1)

Attention Stance (with bow of head)

Execution - Exclude

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Removed maneuver

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Some may consider head bow as optional

Execution - Alignment

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Improper stance

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Salutation should begin from an attention stance (not a horse stance)

Gaze

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Improper angle

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Gaze should remain forward throughout head bow

2)

Signify

Execution - Alignment

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Improper hand contact

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Signifying hand should hover in front of backstop hand

3)

Warrior and Scholar Meet and go forth into Battle

Coordination

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Improper timing (mumbled)

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Each maneuver should remain recognizable and distinct

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Improper hand / foot maneuver timing

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Hands and foot should be executed to conclude simultaneously with settle into cat stance

4)

Back-to-back / Country Back to the People

Coordination

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Improper hand / foot maneuver timing

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Hands and foot should be executed to conclude simultaneously with settle into attention stance

5)

No Weapons / Secrets / Forgiveness

Coordination

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Improper timing (mumbled)

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Each maneuver should remain recognizable and distinct

Execution - Alignment

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Improper hand heights / depths

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Hands should progress from far to middle to close and from eye brows to solar plexus to upper abdomen

6)

Meditating Horse (with bow of head)

Execution - Exclude

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Removed maneuver

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Some may consider meditation as optional

Gaze

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Improper angle

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Gaze should either close (optional) or be directed downward with slight bowing of head

7)

Attention

Coordination

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Improper maneuver timing

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Correct maneuver timing:

·Foot maneuver should start after head is returned from bow

·Hands should first be raised above head (palms upward)

·Arms should be arched to the sides with the step into the attention stance

·Arms and feet should be timed to conclude simultaneously

Execution - Alignment

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Improper positioning

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Hands should be raised to be directly above the head (vertically in-line) (before arch to the side is initiated)

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Improper stance

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Form should begin from an attention stance (not a horse stance)