A standard symplectic basis $\{e_i, f_i\}_{i=1}^n$ for $(V, \Omega)$: the $e_i, f_i$ form a basis of $V$ and satisfy $\Omega(e_i, e_j) = \Omega(f_i, f_j) = 0$ and $\Omega(e_i, f_j) = \delta_{ij}$.
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Existence of a symplectic pair: on a nontrivial finite-dimensional symplectic space, there exist $e_1, f_1$ with $\Omega(e_1, f_1) = 1$ spanning a 2-dimensional symplectic subspace.
If $P$ and its symplectic orthogonal $P^\Omega$ form a complementary decomposition of $V$, then $\Omega$ restricted to $P^\Omega$ is itself symplectic.
An element of the symplectic orthogonal $P^\Omega$ pairs trivially with every $p \in P$: $\Omega(u, p) = 0$.
Standard symplectic basis theorem: every finite-dimensional symplectic space $(V, \Omega)$ has even dimension $2n$ and admits a basis $\{e_i, f_i\}_{i=1}^n$ with $\Omega(e_i, e_j) = \Omega(f_i, f_j) = 0$ and $\Omega(e_i, f_j) = \delta_{ij}$.