On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, JD Farber wrote:

This is a pretty tough question.  Sure Goku and the rest are much better
martial artists then Ranma and company, but Ranma has the Ranma Factor(tm)
going for him.  For those that don't know, Ranma Factor(tm) is the ability
to use and improve upon any martial arts technique after seeing it in use
one or two times.  THAT is the main source of Ranma's power.

  This is utterly totally meaningless. Son Gokuu could destroy the earth
with a Kame Hame Ha before ever reaching Super Saya-jin.  Even Yamucha,
the weakest of all the Z fighters, fights at an overall speed *faster*
than Ranma's chestnut fist technique.  Ranma's ability to learn any
martial art techique?  Tenishan can do that as well.  Even Gokuu is
notorious for doing that.. he learned how to teleport after watching
someone else do it.  You simply have to realize the sheer absurdity of the
overall Dragon Ball Z power level.