The poor J. It is a cab forward stroke with a swift powerful small J at the hip.. Not combined with a long forward stroke that follows the gunwales which in most all cases is actually a sweep, which needs to be corrected.
Ending the forward stroke early ( by your thigh if sitting, ahead of your knees if kneeling) negates the need to J often,
But it is such an elegant linking stroke.. to the Canadian or a sideslip moving your boat sideways while doing nothing. Or a turn to the offside or onside again while just doing nothing but change the paddle angle.
Vectors are king