Go ahead… cross your feet! (and other footwork fallacies)
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- You should not be limited by your footwork - today we talk about when and why it’s okay to cross your feet, step backwards, diamond or L-step and other fallacies that comes with teaching #footwork.
0:00 Intro
0:53 Retreating Step
1:16 Dropstep Jab (Stepping Lead Leg Backwards)
2:58 Example of Muhammad Ali Scoring a KO while Moving Backwards
3:54 More examples of KO’s on the backpedal (Abdullah Chandio)
4:45 Side Kick off the Diamond // L-Step
6:12 What do you think?
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As someone who plays a musical instrument, I find this to be a good analogy to music - as a beginner, you learn the rules, and stick to the rules to improve your basic chops and techniques. Once you reach a certain level, you can comfortably break those rules, make up your own style of playing and still know how to sound good.
I feel like the kind of comments you get is similar to what people with no musical training or even listening experience might think of someone like Ornette Coleman or Charles Mingus. For them, it might be just chaos and "wrong" technique because they're breaking all the rules of music after having learned to break the effectively.
They're probably still correct in some ways - a beginner probably wouldn't learn more advanced footwork for the first few weeks or months in their boxing class and "feet crossing" is most likely just an unconscious beginner mistake because they're not paying attention to their feet and balance. But when advanced fighters do it, they're probably very aware of how their body is positioned so they're not in any particular disadvantage, even if it might look like "wrong" technique.
This principle applies to a lot of different disciplines. I think you might not want to apply it to handling radioactive material or venomous snakes, but someone can probably come up with a counterexample, lol. People spend a lot of time trying to force order and simplicity on an inherently chaotic and probabalistic world.
It is absolutely insane how clean your technique is
Interesting, I wasn't aware that some people think you can't do passing steps in unarmed martial arts. Seems very odd from an armed martial arts perspective, where passing steps are the bread 'n butter.
Anyway, great video! Concise, with solid arguments and clear demonstration.
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Also, what do you mean by passing steps ?
@@someboi4903 Passing step in fencing is when you lead your movement with the rear foot forward, essentially crossing your legs. There are even very risky lunges where you cover a lot of ground by performing a passing step. You eventually end up in the normal stance, mind you, the step is just a means to an end.
@@jackgrimble9418 Got it 👍
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I think a lot comes down to the nature of the threats and attacks in both. In unarmed martial arts, crossing legs presents a moment of lesser balance that makes one more vulnerable to leg kicks, sweeps, takedowns, or just the force of a straight punch or kick when there isn't a leg behind you to better brace against it. But people also tend to have a much stronger right or left side that they can't fully access all their attacks from once they switch stance. It's more akin to something like saber than longsword in that regard. There still are reasons one might want to pass one's feet with saber but it does change what attacks one is threatening
When we teach our students to "not cross their feet" they're literally crossing their legs/feet in such a way that their legs either risk getting tangled up or lock up their mobility in their hips and severely restrict their footwork options in case of a counter-attack.
Shane's "crossing feet" definitely doesn't look like what we typically see at least (their legs look more like an "X" shape rather than just being squared up). 😅
I wasn't gonna comment and say the same thing. No need to say it now.
Agreed. I like icy Mike's perspective that advanced is learning to do the wrong things right lol.
Yup. Shane is "crossing his feet" from the perspective of the sagittal plane, not on the coronal plane. I've never heard any trainer say you can't do that.
Who tf even does that. Thats just so weird. Nothing about that feels good or stable or helps you move more effeciently.
@@damanOts Beginners do that because they don't know better?
100% agree.
I was just typing "what about all Ali's knockouts while backing up?" and then you brought it up. Its really hard to say "never" about anything in fighting. There's always options, reversals, surprises, etc. -- most of the things we think of as "rules" are really just probabilities.
That sprawl is ridiculously fast 👍
Great video, will give it a go, I tend to be a counter fighter, so striking on the way back would be beneficial.
I've been watching your fight tips for a while. I box and I always hear about crossing my feet and fighting while moving back. As a counter puncher, evasion is key. Using your techniques have improved my footwork ten fold. My coach has actually asked me to help other fighters learn how to move the way I do. Thank you!
Not sure which high level coach says "fighting backwards doesnt work".
Eddie Alvarez has literally built his entire career fighting on the back foot.
