He told me not to raise up my right foot (just before attacking) in order to consciously do fumi-komi. Instead, I should just do regular Suri-ashi and reach out far.
He showed me that when I consciously raise my right foot up in order to do fumi-komi, my right foot stops in the middle of the attack, thus only my upper body pushes forward but not my lower body. It also shortens my attacking distance.
However, when I just reach out my right foot as if I'm doing a regular (but longer) Suri-ashi, it reached out much further. The stomping of the foot should then naturally occur. I should not consciously try to stomp by raising my right foot just before the attack.
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thank you. 9 days of kendo so far and i can't get enough thrust out of my footwork. i think this is the explanation i needed! thanks again!
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