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The quickest way to understand the "V" and "H" is to first understand the "V" is short for vertical and "H" is short for horizontal (clocks). Usually, the clock theory (using a single clock) is represented with the practitioner standing on the face of the clock with 12:00 being directly in front of them, and this is how many individuals think of and visualize the clock principle.

 

But there is another way to think about this theory. One can visualize a number of clocks (9) bisecting them in the center of their chest. But for our purposes, we only need two clocks. A simple way to understand this concept is to move the clock originally visualized on the floor and rise it directly upward until in one's check area. Then, add another clock that is perpendicular to the ground and divides one's body directly in half.

 

Using this revised method of the clock principle, one can efficiently and more accurately describe direction with better overall visualization of the illustrated movement.

 

For further reading on this subject, refer to "Appendix C - Clock Principle" section of the Short Form Three book in this series.