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Every attack you make should be penetrating, disturbing your opponent’s rhythm and bringing pressure upon his morale. Remember though that your hands are not a hatchet (a common image nowadays) to chop your opponent down. Rather, they are keys to unlock your opponent’s defense, and a different lock requires a different key.

It is easy to learn the mechanics of an attack, but to apply that attack in time with the opponent and at the correct distance takes a lot of practice.

Thus in order for an attack to be successful requires this fitting in with the opponent. To attack correctly, you must have a keen sense of timing with the opponent, a good judgment of distance between you and him, and the right application of speed and rhythm with the reactions of your adversary.

There is no effective trick to stop a properly timed simple attack, and always remember the best technique in offense or defense is the simple one properly performed.

“Defense is offense, offense is defense” is a phrase uttered by many systems. But looking at it closely, all of these systems devote themselves on a passive block and then an active offense. Though aggressive parrying is used occasionally in jeet kune do, the best parry is still the kick and the blow.