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Originally Posted by Satori
The left foot in picture 3 moves in an ashi barai to get to its position in picture 4. Form the gedan barai as soon as the leg shoots out, then as the transition to kiba dachi and zenkutsu dachi, the gedan barai has been "wound up", making a strike to a swept opponent quite strong since we're turning the whole body and generating power from the hips just to make the transition.
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I can more clearly understand how the hips, and legs would contribute to the power of that Gedan Berai as you describe the movement here. Thank you Satori.