| a) | proper alignments: |
| i) | dimensions: |
| 1) | height - eye level |
| 2) | depth - elbow fully extended forward |
| 3) | width - in-line with body |
| ii) | body alignments: |
| 1) | hand: |
| A) | rotated to be vertical |
| B) | fingers pointed directly forward |
| 2) | wrist kept straight (not bent up / down and / or side-to-side) |
| 3) | shoulders - relaxed |
| 4) | upper body / hips - Neutral / Forward Bow rotation |
| 5) | legs / feet - Neutral / Forward Bow rotation |
| iii) | Point of Contact - tip of fingers of hand |
| iv) | stance - Neutral Bow |
| b) | proper formation - weapon (hand): |
| i) | hand - kept flat (not cupped) |
| ii) | thumb: |
| 1) | pressed tightly against rest of hand (Compact Unit) |
| 2) | bent at top knuckle |
| 3) | not tucked forward onto palm |
| iii) | fingers: |
| 1) | first two fingers extended and relatively flat (muscle tension bend allowable on impact) |
| 2) | second two fingers bent at first and second joints (from tip) |
| c) | execution: |
| i) | Method of Execution - Thrusting |
| ii) | execute directly to target (prevent arching line of travel) |
| iii) | improper execution |
| 1) | incorrect speeds / methods: |
| A) | executed too slow (transforms into push with fingers) |
| B) | executed too fast (stance rotation unable to keep up with strike) |
| C) | executed too tense (unable to achieve proper 'snap' of strike) (strike looks 'pushed' out) |
| D) | strike not tensed at Point of Contact (improper timing / never tensed) |
| 2) | incorrect alignments / angles: |
| A) | incorrect elbow bend: |
| I) | over bent (not fully extended) |
| II) | too-extended (elbow hyper-extended) |
Form Specific
| a) | Common execution errors: |
| i) | strike executed on arcing angle (not directly) |
| ii) | wrist over-bent to side to compensate for wrong height angle |
Comments
| a) | Common formation errors: |
| i) | first two fingers not kept together (back-up mass) |
Example of a proper vertical two-finger poke (left)
(with rear hand)
Example of a proper vertical two-finger poke (right)
(with front hand)
Example of proper vertical two-finger poke formation
Example of improper vertical two-finger poke formation / alignment
thumb tucked, fingers spread,
fingers bent improperly, wrist over bent vertically
Examples of improper vertical two-finger poke execution
(rear hand)
improper height - high, wide - too narrow / wide, leaning, improper rotation - over rotated, foot not flat
Examples of improper vertical two-finger poke execution
(front hand)
improper height - high / low, wide - too narrow / wide,
leaning, shrugged shoulders