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Non-permanent variations usually arise from a specific need. This need usually revolves around demonstration of the form for others - either for a special occasion, demonstration, and / or for competition. Usually, these types of variations are done for the purpose of: visually enhancing, extending the length of, or impressing a specific intended audience (i.e. judges, spectators, visitors, etc.). This type of variation can be a "one time" variation or may become a personally "permanent" variation. Either way, the end result is the same: it is not the intent of these types of variations to replace the standard execution of the base form - rather to be executed in addition to the base form.

 

One cautionary note should be highlighted about these types of variations: they sometimes become permanent variations. This should be avoided. Why this happens usually arises from either mis-communication and / or laziness. Either a student learned the form with the variation(s) and just assumed that this was the standard and / or just liked the variation better and used it to replace the standard. Not knowing (and / or not caring) that the variation was never intended to be permanent.

 

Because these types of variations are so diverse, it is hard to list and / or classify them. They can range from simply executing the stances extremely low, to splicing forms together, to changing the base form to the point where it is almost unrecognizable.