Footwork is one of the most important factors in all martial arts. How you move not only determines the efficacy of your technique but also tells many things about you that a seasoned or well trained martial artist can read and use to their advantage.
We need to work on improving the coordination between the hands and legs. To make them free flowing like a beautiful dance. The power in our punches or any other strikes with the hand also depends heavily on the footwork. Too broad a footwork or too close by, can both affect the power of the strike but also cost us our balance.
Every time you train do focus and ensure that you are doing the exact footwork as asked by your instructor. Even a slight deviation can make a huge difference. Some are very rigid and some just very casual about the footwork. It is the perfect balance that is what we need to seek. It doesn't matter what movement, technique or combination we are doing, if our footwork is on point, it looks very graceful and beautiful to those watching.
It is the difference between a well choreographed dance and something very shoddy.
The right footwork always ensures keeping the body centred, which ensures better balance, perfect biomechanics, good options to move in any direction if required and lots more. Ideally a stance of shoulder width apart in any direction or format is very stable. Sometimes certain techniques or combinations may need a longer or shorter stance but once executed we should train to immediately go back to a more stable stance. Repitition and refining the movements again and again till it becomes a part of you is the only way to improve the motor skills for better footwork. We can always come to know if a person is training in any sport or martial arts, as they walk a bit differently than those that don't. This very difference is the result of training on their footwork.
Good footwork is like a thoroughbred horse, strong, fast, powerful yet graceful and elegant.
Train like a warrior to be a warrior!!!!
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