A month ago I was talking about footwork you can go back and read about that. I’ll tell you step by step how to do this footwork. Too bad we don’t really have a good picture or VDO clip to show you yet. But I’ll try to explain it in very details.
Kao Plien Liem or the Alternating Stance Footwork is a walking technique in Muay Thai that reverses the position of the feet and of the body. You can walk with this move forwards and backwards. This action will help you be ready to bring and use any of your weapons to attack your opponent.
Here’s how to do it:
Forward: step forwards with your right foot then step forward with your left. Note that you’re right handed and your right foot is at rear at your stance. So if you’re left-handed, your left foot will be at rear at boxing stance, and then you will have to start with your left foot.
Backward: step backwards with your left foot and then step backwards with your right. Again, if you’re right handed, your left foot will be at front which will allow you to step backward with that foot. But if you’re left-handed, your right foot will be at front, so you will have to start stepping back with your right foot instead.
It really is simple to do. However, this method is really a good thing to know how it will effectively get you ready to bring out your weapons on both left and right sides of your body.