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Originally Posted by JStinson
Sure it is good for the brain, so is solitaire. Fact is that most people do not like doing a form, let alone three of them per level. I have been teaching for 20 years now and have seen only a handful of people that actually like forms. Most quit because they get frustrated with learning them. Yes, I know there are exceptions, just going by what I have seen. Plus, most people memorize them for the next test and either forget them completly or can't do them for crap when asked to do them. Then there is the issue of asking the student what certain moves are used for and they have no idea.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy them and liked teaching them, but by far most people dont'
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I teach a lot of kids. I try to make it clear to them that forms are not a means in it self, but serve a purpose: Practice the full range of moves you would otherwise not be able to do, say while sparring, and explain to the best of my ability what the move they are doing is supposed to accomplish. Seems to work OK. of course, there are the sparrers, and there are those that just work real hard at all parts of it. I like forms... though there are a couple I can't get on a friendly base with!