His biggest problem, no joke, was moving forward.
i've seen other videos with a boxer named Marvin Cook who talks about similar ideas. he's a big proponent of hitting while moving, basically the same principle. you should be ready to bang whether you're on the retreat or making lateral movements
I'm new to boxing. It's been about 6 months. Of course, I'm bad at it. My trainer tells me not to cross my feet, but he also told me to be open minded. Learning the classic, basic moves builds good habbits. Once we have good habbits we can expand and do more exotic moves. Great video, Shane! Thank you!
I love the bit about the art part of martial arts. Really gave me a new outlook. Appreciate it. Excited to be able to use it too. Maybe if I can drill it first.
Couldn’t agree more. I’m tired of people saying that something universally doesn’t work just bc it doesn’t feel right to them. There’s so many different bodies out there a lot of them fight slightly differently.
Shane, this is like how people say "Bring your hand back to your face" at all times, but ask them did Roy Jones Jr bring his hand back to his face each time he 3-5X up on his hooks? Most run of the mill advice is given to new people because generally, that teaches good habits to build a foundation, from there that's where they can start to get fancy.
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Here's the thing. "Never do X, do Y" came from the idea of training the basics first, without trying the techniques that are based off of it. One of my teachers told me that. And there are always some students who think they can do the thing like the pro without having the basics down. I've had that happen. So I used the dreaded line "Never X, do Y". I hated myself for it, explained later that "Now it's ok to do X cause you got Y down". Some teachers never get to that. And when that student becomes the teacher later, he doesn't know that Y is, well, doable. Also, situational stuff, which is another annoying thing that newbies love to explore. And then you, at some point, can't help but go "You should never do that!" just to prevent the idiot from hurting himself and others. Yes, that was a tad specific. Someone got hit in the head with a wooden sword because of it. That my two cents as to why I think the "Never do X" happens. Tradition, illusion and incomplete teaching.
Excellent footwork tutorial! Versatility adds to the arsenal! Openess to creativity develops versatility!
Hey man you fr speakin rn using these tips in fights is sometimes a life saver bro
One of my favorite video from this channel!
I completely agree with the fact that bias is a big issue in the world of martial arts and that since it's an ART then it makes sense to get inspiration from others and create your own way!
I have been watching your videos for years since the very beginning. You are very awesome. You are hilarious too.
Your passion is next lvl! Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant coaching!
I agree that everything you do is natural footwork, and you must learn to move in all directions without limits. 🥊🥊🥋
Shane comes in with another clutch fight tips video with excellent workout drills that I’m using on training tonight
Hell Yeahs, great vid and great advice! :) Thank you!
Keep up the good work!
Awesome video!
Ive boxed/trained for several years, personally i dont cross my feet , but i do L step at times but i generally wont cross my feet. I dont see anything wrong with it if the fighter is advanced or at least been fighting for a while, but i would not teach a beginner to do that. I dont consider myself a beginner but i choose not to. I love the sport for that reason, there is no 1 all be all answer to anything in boxing/fighting. I may still choose not to cross my feet but i agree with you, thank you for another good video with an interesting topic.i love how much you put into any fighting sport you talk about and teach in your videos. I really do appreciate the time you take to teach us good quality stuff for several years. Thank you and GOD-BLESS you and yours
Human Combat has gotten too convoluted. Mix the martial arts, break rules on purpose like this video and learn through practical application. Shane your dojo is immaculate!
great video!
Excellent video and explanation. I'm only young (mid 30s) but I've been practicing martial arts for about 20 years and coaching for the last 5 years. I've been teaching this idea to advanced students and it was something I learned on my own. I had to. Just like you said, all my coaches have told me what I practiced in terms of footwork is wrong unless it follows convention. Especially the kick while moving backward. This annoyed me because it was something that always worked for me. When I watched professionals fight, one namely Pacquiao and that Muhammad Ali fight, what they were doing was breaking all the rules in terms of footwork and striking and movement... Basicly everything I saw from all individual fighters combined were all the rules broken. So I came to the conclusion that nothing is wrong if it works and my coaches advice had to be taken with a grain of salt because they are stuck in the fundamentals box and treating everyone like beginners because I guess you either have to pay them for private sessions to learn their secrets or they just are "mediocre" still themselves.
