10 Advanced Footwork Movements for MMA

Hey guys, Shane here with 10 MMA footwork movements taken from different martial arts styles including Karate, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, and Boxing. Balance is key, so make sure your weight is evenly distributed between both legs; keep your shoulders level; and practice these movements daily in your shadowboxing!

I am beyond excited for this training vacation at Evolve MMA in Singapore, and hope to see you there! If you've been wanting to train at a legit' fight camp in Asia, this is the one to go to. I trained with Petchboonchu, Kru Rong, Orono, Bruno Pucci, and more world-class trainers earlier this year at Evolve, and had such an incredible experience. Everyone is so friendly, making you feel welcome and comfortable, and their knowledge & instruction is of the highest quality. See you in August?

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[tigger]

You helped me deal with my bullies back in high school, Shane.

[orderofscribes]

As a southpaw I started using the diamond step on instinct since I wanted to find a way to move out of my opponents power arm while still being in position to throw mine and circle out of my oponent's center line. Still one of my favorite kinds of footwork

[TNeil]

i remember when im doing home workout 2 years ago because i have a bully.. Because of this guy i learn about fighting and to defend myself, but nowadays i stop workingout because i dont have a bully no more.. Huge thanks to this guy, You will always be the best youtuber i know! Btw can u please back the series of (Flying Knee vs Watermelon) stuff like that. My english is bad but i hope you understand it! LOVE FROM THE PHILIPPINES!

[brickkid]

OKURI ASHI footwork makes Shane looks godly

[Taylorgreenbjj]

I’ve been watching you for many years Shane. I finally swallowed my pride and joined an MMA group with a very skilled MMA fighter as my coach. He sent me a link to this video with the words “study this.” I find it absolutely awesome knowing a going pro MMA fighter recommended studying the video of a man I’ve been following since the beginning… much love, and keep posting vids! (I know this one is old but it’s gold. Maybe a good video on specific partnered and solo drills to practice movements such as these?)

[wcropp]

A lot of these techniques are the same as, or similar to, techniques used in Filipino Kali and European fencing (historical and Olympic style). He also mentioned kendo in the beginning. You sometimes hear boxing referred to as "fencing with the fists, " but it's interesting to actually see all the parallels and universal concepts, with and without weapons involved. Great video.

[ElementBendiing]

1) 0:26 Okuri Ashi

2) 0:48 Pendulum Step

3) 1:08 Back Pedal

4) 1:29 Diamond Step

5) 2:03 90 degree pivot

6) 2:19 180 degree pivot

7) 2:44 drop-step

8) 3:03 drop-step double

9) 3:15 walking

10) 3:38 thai hop

[raydarl]

shane is such a great educator of this particular field or subject...looking forward for more :-)

[kaneenak]

Ha, I've been using the diamond step for ages without even resling it was a thing 😂😂

[TheGodTell]

Diamond step, followed by a shuffle jab is my favorite. Could go either striking or a set up for takedown

[SaFeXxRandomxX]

The diamond step is KING. It has saved my face sooo many times in both sparring and competition. A must have.

[sergiobatista]

Excelente tecnics!! Even I learned two or three techniques here... And I thought I knew it all, with my 20 years of studying, practicing and developing martial arts and combat systems in general. This video is better than 99, 9% of internet videos for anyone who wants to become a good fighter, or even exllent level fighter.

[rayamersonribeiromota]

Hiii ! I'm from Brazil, I'm learning a lot with you. Thank you so much !

[dylanostapyk]

Thanks for all the years of fight tips man! I watch everyday and practice every night!

[franklasota]

I’m graduated now but my freshman year I had a kid who wanted to fight so I remember staying up watching Shane and ended up winning the fight with nothing in the video. Everything I watched flew out my head and that’s when I knew I wanted to start training

[LightPresident]

I don't write this often, but that's one of the f*** best videos on youtube.

[ruviktwoface]

Its so cool how you move so fluently! Its like your a video game character from Tekken or something 😊

[skipx]

Great footwork Shane! Your roundhouse and sidekick executed with really beautiful form, speed, precision !

[grailknight]

Another good footwork that i used in sparring is the passing step! Similair to the walking but insteadof just doing it like walking down the street you throw your rear leg in front of you while at the same time throwing a cross! So when to use it i would suggest you stay out of distance and threat them with weak jabs, and try to make em come forward while they try to time your slow jab but stay in a distance where they need to step into hit you, so once they step in you launch that passing step with a cross! It has so much power....ive hit my sparring partner a lil bit and it staggered him... if done right its supposed to be were they think you cant reach em but timing that foot with the cross will cover so much distance that he wont expect that at all he will run in to your punch.

[liamwhiteley]

best channel on youtube shane great work