Form Standard Timing

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Form Standard Timing

Although Long Form Two can be executed with a number of different timings, one should be chosen as the standard. This does not mean that the form cannot be executed correctly using a different timing; just that this is the most common timing and makes the most sense as it relates to the information that this form is intended to convey.

 

Symbol Legend:

 

Symbol

Meaning

:

simple rest (i.e. single beat rest)

..

long rest (i.e. more than single beat rest)

...

undetermined rest (i.e. rest is a long as needed)

/

executed together (i.e. two or more moves executed simultaneously)

-

executed within a single beat (i.e. two or more moves executed within the approximate time span of a single move)

+

executed without delay between moves (i.e. executed continuously)

"

literal word (i.e. not a symbol - word contains symbol)

 

From a meditating horse stance...

 


 

1) - (toward 12:00H)

Step-Block : Chop+Shift-Poke .. Shift-Poke-Check


 

2) - (toward 12:00H)

Step-Block : Chop+Shift-Poke .. Shift-Poke-Check


 

3) - (primarily toward 9:00H)

Cat/Chamber :

Step-Block/Punch : Punch : Punch .. Punch/Kick-Plant


 

4) - (primarily toward 3:00H)

Cat/Chamber :

Step-Block/Punch : Punch : Punch .. Punch/Kick-Plant


 

5) - (primarily toward 6:00H)

Cat/Chamber :

Step-Rotate-Block/Block : Shift-Block/"Hammer-fist" :

Claw-"Back-knuckle" : "Back-knuckle" : "Back-knuckle"


 

6) - (primarily toward 12:00H)

Step-Rotate-Block/Block : Shift-Block/"Hammer-fist" :

Claw-"Back-knuckle" : "Back-knuckle" : "Back-knuckle"


 

7) - (primarily toward 4:30H)

Step+Block-Punch :

Shift-Punch : Kick/Punch : Plant+Shift-Punch


 

8) - (toward 7:30H)

Step+Block-Punch :

Shift-Punch : Kick/Punch : Plant+Shift-Punch


 

9) - (toward 1:30H)

Kick/Punch+Plant : Step+Punch+Forearm :

Shift/Poke : Shift+Position .. Poke : Poke


 

10) - (toward 10:30H)

Kick/Punch+Plant : Step+Punch+Forearm :

Shift/Poke : Shift+Position .. Poke : Poke


 

11) - (toward 10:30H)

Step-Block : Untwist-Punch


 

12) - (toward 10:30H)

Step-Block : Untwist-Punch


 

13) - (toward 1:30H)

Step-Block+Position : "Back-knuckle"


 

14) - (toward 1:30H)

Step-Block+Position : "Back-knuckle"


 

15) - (toward 1:30H)

Shift-"Push-down" : Twist/Position : Step-Elbow+Claw


 

16) - (toward 1:30H)

Shift-"Push-down" : Twist/Position : Step-Elbow+Claw


 

17) - (toward 1:30H)

Shift-"Push-down" : Twist/Position : Step-Elbow+Claw


 

18) - (toward 1:30H)

Shift-Punch/Cock : Shift-Forearm


 

19) - (toward 1:30H)

Step-Settle/Elbow


 

20) - (toward 1:30H)

Step-Settle/Elbow


 

21) - (primarily toward 12:00H)

Step-Shift/Elbow Sandwich+


 

22) - (toward 12:00H)

Position+Elbows : Elbows :


 

Meditating Horse...