If you are interested what was pinnacle and end result of this, take a look at CPMA/PQL movement in quake
Thats basically strafe jumping with air control:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_DwN4z5UMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lANjZ0NO8XI
and some examples with fights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHo4l-qmGHI
This was by far the most hard to master, and most rewarding skill, once you can do laps around the maps you lost track of time, and find your self doing this for hours.