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Diagonal or triangular footwork involves moving in triangular fashion as opposed to the direct forward or lateral movement present in boxing and other styles such as Karate or Tae-Kwon-Do.. For example, a user of triangular footwork will choose to advance or retreat at a diagonal to one's opponent, as to potentially set oneself into a superior ...
The ginga (pronounced jeen-gah; literally: rocking back and forth; to swing) is the fundamental footwork of capoeira. Its constant triangular footwork makes capoeira easily recognizable as well as confusing, since it looks much more like a rhythmic dance step than an orthodox static fighting stance. Only a few martial arts employ similar ...
The most unique feature of taekkyon is its triangular footwork called pumbalki or pum balbki (품밟기) which looks like a dance. The meaning of pumbalkki is "to step the pum ". Pum is the hanja 品, which means "goods" or "level" but it is used for its shape rather than the meaning as pumbalki has a triangular form as well.
The constant triangular footwork makes capoeira both easily recognizable and confusing, since it looks much more like a rhythmic dance step than a fighting stance. The ginga distinguishes capoeira from other martial arts. [4] Only a few others employ similar rhythmic footwork, including taekkyon and some forms of pencak silat.
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Serrada footwork is the base of a triangular framework methodology Largo Mano: long range, extended movements, full extension of arms, legs and weapons, creating distance Fraile: short range footwork, hopping action, balanced position, short hop, pushing off from the lead foot
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Suntukan practitioners typically use triangular footwork to avoid getting hit and look for openings, just like with knife fighting. According to Filipino martial artist Lucky Lucaylucay: " ...if your practice is based on knife fighting, you have to become much more sophisticated with your footwork, evasions and delivery because one wrong move ...