how many of you practice parrying or blocking? if you do, why? head movement and foot work are vastly superior to the parry. i find faking a parrier or blocker into moving his hand to a disadvantageous position very easy. i always annihalte people who parry/block. of course the best defense is a good offense, which inculdes countering/intercepting.

Hello findog!

An important part of Jeet Kune Do attack strategy is Lin Sil Die Dar, which means simultaneous defense and attack. It is advantageous to parry and strike simultaneously, as you do not miss a beat where there is an opportunity to attack. Now, just parrying to be parrying is another story. That is pretty much wasted motion as far as I'm concerned! Also, technically, "blocking" should not exist in Jeet Kune Do, as it is force against force to stop an incoming attack. Only block as a last resort to keep from getting creamed when you weren't properly prepared to defend!

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in my school we don't practice blocking; however, people with karate/tkd backgrounds often stop by or join...these traditonally trained people are always embarrassed, but insist on blocking/parrying without ever attacking.

i agree with simultaneous attack and defend theory, but i prefer to attack off the slip or fottwork rather than the parry. that way i have both hands free. however, by establishing a proper distance i can go straight into the attack; thus forgoing any defensive maneuver. the art of proper distance, it seems, is overlooked and underemphasized by many. distance is a difficult concept to master.

I work the simultaneous parry hit alot i find that i feel much safer doing that then just a slip or a bob. But there is a time you have no choice but to bob a slip a punch. I find when you are in tight that is a perfect time to bob and weave against a hook. The thing i like about the parry hit is that you can knock them of balance when you close the gap when you enter on the outside of the punch. I had my Brother throw a hard straight punch at me and i did a outside parry hit it knock him off balance and i was able to get both hands free in plenty of time to follow up. My brother use to box so he has good balance when he throws the punch he was suprised how much it knock him of balance. But both are effective in the right situation.

Parries and blocks Have a certion place. Even the boxer will deflect cover ect, Any parry is say an added insurance policy. Lin Si Lin Di Dar. Works well to deflect and quickly counter an offense strike Kick ect. With most root from wing chun. If doing JKD. Skill level decides what a person can and will end up doing. Intercepts and stop hits basicly the same. Take some learning .Both in reaction timing. And reading then body movement. This takes time to develop. Sure drills can get it off. but fighting skill is different. Timing is a fraction to responce. And the other person you are sparring or fighting There skill level . Deturmines too What You get working. I would never give up training parries. They are part of the key. And will be there when needed. Not training them leaves a certion blank . Just as trapping It wont work if not trained. And its a by product to hit. We just do what we do. IF it worked it did. Can not ask for more at the time.

since, i don't need to parry/block i never do. i have never met anyone who could effectively parry good punches, but there are obviuosly people who can.
it's just not my thing. the main advantage i see in parrying is that parrying comes almost instinctively and requires less training than other forms of defense.