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• Movement to the left or right for the same reasons you would when you step and slide forward or backward, except you’re moving left or right instead of forward or backward.

• Quarter-turn to the left or right to circle away from an opponent’s strongest attack and to try to off-balance your opponent.

Note that the instructions for these movements are for a left-foot forward position. If you fight with your right foot forward, then adjust your position as needed.

Step and Slide Forward

Before you run you need to walk, and so, before you can do the advanced shuffle and run circles around your opponent, you need to learn how to step and slide. The step and slide is a formalized way of learning movement and can be used when you want to get in and out of range safely while remaining balanced.

Once you are moving masterfully, you will also be able to make quarter-turns to the left or right around your opponent. Quarter-turns are clock-like movements around your opponent that don’t require you to slide. Instead, you pivot yourself in the direction you wish to face your opponent. This is an extremely useful skill to learn for counterfighting.