Originally Posted by
poop
Define Style, is it how a replay is made? is it how the uke is broken down or manipulated? or is it how the tori moves.
there are the frequently used "relaxed/held style" terms that refer to which joint state you use more often in your replays, which is another way to see style, and i can understand it but my two cents are a little different.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/style
from what i understand, style is the way in which one does things. if you give an opener to 5 different replaymakers and ask them to make a decap they will all do it in different ways, even if the goal is the same, because they all see different paths to it.
for example, a very "pragmatic" or practical person might go for the decap as soon as possible in order to be effective, worrying about getting a good position or setup for the dismemberment and aiming it correctly, with no concerns for aesthetic (which from their point of view has no value), simply because it is how they do things. such people could be said to have a practical or goal oriented style.
someone more inclined to aesthetic and creative ways will probably find a way to explore less orthodox positions or perfectionism. for them it is not whether you get the decap or not, it's how you do it.
because everyone has a different approach to replaymaking, everyone ends up with a distinct style. it might be defined by many factors, such as how you see your goal, how clear is your goal, or if you even have a concrete goal or are just improvising. replaymakers might also feel the need to insert new variables in their "replay equation" by changing the game rules, hacking, etc. which can also help define their style, since they are imposing restrictions on themselves that almost nobody else has.
Last edited by pusga; Aug 4, 2015 at 05:48 PM.