So, what originated as one man's intuition of some sort of personal fluidity has been transformed into solidified, fixed knowledge, complete with organized classified responses presented in a logical order. In so doing, the well-meaning, loyal followers have not only made this knowledge a holy shrine, but also a tomb in which they have buried the founder's wisdom. But distortion does not necessarily end here. Soon this opposite faction also becomes a large organization, with its own laws and patterns. At best, styles are merely parts dissected from a unitary whole.
All styles require adjustment, partiality, denials, condemnation and a lot of self- justification.
The solutions they purport to provide are the very cause of the problem, because they limit and interfere with our natural growth and obstruct the way to genuine understanding. Divisive by nature, styles keep men 'apart' from each other rather than 'unite' them. Lacking boundaries, combat is always fresh, alive and constantly changing. Your particular style, your personal inclinations and your physical makeup are all 'parts' of combat, but they do not constitute the 'whole' of combat. Prolonged repetitious drillings will certainly yield mechanical precision and security of that kind comes from any routine.