技巧派

ぎこうは
noun
finesse type; technician
sportsperson
1. finesse type; technician; craft-oriented performer
A performer who wins through refined technique and control rather than raw power or force. Standard in baseball commentary for a pitcher who relies on placement and breaking balls, and used of musicians and writers in the same spirit.
彼(かれ)は技巧派(ぎこうは)の投手(とうしゅ)だ。
He is a finesse pitcher.
速球派(そっきゅうは)より技巧派(ぎこうは)のほうが選手生命(せんしゅせいめい)が長(なが)いと言(い)われる。
Finesse pitchers are said to have longer careers than power pitchers.
技巧派(ぎこうは)のピアニストとして知(し)られているが、表現(ひょうげん)の深(ふか)さでも評価(ひょうか)が高(たか)い。
He is known as a technically refined pianist, but he is also highly regarded for the depth of his expression.

From 技巧(ぎこう) (technique, craftsmanship) + 派(は) (school, type). The suffix 派(は) forms many such labels for a performer's style or a person's leanings.

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Compare: 速球派(そっきゅうは) (power pitcher)
Compare: 本格派(ほんかくは) (orthodox, the real article)
Compare: 実力派(じつりょくは) (genuinely talented performer)
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