Your Footwork Skills are Essential for Self Defense
Too many people focus on the punching aspect of a fight, neglecting how to position yourself accordingly. This is why in this article; we help you learn proper footwork during a self defense situation.
Having good footwork and being able to maneuver well during a street fight is crucial to your chance of victory.
For one, if your opponent is able to outmaneuver you during a fight, you’re in danger. He will have the best occasions to hit you with incoming punches that you might not be able to block because of your positioning.
Also, not practicing the movement of your feet in combat will leave you gassed out early on in a fight, since moving around while fighting requires stamina.
And worst of all, you are likely to trip over your own feet if you don’t know how to move around. Trust me, amateurs make this mistake all of the time.
Never cross your feet while moving around in a fight! People have a natural urge to do so, but it will trip you up.
You Definitely Don’t Want to go to the Ground in a Fight
Falling on the ground is one of the worst things that can happen to you during a street fight. If it does happen to you, you must fight from there and try to get back up as quickly as you can.
Good footwork is something that you can obtain, you just need a little bit of guidance, as well as practice.
If you watch the following video, you will be taken through a footwork drill to get you started on your journey towards mastering your mobility during a fight.
As you saw in the clip, it’s important how you position your feet while fighting for three reasons.
1. The wrong stance will leave you unbalanced, allowing your opponent to knock you over easily.
2. Proper foot placement will allow you to maneuver in a way that keeps you on guard, regardless of which direction your opponent is moving.
3. Proper foot placement is required to generate knockout power into all of your strikes.
These three things separate the average person from the people who actually know how to defend themselves.
That said, you can gain access to a ton of free self defense training videos when you join the Code Red Defense YouTube channel.
Also, if you need more in-depth instruction regarding proper footwork, we have a training video for you to check out.
==> Get the footwork training video here
Never start a fight, but when someone starts a fight with you, know how to move around them with your amazing footwork.
Stay safe out there,
Patrick Viana
Code Red Defense