Originally Posted by cjurakpt
just to give you some idea though, the "theory" (which is mine, it is my theory - A. Elk...) involves the origin of the forms, not in terms of who or where, but the what and how - in other words, what is the real deal with the forms, the "inner" workings? in terms of fighting (theory and practical application), healing and internal practice / self-cultivation? what's in a name? and what's missing? in order to come up with the answers to these questions, I have drawn on my experience in / knowledge of Shotokan / TKD (Mo Duk Kwan specifically), Okinawan karate, southern Chinese short hand systems, tai chi, Taoist internal practice and TCM; anyway, based on what's already been posted you should be able to figure it out yourself with a little leg work...