The Ultimate in Martial Arts

bvermillion · 10-29-2003, 10:12 PM

Does anyone have any tips on good footwork?

adacas · 10-30-2003, 12:37 AM

learn how to dance...sorry i rarely give any good advice.

yenhoi · 10-30-2003, 05:38 PM

Lots of:

Shadowboxing
Padwork with partner
Sparring

Jumping rope
Footwork drills
Sprinting
Cross training )sport, dancing, etc..)

doubleouch · 10-31-2003, 03:47 PM

Do alot of sparring. This is the only real way to develop footwork. Anything else is minor.

Uchiha_Anbu · 11-01-2003, 10:00 AM

I read this technique somewhere and used it for about 3 months. I still use it occasionaly. You tie your legs together at the ankles with your feet shoulder with apart. I use a belt ina 8 shape. Then you do footwork drills. Try this for 5-8 minutes and then take the rope off. You should feel a definete increase in speed and less wasted movement. What is going on is your not able to move your feet to far off there projected course. This forces you to learn to not waste movement. You develop short springy steps as opposed to broader sweaping steps.... I think. Hope this helps.

Uchiha_Anbu · 11-01-2003, 10:03 AM

But like DoubleOuch said, sparring is the only way to develop the real purpose of footwork (evasion and distancing). But footwork drills help.

Derk · 11-05-2003, 10:01 AM

What footwork drills?

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bvermillion Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Reading, Ma Posts: 312 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Footwork Does anyone have any tips on good footwork?

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adacas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 563 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	learn how to dance...sorry i rarely give any good advice. __________________ Estalilla Kabaroan

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yenhoi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Reno, Nv Posts: 211 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lots of: Shadowboxing Padwork with partner Sparring Jumping rope Footwork drills Sprinting Cross training )sport, dancing, etc..) __________________ strike!

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10-31-2003, 03:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
doubleouch Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: portland, or Posts: 418 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Do alot of sparring. This is the only real way to develop footwork. Anything else is minor.

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Uchiha_Anbu Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 65 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I read this technique somewhere and used it for about 3 months. I still use it occasionaly. You tie your legs together at the ankles with your feet shoulder with apart. I use a belt ina 8 shape. Then you do footwork drills. Try this for 5-8 minutes and then take the rope off. You should feel a definete increase in speed and less wasted movement. What is going on is your not able to move your feet to far off there projected course. This forces you to learn to not waste movement. You develop short springy steps as opposed to broader sweaping steps.... I think. Hope this helps.

11-01-2003, 10:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
Uchiha_Anbu Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 65 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	But like DoubleOuch said, sparring is the only way to develop the real purpose of footwork (evasion and distancing). But footwork drills help.

11-05-2003, 10:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Derk Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 39 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	What footwork drills?

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