A. Single Step (one leg moves)
1. Lead Foot Step Forward (Lead Step)
This is generally used to allow you to attack with a punch then quickly retreat out of range. The front foot steps forward as the strike (usually a jab) is thrown but the back foot does not move. At the extension of the punch, quickly push off the front foot moving back to your stance.
Example
Can also be used as a fake to judge an opponents reaction, throw off tempo or as part of a drawing attack.
2. Lead Foot Steps Back
There are a few variation.
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The front foot slides back just past the back foot, then returns forward - Your upper body does not switch leads. Is generally used to evade low kick or stick/manchette strikes to your front leg. *
example 2)
Step diagonally back - Most often used along with a lean to evade strikes to the head. Can also be used with a hang overhand punch. *
example *
example Can also be used to evade low kicks. *
example 3)
Floating Leg (Lutang) - From Kalis Ilustrisimo, the movement allows you to quickly move your lead leg out of the way of an attack without stepping back. It's also a deceptive movement which can throw off your opponent. As a strike approaches, either slide or swing your lead leg directly behind you and then forward again.
Example4. Rear Foot Step Back (Rear Step)1)
Step Back - Generally used defensively to get out of range of your opponents upper body attack, then quickly move back in range for a counter (see Snap Back/Rock Back under Defensive Tools)
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Step Diagonally Back - Most often used with a lean to evade strikes to the head. Can also be used with a hang overhand punch. *
example
B. Multiple Steps (both legs move)
1. Basic Footwork
Step first with the foot which is closest to the direction you are heading, then the other foot follows returning you to your stance.
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Forward - Front foot steps, then the back foot follows.
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Backward - Back foot steps, then the front foot follows.
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Left - Left foot steps, then right foot (moving directly sideways).
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Left Curving - Left foot steps then slightly pivots as you step with the right (so that you are again facing your opponent).
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Right - Right foot steps, then the left (moving directly sideways).
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Right Curving - Right foot steps then slightly pivots as you step with the left (so that you are again facing your opponent).
There are essentially two versions of the Basic Footwork. The
Step and Slide and the
Push Step.
a) Step and Slide (Step & Step) The Step and Slide is the slower, more plodding version where you are essentially picking up the first foot, moving it in the direction you want to go as you shift your weight into that foot to move your body. The second foot then either slides or steps, returning you to your original stance.
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Step and slide technique example
b) Push Step With the Push Step (push shuffle) instead of just transferring weight to move you in the direction you want to go, you quicken the motion by pushing with the opposite foot. If you are moving forward you push off the floor with the back foot. If moving backwards, you would push off the floor with the front foot. Moving to the right, the left foot pushes. Moving to the left, the right foot pushes. Many JKD instructors teach that when moving forward you land on the heel of the front foot. I generally don't do this.
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Example
2. Slide Step
Used to quickly cover more distance than what can be done with the basic footwork.
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Forward - Back foot moves first, then the front. Can be a small step (back foot takes a small step forward) or a larger step (back foot slides up just behind or to the side of the front foot).
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Backward - Front foot moves first, then the back. As with the forward side step, this can be a small or large step.
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Slide step technique example
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Angled - My first exposure to the use of the angled slide step is with the unique footwork of Dominick Cruz. Generally used to get an angle for a strike or to setup a strike through misdirection. He generally incorporates a long bob like motion while slide stepping.
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Cruz Slide Steps With Bob (Bump) Sideways-To Deliver Front Leg Kicks - The slide step is the primary method of delivery front leg kicks when an opponent is at long range. When used in this context it could be considered a single step move.
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Slide Step To Lead Front Kick
3. Shifting/Step UpShifting is when the back foot steps forward beyond what was previously the front foot, causing you to change your stance. A punch may be thrown before, during or immediately following the step. In someways this could be considered a variation of a slide step.
5. Front Foot Step then Pivot (Curve Step, Circling)
Stepping to the side (or diagonally) with the front foot followed by a pivot on the front foot to bring you back to your stance. Generally used to get a slight angle on your opponent.
6. Back Foot Step then Reface (Curve Step)
Rear foot steps then take a small step with the front foot to bring you back to your stance and reface your opponent.
-To Lead Side *Example *Example Could also be thought of as pivoting on the front foot toward your lead side (Trevor Wittman refers to this as a
Hip Carry or
Karaoke Step)
-To Rear Side *
Example (Trevor Wittman refers to this as a Step Over)
7. Switch Step
Used to switch from a left lead to a right lead (or vice versa). For lower body strikes, it is generally used to get more power for lead leg knees or kicks. Also used defensively when opponent tries to kick the inside of your lead leg. You can switch step to make him miss then would generally come back with a round kick. More advance uses of the switch step can be seen with fighters such as Dominick Cruz and T.J. Dillashaw, both of whom use the step as part of pattern of confusing footwork to create angles of opportunity.
8. Stutter Step
Shift your weight forward onto the front foot then. Bring your back foot up a short distance and just before it touches the ground, you step forward with the front foot. While the front foot is in the air, the back foot has touched the ground and is pushing off. This technique is most often followed up with a rear leg round kick. It is used to move you into the proper distance to throw the kick or, due to it's choppy broken rhythm motion, to throw off an opponents defense. It is also a way of increasing the kicks power. The superman/cobra punch uses an exaggerated version of the stutter step.
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technique example
9. Gazelle Step
See separate page
here
10. L Step
11. Tyson/D'Amato Step
See separate page
here12. Hop Hopping forward on the supporting foot to deliver a kick with the lead leg.
Footwork Drills (Work in Process)
Reverse L Drill -Single Step - Step and Slide (Forward, Backward, Lead Side, Rear Side)
Single Step Drill (Front foot steps forward then back to stance. Back foot steps backward then back to stance)
Step and Slide to Shifting - Step and slide twice, then shift. Reach the end of the room then go back wards.
Ipsilateral Punching Line Drill - Jab (or lead hook), cross using ipsilateral footwork forward. Reach end of room then go backwards.
Contralateral Punching Line Drill - Jab (or lead hook), cross using contralateral footwork forward. Reach end of room then go backwards.
Ipsilateral Punching Forward, Contralateral Backward Line Drill
Double Jab Line Drill
Double Jab, Cross Line Drill
Jab. Double Jab. Double Jab, Cross. Anchor Step. Jab, Cross
Back Em Up Drill -(1) Jab, Jab, Cross. (2) Jab, Hook, Cross. (3) Lead Hook (back foot slides up), Jab, Cross. (Prefer replacing the lead hook with a jab.)
Back You Up Drill - (1) Jab (back foot steps back), Jab (front foot steps back), Cross (back foot steps back and pivots). (2) Jab (back foot steps back), Hook (front foot steps back), Cross (back foot steps back and pivots) (3) Hook (back foot steps back), Jab (front foot steps back), Cross (back foot steps back and pivots)
Ipsilateral Line Drill With Slips - *Forward - Hook, Cross, Slip Toward Rear Side (front foot steps), Slip Toward Lead Side (rear foot steps), Hook, Cross. 
