I am here presenting the interpretation as it is, without explaining my reasons. That is because I want to provide it in the most compact and accessible way. If you want to know my reasoning about the problems I was facing, look at my YouTube videos, or follow YouTube links that are part of most of the pages. In videos, I am always explaining both the problem and how I was thinking about it.
In this web, I am also not showing any doubts about my interpretation. This is caused mostly by the fact that I don't have them at this stage. Most questions I had are already answered, in a way that I am content with. The interpretation is consistent and can explain most of what we see in the manual, and this gives me confidence. On the other hand, this doesn't mean that I am above criticism! There might be ideas that I didn't have, and that can explain the manual better. There might be problems that I even didn't see.
So if you think you know what I have missed or what I did wrong, please comment under my youtube videos. That is the best way to reach me.
How to read this interpretation
The best way to start reading is Terms & Theory section, where I explain the underlying logic of the manuscript, and I talk about the important terminology. I firmly believe that terminology is the base of understanding the system. If it catches your attention, continue to Positions, Sieges and Contact distance techniques sections, where each technique or position is explained more in detail. If on the other hand you want to know more about how I approached the sources in order to create this interpretation, look at The interpretation section.
Most of the pages contain links to my earlier youtube videos that are connected to the same topic. There you will find both my explanation and examples. In the case of positions or techniques, the video is indespensable, because it is very complicated to describe the technique on paper. Gradually I will be adding videos made especially to accompany this web.
If you are interested in the source itself, look at Pages of I.33 , where you will find the whole manual, with its text transcribed and translated (translation is provided by Joey Nitti). If you want to know what I think about a play from the manual, look in Plays of I.33, where you will find the list of all plays contained in the manual, each one with my commentary.
If you don't understand a term when reading the manual, look at the Terminology page and continue from there. If you don't understand images, look at Undestanding the images page.