Sometimes it seems if feels like all people talk about when it comes to IMA is tiny details. So many classics, so many rules, so many lists of what has to be where, what has to coordimate with what, where the head should be, where the elbows should be, etc...
Ryan Hall has some interesting thoughts on priorites in training. He's talking MMA/BJJ, but I think it applies to all martial art:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XzAsx-aRC4
I can see good points either way, just thought I'd open that for discussion.