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This section of the guide provides a written "standard" to the execution of Form Four. One major goal of this section of the guide is to provide a clean, highly structured, efficient, and precise description of the form's execution; while also allowing for any specific maneuver or maneuver set to be quickly and easily found and referenced without much effort on the reader's part.

 

The written illustration of Form Four's execution will be broken down as follows:

 

The form will be divided into the major maneuver sets which comprise the form. This will be the opening of the form, the individual self-defense techniques that comprise the major part of the form, any isolation sequence of the form, any special transitions or major maneuvers that need to be highlighted individually, and the close of the form.

 

Each maneuver set will be further sub-divided into a numerical sequence. This numerical sequence will be structured such that each number will coincide with a major maneuver within the group. For self-defense techniques this division will most typically be after a major striking maneuver. For isolation sequences, the divisions will most typically be after every maneuver, unless further details are warranted.

 

Additionally, the numerical division may be further broken down (if needed) into lettered sub-sections, typically with each sub-section comprising the component maneuvers leading up to the major maneuver. This is done not only to make each section as easily referenced and readable as possible, but also to potentially help in making the written and graphical illustrations more demonstrative.

 

Furthermore, the text will always be proceeded with a header. This header will either be the numerical representation as described above, or a word representing the purpose or clarification to the text or movement. A legend of the meaning of each of the headers is provided below for further clarification.

 

The reader will note that any variations within the form are provided with the header labeled "Variation". And, although there is a written detailing of this variation within this section, there will be no accompanying graphic illustration in the following section. Although, more information about these variations may be found in the chapter named "Variations".

 

Lastly, the layout of the form as presented in this section, will be used as the foundational reference on which all other areas of this guide will be tied. Any other section that needs to reference a specific individual movement or series or maneuvers within the form will use the designations presented within this section as its source. In other words, section 1a) of the form, as presented here, will always be section 1a); no matter where one looks within this book.

Legend

The written illustrations rely heavily upon the Directional Zone Principle to provide an understanding of directionality within the form. If one is unfamiliar with this principle and needs further clarification, it is described in its entirety within the book "Long Form Three - Appendix D - Directional Zone Principle" of this series.

 

The headers for the written illustration are used to provide further insights into the motions that the text expresses or into the text itself. They will always be one of the following (in alphabetical order):