Can't really force anyone to do anything so i can't really give a legit vote there. As far as i know this community is consistent of players that agree upon a certain codex or code/ way of playing, according to that there is no force really necessary as the players themselves will *want* (which isn't the same as forcing them) to uphold that value if they want to stay in the org. Might've been a misread on my part since i think you sense that yourself.
To the point, however:
Comebacks - yes
Improv - is a difficult one to answer, since by defninition of improvisation which is in general, non-casual and/or spontaneous movement in this case (very, utterly, generalized "definition"). In that case you'll be doing that during the match either way as you work up towards some kind of goal, so it's kind of hard to *not* achieve that. So that leads to openers. Personally i have nothing against the use of openers and i've let my own fellow mates practice them however they so desire. The only thing here is to not abuse them to the point where it will make you look like a bland douche and when it will begin to work against you as you become more predictable. The only reason why i haven't bothered to use any of mine is solely because i'm too lazy to memorize the joints, as well as i just want something new.
I know you mean the same with openers probably, but so that you could contain the possible drawbacks you throw an instant "no-no" on openers, plus it's not exactly something you can control/enforce, unlike comebacks which are essential to our "creed".
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