PangQuan
10-27-2005, 11:31 AM
I have been thinking alot about the method my teacher has in regards to form studies.
He will show us the movements and explain the application, sometimes more than one version of the application.
From there he doesnt really pose to strict of a method. It seems he leaves it partially up to the individual to create their own interpratation, within the guidelines of the application. For instance, sometimes he will show 2 or 3 applications for a move, and some people will perform the sequence with one application in mind and others will use a different. This gives a bit of a different flavor to the form from individual to individual.
There are certainly specific ways to move for each movement in the forms. Sometimes he will be quite specific on certain movements, giving implication that "this move is like this"...
I have seen other schools, where every student does every form as close to each other as physically possible. To me this seems to restrict the "liveness" of the form, and confines it to a more rigid imitation of true personal expression within the form being performed.
I know a form itself is just a creation by another man, based on scientific priciples around the possible angles of attack and defence with specific situation in mind. But at the same time everyone moves differently, and to confine a persons movements to be so quarantined seems un natural to me.
Dont get me wrong, Sifu doenst just let people do what ever they want. Their are guidelines to our stylised forms, but at the same time he leaves us room for freedom of movement and personal expression.
No two students do a form in our school exactly the same. But they will un doubtedly do the same forms.
As far as sincronized multiple person sequences this may not be the best thing, but as far as becoming comfortable with your forms and pulling the most you can from them i think its great.
Just some thoughts I have been running around in my head.
What do you think?
He will show us the movements and explain the application, sometimes more than one version of the application.
From there he doesnt really pose to strict of a method. It seems he leaves it partially up to the individual to create their own interpratation, within the guidelines of the application. For instance, sometimes he will show 2 or 3 applications for a move, and some people will perform the sequence with one application in mind and others will use a different. This gives a bit of a different flavor to the form from individual to individual.
There are certainly specific ways to move for each movement in the forms. Sometimes he will be quite specific on certain movements, giving implication that "this move is like this"...
I have seen other schools, where every student does every form as close to each other as physically possible. To me this seems to restrict the "liveness" of the form, and confines it to a more rigid imitation of true personal expression within the form being performed.
I know a form itself is just a creation by another man, based on scientific priciples around the possible angles of attack and defence with specific situation in mind. But at the same time everyone moves differently, and to confine a persons movements to be so quarantined seems un natural to me.
Dont get me wrong, Sifu doenst just let people do what ever they want. Their are guidelines to our stylised forms, but at the same time he leaves us room for freedom of movement and personal expression.
No two students do a form in our school exactly the same. But they will un doubtedly do the same forms.
As far as sincronized multiple person sequences this may not be the best thing, but as far as becoming comfortable with your forms and pulling the most you can from them i think its great.
Just some thoughts I have been running around in my head.
What do you think?