I've expanded my techniques further during my development in other "outside the box" ways too (but I did master the fundamentals as well!). One example - I explored and eventually used in my style what is termed "arm punching", another "incorrect technique". Why I used this? I found these strikes, even though lack considerable power and damage, were faster and required way less energy to perform. It started as a way to help extend my endurance but not physiologically, more so conserving my energy and using the power strikes only when they would actually land. It was a more efficient approach as I used to always gas out because my strikes were 100% power technique. Arm punching and/or light strikes pretty much got the same reactions from my opponent as hard strikes. Allowing for reads, drawing, distraction, set ups, etc without depleting energy. In turn I learned arm punching meant my feet were able to work separately from my arms. Creating angles became easier and in and out movement was considerably faster and easier as there wasn't a significant, and/or committed, shift of body weight one direction to another. Power strikes technique forces you to move your body weight forward first then you can move off after completing the strike, making it slow and inefficient. Arm punching meant I could move backward or forward, to either side or angle WHILE punching so I can reach the new position faster and I could also change directions easier if my opponent anticipated my position change and countered with a strike.
I made my own rule as it pertained to arm punching/light strikes; since they weren't doing damage all punches are to be thrown with fully extended arm when making contact using all of your reach to maximize the effective range/distance and maintain the "measure" making it easier to avoid counters with a little evasive step or lean backward. I mean that's one idea I have and there are more details to it, but simply I made the arm punch useful for myself and my fighting improved a lot (I fixed the gassing out problem for one of them). There are more ideas that break convention that I use and I will continue to stay open minded and explore new methods and add the ones that work for me. My belief is martial arts IS an art, the best artists in any art are often the ones who are the most creative. The potential for creativity increases the more the ideas you learn and experiment with. Hell yeah I read Bruce Lee's book too haha, God bless Shane.
God Bless you Shane. Love your content been watching for years
Some of the best fighters fight beautifully moving back. Like Silva KO of Griffin sliding back. With a jab… great stuff as usual👊🤘
Totally agree with you. The individual is more important than any styles or system - it usually limits the potential of a fighter.
I always find your teaching method out of the box and not restricted on conventional beliefs.
You are the embodiment of Bruce's ultimate philosophy - "Be water my friend"
I absolutely hate the idea that there is only one style of coaching and the coaches that believe that there’s only one style of fighting. It’s the clash of styles that truly make combat sports the most entertaining on the planet.
Great video
Thank you brother for sharing this...I always practice fighting in any direction especially in reverse!!!!....well done....!!!!!well said....👊🤙
Best tips everrrrr! 💪🏼
Excelente video
Adding to the line drill. If you're more intermediate, you can practice the backwards line drill with a reflex ball. It'll keep you honest. It'll keep your eyes and reflexes sharp when on the retreat. You'll be more likely to see those shots coming and those openings.
Also, Bivol vs Canelo is a modern high level example of attacking while retreating. Bivol out boxed Canelo, he wasn't afraid of his insane pressure or power.
I agree Shane! You should be able to throw punches moving in any direction!
We used to do this footwork in karate back then. Really helped when sparring in kickboxing, catches them off guard
It's funny at this point in teaching I hesitate to say anything definitive. For almost every rule I've come across there is an exception. Plus at some point all martial artist have to discover their own style and if they are too rule bound they won't experiment and find/create it.
i was taught some boxing by a man who trained under willie pep. the man teaching me would tell me to strike while retreating. i didn't know some people think that this is incorrect. i think its better than covering and absorbing strikes
Good info!
Do what works for you.☺❤
This is great:3
Yup! Totally trust Shane! He doesn't offer movements he hasn't pressure tested. Great video as usual!
Could not agree more…
You learn fundamentals, you sharpen them to a T, know them inside and out and then you can loosen up, and bend the rules… express yourself through movement… like you said that’s the “art” part of “martial arts”. There’s so many benefits in some of the techniques you mentioned the L step, shuffling, shifting… ect and the very reason it works is BECAUSE it’s unconventional to what’s considered traditional…
The only comment I’d say is I wouldn’t want to be hit while squared, just because it limits my in and out movement and i feel like it’s harder to brace and defend from a squared position/out of position. A traditional stance allows you to move in, out, laterally, defend, brace, and counter.
That said very great video.. very good points that a lot of coaches need to understand and evolve with their discipline and become more open minded otherwise it will out grow/evolve beyond them and their student/athletes.
Good video and I get your point. Maybe coaches throw out this universal rule because the vast majority are not dedicated enough to the sweet science to know how to learn the rule so they can break it.
