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Head and shoulders: Your head is also tucked in and your shoulder raised slightly to protect what I affectionately call the “knockout band”—the six-inch parallel line that runs around the front of the head from the nose to the chin (see Fig. ssss1). Boxing trainers direct their fighters to hit this area to knock their opponents out. Tucking your head and raising your shoulder hides and protects this imaginary line.

It takes only a few minutes of dedicated practice to become proficient in this basic stance. Next, you need to learn how to move using this stance to be effective.

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Balance and Footwork

The most efficient way to move when responding to an assault or attack is to take a series of short six-inch steps. First, move the foot closest to where you want to go six inches in that direction (starting with your right foot when moving toward the right, etc.). Then move your other foot in the same direction—again with a short six-inch step. Repeat these moves—first the lead foot, then the trailing foot—until you get to where you want to go. For example, if you want to move to the left, you should first move your left foot six inches to the left, then move your right foot six inches to the left—before moving your left foot another six inches, and so on (see Figs. ssss1).