Dancing To Improve Footwork ??

[Dizaster]

yeah that's me, always the poop of the party....

[Tribax]

yeah that's me, always the poop of the party....

Aww, don't feel bad, have an imaginary cool click

[ICB]

I think the subject is a little miss leading.... "Dancing to improve footwork"??

I think dancing to improve mobility, timing, flexibility, co-ordination would be great...
But not dancing to improve "footwork" in the sense that the word "footwork" refers to on here...


If anyone saw Kostya Tsyzu on "Dancing with the Stars", you would see where boxing and dancing don't mix in terms of footwork. Everytime the dance called for KT to cross his legs, his "boxing/footwork brain" told him "no, no" and he almost feel over himself every time...
And if you watch Kostya in the ring, he is a genuine boxer! and a great boxer! because he had boxing principles, footwork, stance, movement, punches imbedded so solidly in his brain that he couldn't even break them even for a few steps for a few seconds, for the sake of a dance...

I think the only way to improve footwork for boxing is to working on your boxing....
I guess maybe i'm being a bit perdantic,,, but boxing is about building such a solid base in your brain and your body about how your feet should work, that when your in the ring you don't even have to think about your feet, they just work like a machine that was purely programed to move like a boxer...... If you started to become a little more proficient with your dance moves than your boxing stance then you'd probably end up getting caught off balance more times than anyone would like.

Well that's just my 2cents worth.... Now bust a move ya'll

Although you could take showboating to a whole new level!!!!

Well thats your opinion fair enough but it's helped me im very light on my feet now so it works for me as old saying goes if its not broke don't fix it

At moment i have shortened my dance routine im now at moment getting my arms bigger and trying to tone my stomach at the moment.

[Dizaster]

Darn I think it may have come across that I was recommending people don't dance if they want to do boxing.. Or infact dancing won't improve footwork...
I guess I was just adding another thought or another point to the discussion for people to think about.. In my actual opinion, you can't really do to wrong with anything that loosens you up and improves coordination. I like dancing myself actually, and certainly don't feel it's affected my stance or boxing footwork at all, but man KT couldn't put to dance steps together and it just made me think a little just how much training a boxer really does to get his feet to move the way they do...
Anyway just thought i'd clear that up for everyone as I don't wanna start being known as the boring old bastard that comes in and kills all the fun in everyones posts

[Howlin Mad Missy]

I guess it depends on you as an individual. Not everyone looks comfy hooking off the jab

I remember anthony farnell being shown on sky going to dance classes to improve his footwork before a fight, I think he got knocked out

[ICB]

Darn I think it may have come across that I was recommending people don't dance if they want to do boxing.. Or infact dancing won't improve footwork...
I guess I was just adding another thought or another point to the discussion for people to think about.. In my actual opinion, you can't really do to wrong with anything that loosens you up and improves coordination. I like dancing myself actually, and certainly don't feel it's affected my stance or boxing footwork at all, but man KT couldn't put to dance steps together and it just made me think a little just how much training a boxer really does to get his feet to move the way they do...
Anyway just thought i'd clear that up for everyone as I don't wanna start being known as the boring old B****** that comes in and kills all the fun in everyones posts

No problem mate i didn't think you were was just saying that it helped me have mate.

[Bomp]

What type of dancing? Disco? Break? Attempted a bit of ballroom while sparring the other night, didn't help me land a punch but it sure did piss the guy off.