footwork

hey guys
after years of following boxing i decided to give it a go!
proper hard stuff and tiring as hell but after my 1 session i loved it and even at my tender 25 years of age i will be back on tues for another beasting!

anyways my footwork as expected was dreadful, anyone got any good links with good solid advice on moving the correct way!

really hard to learn proper foot work from a video or book. you can get the basics maybe, but your best bet would be to take some classes at a gym.

i'll defo keep going

got my 2nd class tuesday

just the basics is all foreign to me though!

Edwin Haislet's book is excellent reference material, and it goes over the fundamental footwork pretty well. (http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_64/...in_Haislet.pdf)

greynotsoold has several posts that go over footwork. One post in particular that I recommend that you look at is "Coordinating the hands and feet", which you can find in the useful/important posts section. It's a guide on putting your punches and footwork together.

As for some thoughts behind footwork, Andre and ThomasTabin have some excellent information on the subject. See Thomas's "Circling", and http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ootwork-4.html which has alot of things to think about and practice. Check out Andre's article for more: http://www.saddoboxing.com/andre.html

It's all about understanding what you're trying to accomplish with your footwork, and practicing those movements until it all becomes second nature. Practice it while you're shadowboxing while trying visualize where you're moving in relation to an imaginary opponent. When you're hitting the bags, don't stay in one spot. Bags don't hit back, but you should pretend that they do. Imagine a counterpunch, choose how you're going to avoid it, and where you're going to end up.

chris thank you for that will read the info you referenced

when moving are you using your heals or toes to move?

You push off of the balls of your feet. It's the same if you're moving backwards or sideways.