Most of the time when we practice forms in groups, we do the same form. It looks good to see a bunch of martial artists doing the same thing at the same time – just as it looks good to see a bunch of dancers doing the same thing at the same time.
But what if everyone did a different format the same time? Would it be a mess? Could people manage to keep together even though they are doing different things? I don’t see why it couldn’t look good – after all, much of the time in dance performances the dancers are doing different things.
So in the spirit of this weeks theme – harmony, we tried it. Interesting stuff. It is certainly harder than doing the same form together but it is much more visually interesting. No doubt this story will be continued…