I boxed as an amature but also done muay thai and krav which now I'm comfortable not staying in a traditional stance but move between orthodox and southpaw depending on the situation.
So when I'm coaching a beginner and say don't cross your feet more often than not they come back with "But I see you crossing your feet" I respond with I understand when I can. It's not for everyone but why take a tool away from my toolbox that's effective just because everyone can't use it. Again, good video and breakdown🔥
Not super experienced whatsoever and never done anything more than sparring so take what I say with a massive grain of salt but I've honestly always felt that walking was super underrated. Maybe it's just because I only spar with other beginners so none of us are very good at footwork yet but I feel like the people I spar with are often sticking so strictly to proper form and footwork that it hampers their ability to really move around. Whenever I'm out of range I'll usually let my stance be a bit more loose and just walk around them which usually gives me a great deal more mobility than them as they usually are trying to keep up with me just using those little half steps. Feels really comfortable and stable too imo.
Good job bro. You keep that real all the way. I'm the same but I'm not ready yet like how you doing things in general, I'm very open minded to different ways of it works, I feel, whatever you feel comfortable with but know it's proper and correct. positioned with, everybody body is not the same. You could only do so much with what you know and what your body is natural with is a belief of mine. I'm good at this. Don't know if it's for me but I'll continue so if I have kids someday or something amazing I could be the one to lead. I've been a leader but I'm not ready at this point and moment. But it's a good thing in me. Thanks for the lesson just cause you kept it real. Everybody don't deserve it. Take that lil sentence anyone how you want to. I just hope good outta it. For the one moment this time. Moxcy- me the original spelling. 1###
True. My coach (vice world champion of Sanda) taught us to fight like this sometimes, forward and backward. It's a rare stance but it's still doingable.
I need more coordination for this, I like to be an "all-round" fighter, switch stance, muai tai, boxing, karate, tae kwon do, some BJJ enough to get out and evade on the ground (need to work on ground game) but I'm normally pretty aggressive in general, this opens up a new thought process of being aggressive defensively. I can't wait to experiment with this and learn to be a better fighter
Ive heard a lot when people say to not cross your feet or be carefull not to lose balance, you have to be standing still to throw a punch, stuff like this but the thing is that I feel like that adheres to a more orthodox way of fighting which is not by any means wrong but it can be limited in certain scenarios. Lately Ive been experimenting with certain combos introducing weight transfer to add more power to the punches by adding more momentum in the way of wider punches or just jumping to reposition yourself, and I realized that, in some cases when going from left to right, in that instance when transfering your weight to generate momentum, power, well you are off balance, but it's for a specific purpouse and it's confusing to me since it contradicts what coaches usually say, but I mean, lets say I jump for a gazelle punch or switching from a left hook to a right hook, at that instance where im in the air in the middle of the jump or when im just landing, how am I supposed to be in balance in those instances, it makes no sense, so at this point im just trying some stuff and practicing them in sparring to see how it works
Stepping back and having the ability to be offensive is 100 a must and makes the fighter more rounded for sure. Now not being negative, life is perception, lol but isn’t crossing your feel, for example taking your left and placing it across your right, visa versa? Which in that case is a horrible thing to do because your balance is for sure comprised. I feel this is not what your showing in this particular technique. Would you agree? And I do not know How I can monitor this post to hopefully get your feedback on this comment. But I 100 percent agree you can create angles, escapes and keep your opponents guessing with this technique, I would just it’s stepping back. Because your base is still solid and with quick feet and footwork , your quickly in a solid base anyway. I feel I can create a lot of was with practicing fight while backing up/ my coach taught me this tech immediately while I was new to the sweet science. Hope to watch more of your tech and vids! -Sian-
100%
Thank you! Ridiculous narrow-minded, rigid, old-fashioned thinking in boxing. A good boxer/coach/style is versatile and fluid.
It's as you said, kickboxers have better balance. I took some kickboxing lessons after learning "proper" boxing techniques during my youth, and had to unlearn all the rubbish that they taught me. Excellent Muhammad Ali example. That's my particular style, yet it "violates" what you're "supposed" to and not supposed to do in boxing. It works for the right fighter. An intelligent boxer flows.
And furthermore, not every style of boxing has to be the peek-a-boo style. Why is it that everyone is teaching that?!
