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The first comprehensive book on footwork in martial arts covers everything you need to know to take your training to the next level. Footwork Wins Fights goes into great detail on everything you need to know about footwork, from: *Body Mechanics Basic and Clear Rules on how to move efficiently. *Comprehensive List of Footwork - Beginner To Advanced In depth explanations from the very basics all the way to the advanced footwork of great masters like Dominick Cruz, Willie Pep and Mike Tyson. *Superior Positions Learn which positions leave you least vulnerable and most likely to land strikes and secure takedowns. *Techniques And Strategies There are a vast array of different strategies that can be employed in footwork; from the mobility biased styles of fighters like Muhammad Ali and Dominick Cruz to patient minimalists like Joe Louis. *Footwork Patterns to Attain Superior Positions Every exchange of blows has an Entry and an Exit, with potential Adjustments happening in between. True pros know how to best use these principles to get the best out of every exchange. With over 23,000 words and 300 pictures, each technique is laid out in a clear, concise, easy to understand manner. Learn the most basic and proven footwork patterns like the Inside Angle Jab all the way to the most advanced preparations like the Shifting V Step.… (more)
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The firrst comprehensive book on footwork in marital arts
Bodiy mechanics-Basic and clear rules on how to move efficiently.
Comprehensive list of footwork-Beginner to advanced-In depth explanations from the very basics all the way to the advanced footwork of great masters like Dominick Cruz, Willie Pep and Mike Tyson.
Superior positions-Learn which positions leave you least vulnerable and most likely to land strikes and secure takedowns.
Techniques and strategies-Thre are a vast array of different strategies that can be employed in footwork; from the mobiity biased styles of fighters like Muhammad Ali and Dominick Cruz to patient minimalists like Joe Louis.
Footwork patterns to attain superior positions-Every exchange of blows has an entry and an exit, with potential adjustments happening in between. True pros know how to best use these principles to get the best out of every exchange. With over 23,000 words and 300 pictures, each technique is laid out in a clear concise, easy to understand manner. Learn the most basic and proven footwork patterns like the inside angle jab all the way to the most advanced preparations like the shifting V step.
Contents
How to use this book.
Chapter 1 Fundamentals of movement
Chapter 2 Footwork techniques
Chapter 3 Strategy
Chapter 4 Superior positions
Chapter 5 Basic & advanced footwork sequences