Quote Originally Posted by Knifefighter View Post
To make a system more functional, the first requirement is to get rid of that type of thinking. A system should evolve based on functionality, not on whether or not it is "sticking to its roots". A functional system has no problem adapting things that work, although they may even change the very nature of that system.
You make a good point, and one that is the biggest problem in TMA, the fact that they have almost ALL strayed from their roots already.
The vast majority, if not all, of the systems of H2H combat are based on fighting and effective fighting above all, and the exceptions aside, against skilled fighters.
The moment a system stops doing and being just that, that have strayed and doing anything to bring it back is not on a smart thing to do but the responsibility of anyone doing and teaching said system.