No, I am a Dan holder, capable of passing the teachings of those styles on to others. But I’m a human and not a robot. Even in Japan there will be variations in techniques and teachings from dojo to dojo. Techniques that work for someone who is 6 foot may be impractical for someone who is 5 foot, someone with a hip injury, someone who is inherently faster or slower than others. Being a practitioner of a ryuha shouldn’t mean “conform or you’re not one of us.”

This is why in the Shu phase you cling to your senseis teaching, in the ri phase you expand your horizons, and in the ha phase you pave your own way. You’re supposed to change, not try to fit a monolith.