Guys, find a good coach that will work with your particular style, not one that is so narrow-minded and set in their ways that they refuse to see the flaws in established styles. Every boxer is different; it's not a one-size-fits all.
Completely agreed 💯👍
But man the speed of your wrestling defense that you did was really fast, surprised me 😁
I have heard this in three of the martial arts class I studied in PTK, TKD, and one class specifically called self defense in HS. My coach said it was based on Okinawa forms. 🤷♂️
I took from many different sources when I was teaching myself to fight (armed/unarmed) and heard many of these rules, some of which conflicted with one another. What I came to understand once I started to get REALLY good was that certain things tend to be forbidden for newbies so they don't try to do something advanced and hurt themselves right away. Once my conditioning had reached a truly solid level, and I knew enough to start wanting to innovate on what I'd been studying, I ditched those rules immediately. Plus, there's no rules in a real fight- there might be SOME things you should keep in mind in combat sports that just don't work as well there as on the street, but if you're training to fight EFFECTIVELY instead of performatively, you just do what works and fuck what anyone else says LOL
i come from a taekwondo background mainly ... did some karate, muythai and boxing also but in all 7 years of me doing TKD, we always practiced every kick, every punch, everything going forward as well as backwards... spinning kicks and all, while going backwards... so yeah , i figured it'll be good if i good pucnh while going backwards, or even left or right as well, so i practiced alll of that to, even till this day now that i am no longer part of a club, i still practice some moves in my spare time ( gotta stay in shape at least a lill bit amirite?) so in short, i am also convinced that being able to strike (be it punching or kicking) while going backwards or left or right or whatever, opens up so much more options for you to do damage to the other guy... also great for balance, quickness of feet, etc...
I believe as you said, you can do whatever works for you as long as you are doing it on purpose. Crossing legs knowing your craft is ok, crossing your legs unconsciously would be a problem in my opinion. Nice video!
Definitely all about balance, conditioning to better control your hips, the distance and pace of the fight.
Love this! I never tell my clients No! I say if you want to make that your thing then be good at it. Everybody can’t do the same thing lol
If you want to try things like this and other tactics that step outside of all the normal rules a good way to look at it is once you master something witch I mean once you've burned it into your muscle memory then it's okay to start playing around with breaking those rules foundation is essential
Shane can you update your workout routine for a week ???
Can u do video about lead hook?
You, icy mike, and ramsey dewey are singlehandedly and perpetually fighting and winning against the rampant ignorance, bullheadedness, and idiocy of martial arts culture and I love you for it.
I love this and personally train that way too lol but I can see why some still may disagree, it's Traditional, and not only applied to fighting but mostly anything else, not many people like changes to their tradition.
I think your dead on with this one. Use what works for you. My only gripe with the footwork or footwork in general is the unconscious repetition. If someone is abusing the use of say the "L-step" for example, then it becomes a problem. For the most part, I think it's great to have variability in categories like footwork. Great video!
3:37 Thats my man shane :} yea thats how u improve
At the Soviet boxing schools it was one of the main warm up drills and as you know is still one of the best styles till these days
With and open mind attitude we will advance better in martial arts.
something good can be bad at the wrong time and vice versa. Sometimes you gotta cross them legs. drop the hands and just walk in head first
I think you can move however you want in a ring or in a fight, crossing feet or not. The important thing I think is keeping your body in balance while moving and punching. The main point is keeping yourself away from damage and strike. That's it.
Rare for me to be this early.
Great vid as always.
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Someone once said a long time ago "Be water my friend".
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3:40 almost made me wanna stand up and clap. Bravo!
I don't call that 'crossing your feet' though;
that would be if you took your lead leg sideways ACROSS in front of the rear leg.
I would call this stepping through, which makes sense if you want to cover more distance,
and is pretty standard in martial arts forms.
The 'squared-up' pause with a jab is something I like better coming forward;
good way to set up a kick with the lead leg (or 'step-up' kick).
Do like the retreating crosses; I actually practise that, often with a 1-2 preceeding each one.
I really never understood the "never cross your feet" mantra for boxing. I cross-trained in silat and wing chun, so weird stances and footwork are my bread and butter. If it works, it works. You won't learn how to fight from reading a textbook or listening to gurus, you learn from application.
