Academy of Jeet Kune Do Fighting Technology
Athens
Greece
Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Instructor
Vagelis Zorbas
Sikaran Filipino Art of Kicking
The
Filipino art of kicking has 40 fundamental kicks, they are divided into 3
categories Front, Side and Back . There are 3 types of Filipino kicks
snapping, thrusting, snap thrusting. Advanced students were required
to be able to execute 55 kicks, which include advanced complex kicks. Here
are the 55 kicks of The Filipino art of Sikaran:
A.
Front kicks (Sipa)
1. Snap
2. Thrust
3. Snap thrust
4. Heel snap
5. Downward thrust
6. Outside scooping
7. Inside scooping
8. Forward scooping
9. Outward slash
10.
Inside slash
11.
Upward slash
12.
Downward chop
13.
Forward chop
14.
Vertical chop
15.
Horizontal
16.
Roundhouse heel
17.
Roundhouse shin
18.
Roundhouse snap thrust
19.
Side snap
20.
Inside leg scooping
21.
Outside leg scooping
22.
Forward roundhouse
B.
Side Kicks
1. Side Snap
2. Side thrust
3. Side stomping
4. Ridge
5. Ridge snap
6. Side ridge
7. Leg scoop
8. Ridge instep
9. Ridge ball
10.
Outside slash
11.
Inside slash
12.
Roundhouse heel
13.
Roundhouse snap
14.
Roundhouse snap-thrust
15. Sadang
roundhouse instep
16. Sadang
roundhouse ball
17. Sadang
roundhouse heel
18. Sadang
roundhouse slash
C.
Back Kicks
1. Back snap kick
2. Back thrust kick
3. Back kick chop
4. Tadyak-Sakong shin
5. Tadyak-Sakong ball
6. Tadyak-Sakong heel
7. Tadyak-Sakong slash
8. Dakot (scoop)
9. Dakot, (scoop) chop
10.
Circular
11.
Straight back kick
12.
Rear upward chop
13.
Rear snap
14.
Rear downward slash
15.
Back chop
Leg
Maneuvers
Using
kicks; To off set the balance of the attacker, but not to enter because a
Filipino fighter, will always cut the foot if thrown high or destroy it
with a knee or elbow. You must gain control of the fighter then throw your
kicks low into the legs.
Sweeps;
Sweeps forward or backward or to the side are always vital in controling
an attacker, as long as you follow them to the ground and finish them off.
Leg
blocks; or shields are developed from the triangle pattern, you will
use outside parries and inside parries, the parries must always be
followed with a follow up kick or techniques.
Jams;
The Filipino fighter will always try to jam your techniques and get inside
to cut you up, therefore the leg jamming directed at the shins, hips and
lower stomach are very good for defending against kicks
Knees;
The filipino fighter will use their knees to destroy the stance and
balance of the attacker, and helping to bring the taller attacker
down to their hight. Also using them for buckles and drops to cover or pin
their attacker down.
The
sidekick in the filipino arts is thrown very close to the opponent, in
more of a cutting type position of the foot. It is directed at the thighs,
knees, and shins.
Scissors
sweep take downs, are sometimes used but they don't stay there for very
along because of the chance of multiple attackers, they will takedown stab
and go.
Heel
kicks to the calf's; when the filipino fighter is close they will,
deliver short snapping heel kicks to the sides of the knees, calf's or pin
your leg with one leg and heel kick with the other.
The
kicks of Sikaran, are used to off balance first, as the first stage then
move to complex attackes with the hands and feet as the second stage.
Leg
attacks focus on six different areas of the attackers leg:
1.
Thigh 2. Knee 3. Back of knee 4. Shin 5. Calf
6. Foot
Three
levels high
1.
Muscles of the thigh
2.
Middle knee back of knee
3. Lower half of shin, calf and foot