[flamencoblues]

I would agree with Ten Thumbs that amii really is the hardest and also find eamii easier to execute smoothly. I also think that for fast execution of continuous rasgueados "throwing" is a better approach than "flicking". In practice, I use eamii or amii only for relatively short patterns. For extended continuous rasguedas (eg, in tarantas, malagenas, etc) I think three-stroke rasgueados (aii, pai, pmp, etc) are more effective and easier to execute.

[mwheeler]

Flamencoblues, although I have mastered only a couple of the rasgueados you've listed, I believe that what you're saying is absolutely true.

I really do admire those monster players who appear to be able to sustain any continuous rasgueado forever, but even they must have "favourites" that they select because they're more efficient or less tiring than others.

Before I knew anything about the flamenco, I thought it was all about picados and falsetas, and I had no appreciation at all of compas or rasgueados. The more I have delved into it, the more my perspective has changed, so that It is now almost the reverse of when I began! I bet a lot of flamenco guitarists go through this same thing...