Thread:Saris Khan/@comment-24384232-20141211031559/@comment-136273-20141212002958

Firstly, I'm aware that currently the article focuses solely on the swordsmanship & philosophy, whereas the spiritual aspect of the Zanpakuto is ignored. This is an essential aspect that I will address in the near future.

What is so complex about the forms? Each of them follows a specific philosophy. Every practitioner picks the one (or several) that suits his preferences. A noble technical pacifist will choose Way of Resolution, a belligerent brawler will pick Way of Aggression, whilst a cunning and seasoned warrior will employ Way of Deception. Once you fight and it comes to the usage of specific techniques it's all about action and reaction. Simple as that.

Also, I recommend paying more attention to what I write. Quantifiers, people. They are there for a reason. In his most recent post Abysmal seems to misunderstand a number of points I've made, sometimes to the point of interpreting them in the way opposite to their intention. And even the greatest skill in swordsmanship won't help when you face bias. There indeed is a plethora of reasonable ways to make Zanjutsu work against Kido given all the tools the Bleach universe provides. Anyway, I prefer to treat all Zankensoki skills as equals. Just because you insist that one is vastly superior to another doesn't mean that it is a widely recognised fact.

All things considered, Zankensoki skills are, wait for it, elements of a whole. Yes. Cool, you've got 10/10 points in Kido and 2s in everything else. This guy over here has 10/10 in Zanjutsu and 7s in the rest. Now let's see how many seconds do you survive...

P.S. Different stages of Bankai = big NO. Mastering and developing a Bankai is all fine and dandy, but once we reach the point of "superior stages" and the power levels get off the scale, we cross the border of reason and drown in an ocean of idiocy.