Short form one....

[Goldendragon7]

NOW

:rofl: :asian:

 

[Kalicombat]

Short Form 1, as stated in INFINITE INSIGHTS, Volume 5, teaches 17 points:
1. Staying down while in a stance.
2. To use an erect carriage.
3. Increasing peripheral vision
4. Always looking at your opponent.
5. Never exposing your back unnecessarily.
6. How to cover in a neutral bow stance.
7. To keep your head at a constant level while changing stances.
8. How to retreat from an opponent when you turn to face the then unkown.
9. Basic timing of hands and feet.
10. How to retreat from an opponent while retreating, (opposite hand, opposite foot).
11. Relaxing and tensing at the proper moment.
12. Angle changes in preparation for a mass attack.
13. How to use the opposite arm as a hidden weapon.
14. How to move up and down in an "L" pattern.
15. Repetition of the four basic blocks while you are retreating.
16. To have your block make contact at a distance from you so that your opponents punch will be diverted.
17. Crisp moves with snap and torque.

Gary Catherman

 

[jfarnsworth]

The transition from moving stance to stance with your blocks. The blocks crossing at a particular point across your centerline. Once again just my opinion.
Jason Farnsworth

 

[jfarnsworth]

Hmm.
My opinion is it occurs when you settle into your stances (rooting), I could be wrong but that's how I'd look at it.
Jason Farnsworth

 

[Seig]

Stepping(transitions between stances), blocking, striking, multiple zones of defense/attack

 

[ikenpo]

Whenever I asked my original instructor if there was anything I could do the improve my forms execution. His reply was almost always, "get lower..."

jb

 

[ikenpo]

Originally posted by Goldendragon7

and that's as low as it gets?:shrug:

Naw, I just dropped my stances.....

 

[ikenpo]

Originally posted by Goldendragon7

But that isn't nearly as much fun!:rofl:

Hey wait a minute...this stuff is supposed to be fun too . Aw man, I never knew that...

 

[C.E.Jackson]

The back elbow can also be thought of as a strike... making this movement combined with the inward block as a two man attack.

The back elbow can also be thought of as a countergrab and pull against a grab and the inward block thought of as a strike against the opponents elbow for a break.

Originally posted by Klondike93

The double factor would be the block with the back elbow?


:asian:

 

[C.E.Jackson]

And this is just the opening move!!!

 

[C.E.Jackson]

If you wanted to take a good look at ALL the theories and principles, as well as possible self defense applications in Short Form 1 ... you could probably spend up to a year on this form ALONE!:shrug: