Lefevre shuffles shortening his stance and uses that momentum to lunge forward while the opponent is double weighted. The distance covered seems similar. Lefevre starting distance...
Hai Yang takes more steps, is slower and his timing appears off as he's chasing. Lefevre uses yin-yang causing a collision with his fist which can be turned into a grab for throwing.
Lefevre's footwork doesn't change sides and cover short distance.
Lefevre’s footwork covers similar if not more distance than Yang’s with less steps. From the starting photo if Lefevre takes a full step with his rear leg, he is about 3 feet short. This gap is closed by Lefevre’s shuffle and lunge.
I don't like his back knee/foot point 45 degree backward. When he springs his back leg, his body will not move forward.
The guy in the bottom picture- do you read his blog by chance?
The dojo I'm currently at practices both types of footwork. In class our instructor differentiates between what he'll call "traditional" and "fighting". I didn't much like that way of doing things at first, but over time it's grown on me a lot. Training drills and application are clearly delineated at first, then gradually brought together over time. It does seem to help the newbies understand that many training exercises are just that- and not intended to be used in fighting in the same way
No! I don't know who he is. I just borrow that picture.
