Sword forms

thumb|right|300px|Rand al'Thor and Lan Mandragoran doing sword forms with practice swords.
Sword forms are named forms - or "styles" - in which swordsmen are trained to use the sword. Blademasters and Gaidin have a wider knowledge and mastery of the forms. Like real-world parallels, they are not always meant to be used exactly as choreographed in the middle of combat and instead convey a named concept or tactic for the swordsman.
While training, one may use a practice sword instead of a real sword to move through these forms. A practice sword may be sword-shaped piece of wood, or a bundle of thin, loosely bound staves or lathes in place of a blade.
Some, if not all, sword forms are taught in the Seanchan Empire. When Rand al'Thor battles Turak Aladon, Rand recognizes the forms that the High Lord used. They were different from what Rand was taught, but similar enough. It is possible the names might be different as well.
==Concepts==
*The Flame and the Void
*Sheathing the Sword'''
==List of known forms==
*Apple Blossoms in the Wind
*Apple Blossoms on the Wind
*Arc of the Moon
*Beat the Brushes
*Black Lance's Last Strike
*Black Pebbles on Snow
*Blacksmith Strikes the Blade
*The Boar Rushed Downhill
*The Boar Rushes Down the Mountain
*Bundling Straw
*Cat Crosses the Courtyard
*Cat Dances on the Wall
*Cat on Hot Sand
*Cherry Petal Kisses the Pond
*The Courtier Taps His Fan
*The Creeper Embraces the Oak
*Cutting the Clouds
*Cutting the Reeds
*Cutting the Wind
*The Cyclone Rages
*Dandelion in the Wind
*The Dove Takes Flight
*Eel Among the Lily Pads
*Emptiness
*The Falcon Stoops
*The Falling Leaf
*Feathers in the Wind
*Folding the Air
*Folding the Fan
*The Grapevine Twines
*Hare Finds Its Hole
*Hawk Dives into the Brush	
*Hawk Spots the Hare
*Heron on a Stump
*Heron Snatches the Silverfish
*The Heron Spreads Its Wings
*Heron Wading in the Rushes
*Hummingbird Kisses the Honeyrose
*Kingfisher Circles the Pond
*Kingfisher Strikes in the Nettles
*The Kingfisher Takes a Silverback
*Kissing the Adder
*Leaf on the Breeze
*Leopard in High Grass
*Leopard in the Tree
*Leopard's Caress
*Lightning of Three Prongs
*Lion on the Hill
*The Lion Springs
*Lizard in the Thornbush
*Lotus Closes Its Blossom
*Low Wind Rising
*Moon on the Water
*The Moon Rises Over the Lakes
*The Moon Rises Over Water
*Oak Shakes Its Branches
*Parting the Silk
*Plucking the Low-Hanging Apple
*Rain in High Wind
*Rat Gnawing the Grain
*Reaping the Barley
*Reed in the Wind	
*Red Hawk Takes a Dove
*Ribbon in the Air
*River of Light
*The River Undercuts the Bank
*The Rose Unfolds
*The Serpents Tongue Dances
*Shake Dew from the Branch
*Soft Rain at Sunset
*Stone Falls From the Mountain
*Stones Fall in the Pond
*Stones Falling Down the Mountain
*Stones Falling from the Cliff
*Storm Shakes the Branch
*Striking the Spark
*The Swallow Rides the Air
*The Swallow Takes Flight
*Thistledown Floats on the Whirlwind
*Threading the Needle
*Tower of Morning
*Twisting the Wind
*Two Hares Leaping
*Unfolding the Fan
*The Viper Flicks Its Tongue
*Water Flows Downhill
*Watered Silk
*Whirlwind on the Mountain
*Wind and Rain
*The Wind Blows Over the Wall
*The Wood Grouse Dances
*Woodsman Strips the Branch
*Woodsman Tops the Sapling
==Gallery==
File:Black Pebbles on Snow.jpg|Black Pebbles on Snow
File:Cutting the Clouds.jpg|Cutting the Clouds
File:Dandelion in the Wind.jpg|Dandelion in the Wind
File:Kissing the Adder.jpg|Kissing the Adder
File:The Rose Unfolds.jpg|The Rose Unfolds
File:Soft Rain at Sunset.jpg|Soft Rain at Sunset
 Sword forms