The Hip Solution

Sometimes the simplest path is not always that path that clicks for everyone. Sometimes, things actually make sense more when you are forced to do some mental gymnastics to wrap your brain around the problem.

So it is with our forms sometimes. There are simple forms and there are complex forms. All the forms share the same basic theme: developing a body connection so as to be able to deliver maximum effect behind every block and strike. A simple form has the student throwing a few basic strikes from one or two simple stances. A complex form has the student throwing a wide variety of strikes, at a wide variety of angles, from a dizzying array of stances.

Does it matter HOW a student discovers body connection? Is it important that they get it through learning a simple or complex form? No. So long as they get it and can apply it in a fighting situation, all that matters is that forms helped them get there.