tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30647965.post115337370437349632..comments2023-10-12T01:45:57.171-07:00Comments on Andy's Epic Ramble: The closer, the fewer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30647965.post-1153427160983484452006-07-20T13:26:00.000-07:002006-07-20T13:26:00.000-07:00Good commentary on the class, Andy. I can add a c...Good commentary on the class, Andy. I can add a couple of hints to help you keep the right sized steps in tegatana. First, notice that with very large steps forward it is difficult to land on the ball of your front foot instead of the heel. Conversely, if you take a very large step backward you cannot keep your rear heel near the floor - it pops up. so, watch how your feet are working and if it is awkward to do a proper falling tsugiashi try shorter steps. A good trick for learning to make standard sided turning steps (move # 3) is to measure the width of your basic stance in tegatana then draw a box on the floor (or cut out a paper square) with sides the width of your stance. Then start with your toes on two adjacent corners and step around the box to the left and to the right so that after each step your toes are on adjacent corners. If this text description doesn't make sense then remind me in class next time to show you how to "walk around the box."Patrick Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.com