User blog comment:AbysmalShadows/Abysmal's Guide to Combat/@comment-2089817-20141207205936

"An uppercut is a specific technique, but a punch is more broad. It can be an uppercut, or it can be a straight punch, a jab or any other number of potential attacks. You want that broadness. If you plan to create a technique, then you want to focus on the concept behind that technique more than its execution. The reason being is that a concept is fluid, its flexible, it can change and be altered depending on the circumstance."

I can't say I agree with this too much. Perhaps in a character article, something like that is fine, but it won't fly in an RP. The reason is, just like in a legal document, ambiguity benefits the party that did not draft the document. If my opponent throws "just a punch" in his post, I am free to interpret it however I wish. I can interpret it as a punch that is performed sloppily, easy to dodge to block, et cetera. And this leads to arguments in the process of the RP. Detail is key. And broadness, more often than not, is the enemy of detail.

Broadness is nice sometimes, maybe even most of the time, but not every time. You might not have meant it, but your blog makes it sound like it is a definite absolute. Though everybody is entitled to their own opinions too. Nice blog though, it was a good read.