Moving to the Right in Boxing

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The next area we're going to talk about is moving to the right, and we're going to do it from my orthodox, right-handed stance. Whenever you're moving to the right, we're going to move the right foot first, okay, then the left. We're going to move the right foot first and then the left. What happens is if you move the left foot first, you're going to cross your feet, and in boxing you don't want to cross your feet. So always remember right foot first. Sometimes you might be talking with somebody and you say, "Okay, see you later. See you later, bye," and you'll just step off with your left foot and you'll walk away. A lot of people, if they're right handed, their left foot just happens to be their lead foot. In boxing we can't do that, we can't move to the right with our left foot first. We always want to move that right foot. Again, we're going to do it half step increments, right and then the left, right and then the left. When we're working on the bag, the same thing. We want to circle this heavy bag just as if it was our opponent. We're going to start in that stance where a straight line from the bag or your opponent is going to touch your left toe, right heel. So as we circle this bag we want to retain this appearance of a semi-open target, not closed, not fully open but that semi-open. Moving right foot first, then the left. Right foot first, then the left. Right then the left, everything in half a steps. Try not to lead with your left foot when you're going to the right.

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