That takes a long time though. We have a form that is 16-movements in under 4-seconds. Only after a lot of practice can only a few people do that. Even masters, when they get older just cant move that fast. When people are starting out it takes a long time to be able to do the form properly let alone maintain balance, timing, and remember to not watch your hands. Making the forms fast causes a lot of people to do them wrong. It's also harder for a teacher to judge whether its actually being performed as efficiently as possible. Fast forms are nice but that should come a far second to being able to do the form properly.
On the other side of this is every form I have learned, I practice fast and slow. I'll mix up the pace in the middle. I know what I'd have to do if I was being judged, but it makes it easier for me to learn by mixing up the speed and intensity of the forms while practicing. There's a difference between doing a form fast, and a form having to be done fast.
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