The Boxing Bridge In CMA

[sanjuro_ronin]

So then why is footwork so different? Shaolin footwork is nothing like modern sport fight footwork. I understand how fencing influenced the "dominate side" stance in CMA. And some of the static stances are similar, but just the idea of staying on the balls of your feet, for example, is completly incorrect within the framework of Shaolin stepping.

Foot work isn't just about power generation and evasion, its about footing also, and the footing in modern day boxing is not an issue compared to the "streets" of China 300 years ago.