be your nlOst u 4 G b l ~ and depruldahlc! W";OllOn. Like the olhl'l" punchlnr \.


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'-8: In pllo\: finler and the two.mlU I"i"p.n nn I liard Oour.., yourpal"" flctl e ~ d \ other. This is an eJ


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appan'nl that thft ri&ht or LeW ha"d wUI IIIte eoNnd ....pllllmin, poorer 100 " richl 1 \ a n ( I ~ Un . . . hi! can draw h . nghlhand fIIrthe< t..ek, lac'" th . tloCf'd!!d 100 dtbver Ih f _dfovIMtallll, blow. Power .. now beinK rnpbu."t'l! by lpef< dDei u.eWOfk. In othfl" wordf;, th e .lilJllment of the mould ... can HIIiIy bedi$lurbtod: I I " , , ~ , 10", of pow ... III dr>hvery. To n)t.in \hel'OordlnJItlon ""I ...... n I h ~ .. .oukl .... 1,Ilf! IW!I l!Art .. . in photo.I and 2. By holdinl \h e ltart ... th h . handl far "plitt. he iton hil back ohoold_. As he Iw .u . . . body /'rom OM poIIloon 10.noth .... th e Inol ltart k"'PI h . oho . l d ~ rali:ht in aU thetnOYe ....nt.lo.

After yo u h i ... p I " 8 ' : " ~ wllh th e C ) ' ~ n d e f ...d&ht;t rur .. ." '"U .... you ... ll n o t I ~ that your bID . . . ha'" m,,", Un,*", evenwithout the wclf:htl. 1l l" your introduction to the r.ct th.tyOllr mlnrl ~ a n do lOontl"" to your phy . e l l l l r c n ~ h . Thif utra11Ow..- or "'e"llh 10 whilt Le e calLed \h . "flowlnc ..........1) ' . 0< .,Ilikido. th e 'tt," and tn \;tol chi ri I . . . . t i l . "chi.

\\11'1 ) ' 00 . . . . . now e ~ ~ n c " " ;u.1t ",11 d..gr.N' or theno"';". enl!rD'. To ""hanoo lhlo t n ~ ' I Y , til ..... ...., .. ._11 "X""'1IIoel.


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( ) n ~ of \.he b e o ~ \lU'1 oIIould be an Integral part of your tta;Ilinll. IItho "chi MO" which Will briefly described In th e chapter on.. " " ~ In pI'rlormlnl the chi . . . to develop your I l n ~ , keep yourbody and ...... ,..",,,t>o;I, .. in pholol I (blrd'l-aye oIew) and A(liM \w), AS your WlUto touch yo ur .... In d.-wi",r""", A, just pu t ~ n o u " , Itt_ In yoW" hando to roft your . . . . . .'-tk and forth. In tha fonowinC pholol !'rom I 10 6. lMdemonltllltH how your . . . . . . Ihould bII! roLhn . Al'ro ... ......l n d i c l ~ In taeh photO to ilLU$IE1oI.t the motton of t h ~ h ..... ,,...,elba ... pooilioOl ..... elosed to their body .. !.h.,y roLl thcir armtconsu.n\ly an d Inloothly.

The roninll motto . . . "ul1he _ n a o of chi DO. It lJ!.he flowin,from yuur arms \hal IIlmp' .....nt . The id"- In th t tariy . tqo! t ;,1>1>\ to filCht e..,11 uthe,', il.rel\rtb bu t to ~ o n c t n t r a t c on aettln. thefet'l uf th . ""'"'1Y. If y


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fore..fuJ mo..,....,.,t wYJ to!nR YOII' Nm I . and conM'qllmUy your1I'I0II]den; willlM:co",,, rlcJd . You will then 10... yo'" an dhtt!n to ",Iy on brut.. """'"rtn Inst.>1Id or u... fIowln, cnert)'.Th r "1>tfIY mila (low from the pl tor your I b d o m ~ n , irueeld of

your Iholllden. To do thll, I m & l i l l ~ th t ""to!r 10 no . n8 throughynu...me like I hooa, beir'll f ~ d from the e


