It is EXTREMELY important that students understand the function of moves in the forms. We want to avoid the trap of forms becoming a non-martial dance. Each move should have a function. Students should know that function. Students should drill that function with a partner. The move should look the same with a partner and without so that when they are doing the form without a partner people watching can be all “wow… I can actually see them throwing someone with that.”
Practice hard. Practice function.