Hi, do any of you know any good ways how to get my footwork perfect? My stance is fine but when I'am moving around I struggle.
Hi, do any of you know any good ways how to get my footwork perfect? My stance is fine but when I'am moving around I struggle.
There are more than a few ways to improve one's footwork: what problems in particular are you having?
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One of the oldest and best is the easiest....Tie your feet together with abt 2ft slack...Practice tilll you can move without ever pulling the rope to it's limit...Once you can move without ever extending the rope to it's limit shorten it 6" and do the same ...When you get there do the same till you can move without ever pulling the rope tight...once you can move pivot and stay balance with only a foot of slack you are where you need to be....Of course when you box you will always have to move your feet more than a foot or two apart but being able to do it with such a limited space will give you what you needOriginally Posted by English Bulldog
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Try this: begin by standing with your feet under your shoulders toes on a line. Shift all wt to rt foot, lift left foot place it so large to touches lrg toe of rt ft, w/ left foot at @ 40dg angle, then take one natural step forward with left, rotating leg inward so hip and shoulder (left) are in front of your chin. Rt foot on to heel up @ 2", move it @ 3"directly to theright: feet should be under shoulders frnt to bk, side to side.
Slide the left foot forward 3-4in., slide the right foot up to position. Shuffle forward in this manner, then go in reverse,moving the right foot first. Do this until you begin to feel your balance sliding not lifting the feet. Now begin throwing your jab as you move, hands and feet notin serquence, punch continuously driving arm full out not upsetting your balance. forward and back. Do the same with the right then with both hands. Punch continuously not shifting wt or upsettying your shuffle at all. More later
Jump rope, dance classes, and lots and lot of shadow boxing have helped me tremendously... but what has helped me the most... is watching our pro-fighters in the gym work out and then to try to imitate there moves...
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Shadow boxing is essentail for footwork. Watch your feet as well as your hands.
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I wouldn't rate dancing really as it's a totally different type of movement, far more random.
To practice footwork for boxing you have to rehearse the same movements over and over.
15 Minutes a day concentrating on moving can make a huge difference.
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Also work on a good stretch routine for your hips and every joint and muscle down to your ankles and toes.
If you've got stiff legs, your automatically a stiff vertical fighter.
I agree with Andre. Thats why I never do weights with my legs.
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Weightlifting is fine and dandy for boxing but stretch BEFORE and AFTER working out!
Also low weight and high reps are a boxer's best friend....that gives you the long lean muscles.
As for footwork:
1. Jump rope
2. focus on it in shadow boxing
3. when I warm up I usually circle the ring for a few rounds both ways before starting my shadow boxing
...or dance with the video arcade machine...
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EXCELLENT post. People seem to greatly underestimate the value of watching and emulating.
Quite honestly, Im perplexed by how difficult it is for many people to learn footwork. It's easy. Like venom said, just watch and learn. Watch Ali, then just do it. I mean, did nobody gallop or sidestep in he school yard as a kid? It's the same thing.. Don't everthink it.
Just bounce up and down on the balls of your feet, moving front to back and side to side.
When you jab and move forward, step with your lead foot, and drag the rear foot.
Simple.
Ill give you a cracker, but you must have the basics before trying it you also need a partner of the same or simular standard. Get two valcro headbands and 4ft of elastic rope tie the velcro to the headbands, then each of you put them on. the secret is to always have tension on the rope and both move with your eyes shut. At first there will be a few problems with distance but given time it will give unbelievable awareness and speed, also oral perception its a cracker.
Pain lasts a only a minute, but the memory will last forever....
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