Circling right

[Chris Nagel]

If circling left the right foot takes you there, if you move the front foot independantly youre reaching, losing balance and power stability is lost.

I agree Scrap. On the other hand (or foot) I think you'd move the left foot first if you're circling right. I think that's what he meant to ask about in the first place.

Are you sure?

I was taught the opposite:

1) lift the foot on the same side as the direction you are going,
2) use the supporting foot to push off,
3) set the first foot down,
4) bring the other foot up to make your feet the original distance apart.

Of course this I guess is sidestepping and does not require a pivot so what we're talking about here may be two different options?

A while back I was practicing with my trainer's son who was an ex-pro himself, he showed me that when I stepped to my left like how you were taught I'd become squared up just enough that my body would be open for his left uppercut. I found that an adjustment in my footwork was needed.

Now for both defensive and offensive purposes, I try to maintain an oblique angle to my opponent. Sometimes I don't have to pivot. I usually pivot when I need to get back into my boxing stance, which happens often when I'm circling. When circling right, It's almost simultaneous to when I slide my left foot to th3 right, I'd then pivot to face my opponent. I still have my balance, I can still move quickly when I have to, but more important to me is that I don't square up to my opponent. On a further note, that's how a lot of good fighters move, and it works for me.