What do you think?
Rate this book
Footwork Wins Fights: The Footwork of Boxing, Kickboxing, Martial Arts & MMA
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.
*Body Mechanics
Basic and Clear Rules on how to move efficiently.
*Comprehensive List of Footwork
Beginner To AdvancedIn 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.
UPDATE April 6 2020: Pictures have been professionally enhanced for better clarity and contrast.
*Body Mechanics
Basic and Clear Rules on how to move efficiently.
*Comprehensive List of Footwork
Beginner To AdvancedIn 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.
UPDATE April 6 2020: Pictures have been professionally enhanced for better clarity and contrast.
- GenresMartial Arts
249 pages, Paperback
Published September 9, 2018
About the author
David Christian
58 books397 followersDavid Gilbert Christian is an Anglo-American historian and scholar of Russian history notable for creating and spearheading an interdisciplinary approach known as Big History. He grew up in Africa and in England, where he earned his B.A. from Oxford University, an M.A. in Russian history from the University of Western Ontario, and a Ph.D. in 19th century Russian history from Oxford University in 1974.
He began teaching the first course in 1989 which examined history from the Big Bang to the present using a multidisciplinary approach with assistance from scholars in diverse specializations from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The course frames human history in terms of cosmic, geological, and biological history. He is credited with coining the term Big History and he serves as president of the International Big History Association.
Christian's best-selling Teaching Company course entitled Big History caught the attention of philanthropist Bill Gates who is personally funding Christian's efforts to develop a program to bring the course to high school students worldwide in part via the website http://www.bighistoryproject.com
He began teaching the first course in 1989 which examined history from the Big Bang to the present using a multidisciplinary approach with assistance from scholars in diverse specializations from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The course frames human history in terms of cosmic, geological, and biological history. He is credited with coining the term Big History and he serves as president of the International Big History Association.
Christian's best-selling Teaching Company course entitled Big History caught the attention of philanthropist Bill Gates who is personally funding Christian's efforts to develop a program to bring the course to high school students worldwide in part via the website http://www.bighistoryproject.com
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
February 8, 2022
Nice and enjoyable compendium of footwork and related strategies, with minor editing errors spread through the whole text.
Strong points are (i) the initial chapters setting proper terminology and (ii) the combination of clear pictures and explanations breaking down techniques and patterns.
Strong points are (i) the initial chapters setting proper terminology and (ii) the combination of clear pictures and explanations breaking down techniques and patterns.
November 15, 2019
Very much a catalog or reference guide, but the photos are *very* good given the difficulty of the subject matter and Christian's descriptions show his deep knowledge of both the arts and the industry.
January 28, 2020
Awesome book, definitely shows great knowledge about footwork
January 31, 2023
The grammatical errors and misspelled words made it quite difficult to read this book.
May 27, 2021
I've rarely seen a book that tries to do what this book does. The closest your typical martial arts book gets to this is to show a picture demonstrating each type of stance with a description of the weight distribution. The author does a great job of describing how various fighters approach the offensive and defensive aspects of footwork, with pros and cons given. I felt that the ratio of information value to page count was high, much more so than the typical martial arts book.
My only criticisms are 1) the book could use better proofreading and 2) in some cases it was difficult to understand how the author transitioned from one picture to another. It may not be possible in a book to address my second criticism.
Some other books that do discuss footwork are Fighting Karate and More Fighting Karate by Ashihara, and Sabaki Method by Ninomiya.
My only criticisms are 1) the book could use better proofreading and 2) in some cases it was difficult to understand how the author transitioned from one picture to another. It may not be possible in a book to address my second criticism.
Some other books that do discuss footwork are Fighting Karate and More Fighting Karate by Ashihara, and Sabaki Method by Ninomiya.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews