Originally Posted by
Vmac
I don't quite understand, I started in SP first and from there it helped me improve my skills in MP.
I learned what the joints did in single player with out having to worry about what my opponent is going to do. Then transitioned to MP and all I really had to improve was decision making and mechanics that changed from SP to MP.
I didn't say everyone did this, but a fair amount did to just learn how to move around and such (I learnt how to run and move around in spars by sparring with begotten and mocucha and I learnt how to change momentum by playing wushu, etc. Everyone got their skills in a different way).
Originally Posted by
cowmeat
But you saying that SP players put greater importance on effective movement than MP is just wrong I feel.
SP players have more than 20 seconds to think of how they're going to move around. Large majority of MP players don't consider that changing a joint state on one joint will affect another because they just don't know/don't have enough time/don't care so they just go with what they're happy with. For example relaxing an ankle when its flat on the ground will provide (depending on angle of tori blah blah) more friction and stability to the ground than keeping the ankle contracted or held. So considering SP players have more time they can see more possibilities and therefore put greater importance on effective movement.