By Neill
Ryan
The
feet play a valuable and sometimes unsung role in transferring power.
With a rock solid stance a boxer can be propelled into or away from an
attack or throwing powerful punches without going off
balance.
When considering your footwork
for boxing, there are many reasons for keeping your feet
at a comfortable shoulder width apart. Looking purely from a defensive
point of view, if the stance is too wide then you will have trouble
moving away from danger and will end up being over stretched.
When you do try to retreat, you will find it much more difficult to
open up a reasonable distance between you and your opponent - this will
make you vulnerable to the on-coming attacks.
If the feet are too close together then this will make it hard for you
to generate the necessary drive to propel you into any kind of
movement. When on the defensive you will find that you are much less
able to move off with a spring off the front foot which will reduce
your ability to cover enough distance at speed.
Keeping the back leg bent at all times is useful defensive footwork for
boxing. The ability to "ride" your opponent's punches
without actually moving your whole body away by stepping with both feet
takes guts but can really win fights.
When riding a punch the weight is simply transferred over the back leg
as your head and torso move back out of danger and the back leg acts as
a shock absorber ready to spring back into an attack once the punches
have been avoided.
Riding punches can be very effective as you will not be out of range of
your opponent - you will be poised to drive off the back foot and
straightening your back leg launch a powerful counter attack.
You can dramatically
improve your footwork techniques by following
the exact boxing
footwork training used by the Olympic coaches"
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