[Masteryota]

Striking a match is likely referring to the motion used to weld with a stick. Please research methods for arc welding if you buy it, the seams need to be a certain way and the ends of the welds can't be on corners and things like that. That is what drives people to move to mig/wire, they are point and shoot.

Flux also takes some finesse to get down pat, mig is more forgiving and leaves a cleaner bead and can be used on really thing stuff without burning holes.