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If Form Four is performed with its "standard" ideal execution, one should notice that the last position of the form, prior to the closing horse (e.g. the one-legged stance), is held for an extended period of time. This elicits the question as to why this is so.

 

The holding of this stance for a period of a few seconds is specifically done to demonstrate that the practitioner is in control of their body and is able to successfully transition from a series of kinetic maneuvers to a single legged stance, while simultaneously rotating the body to face a new direction and coming to a complete stop; before continuing on to the closing maneuver sequence.