The Floating Box
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Once the Basic Box has been understood & mastered, a student becomes aware of certain areas near the corners of their Box which seem to be more difficult to cover. These are known as the Areas Of Doubt and can initially be a source of concern. However the Basic Box is not a static construct and is capable of adapting or 'floating' to cover these areas.
As shown in the diagram, once the Roof of the Box has been floated to either the right or left, the corner is now well within the range of a standard defence. However as this position is now less than optimal, the defence must be reinforced with either the live-hand, the secondary weapon, and/or pressure & body movement.
When a standard Box component adapts in this way, it is commonly known as a Floating component. For example a Floating Roof defence, or Floating Base defence. Although it is theoretically possible to float ALL the components of the Basic Box, in practice it is usually the Roof or the Base which adapt most.
Learn more about the other components of the Basic Box below;
- More about the roof/top of the box
- More about the left side of the box
- More about the right side of the box
- More about the base/bottom of the box
- More about the corners of the box, also known as the Areas Of Doubt
The Floating Box concept is used in conjunction with the other components and the five striking zones as part of the entire Basic Box Theory. You can read more about this in other areas of this site.
