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eyrie wrote:
... what are the particular characteristics and distinguishing features of the ATM - apart from being rococo - and compared to other MA (combative, sportive or otherwise), why it is inefficient, should anything be done about it, if so what, and if not, why? I was hoping to hear how others who may have come to the same conclusions, approached the conundrum, and if and how they surmounted it.
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Kevin Leavitt wrote:
You are the guy that studies the details, and yes, you can reach a deep understanding of some things, and yes, there will be those that follow the Aikido approach that will reach a synthesis at 20 years, their are always a couple..
However, it is not guaranteed that you will. Most won't cause they can't get past the "I am special by transferrence and association".
It is a fricking inefficient way of doing things if you want to synthesize and understand.
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There is the rub. Efficiency involves trade-offs because not all parameters can be optimized simultaneously. There are fundamental choices involved.
You design a car -- it can be efficient in fuel economy, or peak power output, or low-end torque power. But not all three at once. A rally car would lose a formula one race; a formula one racer wouldn't likely make it to the end of the first stage on a rally course, and neither one would be remotely useful ( much less competitive) in truly off-road competition.
The first thing to address in terms of efficiency is "What are you trying to optimize?"
Why don't you all set out your own list of priorities in order of importance so you know what your set of trade-offs may represent?