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fro", f 1 ~ Inehes l "" ' " I.)lUt " , " " l i te 0" Ollflor both I l rml .Many ...ho IU",,,,pt the onMoch puncb knock .. oppooe"u;orr their r ... t. bllt motud of punchln., t h ~ y only pw n t I l ~ m down_You can't 1\w1. your opponent by I J'KI*h, The.n of po.mdIiIIl II...... p"",,lnc. I . pIlnch\na. th" peU of you. foree or 1Iln'I"u1 i l l t1M point of contact, bllt III pushlna:. the fon;e ""CinI fr.om thfI01l1M1 of Ihe delivery IIId Iu power by th . Umeyour In n II ruUy H ~ o . . d . PunchlOl!I 00"""" I'mm Ole ro!.llion of

your budy forward.I'o'llen yo . an hillinl, eopecially thfI h",Y)' bq , J.MIncb OImlichLh.e bell- Yo. . . . rmd thill you will h . . . I dHpet IIld stronetr~ t l o " if yOli do th.1 i n ~ of oonc.entnltl", on 1M ...rf_of lh e bq. o I l o ...-thmUlh m.,.'" contlnuo .. ~ t k > n of YOll'pUnCh to !he t.Ilrret. However. the molllOOlum or power does no lc:ctie there bUI nwnds throuth the taJict.. It isn't hlltinC yOID"OWOO""t bul drivln, thmuah hIm. Al'tcr dnvina: thro\l(h him,your p .ochUl, hWld oIIo ..ld..., wlthdnlwn Ii quickly u you th ...1II.II fo.ward.Don't OImw your punch .. III a windup mOllon: Ole)' J/lould""thrown ilml,ht. Your tilt clenc .... JUit before your whll,4ikeImpact. 'fo add lMIdlUona[ p o w ~ tha fn

_Il lS W h e 00 betuin8 on kung tu . Lee \lid not completelythe ... in . chun'. t e c h , . ; q u , ~ He rclain.od IOrue of them billlIlw tltert'd \.helD 10 completely that thl")' '""' not f


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the h""d exten"on" not the *"""8.Lee alway. tell th ai ~ " ' m l ( ; 1 weiihl-l.N.lnlns oould In=_ hi


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very ditf\cuh. ~ i I l l ) ' 011 th e 1 0 w ~ l n @ ........ hk@the..,in. knIte lIO\Ii\> power to hurt Of do. . . . . In the n,ek), k>e)u your,...,ight IS no t behmd th . blow In d In tile p n l e ~ l k e 11.",11. your bod)'

tut downoritll fon:.:e and le t II anlp upward .bout an inch from the floor.Like punclline with the nowlnl cn"'lO'. h,.." lII!'Iin. yu u Ihoukl

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C o n O I I H n . ~ Wlllllltavme. in your fOOl. In 01111'1' wordl.lllt ~ t f t 1


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II now tklwII'IS throulh yOIII' rib l k1: (1I01e) and wlltn it II fullytlll(>nOtd by you.r doWTIWJl'd IlOmp (1tUIh1n1 of th t ~ ~ r ) ..... " upward (Ipluhft t l I ~ l . UnW you _m up your !eelby 1111'11 kldin&. do no t ftOmp YOUI' fOl)l; rioltnlly.Now yOli an ! I t t 10 kick sideQ,)"I. AI In aomp!n,. plaoe allyQtIJ wricht on your Ittl. fOOl lIS yO\l un your rlllI\l fOOl. and kick.uaillhl OUt lrultad of dow n. Your le n blo:(! Ihould bt btntIlIlIhlly 10 yOll can ll'alla lillie bKkwvd and nOI forward. lIS moJtbtlmncn do. Pivot on Ille ball of )'our len foot lIS you tllrust yourrllht fOOl forwud. Yor the CXIl1l power. Iwlil your hlpl)ua aninlWlt befom the fun ulemlon of your Iq- l l 1 1 _ you th lKnl ..dJjvcr 0 mon) po wmul blow. Un. you r body I liltle 11181*whiJlo ........"'1 to ..vd the bI&: Ind. juIt lIS yOU ...., lII'I'Ipelhnl yo ...ri"', toot 111m"'" lIIe "-&. IIDmp or drlW't you. k>n fOOldownward In othl!!" wonk, the f o ~ . now beinl nO'f'tOO fro ...both ",. may be the ulU .... .e In dd!Y('tinll pllnid""8 blowwlthoul a ......pon .

