ring generalship

[Yuzo]

say you and i are boxing. i take one step in. to take away my step in, you take one step back, thereby restoring the distance between us. but when i take more than one step in, and you only take one step back, the distance between us is severed, and by that, i am on your chest.

by step, what i really mean, is step and drag.

to step and drag forward, take one step forward with your front foot and press down, then drag up your back foot.



to step and drag backward, take one step backward with your back foot and press down, then drag up your front foot.



your step and drag can be used to chop up the path to you into small stop and go sections as they are forced to constantly set and then reset again as you pull them into you bit by bit with every step and drag. whereas use of continuous movement will pull them into you continuously.

the step and drag can be used to constantly pause those who will only box you from a middling distance. but for those who will not, those who will try to get on your chest by any means, you will need a different kind of movement entirely.

[Yuzo]

for those who move to you continuously, you will need to use continuous movement, as only continuous movement can counteract continuous movement to restore the distance between the two of you.

because the ring is a square, backing up straight, in any direction, will quickly put a stop to your movement, as backing up straight will ultimately cause your back to hit the ropes or you to be stuck in a corner. and so, because the ring is a square, the only means of moving in a continuous and uninterrupted way within it, is to move circularly just as a compass moves around its pivot point.



by moving circularly you can move continuously.



the only way to put a stop to your movement is to cut off your path.



with your path cut off your movement will shortly come to its end. you will need to know a few tricks.

[Yuzo]

whenever your path is cut off in one direction a new one will always open in the other direction. this will occur because to cut off your path, they have to over apply coverage into its projected direction, completely exposing the rest of the ring. therefore, to take advantage of this necessary drawback, you will need a stance that is specialized to execute sudden changes of direction and speed.

to move effortlessly in any direction point your hip sideways.



your body and your feet will turn sideways to permit you to quickly change directions by using your heel or your toes to determine which way you go.



heel.



toes.



going in any direction, heel or toes, you can speed up from a smooth walk, to a quick jog, or, burst into a skip. the skip is the fastest way to move in the ring. to skip, bring back your hips to three quarter, and push off of both feet in the direction you want to go.



you can use your skip to go in any direction.



as you move circularly on a curved path around the ring, you may change directions as necessary, or speed up from a walk, to a jog, or, burst into a skip. mix up your movement.



when preformed creatively and dynamically you will achieve total freedom of movement.

[Yuzo]

as you are moving around, riding along on curved pathways spread out invisibly under your feet all over the ring, your curved path may start to gradually flatten out. you will know your path has flattened out when you stop curving smoothly around corners and start to crudely bracket into corners. this can occur because the shape of your path can warp as you are moving along the ropes. the ropes can flatten out your body and your path and then deposit you into corners. heres how to reset your hips and restore your path.

press down on your front foot and twist, and, in the same motion, swing over your back foot.



this will reset your hips and tighten up the shape of your path into a sharper curve.



your hips will reset and restore your path from flattened out back to curved preventing the ropes from steering you into corners.



always monitor and edit the shape of your path accordingly as you are moving around.

[Yuzo]

here is a space creating tool. as you are moving around, press down on your back foot, making your back leg into a hinge, and swing back your front foot behind your back foot. this will switch you into a southpaw stance. in a southpaw stance, skip diagonally and elongate the shape of your path.



with the shape of your path elongated the gap between the two of you will start to stretch out as you skip.



this will grant you extra space quickly. now reset your hips and return back to a curved path.

[Yuzo]

movement creates gravity. you can use your movement to tow his feet all over the ring or stay his feet to a grinding halt.

when your feet are in motion you put his feet in motion.



in the same way, when you set your feet, you set his feet.



set his feet. pull his feet.



as you are moving around, your movement is constantly creating gravitation, and by that, you can harness your own gravity to repel or pull a man into your schemes.

[Yuzo]

when you pull a man all around the ring he is forced put to his feet in motion and give chase. when you set a man down where you want in the ring he is granted by you the opportunity to finally set his feet and punch.

in other words you can use your movement, and the gravity created by it, to know when and where in the ring you want a punch to be thrown at you. knowing this you can ready a counter in advance, or, simply step back and create more pull.

to step back press down and push off on your front foot.



your step back is essentially your eject button. when you want to create space your step back can quickly jettison you out of punching range.

one step in can be removed by one step back. however, more than one step in, and only one step back, simply puts a man on your chest. step back too many times and you ultimately just back up into the ropes or into a corner. heres how to add on to your step back.

press down and push off on your front foot and step back, and, add on a skip.



this will bring you out of punching range and then return you back on to a curved path.



alternatively, you can step back, and, add on a walk.



use your movement to repeatedly set a man down and your step back to repeatedly pull a man back out.

[dookus]

Great thread, thanks!

[Oiky]

Good effort yuzo

Enjoy your breakdowns

[Yuzo]

on the end of your fully extended jab, press down on your front foot, and in the same motion, swing over your back foot.



when you jab in this manner you are constantly moving off center.



this will carry you naturally away from the hook.



however, in the same way, this will carry you naturally to the right hand.



you can naturally take away the hook by constantly moving off center but only by constantly moving to the right hand.



thus, when you jab in this manner, the right hand becomes your key concern. in other words, you must constantly monitor and adjust your jab spacing specifically in connection with the right hand. you want to jab from just beyond the reach of a fully extended right hand.



what you are trying to do is gain access to a region of space where you are simultaneously both off center and just out of reach thereby taking away both the hook and the right hand. when you get overextended, you can fix this by pressing down and pushing off on your front foot into your step back.



your step back will eject you back out of punching range and repair any of your spacing errors.



when you jab in this manner, you can naturally take away the hook by moving constantly off center, and take away the right hand by factoring in your jab spacing considerations, but most of all, you are ultimately trying to gain access to the only region of space in a boxing ring where you will enter into what is basically an unhittable state.