Please, if you would, elaborate, or provide a good reference which instructs the more arcane aspects you are referring to. No sarcasm here. Truly asking.
While you are using a machine to do the sharpening it does take more then a bit of practice.
Or you can go to How to sharpen a knife and learn the basics of sharpening knives. This will yield a "good enough" edge for most people and if you spend a lot of time practicing you will be able to put a very fine edge on the blade.
You really should do both because there might come a time when your EdgePro is unavailable and you need to sharpen that knife.
“How to Stay Alive in the Woods” by Bradford Angier is an excellent beginner/moderate level survival guide that is complete and written so that my son has enjoyed reading it since he was 10.