How to improve my footwork

[ICB]

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.

Dancing my friend dancing you would be surprised how much that actually helps, it helped me a lot and its also a good for your rhythm as well, plus its a fun exercise give it a try bro.

[donnydarkoIRL]

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.

[Andre]

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.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I agree with Andre. Thats why I never do weights with my legs.

[El Kabong]

I agree with Andre. Thats why I never do weights with my legs.

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

[The Boxer]

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

I use to do the samething. while i was circling the the ring i pretend to side step my opponet.

skipping rope is good.

[cambay411]

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.

Im not sure if traditional type dance is good for footwork. But, have you tried more of hip hop type danceing? It helped my more advanced footwork. For example the UFC fighter Anderson Silva who is maybe the best boxer in MMA, has really nice, rythmatic, danceing like footwork. I have pretty nice footwork and i see boxing as kind of a dance. It is all about your rythm and of course not being predictible. Dancing in and out from your opponent. I would almost say that anyone with really nice/advanced footwork can prolly dance decent even if they dont realize that they can. Also like i say i have nice footwork and what works for some might not complement other peoples styles. And like you said in another post hitmandonny more subtle and simple footwork can be more efficiant than the flashy stuff. So one should figure out there style and do what works for them.

[:::PSL:::]

Dancing my friend dancing you would be surprised how much that actually helps, it helped me a lot and its also a good for your rhythm as well, plus its a fun exercise give it a try bro.

...or dance with the video arcade machine...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKOjF...eature=related