Blocks & Strikes

There are many yin and yang blocks and strikes in JKD. To determine which is yin and which is yang is very simple. Any blocks that are in reference to the centerline are yang blocks. Any blocks in reference to self-centerline are yin. A better way to remember this is that most of the time when blocks have been executed inward, with positive energy, they are yang motions. Any blocks that are executed outward with negative energy are yin motion. If your opponent is standing in front of you, then the core of the mother line is connected to his mother line core. That will be the positive energy line, directly on the plane, right in front of you. But if you happen to move, then the imaginary centerline remains on center while your self-centerline travels with you. No matter how you shift, your self-centerline moves. Then the yin blocks, follows the negative power, in relationship with the self-centerline. In addition, some techniques are executed with just yang powers. Like pock sow Choon Choy, (slapping hand, back fist) gum sow gwa Choy, (pressing hand, back fist) most of the time all motions in JKD are yin and yang with all strikes finishing in yang motion on the centerline.

Yin Motions
Woo Sow	Guarding Hand
Tun Sow	Showing Hand
Noy Jut Sow	Outside Jerking Hand
Tuet Sow	Freeing Hand
Huen Sow	Circling Hand
Gung Sow	Low Sweep Block
Lon Sow	Bar Arm
Lop Sow	Grabbing Hand
Fack Sow	High Block
Ding Sow	J - Hand

Yang Motions
Biu Sow	Finger Jab
Pock Sow	Slapping Hand
Jom Sow	Chopping Hand
Fook Sow	Bridging Hand
Bong Sow	Wing Arm deflection
Biu Jon Sow	Thrusting Hnad
Jut Sow	Jerking Hand
Cow Sow	Catching Hand
Hung Sow	Strolling Hand
Loy Jut Sow	Inside Jerking Hand
Jeep Sow	Breaking Block
Chun-Q	Bridging Block

Yang Strikes
Choon Choy or Choon Kune	Strainght Vertical Punch
Cho Kune or Chop Choy	Low Hammer Punch
Foon Nun Kune	Phoenix Punch
Goon Gee Kune	Ginger Punch
Chow Kune or June Kune	Shovel Hook
Loy Doy Gock Kune	Inside Diagonal Punch
Chop Kune or Ping Choy	Horizontal Punch
Gwa Choy	Back Hand
Lynn Why Kune	Continuous Chain Punch
Jin Jan	Vertical Palm Strike
Chung Jan	High Angle Spade Palm Strike
Chung Die Jan	Low Spade Palm Strike
Pow Jan	Upward Palm Strike
Fun Sow	Chopping Hand