This came about from another thread.
The topic of XF being all brute force keeps coming up now and again despite the best efforts of various posters here who tried to explain otherwise.
I think the real reason how this misconception came about is because of XF's physical description!
Think of it. Yang Guo, Ximen Chuixue, Li XunHuan, Zhang SanFeng and most other heroes notable for their exquisite techniques. They were _never_ described as big hairy muscular guys. The big musclemen in anime/manga/comics/wuxia all tend to be low on brains and technique but high in ferocity and brute power.
Wouldn't your image of Ximen Chuixue change if he was described as a big hairy bearded muscleman?