Any good drills for short muay thai fighters to fight off angles?

[MMouse]

Being 5'2'', I'm finding it difficult to fight off angles. I'm not sure whether I should stay in front of my opponent and angle off from one of his weapons and attack from there, or should I just be constantly moving and attack?

Any advice w/ pads or heavy bag or sparring partner would be great. If anyone can even link short muay thai fighters notable for fighting off angles/ in an out. Definately would like to see that as well.

 

[ericj7590]

Dude hang upside down 10 minutes a night. Also try attaching all your limbs to a stretching device and see if that works.

 

[Pathogenic]

Dude hang upside down 10 minutes a night. Also try attaching all your limbs to a stretching device and see if that works.

As someone who is relatively short (5'8"), I laughed hysterically at this.

 

[MMouse]

lol come on guys

 

[MisterT]

Try working some boxing drills with a slip line.

Also, practice slipping side to side and punching off of it. So as you're moving your head back to the center line after slipping to the right, throw a right hand, or as you're moving back to the center after slipping to teh left, throw a jab or a hook.

Another drill that my coach makes us do is, he'll throw the jab at me and he'll have me slip the punch and counter. After doing this for a couple of rounds, he'll have me slip, circle off to one side, and then counter. Its a great drill for getting your footwork down and gives you a good understanding on how angles work.

Slipping punches and working angles takes a while to learn. I remember that I had problems with it too when I first started. Just practice, work on the drills, and eventually you'll get more comfortable with it.