Hubud Number 12   We use 12 basic Hubud Drill in our academy,  below are photographs and directions which we hope will help you to familiarise yourself with this drill., and remember any technique from any martial art can be worked and practised from within the drill, and any technique used within the drill can be countered by any martial art, and the counter can be countered  and  so on, the drill can be practised at 3 speeds,  slow, medium pace or fast. in the photographs on the left is Steve Powell on the right is Richard Lawrie

Rick throws the right uppercut	Steve responds with a low cover
Quickly Steve's right hand moves to check the elbow	And, then Steve follows through with a left hand elbow control
Still maintaining the elbow control, Steve throws a right elbow straight	Rick responds with a rear hand barrier
On the half beat, Steve's left hand moves up to a cross grab Rick's rear hand barrier	Pulling Rick's rear barrier down, Steve follows up with a back hand strike
Rick stops the back hand with a front hand barrier	Steve left hand then moves in for an eye jab

This shows the competed eye jab position	Steve then follows up with a right uppercut  ( This is the half way mark of the drill, the drill will switch to the other person now)
Rick stops the uppercut with a left low cover	As the right hand moves quickly to check the elbow
Rick then gains control over Steve's elbow	Still maintaining the elbow cover, Rick throws the right elbow straight
Steve stops the elbow with a rear hand barrier	On the half beat, Rick's left hand moves in to cross grab Steve's rear hand barrier
Rick then throws a back hand strike	Steve stops the back hand strike with a front hand barrier

Rick's left hand  then moves in for an eye jab	This shows the completed eye jab position, as Rick prepares to throw the right uppercut to continue the drill

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The cycle will then continue in a loop, so return to photograph one and continue the drill, The key words for the Uppercut Drill are, Block, Check, Control......Elbow, Cross Grab, Back Hand, Eye Jab.

Work the drill for 2 to 3 minutes, This is a repetition drill. The uppercut can be changed to a straight punch, or a hook punch, The elbow can be changed to a back hand or straight punch. Any technique from any martial art can be included in the drill, and any martial art can counter any martial art within the drill. Steve Powell's Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Martial Arts Academy 12, Newton Street, (1st.Floor) Piccadilly. Manchester. City Centre Enquiries. Tel. (0161) 998 7062