I always say there are no "rights" and "wrongs" in Martial Arts, just "pros" and "cons"... you have to understand what they are and do the technique thinking about maximizing the pros and reducing the cons. This means you have to be aware and the issue is that a few of the "fallacies" (crossing feet, l-step, moving lead foot first, etc) are done out of bad habits, when fighters are tired or under pressure and thus are done unintentionally. If its unintentional it can be exploited by a better fighter.
Not sure what the differences are for the 2 different retreating 1,2. But the former looks like it's better power and stability cuz u looked more kinetic stacked. The latter looks more evasive because you move the punching side leg first, taking your body further from the target and bring your feet more narrowly together. With your feet closer together you have many angles to reset your stance into... Like a v step?
The more experienced you get, the more you realise that "The Rules" are maileable...They exist to help you when you are starting out so that ur fundamentals are strong but with time and experience, you find that those "Rules" are flexible and not written in stone.... This only holds true to those With alot of experience,who have put in the work.....If you bend or ignore them when ur just starting out ,you will only get into trouble ...
I liked crossing my feet originally but I kept getting foot swept when I started judo. Then I stopped but after a while I found the range I shouldn't and the range I could get away with it
im more of a 'gotta know rules before you can break the rules' type. good classic footwork 'rules' first, then do the other stuff once you got that
I’m by no mean any expert, I’m a beginner, I did 2 years, excluding the breaks it’s 1 year and 7 months, so take what I say with a grain of salt: I believe Shane is correct, yeah these stuff are taught not to do, but really, first you learn the rules, get good with them, then break the rules. I was taught never to lead with my cross by my first coach, another coach told me “Why do you never lead with your right? Do it”, even though I still telegraph my cross, it was landing which was weird for me, it’s because it comes as surprise and from a different angle rather than me always leading with my jab.
Also, fighting backwards is frowned upon? Since when 😂? Man, I’m a tall fighter, I’m actually always drilling fighting backwards in shadow boxing, if I’m going back, I have to release some punches, I’m not going to let my opponent just have a free pass on me hitting me left and right until I decide to go forward, I need to put brakes on him, yeah I can’t generate as much power, but not ever shot is a power shot, besides, his forward momentum is a compensation for the lack of power from my shots, so it equalizes.
Really, I understand being very strict on technique at first, but once your body learns it, and understands the biomechanics (which is the point of learning technique, isn’t it?), you can make variations as long as you don’t butcher your stance and form, you can throw a jab in an angle, a cross from an angle, a mini cross where you don’t fully rotate your torso…
Disclaimer: Obviously never abandon technique, I didn’t say that.
I think these are taught to beginners to help them stay in balance. But then its taken as written in stone, when it was just a way to help people learn.
Just don't step your lead leg back too close to your rear - because if you get leg kicked you'll go up side down or at the very least you'll compromise your balance. That said - it's a genius step - especially the way Ali did it. I teach it after learning it at one of the CSA Coaches Clinics
I feel like being able to retreat while still fighting is an important part of martial arts we don't talk about much
this is an old video but samart was a master at this
As a Karateka not crossing your feet and such and NEVER switching has always been so weird, like, what? Why?
It's so weird like I tripped you twice and kicked you in the head several times but it's wrong because I crossed my feet
Every movement is ok if you feel your body and keep balance. The rest is blablabla from boring theorist and dudes with much more losses than wins in their lives.
Yeah, i think people are just close minded and insecure. Seeking validation by sticking to their beliefs by all costs. Faking confidence by acting like douche bags. Tough because their acting tough not by getting tough.
Simple times create weak men, hard times create strong men.
I am happy we are in hard times if that makes our future stronger.
To quote the great Mr. Lee "be water, my friend"
Never heard of a legitimate instructor say there's no such thing a striking bkwd, sounds like a vulnerability
But for crossing your feet, I've heard in not so much described as when you switch your stance, but more so if a beginner ends up with each knee on or in the opposite side of the centerline, but still facing the same direction
Of cos crossing is fine. Muay Thai lead leg round kick requires crossing your leg every time before throwing the kick. So long you have the balance.
What do you think about the rhythm step
Question: How to fight someone that tries to make you tired/get you dizzy
In what way? Making u miss ur strikes, making u chase them or ripping ur body to gas u?
Hey Shane I remember a long time ago I was asking you on how I can beat somone that is excellent at bjj but one more thing how long do I need to train bjj in order to beat somone that is good at bjj
If you can make it work, it works.
So I want to learn the foot work better, but I don't know how to do it