The ancient Finns believed that the knife had originally fallen from the sky, a gift from Heaven. So great was the importance of that tool/weapon to those people. Nowadays there's a trace of same kind of mentality behind the expression that someone is "sharp", referring to the person's mind working efficiently.
When describing Adder's fighting style with patterns, there are two that are most fundamental. In order to strike with the hand we swing the arm like we want to draw a loop in the air, creating momentum with total relaxation not muscle tension, and thereby guiding the body to be an essential part of the very movement instead of just staying the source of it. So we want the energy of the strike to be that of a whiplash, or a flail-blow rather. As the other hand moves simultaneously what's actually formed is a double-loop; a coherent stream of action that keeps flowing no matter what the circumstances may be.
The basis of the footwork is an image of a large circle around one's pelvis (or the center of balance to be more precise). Think of it having a sharpened edge of solid metal to be used with every step taken for cutting the opponent. So in that sense moving straight in would not be sufficient, neither would a simple turn of the body - combine these two instead and thus advance with a slash-like motion, that being similar to when one's wielding a katana. It will not only increase the power of your techniques, you'll also be protecting yourself from the opponent's counter-strikes. A snake squirms in for the kill.
The mind too is to function the same way when faced with obstacles: always non-stop, always penetrating, always luminous with grace. In close combat one must possess the qualities of the knife; the smoothness of the cutting, the fierceness of the stabbing, the balance of the throwing. Really absorb the nature of the fine and ruthless blade and make it a part of yourself. Then work with accuracy.
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