The Six Principles

The six principles are the formal framework describing how any movement is performed in Baseworks. They were derived through Reverse Engineering of the iterative refinement process (Phase 3).

Catchphrase: Baseworks is not about what you are doing but about how you’re doing it.

Each principle maps onto one of three perceptual skill domains:

Principle	Type	Perceptual Skill Targeted
Distributed Activation (DA)	Micro-movement	Proprioceptive (muscular mechanosensation)
Micro Movements (MM)	Micro-movement	Proprioceptive (muscular mechanosensation)
Gridlines and Symmetry (GS)	Macro-movement	Spatial
Fixing-Separating-Isolating (FSA)	Macro-movement	Spatial
Natural Breathing (NB)	Regulatory	Interoceptive
Intensity Modification (IM)	Regulatory	Interoceptive

Three categories by function:

• Micro-movement principles (DA, MM): govern continuous engagement at low intensity
• Macro-movement principles (GS, FSA): govern how visible positional changes are executed
• Regulatory principles (NB, IM): govern monitoring and adjustment of effort and arousal

All six principles are applied simultaneously in any Baseworks movement. See Simultaneity.

Related

• Movement Patterns — practical vehicle through which principles are applied to forms
• Form
• Perceptual Skills
• SENSE-CONTROL-ADAPT
• Iterative Refinement · Reverse Engineering — how the principles were identified