I Know I Should Step to My Left but I Cannot Do It Under Pressure

01 · The Situation

Every coach says step to your left against a southpaw. I know it. In the gym when we go slow I do it. When they are actually coming at me, my feet forget completely.

02 · Your Turn

In the gym with no partner, practise stepping to your left one hundred times. Not in combination with anything — just the step itself. The weight shift, the foot placement. Make it happen so many times it becomes a reflex. Come back when you have done the hundred steps.

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