We spend a sizeable amount of time teaching footwork.  It’s a big chunk of the curriculum for our novice students.  Nevertheless, as soon as they strap on sparring gear, about half of them forget that footwork completely.  The other half does the bounce demonstrated in this article.

“How do you build your endurance for sparring?” they ask. My answer is always the same.  “Start by walking the way you learned on your first day here.”