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Originally Posted by Mephariel
Forms vs. Fighting
Forms are forms, and fighting is fighting. In a real fight, there are no stances and no routines - just the single goal of knocking out the other person as quickly as possible. In the ring or on the street, your opponent will not oblige you by getting into the position or stance you learned to deal with in class.
That is not to say that forms practice is a waste of time. Forms help you develop your speed, power, harmony and reaction, for those are the attributes that will best serve you in a real fight.
-Shi Yan Ming
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This paragraph seems to be a nice summary for this thread, as i belive that it highlights the difference between forms and fighting and how that they are both integrated to train you with the skills that will server you best in a situation
Suhieb