Originally Posted by
2WC
Alright, I have a problem.
I keep having decent openers, but struggle with carrying the momentum in one direction in order to beat the hell out of uke.
I've tried manipulating the joints a bit, but it results in loss of speed, which just looks awkward.
Maybe this replay will give you a clearer picture of what im talking about
Thanks.
hi 2WC
the reason you could not carry the momentum after 350 is mostly because of a loss of balance and your awkward position
you are trying to push your body into an upright standing position so you can continue the rotation and punch with your right hand, or continue swinging the arms. however, your body makes it really difficult, because it is almost completely horizontal
since you are putting all that force on the foot, and the foot is not in a firm position on the ground, the 2 things that are more likely to happen is either 1. you dont have enough force to push your body to a vertical position, and lose all momentum from the rotation; 2. your foot slips;
in other words, you are attempting to do what is in green:
however, that puts too much force on the right leg, which does not have (alone) enough strength to put you in the desired position
the solution would be to avoid extending your right knee, because you are practically kicking the ground and throwing yourself off balance. i attached a replay where i edited it and tried to plant the foot without extending the knee. that way, the tori does not "hop" to a horizontal position. the downside is that you have to get closer to the ground, so you cannot punch uke's chest or face, if that is what you were going for.