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Kickboxing Stance Basics

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Video: The Perfect Kickboxing Stance l Kickboxing For Beginners by FightCamp. Not affiliated with MatRecap; their version may differ from this drill.

Technique recap

A kickboxing stance is slightly narrower and more square than boxing, so you can kick and check kicks. Weight balanced, hands high.

3 key details

  • Feet shoulder-width, slightly bladed.
  • Hands high at the temples.
  • Weight on the balls of the feet.

Your 10-minute home drill

  1. 2:00Stance check in mirror
  2. 3:00Step-drag in all directions
  3. 2:00Check-lift from stance
  4. 2:00Stance with jab
  5. 1:00Stretch
Safety

Knees soft.

Instructor disclaimer

Follow your instructor's version. Schools and styles teach this technique differently. This page is general education, not a substitute for qualified instruction.

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