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hi t II ",Ildly, you can hurl. YOU' tiekin krlft. The ' " " ' " .. IhtyOW' fool \0 hutl,nc much [ul6 than your body and . .hen yO\O...... It laUk, " ' l ! W I O n e ~ , ) 'OW ;"'ot 'f the 11.,," aoctf'tIn real rlJhun, 0 . ",".""1"1, I t Is no t 10 0 pratlk:aI to ull1lu. theIII"" kk:k, as It can """y Ieoo.... you ot'f-balan..,. If you mlM. AndfIIrthmon!, the h'Shll!t you "'"p, the m""" limo yOU aUo . . youroppOnent 10 avoid your attack.

'The hNY)' bq .. onft of thft mOIl valulhle IpplU'atU_ In JKOand . . . . . . . I ~ . o f fUl,ln the oth .. mll'tw uU . too, be

typ8 of ta...,etll to R"ll diCfll!teflt f..elin . from -'" on ImlllCt ..... - . ; I lhe h ...vy bag mIIlly, but of't.en kk:ted.t thf ' ' ' .o " ' n ~ . bean 0. . . . .d bag. the punchinc Ihe woodl'l1 dummy," inphoto A. and the portab .. he..v)' " ....eld. " in photo 8


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fter th . h.. .,. Lee', n u t favorue __ u.... which 10 )l'rkoo iliA hlp" forward JtIft an in.um before hll foot mokClIS In pl>olO. A and B. The um"" of thll movement if


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~ n J '" l i l h l ' " l d ~ ~ ~ u . 11011".1 your /"",d. "n d ' ' ' ~ ! ;n . " , i { m ~ nu! olher allrlbuw. ",d , /&IInO"/""'K"'phu: " ,01 . .. Qnd "1.1',,,...,,_Spt:nJ ,,, I,.h !,,.. .. 10 hi tYOIU'IOt: ""thoul )'O"_'( be;It, hi !nil. eM only be dOOl. 11:1 110 ..,..01prtlct i ,,,,d ",..,. ro",pI,,.,ly fI tSj)d ,It I;;'!OlI",,/houl !he P


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"',hat .. II"'fd ,n liflhli,,(? r. ,t th e ' ~ I o d t y of )O\U' Ilanot., IHI.and bud)' "",,,,,,,,,,nt7 Or..-e then: o t h ~ , '. . . . . . . . .1 _ t l ab I l n .,.ad flch"" "n.., io 1Il0'''(l fip,tcr?

To . " . . . . th_ quaotiom: A JOOd f 1 & t 1 ~ i l on e who a n hi lhlf 0Pl>On",,1 qUl(:k, "*' " ~ ~ J ! f a J ' h " ' mO\fl. IlOIe are "ndow ..1 with nf. w 01 I h _ qu.lltl ... "'III of theS(> l!lribul" M.P dfWt'lopedIlIroulll' hard 1""nIn8.

