Hey guys, Nick Drossos and welcome to
Code Red Defense.
A question we got, Nick how important is
footwork?
Guys to me footwork is your base.
You can't launch a cannon from a
canoe. Your footwork is the
base because again
in a street fight in self-defense one
of the main things I always tell people
is you don't want to hit the ground.
So, you need to have good footwork to
know how to lower your center of gravity,
how to pivot and move out of the way.
If you're fighting multiple or larger
attackers,
your footwork comes in crucial, where
if I clinch and I'm here and I'm here
I'll use my footwork to pin left or move
him right
because I don't want to go force against
force. If i'm boxing, come over here
and I'm here and your footwork is so
important because you guys can see
I could move left oh he just switched
right
I'm here, boom, so if I'm here Bam.
So, your footwork is very very important
okay. It's just as important as if I'm
talking to my attacker
and I'm here in a natural stance right.
My feet are not parallel because if I
get pushed I'm going to move back.
So just even this right now when I used
to work in the clubs, I used to talk to
people like this.
Why? I'm in my fighting stance, my
footwork is there if I need...
If you were go push me or tackle me, my
hands are here.
Go take me down... my hands are there okay.
If he was to go push whoa, I'm moving off
to the side. Now if my hands are here he
pushes,
I'm going right back this way okay. So
your footwork whether it's natural,
whether you're in a natural
stance or whether you're in a fighting
stance, it's very important.
What do I do? How do I train for footwork?
Agility ladder,
different drills, I work with the
resistant bands to really strengthen
them.
I work my legs, you know I do
drills where I'm you know where I'm
pivoting
I just boom, boom, boom
So, I play with my feet a lot like
this now right so, if I move
I'm practicing to be able to move both
sides where I can strike here
I can move left, I can move right and I
just play with it but again I do this
stuff
on the agility ladder to get my feet
very very light,
able to move very quick and agile,
that if a person is rushing at me, I
understand with one pivot I'm getting
out of the way.
So, when faced with multiple attackers you
need good footwork as well with good
footwork you're making sure
that you're not tripping over your legs
and you don't hit the ground.
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