Hey English Bull

Read lots of replies, some real good, some so complex I'd need to run them by Stephen Hawking to make sense of them. Broadly speaking, I'm strongly with Donny and his suggestion of 15 minutes a day as a start, from where you can move onto some of the more complex stuff (Scrap mentions this). In terms of foot movements, you have 8 basic directions (straight lines and diagonals) and a pivot (either direction). This range can be expanded as experience is gained. Some things to remember:

  • Keep the movements simple
  • Keep the movements short (no more than 5 inches in either direction)
  • Maintain consistency e.g. when moving forward push off the back leg and when moving backwards push off the front leg.
  • Use mirrors and taped lines on the floors and mirrors to ensure that you have a benchmark to work to.
The basic fact is that although Von insists that footwork is simple, it isn't. It becomes simple after you have put in lots of work! Then again, it's little wonder that Von finds it easy as according to his/her description he/she is doing it wrong (boxing in the catatonic style of Valuev rather than the 'blink and you miss it' style of a young Tyson).

Listen to Donny's 15 minute a day tip, then build up the the esoteric world of Scrap! You can get some simple footwork tips at my site.

Cheers

Fran