All the Ilrenjltll (I ' pOwer you h a v ~ o.kvdupe ~ b 6 t i c i l y O l f ~ m of motion In )'OW'_1. be...... 11 t from Ilde Lo.we lpalm to knock ... !. th . . up an ddo..." Ilhllmh Lo litt'" n"II'


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rnJMt. hil hluck. you Ihould be ahlf, to .top your punr mch lrom hi l Ik",.I..,.. 1100 u..ed boul>C1ll' haod dummy... n pIIO\.O A. whICh... """.t! IIlriclly fQr . . ,bWy mun"". Th_ " - I I I v-Jdt',,, to).11. Sonee )'OU do not clN ..1\ yQW fill buI haWi )',,,,. fin,.. .

I In d 2.I'ower iI no t n ....ed In thil te


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anyone wllo """ 'III to enhance hit ,pco:d III pund\ma Or ,Jabb",,,,BoIsLd. Ihf I p.o.JWr ~ I . l. u lied to Pl'CIlunc",. htad dummy. III in phOto '/ . wln"h e ~ ' ! U ~ n l !o r flnf'l' jahbln8. II I I ' " w ..n luuek bUI .. lIdenou., to hudo-n the f l n ~ . . Althouah Ihe wooden dummy . . tOO oolid \0 )lib your r , ~ 11\10, ,I". valuablf eppIf1Iuu with whldllO pnocl.M:c the f i n ~ JAbcombLl,.t.lon, .. . . photo X. II prncnll a1n101t . . . . . . . . . . . eopporM"nl w,th III arlllJ uUt.N:tchni and 1\1 let!: I m p e d l n ~ your." . '1oCh

$U'ailf\l II the bid"" '" . puodl uf je(>t kUM do. [ t k the maULo f r ~ " , " v ~ ......pon. ""1.100 an lmpo\Unl defen""f \0(>[ 10 stop .n dlntMco'll l l co ml>loea atuck '" an inoUnt.AllhoUli' !he koMlIn, . . . . l!ht punch h. . bftn dliCu....:I '" thern.pll'r on Po .er TI"a",,,,,." po . . . . . nol OM of It.I ludu' icharacteril!.ic. Ao;:tuolly, the "'Mlinl I In" . , t punch' II moreapl'"'l'natdy c ..... fled ... ""1"-0('(\" punch. Like the finrr jab 1\tn\ '( '1a only . ""Oft dlotance to 1M WfOI, .. n p!wtoi t. 2 and 3.~ " . u . . . thai hand II alnIady ..a""ndcd- dOint to ,\ I.....

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8e$ldeli Willi the r.lt,"," pune/>, t h ~ IU'alghl l...-d Is aloo t h ~ _ . .u, beMoLU


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d M ; U l I I ~ . ""d r ....... b a l a n ~ Is Jel'l. i.nlM.t. [. itt t h ~ tin...,. job. It io;Iw'd It ) bIoo'k, """",;"Uy i f you "'''''P ;t In .. oontlnuoUi. ImalIMOtlOIl 8e!;kIm 11'1' allpled 1.0 the point of oont.at'\ . L l k ~ . . . . .. i f h . is ..LlII J)


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.,erlectly 10 the II-. wUI bounce d l ~ < : I J y b&o;k 10 you. "" d youoeed umln_ Wllh your 1tanII(Inand'ngln Ih . C_leal 1I)'1e. WIth your""neh deh",,1'1'(! from you, hlp. !:>au.., il will be 100 LIo fo t you10 rea. You can work WIth one Or \wo" . . . .In vhOlO


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In I ' ~ O t l I. 2. and 3. he thro ... h . l e a d l n ~ n!!ht an d folio..., up""ll> hiS len 1.0 the MCond pod. With a pal l ' of 1*11, yO\l.' pulnercan ~ I l ' you do!ftlop 1Pftd. . .m :ond COOrthnallon by mnvJnItm,*!lf and hOi hRndi around .......,.hna. pai l ' of ~ l u " V l ! tarw'Uf'UnchVlI thP wall ~ a n . . . . bag IS not I'1'11_ A and II. youcan lilt ""lIh .. ""mbVlat,OfI of .nd p!>","r. U .. yourdomln.tln . ,",ad",. hand mOlOlly f() . . .>


