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The moniker two-horse form comes from the fact that many of the major foot maneuvers of the form emanate from two forward-facing horse stances contained within the form. The first one being at the beginning of the form, the second one comprising the middle of the form, and finally the form concludes back at the original horse stance.

 

One thing that should be noted is that although there are two main forward-facing horse stances, there are also many other horse stances throughout the form, facing in almost all of the eight (8) cardinal angles of American Kenpo. Also, the horse stance is one of the major themes of the form. Therefore, probably a better monicker for this form would be the many horse form.