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			You always want to 1) look athletic and 2) "move with a purpose" - backpeddling (unless you're a football defensive back) accomplishes neither.  To the trained eye it just looks absolutely silly/horrible. 
 
Then there's the whole "You'll do it until your first tumble" argument, which is what personally worked for me back in intramurals in college.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
			
			
			
		 
	
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