Because you are stopping her with force and tension that acts as an impulse, sending power through her free leg.
If you want to stop quietly without issuing an impulse, you need to decelerate yourself. She will match.
I got tired of hearing men tell me to be “natural”, “don’t do anything”, and “you’re floppy”, followed by “you’re stiff” … So I studied biomechanics until I could teach perfect connection quickly.
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