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Iain Abernethy
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Footwork Drill to Create Angles (video)

A good drill on sidestepping to gain angles when fighting (a fighting “kata” if you will :-). Boxing footwork has had a huge influence on modern karate, and with good reason. The traditional methods of the kata are perfect for close-range civilian self-protection, but if we also wish to include a fighting component to what we do then we need to have the footwork skills for closing distance and negotiating a back and forth extended exchange. Personally footwork is one of those skills that I love to train because my body likes the “feel” of it.

All the best,

Iain

Dillon
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I came to kyokushin shortly after beginning boxing, and trained the two side by side for a year or so. My training group makes a fair bit of use of drills like this in our "fighting" context, and we play with what crossover there is between skills developed for "fighting" and self-protection. Tons of fun :)

karate10
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Excellent video Iain and thanks for sharing...In my Kyokushin Karate dojo for pre-conditioning before class begins, I practice the tai sabaki, side to side steps, V step, X steps, C steps and even circular steps not only for warm ups but to move gracefully with the body loose and relax. Definetely comes in handy for self protection big time.

Jerry

Dillon
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I'm also in the kyokushin family, and do the same. It's a really good way to loosen up before training.