Name of this form?

[Tainan Mantis]

Yep, no problem. I suppose a specific example would always help too, eh?

So, when he does his sembo (at 1:00 and 1:03) for example, he really drops his arm and scoops as if blocking a kick. The way I learned the application it was always more of a tiu sao clear type of motion. MightyB, you have any thoughts?

You mean this clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahxhozz7d5M

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The technique is called Avoiding hardness. But, it looks more like he is trying to meet hardness head on and crash into it.

It is also know as dodging steps. Though, he is not dodging (or avoiding) anything. So, in this case, the move seems to have transformed into something else that it was not originally intended to be.

THis is a good example of why knowing some of the original names of the techniques might influence you or be helpful to you.
I don't think he would do the moves this way if he knew the names.