19d • Boxing Fundamentals
🥊 FightShape Elite: Mastering the Boxing Stance (Footwork First)
Team — before we talk punches, defense, or conditioning, we build everything from the ground up. Your stance is the foundation of your entire boxing identity. Today, I want to break down the footwork portion of the stance so you understand exactly where your feet go, why they go there, and how this creates balance, power, and mobility.
1. Start Neutral — Feet Parallel
Begin by placing both feet parallel on the same plane.
This is your neutral stance — square, balanced, and centered. From here, you “open up” into your stance depending on your dominant side.
2. Opening Up Into Your Stance
- If you open and leave the left foot forward, you’re in an orthodox stance.
- If you open and leave the right foot forward, you’re in a southpaw stance.
Simple. Controlled. Intentional.
3. Exact Foot Angles (This Is Key)
Now the precision:
Orthodox
- Lead foot (left): pointing toward 1 PM
- Rear foot (right): pointing between 3 PM – 4 PM
Southpaw
- Lead foot (right): pointing toward 11 PM
- Rear foot (left): pointing between 8 PM – 9 PM
These angles keep you balanced, mobile, and ready to move in ANY direction without crossing your feet or losing posture.
4. Heel-to-Toe Alignment
Visualize a surfboard under your feet.
Your stance should feel athletic — heels light, toes alive, knees bent, and weight distributed 60–40 (60% on the back leg, 40% on the front).
That slight back-leg bias keeps you ready to spring forward, pivot, or slip without overcommitting.
5. The Stance Creates the Footwork
Your feet should:
- Keep you balanced
- Allow smooth forward/backward slides
- Let you pivot without lifting or crossing
- Support punches so your power transfers from the ground up
Every step, pivot, slip, and punch starts with the placement of your feet.
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🥊 FightShape Elite: Mastering the Boxing Stance (Footwork First)
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