Once I confronted the fact that my footwork, while fundamentally sound, is pure vanilla, a whole world has opened to me. It’s almost like beginning all over again and learning to punch.
The thing about footwork is it’s so subtle. To study it, you have to watch how a guy switches their feet/hips laterally for better sidewards movement, goes back to one foot forward for better defense and opportunities to punch. All the ways they move their feet to switch direction and pivot. And defend punches differs depending on if you’re squared or in a traditional stance…
This is a great little video of a footwork drill. Every 30 seconds has a little something to rewind and study.
