An idiom describing motion that looks staccato, choppy, tensed, or robotic in execution and/or appearance.

Comments:

This type of motion is generally discouraged unless specifically executed for a specific purpose, such as in a teaching environment.

This generally describes the motion of an unskilled or neophyte practitioner.

This term is related to, but should not be confused with the terms Comparisons of Motion, Stages of Learning or States of Motion.

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Related Definition(s):

Maneuver, Motion, Move

Related Term(s):

Alphabet of Motion, By-The-Numbers, Comparative Analysis, Comparisons of Motion, Comparisons of Basics, Conscious Mind, Maneuver, Stages of Internalization, Stages of Learning, State of Mind, States of Motion