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Stances, footwork and falls

Boxing stance (orthodox / southpaw)

Names by art: Boxing: Orthodox / Southpaw · Kickboxing: Orthodox / Southpaw · MMA: Orthodox / Southpaw

Appears in 3 arts.

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Biomechanics: what the body does

Feet shoulder-width apart, one in front of the other and angled, knees soft, hands up by the chin. The orthodox fighter leads with the left; the southpaw leads with the right.

Appears in 3 arts

ArtName used in this art
BoxingOrthodox / Southpaw
KickboxingOrthodox / Southpaw
MMAOrthodox / Southpaw

More in this category

Front stance Horse stance Back stance Cat stance Hourglass stance (sanchin) Sliding step (front foot first) Natural walking step Following step Body evasion by turning (tai sabaki) Entering and turning (irimi / tenkan) Ginga (rocking base of capoeira) Jump-forward (balestra) Back breakfall Side breakfall Forward rolling breakfall

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (en): Boxing
  2. Wikipedia (en): Kickboxing
  3. Wikipedia (en): Mixed martial arts

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Wabukan (2026). “Boxing stance (orthodox / southpaw)”. https://wabukan.com/tecnicas/guarda-boxe (accessed 2026-10-30).

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