I was at a seminar this past weekend in Riga, Latvia, and Sifu devoted almost an entire day to teaching various applications from the 21 Form. Understanding how a movement is actually used in an application radically changes one's understanding of the the form itself . E.g., a minor rotation of the forearm may be necessary to lock the opponent's wrist or shoulder, which could be a precondition for the effectiveness of an application. This new awareness then goes back into how the Form is executed, making the movements even more exact. Without this awareness, the practitioner is just waving around his arms, and the form serves no martial purpose.
Thus for me the 21 Form is an ever-evolving training tool which is constantly being revised and refined as my awareness grows.
Peter
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