Analytic Martial Arts

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Studio X: Rank 3 Short Forms Revisited

Source: short_forms_rank_3.xml


Short forms required for promotion from Rank 3 to Rank 4. Each of these forms starts from natural stance and has "left" and "right" halves which are mirror images of each other. The right half, which usually begins with a right-sided attack, is always performed first, followed immediately by the left half.

Actions

  • BB: Bird Break
  • BF: Backfist
  • BS: Bow Stance
  • CS: Cat Stance
  • CSw: Circle Sweep
  • DBB: Downward Backfist Block
  • DPB: Downward Palm Block
  • G: Guard
  • HP: Horizontal Punch
  • HS: Horse Stance
  • IB: Inward Block
  • IntB: Intercepting Block
  • NS: Natural Stance
  • OB: Outward Block
  • RP: Reverse Punch
  • RSH: Rising Sidehand
  • SK: Snap Kick
  • TH: Twist Hit
  • UB: Upward Block
  • XB: Cross Block

Regions

  • C: Chin
  • G: Groin
  • LOW: Left Outer Wrist
  • ROW: Right Outer Wrist
  • T: Temple

Short Form 16

IntB
HP
HP
BS
OB
HS<
HP
IntB

Right
NS
 
DBB
DBB
HP
IntB
BS
HP
OB
HP
HS>
IntB

Left
DBB
DBB

Short Form 17

IntB
HP
NS
OB
BSHP
IntB

Right
NS
 
HPBS
IntB
NS
HP
OB
HPBS
IntB

Left
BSHP

Short Form 18

CSw
DPB
C
RSH
LOW
BB
1
BSHP
IntB

Right
NS
 
SK
CSw
C
RSH
DPB
ROW
BB
HPBS
IntB

Left
SK
2

1: This bird break serves multiple purposes. The immediate effect is to counter a grab of the performer's right wrist, but proper application also has the effect of a) pulling the attacker off-balance and/or forcing em to commit eir weight to eir front foot and b) turning the defender's torso to the left and bringing eir right hand to eir left hip. The defender can then uncoil to deliver a particularly effective rising sidehand.

2: Hands remain in guard position from the delivery of the sidehand through the delivery of the snap kick.

Short Form 19

BS
RP
SK
CS
UB
NS
BF
DPB
HS<
HP
IntB

Right
NS
 
TH
T
SK
G
BS
SK
RP
CS
UB
UB
BF
NS
DPB
HP
HS>
IntB

Left
T
SK
G
TH

Short Form 20

HP
IntB
BF
BSHP
IntB

Right
NS
 
SKDBB
IntB
HP
BF
HPBS
IntB

Left
DBBSK

Short Form 21

UB
Bait
2
BS
<
BFG
XB
1
HS
IB
OB

Right
NS
 
CS
HP
UB
Bait
2
BS
GBF
>
XB
1
IB
HS
OB

Left
HP
CS

1: Maintain outward block through this point. Inward and outward blocks should meet and form a transient cross-block.

2: Lean forward, leading with chin. The idea here is for the defender to bait the attacker into launching a strike at the defender's face.

Short Form 22

UB
CS
IB
<
BFG
XB
1
HS
IB
OB

Right
NS
 
BS
RP
2
UB
CS
IB
>
GBF
XB
1
IB
HS
OB

Left
RP
BS
2

1: Same thing as short form 21; transitory cross-block here.

2: One of the few times where it's appropriate to throw a reverse punch from bow stance.

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