Yes, it is the same opener.
I used it because I thought it was a waste in the other replay.

Also it does have a proper pose, it's just a different style that people are not used to nowadays, since they prefer the perfect poses.
I inspired it in one of Dexter's replay, which he poses while moving fast and the pose is with only one leg, the other one is pointing back. I love that kind of poses.
Watch the replay "Caught in a web of cryogenically manifested lies" by him, it's one of the replays that is included with the game I believe.