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A characteristic question that might pop into one's mind about further analyzing coordination pattern variations might be - why? With the implied logic being - coordination pattern changes are typically non-destructive and don't effect the information in the form. So what is to be gained by analyzing these variations?

 

Some of the primary reasons for analysis of coordination pattern variations are:

1) further clarifying the rationale of the standard coordination patterns

2) illustrate some legitimate variations to coordination patterns

3) explain the logic behind variations in coordination patterns

4) validate why practitioners may want to execute the form with different coordination patterns

5) convey important information about the form in relation to its coordination patterns

6) uncover some of the diverse set of thoughts that exist about the form

7) expose some of the nuances that exist within American Kenpo and its forms

 

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Note: For simplicity of analysis, each base set of maneuvers in this section corresponds numerically with the base set from the section "Execution of Long Form Two - Form Standard Coordination".

 

1/2) The standard coordination pattern is:

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

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is to put emphasis on the major themes of this form - i.e. to

1) draw a link back to the previous forms - by maintaining the same relative coordination pattern

2) highlight the physical reverse to Long Form One - via the last maneuver

2) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on last maneuver

 

one common pattern variation is:

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

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern change is to:

1) emphasize the link back to previous forms - by the pause after the first maneuver

2) remove emphasis to the physical reverse of Long Form One - by not pausing before the last maneuver

3) "hide in plain sight" the reverse information of the last maneuver - by not emphasizing it

 

3/4) The standard coordination pattern is:

Cat/Chamber : Step-Block/Punch : Punch : Punch .. Kick/Punch-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to draw attention to the kick/punch - by pausing before last maneuver

2) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on last maneuver

 

one common pattern variation is:

Cat/Chamber .. Step-Block-Punch : Punch : Punch : Kick/Punch-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to emphasize the link back to Short Form Two - by the pause after the first maneuver

2) even out the emphasis to the four punches of the sequence - by eliminating pauses

 

5/6) The standard coordination pattern is:

Cat/Chamber (5 only) :

Step-Block/Block : Block/Strike ..

Claw-Strike + Strike + Strike :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to draw attention to the triple back-knuckle strikes - by pausing before sequence

 

one common pattern variation is:

Cat/Chamber (5 only) ..

Step-Block/Block : Block/Strike :

Claw-Strike + Strike + Strike :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to emphasize the link back to Short Form Two - by pausing after first maneuver

2) even out the emphasis to the back-knuckle sequence - by eliminating pauses

 

7/8) The standard coordination pattern is:

Step-Block-Punch-Chamber :

Punch-Chamber : Kick/Punch-Chamber :

Plant+Shift-Punch-Buckle-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to not put emphasis to any specific maneuver - by eliminating pauses

2) no pauses means each maneuver has equal importance

 

one common pattern variation is:

Step-Block-Punch-Chamber ..

Punch-Chamber .. Kick/Punch-Chamber ..

Plant : Shift-Punch-Buckle-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to emphasize each maneuver of the section - by adding pauses

2) has same effect as standard, but opposite way of obtaining results

3) adds slightly more emphasis to two-in-one maneuvers

4) pauses allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on highlighted maneuvers

 

9/10) The standard coordination pattern is:

Kick/Punch (-Chamber [10 only]) : Step+Punch-Chamber+Strike ..

Poke : Position : Poke : Poke :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on the pokes - by pausing before maneuvers

2) slight pause for positioning allows for less mumbled motion (with stance shifts and strikes)

 

one common pattern variation is:

Kick/Punch (-Chamber [10 only]) : Step+Punch-Chamber+Strike :

Poke : Position .. Poke : Poke :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to keep emphasis on the pokes, but allow more time for proper positioning - by adding pauses

 

11/12) The standard coordination pattern is:

Step-Block-Chamber : Untwist-Punch-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to not put emphasis on any specific maneuver - by eliminating pauses

 

one common pattern variation is:

Step-Block-Chamber .. Untwist-Punch-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on the two maneuvers - by adding a pause between

2) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on strike

 

13/14) The standard coordination pattern is:

Step-Block (-Chamber [14 only])+Position : Strike :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to not put emphasis on any specific maneuver - by eliminating pauses

 

one common pattern variation is:

Step-Block (-Chamber [14 only])+Position .. Strike :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on the two maneuvers - by adding a pause between

2) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on strike

 

15/16/17) The standard coordination pattern is:

Shift-Block-Chamber : Twist/Position : Step-Elbow+Claw :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to not put emphasis on any specific maneuver - by eliminating pauses

 

one common pattern variation is:

Shift-Block-Chamber .. Twist/Position .. Step-Elbow+Claw :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on each of the maneuvers - by adding a pause between

2) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on last maneuver

 

18) The standard coordination pattern is:

Shift-Punch/Cock : Shift-Strike-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to not put emphasis on any specific maneuver - by eliminating pauses

 

one common pattern variation is:

Shift-Punch/Cock .. Shift-Strike-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on the two maneuvers - by adding a pause between

2) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on strike

 

19/20) The standard coordination pattern is:

Step-Settle/Strike-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to not put emphasis on any specific maneuver - by eliminating pauses

 

one common pattern variation is:

Step .. Settle/Strike-Chamber :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on each of the maneuvers - by adding a pause between

4) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on strike

 

21) The standard coordination pattern is:

Step-Shift/Strike +

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to not put emphasis on any specific maneuver - by eliminating pauses

2) continue motion into isolation maneuvers

 

one common pattern variation is:

Step .. Shift/Strike +

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on each of the maneuvers - by adding a pause between

2) pause allows for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on strike

3) separates first elbow from isolation sequence

 

22) The standard coordination pattern is:

Position+Strike : Strike :

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on elbow strikes

2) separate ending meditation horse from form

 

one common pattern variation is:

Position : Strike : Strike +

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on each of the maneuvers - by adding a pause between

2) pauses allow for kiai (i.e. more emphasis) on strikes

3) blends closing meditation horse into form

 

The standard coordination pattern is:

Meditating Horse .. (salutation)

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to put emphasis on the meditation

2) separate ending meditation horse from salutation

 

one common pattern variation is:

Mediating Horse + (salutation)

 

The primary rationale behind this pattern is:

1) to create a more dynamic closure to the form

2) blends closing meditating horse with salutation