Probably not what you'd expect to see following a series of clips that have included Mike Tyson, Ali, Bruce Lee, the Dog Brothers and Rickson Gracie.
When Dan Inosanto was asked if there was anyone, ever, who had better footwork than Bruce Lee his answer was "Fred Astaire".
Master John Lacoste is recognised as maybe having the greatest footwork of any escrimador ever. Again, if asked if there was anyone who could match Master Lacoste's footwork combined with the way he worked his stick the answer would be "Fred Astaire".
Watch these classic Fred Astaire clipss and you will see:
bursting forward and backward,
traversing laterally,
dropping elevation,
twisting,
pivoting,
breaking rhythm
male triangles,
female triangles,
upper and lower canines
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