"Martial Art is about efficiency."
This was a fact that remained true even in the Era of Expansion. Other Paths relied on simply increasing the raw inputs and ingredients of their power. But Martial Artists relied on taking what was available and making the most efficient use of it. Mastery was more important than quantity.
That was why when Rui learned of the higher dimensions, he actually felt a little offended. The existence of higher dimensions meant that he and every Martial Artist besides him were not being efficient with their movements at all, not in the grand scheme of the universe.
"The shortest path from me to my opponent that I thought I was taking was not the shortest path at all."
There were quicker paths forward.
Paths through the higher dimensions.
