Balrog
Master of Arts
To me, forms are a way to practice basics. Forms should look like you're in a fight - there should be balance, focus, timing, and above all, power. It's just another tool to use to challenge yourself and improve.
That’s a big part of why I like forms so much. They’re different things to different people, and they’re even different things for each person.the problem with forms is peoples understanding and definition of what a form is. like the blind person analogy about touching the elephant. each person touches a different part and comes away with only a partial comprehension of what an elephant is.
is a form a solo exercise... no. for some people yes.
is a form a catalog of technique.... not always
should a form look like a fight or an abstraction of a fight....depends.
what ever you think a form is, someone else thinks differently about its purpose.