Here you can see his leg has landed and he is now back in his ginga. His head is still down at this point and his hand has come back up to protect his face. Now, here in this pic, even with his head down he should be looking forward at his opponent so in terms of where he is looking, don't do what he's doing and look at the floor, look at your opponent. The reason why his body is still crouched is because usually what happens after a meia lua de compasso is you can't see what's coming as you finish rotating, there is a moment of blindness which your opponent may try to use to get a kick in and hit your face. This blindness is caused by the speed of the kick, so If you stood straight up after completing the kick you wouldn't have time to react and you'd likely be met with a hit to your face if you were up against an experienced fighter or capoeirista. This is why you should stay low and guard your face when u finish executing your kick as this gives you a chance to see what your opponent is doing and sufficient time to react accordingly.
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