Patterns:General Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
The purpose of this volume is to teach the beginner students (10th grade to 7th grade) to perform their patterns with effective technique and realistic feeling. The student is, therefore, advised to pay special attention to the correct, pattern.
Obviously, the pattern cannot be performed correctly without sufficient knowledge of the involved. The student should refer to the relevant volume in this encyclopedia for more detailed information on each motion. This book is also strongly recommended as a review for all levels advanced beyond this stage.
The illustrations for all 24 of the patterns contained in this encyclopedia assume that the student is standing on line AB and facing D.
LEGEND:
<image to go here> — present foot position with the exception of “Previous Posture”
<image to go here> — Previous foot position
<image to go here> — heel slightly off the ground
<image to go here> — direction of foot travel
“Previous Posture” — posture of immediate preceding movement
“Other View” — view of posture from the opposite side
“Front View” — the performer's front
“Top View” — reader's view from the top
“to A,B,C,...etc.” — direction of attack or block to A,B,C,...etc.
“toward A,B,C,...etc.” — direction of stance toward A,B,C,...etc.
“Front foot” — refers to the foot which is advanced to the front.
“Rear foot” — refers to the foot which is placed at the rear.
“Left chest” — refers to the left half of the chest.
“Right chest” — refers to the right half of the chest.
IMPORTANT:
Due to the distortion of distance apparent in photographs, the angle of the feet in stances may appear slightly out of position. The student, therefore, is encouraged to refer to the feet illustrations rather than the photograph itself.
