Foot Position and Distance

[YouKnowWho]

Old CMA saying said, "If you can hide your preparation, you will be able to achieve your maximum speed". One important preparation is your foot position in relate to your opponent's foot position.

Assume both you and your opponent have right leg forward. There are 7 different ways that you and your opponent's foot can land. Your opponent's right front foot can be on the:

1. north
2. northwest
3. west
4. southwest
5. northeast
6. east
7. southeast

of your right front foot as shown in the following picture.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9...otposition.jpg

Which foot position do you prefer and why? Hope this can be an interested discussion since it has nothing to do with style.