Double Forward in the Horizontal PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position 1-1 from Position 4-4 | Position 2-2 from Position 1-1 | Position 3-3 from Position 2-2 | Position 4-4 from Position 3-3 | |||
Position 1-2 from Position 4-1 | Position 2-3 from Position 1-2 | Position 3-4 from Position 2-3 | Position 4-1 from Position 3-4 | |||
Position 1-3 from Position 4-2 | Position 2-4 from Position 1-3 | Position 3-1 from Position 2-4 | Position 4-2 from Position 3-1 | |||
Position 1-4 from Position 4-3 | Position 2-1 from Position 1-4 | Position 3-2 from Position 2-1 | Position 4-3 from Position 3-2 | |||
Double Backward in the Horizontal PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position 1-1 from Position 2-2 | Position 4-4 from Position 1-1 | Position 3-3 from Position 4-4 | Position 2-2 from Position 3-3 | |||
Position 1-2 from Position 2-3 | Position 4-1 from Position 1-2 | Position 3-4 from Position 4-1 | Position 2-3 from Position 3-4 | |||
Position 1-3 from Position 2-4 | Position 4-2 from Position 1-3 | Position 3-1 from Position 4-2 | Position 2-4 from Position 3-1 | |||
Position 1-4 from Position 2-1 | Position 4-3 from Position 1-4 | Position 3-2 from Position 4-3 | Position 2-1 from Position 3-2 | |||
Forward-BACKWARD in the Horizontal PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position 1-1 from Position 4-2 | Position 2-4 from Position 1-1 | Position 3-3 from Position 2-4 | Position 4-2 from Position 3-3 | |||
Position 1-2 from Position 4-3 | Position 2-1 from Position 1-2 | Position 3-4 from Position 2-1 | Position 4-3 from Position 3-4 | |||
Position 1-3 from Position 4-4 | Position 2-2 from Position 1-3 | Position 3-1 from Position 2-2 | Position 4-4 from Position 3-1 | |||
Position 1-4 from Position 4-1 | Position 2-3 from Position 1-4 | Position 3-2 from Position 2-3 | Position 4-1 from Position 3-2 | |||
BACKWARD-Forward in the Horizontal PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position 1-1 from Position 2-4 | Position 4-2 from Position 1-1 | Position 3-3 from Position 4-2 | Position 2-4 from Position 3-3 | |||
Position 1-2 from Position 2-1 | Position 4-3 from Position 1-2 | Position 3-4 from Position 4-3 | Position 2-1 from Position 3-4 | |||
Position 1-3 from Position 2-2 | Position 4-4 from Position 1-3 | Position 3-1 from Position 4-4 | Position 2-2 from Position 3-1 | |||
Position 1-4 from Position 2-3 | Position 4-1 from Position 1-4 | Position 3-2 from Position 4-1 | Position 2-3 from Position 3-2 | |||
Double Forward in the VERtical PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position A-A from Position D-D | Position B-B from Position A-A | Position C-C from Position B-B | Position D-D from Position C-C | |||
Position A-B from Position D-A | Position B-C from Position A-B | Position C-D from Position B-C | Position D-A from Position C-D | |||
Position A-C from Position D-B | Position B-D from Position A-C | Position C-A from Position B-D | Position D-B from Position C-A | |||
Position A-D from Position D-C | Position B-A from Position A-D | Position C-B from Position B-A | Position D-C from Position C-B | |||
Double Backward in the VERtical PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position A-A from Position B-B | Position D-D from Position A-A | Position C-C from Position D-D | Position B-B from Position C-C | |||
Position A-B from Position B-C | Position D-A from Position A-B | Position C-D from Position D-A | Position B-C from Position C-D | |||
Position A-C from Position B-D | Position D-B from Position A-C | Position C-A from Position D-B | Position B-D from Position C-A | |||
Position A-D from Position B-A | Position D-C from Position A-D | Position C-B from Position D-C | Position B-A from Position C-B | |||
Forward-BACKWARD in the VERtical PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position A-A from Position D-B | Position B-D from Position A-A | Position C-C from Position B-D | Position D-B from Position C-C | |||
Position A-B from Position D-C | Position B-A from Position A-B | Position C-D from Position B-A | Position D-C from Position C-D | |||
Position A-C from Position D-D | Position B-B from Position A-C | Position C-A from Position B-B | Position D-D from Position C-A | |||
Position A-D from Position D-A | Position B-C from Position A-D | Position C-B from Position B-C | Position D-A from Position C-B | |||
BACKWARD-Forward in the VERtical PlaneExplanation | FF, BB, FB, BF, TT and CC Horizontal/Vertical |
Position A-A from Position B-D | Position D-B from Position A-A | Position C-C from Position D-B | Position B-D from Position C-C | |||
Position A-B from Position B-A | Position D-C from Position A-B | Position C-D from Position D-C | Position B-A from Position C-D | |||
Position A-C from Position B-B | Position D-D from Position A-C | Position C-A from Position D-D | Position B-B from Position C-A | |||
Position A-D from Position B-C | Position D-A from Position A-D | Position C-B from Position D-A | Position B-C from Position C-B | |||
TRANSQUARTER-TRANSQUARTER and CHANGE-CHANGEExplanation of TT and CC | FF, BB, FB, BF,TT and CC |
Position 1-1 | Position 3-3 | Position C-C | Position A-A | |||
Position 1-3 | Position 3-1 | Position C-A | Position A-C | |||
Position 2-2 | Position 4-4 | Position D-D | Position B-B | |||
Position 2-4 | Position 4-2 | Position D-B | Position B-D | |||
Position 1-2 | Position 3-4 | Position C-D | Position A-B | |||
Position 2-1 | Position 4-3 | Position D-C | Position B-A | |||
Position 1-4 | Position 3-2 | Position C-B | Position A-D | |||
Position 4-1 | Position 2-3 | Position B-C | Position D-A | |||
Explanation of Double Transquarter and Double Change
When I originally learned Transquarters, we did pairs of movements, say 1-1, 3-3 back to 1-1. For some reason this didn't seem to jibe with me. They were fun to do this way but it seemed to lack the flow of the forward and backwards movements
where we used 4 sequential movements to return to where we started. Also, Change movements weren't initially included in Level 1. You can learn the original way from my teacher, or you can do this way, which is different. My intent
is to make the practice more fun and perhaps better organized from the way that I see it. I should point out that without my teacher I never would have learned of this practice. But I also think that there is room for the practice to change
and grow. So here are a set of sequences of double transquarter and double change movements. Each sequence takes you through four positions. Not only that, you get to practice two movements in the same sequence which is closer to what we
do in the more advanced levels. Just as importantly these movements can feel good and help create a positive feeling when done smoothly and consciously.
For a break down of the Change Movements and the Transquarter movements go to the Level 0 page, otherwise go for it right here and now doing the best that you can. It doesn't matter if you get the movements wrong initially. That's part
of the process of learning. Keep on trying and you'll get them right, you'll make them a part of you so to speak, and then you'll be ready to move on to more advanced levels.