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thlt h . ean ;n)uno hum.lf 11 hI! r"l1 ,.... nQt """d.lloned to hi t",l id o b ~ ,

T h ~ I c ~ Is almost like the !cadinK liraidlt punch. U ~ I . t Ills, Itla.::ks the toret ot the lau .. puncb. It Is ... mOSlly I ll . "rile""In the l'IlfIy rolUlds of &parrin( Dr in the ~ n l n l of , nJlIlbelw,,", two aatty ~ t e l ' l . The IfiId jab Is ....-d u CIOu\ioUi............ 1.0 nudy the OlJPO)DeJlt in m""O"" yOU! partn ....... n" hio hand 10 $lapyou ... you . , . , , ~ t by jer\ine ....ddenly up ..aI and wwanl you.Iryin, yuur bert 1.0 avoid o o n \ a ~ ~ You Ic!t him do Ihe si.lppUlguntil h e ~ . Ihen yo u novene roles.

On@ of the most d i s t i n a i ~ C...tn .. . lhll1 RU JKD apart fromthe claealcal ,lyle, of t nn , fu and boxinK II that Bruce t alnCOrpDr1ltt'd th e nontele",phipanenl ot your IntolnUon. The ...,..,1 In the T I O n t f ' ~ p h l e t n O ~ 10 to r ~ L I X YOUT body and .,.",Ilntt th"", W.... n81n a

.lJatot motwn. \\lup ou t your hand Ioofoely JO your should


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. ' "P I t You ho", to k..ep "pokll1' r.""," " 'lIiIP r.\,,,,. your011"'''1'111.. A ,HIII'I \wn."h or ~ x l " " O O I l o n nn your r ~ , . " may lriueryou. ,,,1.('01.1 n 1 a k ~ you II\JIf .1,

Moth ... "'",f(,1H thot you C*I'L mcluUe '" your 1,..uHnM II th ." clappin," p n l ~ Stand about. ruU arm', "'''Jlh plLU _ I h rouro,ofunt he canclap it ~ t W e t ' 1 l hi! handa.If can't, L h ~ n 1ft h,m roJd"a' the dl'tln"" ""tw","" hill h"nd.unhl " II unly about Ill( won... You can aIoo Olep !unh.....(":'m h.m In drllV""nK your punch Hot ~ f o " , you attempt to dothll dnll, 1M ...... that you can control your punch ,t h . m'"your blo. , you "ould M abJoo 10 UO" }'our punch alxwe thelU.facf or h ln.

It may w . . to I .am e


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hook kick 10 1I.sed mOlUy to r I ~ . In JKU moot of lh e kleb areI.llncl'led tm m the leadinll rool, shortening the d iita"cc b e t w ~ yOl,lllj('U In d the 1.00..-1.The hook klek II fOUlMd .,.....,.n), on th e uppa 1!ne-from t h ~ ...... 1 to the hlPad.. II io eopeclally effectIve . .hen dll'cckooclypmntrnll to the noor at about Your weicht "'ould berumplewly 1m the .tar foot with th e 1m. . Illghtly bi'nl, and )'ourbdy leanlllK ~ k W A J d . Thcll piV1}1 on Ihe ballot your rear foot,whlcll IUIOOlllt.icaUy Indu.,.,. your hips to rotate ,naUy iRap yourfOOL from th e kn. . . . . >..,h I14ichwnl tha rupporl.lnll 1efI, _ in[>1>0101 3 .,,Or. Your shoulIIO(\1 In h . hook kk k After noialnK hi t It ........ he


