Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do's Bi-Jong
(ready stance)
At the core or base of Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do 
is the bi-jong. The bi-jong, also referred to as the
‘Small Phastic Bent Knee Stance’ (SPBKS), is the stance
that makes everything else possible. If you are in the proper
bi-jong, then you are free to move in any direction quickly. It
is what makes performing the footwork possible.
90% of all hitting is done with your lead hand and foot, so to take advantage of this, in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do we fight with our power side forward. It just make sense that if I am going to hit you with my lead hand most of the time, it should be with my most powerful and coordinated hand.
To get in to the bi-jong stand relaxed with your feet shoulders width apart. If you’re right handed you would take a step back with your left leg, and keep your weight balanced evenly between both of your legs. Turn your front foot in to protect your groin, and keep the heel on your rear foot raised. The raised rear heel helps us in two ways; first, it acts as a shock if you have to roll back to avoid a strike to the head, second, with the rear foot raised you can push off of it to shuffle forward for a quick strike. Turn your hips slightly in and tuck your chin down.
Your arms, although never fixed in any set position, are kept in two general areas. The rear arm is either keep at centerline or in a position that has become known, as "answering the phone" since that is what it best resembles. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. These should be explored by you so you can fine what is "your truth." Your lead arm is kept extended, and always moving, probing your opponents defenses and waiting for the opening. We keep our lead arm extended so that it has a shorter way to travel to hit your opponent. If your lead arm is held to close to your body, and your opponent has his arm extended, then there is no way that you will be able to ‘intercept’ his strike. Intercepting is the cornerstone of Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do.
Bruce Lee kept the bi-jong in such high regard that it was mandatory that all techniques that were even being considered for inclusion in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do had to be able to flow from it. When you’re in the bi-jong stay relaxed and very light in your feet. Don’t make jerky motions; keep all of your movements smooth and small.
In Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do we train the way we fight. This means that no matter what technique we are training, we train from the bi-jong. If you are practicing your jab – hook combination on focus gloves with a training partner, or your round kick into a heavy bag by yourself, it is important that you train in your bi-jong. All footwork should always be done while in the bi-jong. It would make no sense to practice your footwork in one stance and fight in another.
Designed by Ovidiu Semenea
