Thread:Silver-Haired Seireitou/@comment-24384232-20150518001817/@comment-24384232-20150519171142

Hmm yeah that pretty much sums it up. At that point its not a matter of quantifiable damage so as much as what its actual effect is. Much like, "fire burns", in this way a master-level Ikkotsu or Sokotsu, "shatters" whatever it intends to hit by hitting the target with a wide area wave form... or something like that. Imagine every atom or molecule within the area of effect taking the full force punch from Sei. That's the best analogy I can come up with.

So what would seperate an Expert from a Master? I already have an opinion on this. Experts can take their martial arts to superhuman levels, but they are still limited within the physical realm. Meaning that all the martial arts maneuvers they perform, still requires a physical movement, and thus a physical target. An Expert might be able to punch a tsunami of fire. With the physical forces alone it might be able to part the wave long enough for him to mount a defense, evade or just charge through it.

A true master however is no longer bound by the physical. Their arts are conceptual, meaning they can both attack, defend and physically interact at the conceptual level. For example, if someone was afflicted with a magical curse, you could quite literally punch the curse out of them by using the concept of, "breaking the curse" you decide to smash it to bits with your fist. If someone were using mind control on a victim you could "sever" the connection with a knife hand strike. Their level of martial arts allows them to interact with the metaphysical world and spiritual world using a physical action.