Hi Thai ... long time no debate [i haven't read the forum for weeks]. First of all, it's not called 'drop step', the corect term is 'falling step'; it showes how much you know about Dempsey's book. And it is present in corect WC, please hear me out: The falling step is a way of translating your body mass (m) on the step + lead leg that coresponds to your punching motion. In WT it's the same concept, only you don't step with your mass on the lead leg, you slide-step with your mass. Example: In WT it is sayed your weight must be placeted on the rear leg (let's call it point B) and with your front leg (point A) must be free of mass. We will call your oponent's CoM on the ground point C, now the corect WT step must move your mass (back leg !) from point B to point C.
NB: I box now, so I admit that sometimes you need to place your mass on your front leg. In boxing sparing it's great bc you don't have to worry about low thai kicks or take-downs.
And were ever did you see chain punchung in a boxing mach, remember Jack's book is from a spor-boxing perspective. Cheers.
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