| a) | proper alignments: |
| i) | dimensions: |
| 1) | height - throat level |
| 2) | depth - major arm fully extended (not hyper-extended) |
| 3) | width - center of body |
| ii) | body alignments: |
| 1) | hand - horizontal (palm facing ground) |
| 2) | wrist kept straight (not bent up / down and / or side-to-side) |
| 3) | elbow directly in-line with fist |
| 4) | shoulders - relaxed |
| 5) | upper body / hips - Forward Bow rotation |
| 6) | legs / feet - Forward Bow rotation |
| iii) | Point of Contact - index / middle / ring finger middle-knuckles (avoid pinky knuckle) |
| iv) | stance - Forward Bow |
| b) | proper formation - weapon (hand): |
| i) | fingers |
| 1) | all bent at middle and upper knuckle joints |
| 2) | kept together (compact unit) |
| ii) | thumb: |
| 1) | pressed tightly against rest of hand (Compact Unit) |
| 2) | bent at top knuckle |
| 3) | not tucked forward onto palm |
| c) | execution: |
| i) | proper Method of Execution - Snapping |
| ii) | improper execution - not at proper speeds / methods: |
| 1) | executed too slow (transforms into push with knuckles) |
| 2) | executed too fast (stance rotation unable to keep up with strike) |
| 3) | executed too tense (unable to achieve proper 'snap' of strike) (strike looks 'pushed' out) |
| 4) | strike not tensed at Point of Contact (improper timing / never tensed) |
| iii) | improper execution - executed with elbow not contouring own body (aka no "chicken winging") |
Form Specific
| a) | improper execution: |
| i) | blocking arm not kept stationary during entire execution |
Example of a proper half-knuckle
Example of proper helf-knuckle formation
Examples of bad half-knuckle - weapon formation
(thumb not bent or tucked to fingers, fingers spread apart, thumb tucked under palm)
Examples of improper half-knuckle execution
(improper height - high / low, elbow not anchored, over rotation in stance, rear foot not flat)