Boxing Footwork for Beginners - Micro Movements

www.myboxingco... - When it comes to boxing footwork for beginners, less is definitely more in my experience. For a boxing beginner, mastering micro movements in for basic ways will lead to success. This simple boxing footwork drills set up will give you the best possible chance of building boxing footwork that gives you balance, power and economy of movement.
If you cannot master the simple boxing footwork patterns that I demonstrate in this video, then you can't control yourself. If you can't control yourself, how do you hope to control an opponent? The really big factor in nailing boxing footwork as a beginner is to aim for micro movements and avoiding the common beginner boxer faults.
The boxing drill pattern I use is about as simple as it gets. A simple cross can be laid out in duct tape and this will give you the perfect template to execute controlled boxing footwork movements. The boxing drill pattern gives you a fixed point of reference, and that is the power of these types of beginner boxing drills.
The 4 sets of boxing footwork movements are:
Movement in and out
Lateral movement
Diagonal movement (lead foot side)
Diagonal movement (rear foot side)
Once you master these boxing footwork directions of movement, you can evolve to layering other skills. You can add straight punches, hooks and uppercuts. You can also add in head movements, like the duck or the slip.
If you are a boxing beginner, layering on those additional skills will be a challenge. So, ensure that you master the simple boxing footwork for beginners elements of the micro movements. Only once you are comfortable with those skills, and you are avoiding the beginner faults, should you add in the other boxing skills.
Cheers
Fran
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[@XDWX]

Every punch tells a story. Its tells how the fighter is skilled or not, it tells if there is power, speed, accuracy, does it follow through, is it snappy, is it forced with over-tightened muscles, is it relaxed until the end, does the punch properly gauge distance, etc. The story of each punch is held in the fist coming at you. When we slip and/or move we want to move just enough to hear that story whispered in our ear.

[@SupremeFree]

Well said!

[@editor7354]

So true

[@eliteboxfitness]

Superb

[@NWGNMUSIC]

🔥

[@AMAli-ct5df]

Damn you wordsmith or something

[@phillipbelloff]

Phenomenal. Thanks so much. I’m starting on my boxing journey in mid 30’s and wanting to do everything best-way. I’ve been working on the basics, on this exact video. And I just sparred this AM and noticed myself exiting to the right with really good steps, naturally. Practicing these micro steps will immediately translate to sparring. Phenomenal, thanks again.

[@myboxingcoach]

Glad to be of help pal, enjoy the work 🥊

[@andydunkerley8465]

Spot on No matter how much experience Its necessary to always practice and repeat Thats my thoughts Good luck I like your positivity

[@josiahbholahillaire3574]

I haven’t trained in boxing in twenty years and let me say that I gotta relearn the basics of footwork again. I practice, but it’s a struggle.

[@BigV24]

Fran the gym is looking spectacular

[@myboxingcoach]

Thanks pal. Yes, we are definitely getting there. That wall behind is going to be covered in artwork 👍

[@Karylrx]

True gold nuggets!

[@whozyourdaddy]

You're the best, Fran. No mater the discipline, it's the fundamentals that matter the most.

[@myboxingcoach]

Amen to that 👍

[@kulkarnisingh347]

Thanks coach , great content for free.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Looks like a new gym you're in. I have to really concentrate hard to calm my feet down. This kind of exercise certainly seems like it will help. Thank you! 🥊

[@gretashapiro4118]

Good stuff. You don't need to make your opponent miss by a mile. But just an inch so you can counter

[@myboxingcoach]

Exactly Greta 👍

[@stefanjackson1127]

Hi Fran, I'm one of those guys who struggles with the fundamentals of footwork because it makes me feel robotic. I was given some advice that makes sense to me, but I aren't sure if that's because the advice is true, or if it's because I'm just not adapting to the rules properly. The advice was; "you can cross your feet and or / bring them together when you're a little further away to cover more distance. When you're in mid range (on the edge of being hit and not), you should use the fundamentals like you show in the video. And if you're in the pocket, you can bring your feet together to create a quick angle. Such as the D'Amato shift. Does this sit right with you, or is this a no-no? Sorry for the wall of text.

[@myboxingcoach]

Hi pal. If robotic = stable and under control, then that's good for me. So yes, out of range I sort of don't care - do the Macarena if you want :-) In range's about maintaining the fundamentals. I would want stance narrowing at all, but understand that method of stance switch. But, for me you can do that stance switch without narrowing the stance at all. This is an old video - quite long but covers how to do that without narrowing - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5q8pJyVj62boJY

[@stefanjackson1127]

Wasn't expecting the Macarena, haha. I checked the video, and it's given me something fun to try. I'm never gonna be a competitive boxer, but I appreciate the art of how things can flow together. I enjoyed the stance switch vid. Liked, and added to my pugilism playlist. Thank you for sparing your time to reply. You and the content you put out are gold!

[@LowWriter]

Thank you Fran for this awesome content. Going to drill these in my kitchen.

[@myboxingcoach]

Perfect. You can use the lines between tiles 👍

[@mizanahmed4167]

Great video Fran. Very versatile drills for all.

[@myboxingcoach]

Thanks pal👍

[@CrossFitLawrence]

Thank you sir!

[@myboxingcoach]

You're welcome, thanks for watching 👍

[@notsorrystory]

The stance feels so unnatural to me! I find my feet crossing the line thats supposed to be between em. Is that fairly common?

[@amohelangmolipa183]

😎 I love the new gym renovations Coach.🔥🔥 I'd definitely love to come work out and get some sparring in the future. Inshallah

[@myboxingcoach]

Thanks pal. Yes, been a lot of work but definitely getting there 🥊

[@iandemachine8914]

If you watch Juan Manuel Marquez’s first 30 fights he always stepped forward onto his heel. I don’t know how he got away with it. But I don’t know why it took Nacho over 30 fights to fix him 😂

[@georgebowman1060]

✅👍

[@JorgeParma]

What’s more astonishing me, is how much human being are struggling to move like a cat or a dog or a monkey…. simply watch like a cat or a leopard fight, and they look to know perfectly all this stuff, and they never went to a gym! 😂

[@halltrades5111]

Huh