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I had a question on the Sapu (Front Sweep). I had previously seen the sapu down with a contact with the shin, and a lifting with the opponent's leg in contact with the shin (hooking with the ankle). Upon examination of the sapu it LOOKS LIKE (and I could be wrong), that the sapu in AKTS is more of a SCOOP using the inside of the calf, after shin contact is made.Is this correct?Thanks,John
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I've even noticed it is done with the heel too.
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Reviving this thread since no one really gave an answer 😉 from my perspective I would say that are all valid option depending on the situations. Meaning that depending of your foot/leg angle, you can use different part of your leg to do it. With Randall, we often did it with a hooking from the inside of the foot. This can be use to grab the leg to intensify the throw.
I also seen some silat videos where the use the outside of the leg rather of the inside to sweep from the outside.
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Sapu is an idea, not a technique.
There are essentially 3 different timings, 4 basic positions, and a virtually infinite number of depths at which it can be executed.
If you understand the timings, and displante and/or separation of bases and how it dictates the line of the sweep, you find a virtual endless variety in application. The key is not to worry as much about the WHAT as the WHY.
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