Nope, this won't transform you into the fighter you dream to become, however, it may provide some insights as to why lineage, discipleship/family and the evolution of martial arts relationships are helpful in understanding the context and evolution of your art.
There are some really smart people on the board who might even expand upon his ideas and provide us with even more insight.
Personally, I have attended his lecture workshop years back and really found him to be useful but it is academic and won't be everyone's cup of tea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se77eqB0NzA
Roger Ames (Humanities Chair Professor, Peking University)
Contextualizing the Self: Creating and Recreating the First Person
Tel Aviv University