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hi l i . l < ' ! l < k o n ~ ) ' to w",. h_ foot bAck In df!h...". t h ~ tOrt, See charton tI,. po;lh of your foot. II slow. down deLvMy and the 1WOmouo .. woeIIkcn h . blow b c c a u ~ of the h""ilation and the r.s nol 3. J"'I be/Of'!' )'011' re M fO(Jl. eonw.1.o IhotOOnt. hf l you. front fnc:>1 tQ apply t h ~ kICk, .. n phMSomcumdlcamenl, om,t th eth .. . . nd \ .u.p and. im k ..... h'om the vn-(Uard potition, AI In

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to 1, diM )'our '"' fool qUICkly fo ..... djUA behind th e fron'>t., as In photo 2. 11>en before yOl.U" opponmt can ' " " ' , )'ou>U!d be launchlnl you. .ode kICk , .. In photo 3.il l IIIOVemel1t "'ould be done WIth Ot'l11 to U k ~ Ute thrte-lndl step and toofar to . . . . th . " "on 111M... in pt>oto 2. \ \bm ),OU an: In thllp


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h.ook kick. One or the moot pnlctl",,1 and 1 ~ ! l I t ~ ~ " " n a i ~ " ill thef'O-lH!I' Wrgcl. ""'Om &I I onguard posilion. kick Ihe tarll"t aL rlrStw,thOul


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po . ~ d u l blow than th e hook kio:k.,.,.., trom kICk .. no t employed to o often In JKO IojlIf'nnIben"",, th e 011 '",.- .1 .W lO ! d 10 h .. bK k t"l:21 you ," ,n phOtOl

Alnd B 0 ' ) 'OUI dady tram,,',- )'01.1 can pncU.,.. \he fronl kil:k by

11,11111, the botlom nm of h"'l1)1 haft. ooor llChl hap ot ballithaI '-'IU' bit . u ~ (rom the ~ e I I U 1 ' U " U.,..lwnl to r ~ i n I your Ikdl IPIfUI ..


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tiI""", .on lh ... othen. I I k ~ a bNbtball player ,"",0 M'('rI ' I j ; to kno .""h ... ..ach player \I and al way . _m l t il nn d the open m.on: o r .foothall 'IUlll"to..bKk who a l ~ 1 _ th . u n ~ ~ ~ , ....rSome uperU In the 1porU r",1d that t b . u ~ o n a l l y htcht " ~ u f I)('f\phrral vision IIJllem'll by . r.w .th!e1H is Innau.But Ihe)' aIJo ( ...I thKI thit tralt tan Ill: broil'lleMd by evt'f}'on.elhnlugll ronllUl"ll'tllctice.In manw aru yo u may no t nfJfd u wid!> .. . . , .of vjsjon u inthe oth@ r lllOrtI ' f you contronlt'

" sIo ...e.OM hit:h .... l k ~ ' B mmlal artlll ..... Bmllled.t Uruoo ~ ' . quickhind .n d fol .....(>If you ha\oe doc, pnocUcI! h e n .........,_ by hr.ldrnK '*'""to", hlm, "'Mnc"". It . JUwl'I for (I, noaci Wllh In "U(I," . . )'ou.. multanooUoiJ)' ;c,rIc t it,. lUI! flU'" h;'lII'Up. AI lhc OUUN, hold 1Ml'aIl hi$t


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1111.1 1 t. 11:/0" I lu ll l1"G .11f.l110 0 \\,L I, "elf.Drr,'","" I " ' k l ~ I I l ' f in' ,'1.- ""tI If n . ~ ' , " ' l V 4',1, ,,,!

II.RlCF. 11:F." nG l IH.\G 101. 1, ~ . 1 c T ... ";''lI8Y' l< II "U ' \,

1111.1 C1! 11.1 .'1 f lGlln'G .lEIl tOO \ 01. 31 ~ I J I I ;n T('Chniqt>c;o' " 1,111' ' ..

BRI '(' F. I.n ... I lGInl. 'G ' ll l l IOD '01. . ,~ ~ , u If w.",1Ct'\J i".,:h"Iq"


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