Goju Ryu uses that step. The principle of bringing the feet together applies in all steps inculdign turns, not just backeard and forward movement, so it doesn't always make a crescent.
I'm studying Kyokushin these days which does not use this (so far anyways), and the linear stepping feels incredibly awkward to me after 7 years of half circles! I'll get it eventually....
I'm studying Kyokushin these days which does not use this (so far anyways), and the linear stepping feels incredibly awkward to me after 7 years of half circles! I'll get it eventually....