Boxing footwork

Video Transcript

" Another important thing is your foot work, it’s very important, it’s crucial to boxing, because good foot work will get you at the right distance to attack and to defend. It not only will put you at the right distance, you can open the distance and you can close the distance with proper foot work. So I’m going to show you how to move forward and backwards in the ring. From your stance, remember your strong foot is in the back, so if you’re right handed your right leg goes in the back and if you’re left handed your left leg goes in the back. In your proper stance, to step forward your front foot is going to step and your back foot is going to slide – so you’re going to step and you’re going to slide you’re going to step and you’re going to slide. And the reason you do this is, because if I’m stepping and your opponent rushes - rushes in, or starts attacking you, you’re always braced and he can’t push you and I was ready. See, if I was just walking normal, I would be off balance I could get pushed or I could be knocked down and getting knocked down is considered a knock down even if you get pushed even if you tripped over yourself. So you have to always be braced, so if you step forward you slide your foot back, if he attacks me there I’m set, same thing going backwards only your back leg is going to step and you’re going to slide, so you’re going to step you’re going to slide, you’re going to step and slide. Same thing, if I step and he comes I’m braced and I can release my punches from here. And if he doesn’t I’m set and I can close the distance, if he’s far away I can close the distance or if he’s coming to close I can open the distance. That’s what footwork is for. "