Level 1

Horizontal Plane

We will Start with movements in the horizontal plane.

The grid below shows all possible pairs of movements.

Movements where one arm is still have not been included.

The Boxes that are shaded red are the movements that will be practiced in the following section

F

F

F

B

F

T

F

CF

F

CB

F

CT

F

C

B

F

B

B

B

T

B

CF

B

CB

B

CT

B

C

T

F

T

B

T

T

T

CF

T

CB

T

CT

T

C

CF

F

CF

B

CF

T

CF

CF

CF

CB

CF

CT

CF

C

CB

F

CB

B

CB

T

CB

CF

CB

CB

CB

CT

CB

C

CT

F

CT

B

CT

T

CT

CF

CT

CB

CT

CT

CT

C

C

F

C

B

C

T

C

CF

C

CB

C

CT

C

C

Note: in the grid above and the grids below:

F=Forwards e.g. from 1 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 4 back to 1 OR from a to b, b to c, c to d and d back to a.

B=Backwards e.g. from 1 to 4, 4 to 3, 3 to 2 and 2 back to 1 OR from a to d, d to c, c to b and b back to a

T=Transquarter e.g. from 1 to 3, 3 to 1, 2 to 4, 4 to 2, a to c, c to a, b to d, d to b

I'll explain C, CF, CB and CT later.

In this first set the right arm is in the same position as the left.

This relationship is maintained throughout the set as

1

1

We move both arms forwards from 1,1 to 2,2

F

F

2

2

Then from 2,2 to 3,3

F

F

3

3

and from 3,3 to 4,4

F

F

4

4

and finally from 4,4 back to 1,1

F

F

1

1

In the second set (starting at 1,2) the right arm is one position ahead of the left.

So now in every movement the right arm stays one position ahead of the left.

Or you can think of it as the left arm being one movement behind the right.

1

2

F

F

2

3

F

F

3

4

F

F

4

1

F

F

1

2

In the next set (starting at 1,3) the right arm is two positions ahead of the left...

1

3

or two positions behind.

F

F

2

4

And it stays two positions ahead (or behind...)

F

F

3

1

F

F

4

2

F

F

1

3

In this set (1,4) the right arm is three positions ahead of the left...

Or the left arm is one position ahead of the right.

Again, this relationship is maintained throughout the set.

1

4

F

F

2

1

F

F

3

2

F

F

4

3

F

F

1

4

From now on I'll show all of these movements together.

No matter whether the right arm is even with the left,

Ahead by one position, or two or three,

In all cases both arms move forwards

and so this set of movements is called:

Double Forwards (both arms forwards)

1

1

1

2

1

3

1

4

F

F

2

2

F

F

2

3

F

F

2

4

F

F

2

1

F

F

3

3

F

F

3

4

F

F

3

1

F

F

3

2

F

F

4

4

F

F

4

1

F

F

4

2

F

F

4

3

F

F

1

1

F

F

1

2

F

F

1

3

F

F

1

4

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