In other words, it was a contest of whether he should go for a top-down approach when creating the technique or a bottom-up one.
"Hard to say, I'm not partial to either way." He stirred where he sat, immersed in deep thought. "I would suspect that in different circumstances, different approaches are most optimal."
How was he to discern which approach was most optimal in what circumstance, however?
Furthermore, even if he got the right approach, how would he know whether his created technique was the most optimal creation?
It was possible that whatever technique he ended up creating in a given situation, while good enough, was not the optimal or the best possible technique.
Perhaps other Martial Artists would be satisfied with just this alone, but not Rui.
"Whatever technique I create must be the best possible technique I could possibly create at that moment." His eyes narrowed with determination. "I will not tolerate sub-optimal outcomes."