In the pose to strike!

Now that I think about it, maybe this pose was subconsciously inspired by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjQ0DilngkE (at time 1:55 - 2:00).

Thanks to rygarofthewind for doing these set of photos for me!
rygarofthewind

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nightdragon0/sets/72157649981693325