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Originally posted by Keeper
Thanks a lot Mike
Got another question though  ....
What about stepping to A with the left foot? I inquired about that when I was being trained, but it didn't seem to be a part of the teachings. I practice that footing myself, but don't recall seeing it in any FMA. Am I making some tactical mistake by training this?
Thank you again
Keeper
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A tactical mistake? Depends on the situation.
I've seen that footwork from Dr. Gyi and I get the impression he would know if it were a tactical no-no
However, he's not doing FMA.
So, from an FMA standpoint, you have to remember that these triangles aren't isolated. They're everywhere. Where one ends, another begins. This is where the "sawtooth" type drills start coming into play.
I used the same letters that Dave used in his article on my diagram but added Q because it wasn't on the diagram from Dave's article..
One of the many possible things you can do with this would be to step forward to A with your left foot, then slide your right foot from N to Q. This might be used as a lateral evasion which, in my experience, is generally not done because it will leave you in a poor position for attacking an opponent who is standing in front of N. But it could be a desperation move. Or it could be that you've already neutralized (at least temporarily) the guy in front of N and you're heading on to his buddy or toward an exit or to grab a weapon of convenience.
Another use for that would be a run by. I actually have seen Guro Dan bring out that footwork at a seminar as part of a technique. The technique was a sword technique where you step to A with your left foot as you let your blade hit from a backhanded position, then you draw as you pivot around 360 to finish with a decap. Hope that description makes sense.
Mike