Hello Sharla, I am also from SA

Most all of the coaches in SA, you know who they are, do in fact know about diagonal movements but choose not to teach their students as they are staunch believers in that the back foot should never come forward of the front one under any circumstances. The coach at Northside, Don MacKay (incidentally the same one time opponent of Jimmy Thunder who fought Chris Byrd) is the only coach in Adelaide I'm aware of who includes diagonals as part of his training and they are useful under certain circumstances and promote good footwork and balance. Incidentally Northside produces the most champions in Adelaide of all the boxing clubs.

They are a product of the European boxing school and style which smart coaches will borrow but naïve old timers resist for some reason.