▁type ▁of ▁training ▁had ▁a ▁negative ▁influence ▁on ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁Many ▁traditional ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁artists , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pract ition ers ▁of ▁modern ▁sport ▁combat , ▁have ▁become ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁per ception ▁that ▁forms ▁work ▁is ▁more ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁art ▁than ▁sp arring ▁and ▁dr ill ▁application , ▁while ▁most ▁continue ▁to ▁see ▁traditional ▁forms ▁practice ▁within ▁the ▁traditional ▁context — as ▁vital ▁to ▁both ▁proper ▁combat ▁execution , ▁the ▁Sh a olin ▁a est h etic ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁form , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁med itative ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁art ▁form . ▁ ▁Another ▁reason ▁why ▁techniques ▁often ▁appear ▁different ▁in ▁forms ▁when ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁sp arring ▁application ▁is ▁thought ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁conce al ment ▁of ▁the ▁actual ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁techniques ▁from ▁out s iders . ▁ ▁Form s ▁practice ▁is ▁mostly ▁known ▁for ▁teaching ▁combat ▁techniques ▁yet ▁when ▁ ▁pract icing ▁forms , ▁the ▁pract ition er ▁focus es ▁on ▁post ure , ▁breath ing , ▁and ▁performing ▁the ▁techniques ▁of ▁both ▁right ▁and ▁left ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁also ▁develop ▁both ▁hem is pher es ▁of ▁the ▁brain ▁and ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁improved ▁motor ▁skills , ▁forms ▁practice ▁also ▁trains ▁the ▁mus cles ▁to ▁execute ▁many ▁complex ▁techniques ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁( mus cle ▁memory ) ▁and ▁can ▁improve ▁balance , ▁flex ibility , ▁and ▁the ▁card i ov asc ular ▁system . ▁ ▁W ush u ▁ ▁The ▁word