The opener is very traditional in the sense that you lower yourself. It characterises most openers since it gets close to the ground to gain momentum by pushing tori against it. However, the fact that it's executed using only the glutes really recalls your simplistic style, even though I have used that opener myself in other replays.
The followup is also original since you prefer to raise both your feet rather early, keeping a beautiful flow to the movement that is generally broken by brisk spins in this kind of replay. Excellent job there.
Then comes one of my favourite parts of my replay. The first knee dismemberment is gentle and very classy since you continued your leg movement even after the short contact. Then, despite the minimal momentum you gathered deliberately earlier, you still manage to break the other leg and, better yet, your leg movement continues without slowing down your pace and flow.
You then grab uke's arm in a movement of the hand initiated even before you dismemberd both legs that makes it seem very natural and classy. It is important to note that since, by grabbing with the back of the hand, you jeopardise the maximal lengh of the movements you can do with it. A clever gesture that requires experience to produce without ruining the followup.
You proceed to kick uke in the lumbar in a discreet manner, keeping the flow and rhythm thanks to the position of your arm that doesn't interfiere with the global movement of your body, notably your chest area. The core heet that follows is incredible by it's efficiency (all in one frame) and by teh fact that you did it using the tip of your foot which shows a trace of realism, a dedication to make the replay unique even neglecting the easy way of doing things (in this case relaxing the ankle) and a very personal touch.
The decap that happens posteriorly is also very controled by the hand and foot that stay in contact with the ground to keep your body from slipping under uke and then being stuck with no elegant possibility to extract yourself from the situation. The decap itself is done with the knee which is a technical challenge considering the fact that your leg stays intact after the hit. It is best to view this action from a slightly high angle that reveals the tiny contraction of your elbow that adds to the whole impression of omnipresent detail and shows that the force didn't all come from your leg but also from uke who was being pulled against the knee.
You then let the torso drift away, without even needing to push it and tactically grab the head with the tip of your hand, this time, to prolongate your arm to the maximum. The little relaxed sequence that then happens really blends with the general movement of the moment that was triggered by the limp torso.
Then comes my other favourite part of the replay. The launch to get the skeet is fantastic, a clever use of the weight of the head to touch the grond with your feet and then propel yourself in a slightly rotating and perfect angle. On top of that, you manage to aim at the glutes with the heavy head and gather enough force to dismember one without losing the imposed speed of the replay that makes it so special.
You finally drift away, following the movement in which you were launched in, letting the viewer concentrate on the skeet and taking advantage of the default gravity to make your aerial time last enough not to stop the motion with the ground too early.
Overal spectacular work as always. Keep it up.
Last edited by Muffindo; Jan 16, 2011 at 02:21 PM.
