Huh?
Exactly. I'm not up on my Japanese Shotokan terminology, but what I'm describing is the path you have drawn by performing the kata - imagine near the ocean's edge on a clean sandy slightly damp beach.
There are so many ways to work through kata and one I truly enjoy is reducing my footprint while performing kata in confined spaces such as one-car garages, narrow driveways, gravel bike paths, small patches of woodland... there are so many choices. The necessity of quick shifting while reversing the feet - stepping back while simultaneously stepping forward is a great way of focusing technique. The body must be sufficiently relaxed to quick-shift the feet, yet maintain a firm path of travel through the entire kata. Pivoting is nearly always centered under the body's center of gravity. Attention must be paid to good body position and dynamics to maximize each technique to its full potential.
I firmly believe doing so is actually more realistic compared to potential movement in a real self defense situations. Body shifting is enhanced, maximizing useful space is stressed and realistic imagination is furthered by "seeing and feeling" combinations built into the kata.
Try it and envision striking, grabbing and controlling, throwing and taking down... as well as evasion, multi-angle attacking, quick redirecting within a four by four, or smaler, patch of ground... it's all there so do it.
Well, that's all for now.
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