 Re: Emulation.  +20
Making the inital move count as much as the whole move is what Roy was great at.
With a type of sparring partner who has so much control that he can throw evil fast shots but only graze to flesh level each shot when your both on the move, (A non contact type of fighter who practices kartas or set moves for speed and precision without end power are the best to get).
I used to like to practice with no arms at all and just be able to utilize very slight foot movments, ankle turns, knee bends,slight twists ,switching feet for avoidance or to pass under or around a lunge on a one sided fighter. (Matter of fact start out with him only being able throw one hand at you until got that side down,then go two .)
Only barley slip whats comming and so remain in contact range the whole time or go in and choke their distance out, so that they have to move to get their distance back and you follow their movment for you saftey;
(This close practice allows you to eventually place a guiding hand onto the arm thats attacking you as you initiate the intial move; once you bring them back into play of course ad this opens up a whole new world to a fighter cause its mid control).
Because there is no real commitment on the blows in practice you dont have the time or room for any full movment, so you realize that to back off at any stage is very detramental to your health!
So your forced into learning how to pass under the hilt of the sword so to speak,and play with range and angles at a very close distance .
I would recon Roy from his hands behind back avoidances in the ring would have done all that in sparring. Its his knees feet toes and ankles and its knowing where the inital move takes your head slightly out to, not so much where the foot lands and takes you to bodily.
I imagine someone would have had a go at him jabbing and wacking him with the end of broom handle and he would of practiced passing down to mid point of that first.
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