Originally posted by Kenpo Yahoo
How many people out there practice bobbing and weaving?
You obviously don't want to turn the fight into a kungfu movie where you are trying to block and parry all of your opponents strikes, but an understanding of such a fundamental boxing strategy would be of great use.
I teach bobbing and weaving along with footwork. If he is in a left lead, you step right, away from the power hand, vice versa for a right lead. Its not a long drawn out thing at all. Its fighting realistically for a real fight.
Anybody claiming a JKD or Jun Fan Gung-Fu background trains that way to answer directly to that question.
I prefer the right lead. Its heavily practiced in JKD and its a common stance for a BJJ fighter as well, both of which I'm experienced in. I'm going to attach a closeup pic for a common hand position for me just before the clinch. It is a little hard to see my right hand, but I'm pushing his left down while preparing to divert his right arm to cross over his left.
Note: its a way of practicing that I'm comfortable with. In a real fight what I practice will come out but in an order that is appropriate for the situation at hand.