in this video I'll be taking you through some of the best footwork tips tricks and exercises to level up your game I started boxing at the age of 7 years old I'm now 23 and i' would love to share with you some of the methods and drills that help me improve my footwork over the years and helps me to this day if anything you see in this video helps you learn or develop your boxing footwork please do me a favor show some support like And subscribe to the channel and I promise to keep you guys updated with the best tips and tricks around without any more waiting let's get into this compilation video I hope you enjoy here are the most effective footwork techniques in boxing the check Hook is a great way to change angle and counter the aggressive opponent hook and step your lead foot laterally use kick steps to move around a static opponent I recommend using a combination to disguise the movement slip then Kick The Stance to the side the vstep is a sneaky way to switch stance only use this if you can box from both stances the pivot can be used offensively and defensively it allows you to disengage with your opponent at an angle and also set up your own attacks one of Mike Tyson's most notorious moves is the shift step this an explosive way to turn on your opponent that they won't expect here's a footwork drill to help you develop the pivot place an object down to use as a guide for your foot placement with the lead foot step close and to the side of the object pivoting 90° to face the target add two punches either side of the pivot to install quick counters when taking an angle steady stay balanced start making the movement fluid meaning there's less time freezing after doing the movement or before doing the movement remove the object and shadow box freely with the pivot it's yours now watch this to learn how to condition your footwork invest 30 minutes a day to footwork drills this will improve foot speed coordination and stability spend at least 20 minutes a day skipping up the intensity develop your Fitness and your foot conditioning practice Shadow Boxing with constant movement constantly move off your last shot living to the name of the game Hit and don't get hit here are six effective footwork draws for amateur Fighters number one is the double pivot step forward repeat number two is the check Hook from both sides number three is the pendulum jab out one two number four is the pendulum lateral jab number five is forward moving slip gallops number six is four punches eight steps go forward and go back tips for an on your toes amateur style picture the floor as being hot this will help you control the range better if you can move your feet forward backwards and laterally you're in control of where the fight goes very small bounces not giant bounces imagine the floor to be hot and you have to keep the feet moving here I'm in a position where I'm ready to go back ready to go forward ready to go to the side ready to go to the other side it will also help you become more unpredictable and have better defensive awareness DRS for changing angles use the bull versus Matador to turn your opponent the slip roll shift is a great way to get a sneaky angle use the high guard to lateral lunge for an unexpected angle drill pendulum steps to perform it in the ring people ask why practice check hooks so you can turn your opponent off the ropes what's the point in practicing bounce steps so you can bounce in and out of range why practice pivots it's so you can change the angle on an opponent if you're an amateur try these footwork drills the L step is great for repositioning and directional movement pivot to take angles and avoid attacks faint steps are used to throw the opponent off your timing and set up attacks bounce steps are used to move the feet swiftly and in a rhythm line up three objects three feet apart from each other leaving enough room to move front behind and to the sides of it in your boxing footwork move through and around these objects in the figure of eight once comfortable practice changing Roots spontaneously to test your footwork walk the plank in your boxing stance keep them off with the jab go over the border with your attacks walk them down with your head movement here are some footwork tips for amateur boxers use the balls of your feet to bounce in and out of range keep the feet apart to maintain balance as you move come out of range with the retraction of your last punch to avoid counters here are some footwork techniques amateurs should avoid the square stance can be beneficial but makes you a bigger Target having the feet too far apart can make you slow having the feet two side on lacks lateral balance like you're on a tight rope when the feet are too close together you haven't got a strong stance Galloping can often be beneficial but don't get caught with your feet together having too much weight on the front foot gives you less reaction room and more likely to get hit here's one of my favorite ways to improve boxing footwork use guides to surround the bag with objects you can move in and out of attack from an area then reposition instantly don't freeze make the movement natural try three rounds with and then three rounds without learn this effective angle change practice bouncing in a rhythm use drop steps to drop in drop out pivot to change direction switch cut to change angle here's some ladder draws that all athletes need lateral in and outs improves lateral movement speed speed and coordination side steps improves coordination and Rapid Direction change two in two out improves foot speed and step accuracy use cones to practice going in and out of range set up a triangle with objects to practice your pivots and angle changes set up three in a row to practice your lateral in and outs thanks for watching please drop a like And subscribe if this helped