Competition version of "Urasoe no Kon" performed at Uruma City Karate Kobudo Championship in 2013.
One of the habitual issues often seen is the "glued front leg." That is, often the front leg is lifted just a little, leaving the person "in the air" for a splitsecond, and then just falling back forward. In reality there should be a pronounced transition from 1. Shiko back to Neko-ashi and from 2. Neko-ashi forward to Shiko again, including the accompanying movement of hip / lower back / shoulders (gamaku)
The most obvious reason for this is the wish for speed, achieved by simplifying the rather complex morphology of this motion. This is typically to impress judges, grading panels, seminar attendees, or any other onlooker.
"He has one of fastes faces ever seen."
Enbusen and all is fine yet highly personalized (competition-ized?) performing habits. At the beginning, it starts a little different traditionally.
