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Old 05-06-2001, 06:12 AM   #2
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1. ask the instructors in private...probably has to do with uke's reach, attack speed, attack stance, or nage's desire to shield his body with his advancing leg
2. if you advance on the lead/front knee to an attack going from gyaku to ai hamni, you will need to take a cross step with the back leg, then tenkan.
3.yes, you are a wuss. just kidding. are you using a light karate gi vs others in a judo/aikido gi with padded knees? are you remembering to move the back leg as you move the front, so your feet stay together and your weight over them? sometimes folks leave the back leg behind, and their weight gets off center, makes it hard to keep their balace, especially with uke attached, and can put undue weight directly on the front knee.
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