The Long And The Short Of It

The Long And The Short Of It
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Soft and I developed a funny shorthand for spotting ineffective attack patterns, especially for floaties. It’s a good way to shift your perspective.

In summary, you can categorize actions roughly (by duration of commitment) as Long, Short, or Feints. Deep or lengthy attacks are long, Shallow or quick attacks are short. Empty approaches or anything particularly flexible that allows you to bait and react quickly can be considered a feint. Note: this is a general construct, not an exact science. There will some ambiguity.

The value comes when you look at sequences and responses. Repetition is generally ineffective and wasteful. A long following a long rarely works. Same with a sequence of shorts. If someone is doing well against attacks, you can introduce more feints. If someone doesn’t respond to feints then you can attack more liberally.

There are far better methods for a more comprehensive analysis, but this is a quick, easy, and immediately revealing way to locate superfluous habits that you might not otherwise spot in real time.