Hopefully, you should be able to see what's wrong with this picture. My brother took this and put it on Facebook, it made me giggle but I think it's a nice visual metaphor for kendo footwork. The problem most beginners, and I can even include myself in this, is that kendo footwork is powered by the left leg pushing off. But of course we spend our life walking, which involves picking our foot up, falling forwards and then the front foot pulls our body forwards. So:
- Okuri-ashi (Kendo footwork) = rear wheel drive
- Normal walking = front wheel drive
Now BMW believe rear wheel drive is the best layout for cars and so kendoka need to remember if it's good enough for BMW it's good enough for them. If you're not feeling that back leg push you forward then you're pulling with the front one, which means less distance and momentum when you try to drive forwards. What you're left with is massive amounts of grip on your front foot that's got nothing powering it, much like our Winter driver above!
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