Beginner Footwork help

[BoardBULLY]

I have no clue about footwork

Cna someone help me with the basics and also drills and exercises to help improve my footwork

[Lord Harris]

Being a beginner myself, what has worked dramatically for me was to download the Edwin Haislet (excellent) book from the useful posts section and read and practice the footwork section there, round after round just the footwork basics. After one or two sessions of just concentrating on that in my house, the improvment was commentated on in the gym. Of course skipping helps a lot, not just the usual one two jumps, varieties like heel to toe, side to side etc.


Of course there are many specific drills you can do also but i'll leave that to someone more experienced.

[Trainer Monkey]

We'll start with the beginning
Stance
Go in to a Horse Stance,now alot of guys will show off how wide of one they can take,doesnt work here
Basically face forward with your knees slightly bent,and directly parrallel with you shoulders
Now well move on to cat stance
Assuming your right handed,move your right leg in a half moon towards your left foot and back out,and keep both feet at a slight angle towards your right.
Depending on the energy level you feel you have,now either get up on your toes,or keep your feet flat
Never allow your shoulder to move past your knees,as now you are off balance,I should be able to walk up behind you and slam you in the back without you loosing balance,otherwise your doing it wrong.
Now bend slightly at the waist to get your head down behind your gloves,and to create power on your jab
Work on that and we'll move on

[greynotsoold]

The Haislet book has worked wonders for me. Put gloves on my hands and I'm a dancer, I can veritably glide around the ring.
Seriously, he has the simplest, most straightforward, most effective explanation I am aware of. The exercises are pretty damn dull, but give it 10 minutes a night for a week or so and you'll notice the difference.
Also, consider the important role that punching technique plays in your footwork. Your balance is so, so important.

[Scrap]

Joe spot on if the foundation is wrong everything is end off. Funny the opposite leg gives the arm side balance just like running.

[Trainer Monkey]

The Haislet book has worked wonders for me. Put gloves on my hands and I'm a dancer, I can veritably glide around the ring.
Seriously, he has the simplest, most straightforward, most effective explanation I am aware of. The exercises are pretty damn dull, but give it 10 minutes a night for a week or so and you'll notice the difference.
Also, consider the important role that punching technique plays in your footwork. Your balance is so, so important.

Haislett came before Ed Parker and Bruce Lee's re-working of boxing footwork
More has come since then,better balance for starters,they both figured out the same thing,traditional martial arts was too wide,Haislett was too tight,they found a middle ground that actually worked.

[Lord Harris]

Is there any reference mateial on this site or links that you are aware of for those two take in stance, id be v interested to read it.

[Trainer Monkey]

Is there any reference mateial on this site or links that you are aware of for those two take in stance, id be v interested to read it.

Above is a pretty good description of it I posted,remind me this evening when the gyms open and Ill get Feur or someone to pose step by step for the digital camera
Most forms of martial arts teach a very wide horse stance,completely unusable for boxing purposes,Jeet Kun Do,and Ed Parker Ken Po teach a much tighter version that translates well. They found a way to combine the two into a much more balanced position.
Lee and Parker saw that there was alot to what Haislett was about,so they found a way to translate it to martial arts,and a few boxing trainers found a way to translate what they did right back in to boxing

[Lord Harris]

Hey thanks only if its convenient, il just try out the description above.

[Von Milash]

I normally stand like this. This is my master trainer demonstrating the devastating technique.

[Sharla]

CC Von - I had no idea you were coached my Mr Miyagi himself!!

[donnydarkoIRL]

I think your house bound?

But I find that sparring makes you sort it out.