Martial Arts Best For Distance And Footwork?

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Curious to see what others opinion on this is as I'm not sure what martial art to compliment muay thai with as traditionally stood very forward and not the best at evasive and distance keeping

Any suggestions?
 
Boxing or Karate (in and out distancing)
 
Fencing and karate. Once you got the distance and movement down, boxing.
 
More specifically JKA Shotokan. Some Karate styles teach you certain aspects better than other styles within Karate & vice versa.

As far as distancing goes - JKA shotokan does the best job of teaching you distance control - within kicking/punching range.

There are other styles out there that I feel teach you good footwork & distance control besides boxing - like Yiquan.

Boxing always makes a great supplement to Karate though. Might be to much in the plate if you already do MT though.
 
I don't care what anyone says, point Karate shotokan guys are impossible to close the distance on if they have enough room to work.
 
It's a myth that Muay Thai is all about standing infront of each other and taking shots.

Watch technical fighters like Saenchai and Samart for ideas about evasiveness and distance control.

I don't see why you cannot learn these concepts in your MT class unless your trainers are very strict.
 
CoolKnees said:
It's a myth that Muay Thai is all about standing infront of each other and taking shots.

Watch technical fighters like Saenchai and Samart for ideas about evasiveness and distance control.

I don't see why you cannot learn these concepts in your MT class unless your trainers are very strict.
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The myth still lives on, even the Nak Muay that seem to be trading blows use subtle movement to take less damage or restrict the weapons or movement of their opposition.
 
Azam said:
More specifically JKA Shotokan. Some Karate styles teach you certain aspects better than other styles within Karate & vice versa.

As far as distancing goes - JKA shotokan does the best job of teaching you distance control - within kicking/punching range.

There are other styles out there that I feel teach you good footwork & distance control besides boxing - like Yiquan.

Boxing always makes a great supplement to Karate though. Might be to much in the plate if you already do MT though.
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I'd favour boxing and karate over boxing/karate and muay thai any day. Boxing + San Shou with karate/fencing footwork ftw.
 
Boxing or Shotokan karate. Although the benefits of karate can be found without joining a dojo if you don't have the time/money. Find any video that shows them marching up and down in straight lines practicing technique and adopt it for yourself. To practice a straight punch or a block/parry, a karateka will first practice it stepping forward 10+ times but then they'll practice the same technique walking backwards. One of the benefits of this is that you get comfortable with a technique while moving away from the opponent. Or 5 step sparring:



That's just an example - the important part being the constant movement and response to an attacking opponent and then switching to being the attacker. You'll get a feel for your defensive and offensive distancing and movement. You can then make your own drills more complicated - instead of stepping backwards, step off center. Instead of stepping forward with the same technique repeatedly, change techniques. Instead of stepping past your leg, use your base stance to glide backwards or off center.
 
JackTKB said:
Curious to see what others opinion on this is as I'm not sure what martial art to compliment muay thai with as traditionally stood very forward and not the best at evasive and distance keeping

Any suggestions?
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I'd recommend boxing. It really depends on what you're trying to accomplish too though. I like footwork in MMA specifically. Fighters like Dominick Cruz have already filtered out certain footwork from different arts to use for MMA. He's able optimize some of the best ways to create distance for takedown and defensive awareness. A lot of his footwork does come from boxing.

you can check out my previous write up for gif examples of his footwork and craft if you want some examples of distancing.
https://strikingthoughtssite.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/how-dominick-cruz-fights-breakdown-part-2/
(This piece was one of my most visited articles from readers/practitioners wanting to learn more about footwork). Hope this was helpful.

Same with Muay thai. There are useful footwork maneuvers you can use too but I wont get into it unless you want more info.
 
strike thought said:
I'd recommend boxing. It really depends on what you're trying to accomplish too though. I like footwork in MMA specifically. Fighters like Dominick Cruz have already filtered out certain footwork from different arts to use for MMA. He's able optimize some of the best ways to create distance for takedown and defensive awareness. A lot of his footwork does come from boxing.

you can check out my previous write up for gif examples of his footwork and craft if you want some examples of distancing.
https://strikingthoughtssite.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/how-dominick-cruz-fights-breakdown-part-2/
(This piece was one of my most visited articles from readers/practitioners wanting to learn more about footwork). Hope this was helpful.

Same with Muay thai. There are useful footwork maneuvers you can use too but I wont get into it unless you want more info.
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Great article. I will definately read the rest of your posts on your site.
 
learn2strike16 said:
Great article. I will definately read the rest of your posts on your site.
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Thanks for checking it out. Once and a while my work gets featured on The MMA community.com so people are more familiar with me there than here.

Btw, if you like the piece on Dominick Cruz's style, you might like the analysis I did on his fight with T.J. It was such an interesting fight to write about because those guys really spark creativity in the cage.

I covered details on some of his signature moves like this one. Hope you enjoy it my man.

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strike thought said:
Thanks for checking it out. Once and a while my work gets featured on The MMA community.com so people are more familiar with me there than here.

Btw, if you like the piece on Dominick Cruz's style, you might like the analysis I did on his fight with T.J. It was such an interesting fight to write about because those guys really spark creativity in the cage.

I covered details on some of his signature moves like this one. Hope you enjoy it my man.

cruz-quarter-circle-evade-counter.gif
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Yesterday I binge read like 4-5 of your articles lol. Great work look forward more articles
 
If trained properly, any point fighting Karate style. TKD is really only fighting at distance, not in and out/evasive. You can of course excel in that anyway by way of pure genetics, but Karate point fighting rules emphasise it more than others.​

I think the distance style or in and out/evasive is the most favourable one to possess in real life confrontations.
 
best for what. tkd has the best footwork for tkd. boxing has the best footwork for boxing. point karate fighter has the best footwork for point karate. So.. best for what?
 
muay thai.

No better keeper of distance then the rear teep.
 
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