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Post by blacktothefuture on Jun 29, 2011 13:10:36 GMT -5
"Hmmm, I see. Well then if that's what you're after let's get right to it!" he says waving a hand towards an empty room to the side. It has a hardwood floor and is decorated only by a spare few black and white photographs of old men in uniform, most likely former masters. It also contains a long rack of light weapons (fans, knives, short sticks and the like) to the side.
"Setsui, have him pick something out and start getting him set up. I will finish this paperwork and be right with you two" he elaborates.
With a quick nod and bow Setsui grabs Yuki Kaze's hand and energetically leads him into the aforementioned room.
"Go ahead and grab something that looks comfortable and I'll show you a couple of drills" she smiles.
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Post by yukikaze on Jun 30, 2011 4:45:55 GMT -5
"Hmmmm....lets see..."*yuki takes down the knives and swings them* "No..." *starts going through other weapons pretty much the same way, stopping at two wooden short swords* "Yes, these will do. Since i have no idea how to start, what now *smiling* sensei?"
OOC:if there are no short swords then he will just turn to Emiko and say "Hmm I want to see what you think i would use." *smiles and pushes her towords the wall and turns his back to wait*
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jun 30, 2011 19:20:58 GMT -5
"Well my student" she returns with a laugh "we first try following one hand with the other".
Setsui grabs a pair of cheap looking yellow and orange fans from the rack and begins moving them in time with one another. Her left hand following the right at the same rate of time and motion to a certain point and then the hands reversing who follows who with equal skill.
"Try it a few times".
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Post by yukikaze on Jun 30, 2011 21:00:34 GMT -5
*yuki puts his left hand over his right hand with some space swinging the swords back and forth slowly* "Like this?" *continues to twist his body back and forth in time with the swings, but not moving his feet*
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 1, 2011 11:54:04 GMT -5
"Yes. Like that" Setsui nods continuing the practice in front of Yuki Kaze for better reference. For several moments the two of you practice in a concentrated silence as both pairs of weapons follow one another back and forth, Yuki Kaze slowly but surely picking up a certain rhythm for the timing and how it is done.
Before long Master Guozei enters the room. Taking quick jaunting strides he approaches the rack, picks up two blunted aluminum short swords and steps up to the two of you. Focusing on Yuki Kaze.
"Very good, very good! Setsui's teaching must be getting better" he smiles, pauses long enough for Setsui to let out an embarrassed breath and then motions for her to step back. "If you'll let an old man have a go? thank you..now I am going to do a beginning form for you. Just try to copy as I go"
Master Gouzie then puts both short swords straight out in front of himself blades facing downward. With a delicate grace he slowly slips his right foot out in front of himself while turning the blades so that they face his right and moves them across his body, similar to the exercise Yuki Kaze was just doing. He then repeats the motion to the left, then right, then left, stepping each time..
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Post by yukikaze on Jul 1, 2011 22:46:08 GMT -5
*chuckling slightly at Emiko's reaction, yuki swigs the blades back and forth as before,but instead of stepping from foot to foot, he lets his feet slide in rythem to his swings* "Is this good, or do I have to switch from foot to foot?" *asking with a slightly puzzled glance at Guozei *
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 6, 2011 1:44:45 GMT -5
"Hmmm, instead of that let's try a different motion" Master Gouzei responds.
This time he halts, right foot out and left foot behind him. Slowly he turns his feet at the heel and makes a curved motion in the air, placing his right hand above his left while still having the blades mirror each others moves. When the movement has taken Master Gouzei in a half-circle of motion so that his left foot is in front and his right foot is behind (so he is facing the opposite direction) he repeats the motion back in the direction he came.
"Just follow my lead".
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Post by yukikaze on Jul 8, 2011 5:30:14 GMT -5
*yuki starts like Gouzei, hand over hand, making carving motions while slowly spining on the heel to turn around, also like Gouzei.* "Im starting to feel the flow that is needed, the timed rythem of the hands with the feet, and the flick of the wrist and the twist of the ankles." *continues to move like Master Gouzei*
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 11, 2011 23:02:57 GMT -5
Yuki Kaze continues mirroring his current master movement by movement for quite some time. After countless repetitions there comes a point where Master Gouzei stops and turns towards Yuki Kaze.
"Very good. Now that we have established the basics it is time for something a little more complicated" he explains waving Setsui up and motioning for Yuki Kaze to take a couple steps back.
The two stand at attention across from one another for a moment, bow, then gracefully bring each of their right arms out and gently clash fan and short sword. After this both bring their respective limbs back in sync and then clash with their lefts. Then both draw back. Setsui steps forward and Master Gouzei moves up to block, then she draws back as Master Gouzei advances and she blocks. This continues in a pattern as they both add a new hit/block with each trade ending at ten each.
"This will take a little longer" Master Gouzei says waving Setsui back to the sideline. "We'll do it together once and then after you must practice with Setsui five times every day for a month, then you'll have it. Think you can do that?"
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Post by yukikaze on Jul 15, 2011 5:43:14 GMT -5
"After seeing you two stay in rythem with each other, its only increased my desire to truely learn. Plus,its a bonus that i will get to spend more time with Setsui." *pulling a smile and winking at Emiko, then straitens up doing a halve bow towords Gouzei* "Just tell me when I can start and i will give it everything that i have, Master."
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 16, 2011 12:30:15 GMT -5
"You can start immediately. It should be pretty easy to pick up what you desire with the practice I described, though for anything more advanced you'll need to come back here. Now if you will excuse me I have some unfinished paperwork to attend to" Master Gouzei explains, bows and leaves.
"That was pretty impressive! You sure caught on quickly" Setsui compliments Yuki Kaze.
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Post by yukikaze on Jul 17, 2011 20:54:09 GMT -5
*shrugs* "Its because Im very serius about learning this, I want to grow stronger to, now I know this is going to sound like a anime responce but, protect my everyone important to me. *starts to slowly swing the swords around but trying to make it look like a routine, just foolin around* Well... you know about why I got interested about this, *face turning slighty red, remembering the part about Emiko, and coughing to cover it up* I would like to know why you got interested in it, if I may know."
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 18, 2011 1:32:15 GMT -5
"Oh..well" Emiko replies "it's going to sound kind of boring but my mother practices and I always thought she looked so cool doing it. So I took it up, thought it was fun, and just never stopped. Pretty silly huh?".
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Post by yukikaze on Jul 21, 2011 3:33:09 GMT -5
*stops swinging and lookes at Emiko* "No, not at all. *smiles* Actually thats kinda like how i got into Tai Chi, except it was from my Grandfather.*gets a distant look in his eye* When I was seven,I watched my Grandfather practice everyday. His name is Heiwana Kaze, which means "Peacefull Breeze",its actually peacefull wind, but he said people always laughed at it because it reminded them of passing gas, so he changed it.*chuckling* anyway, Everytime i watched him, it seemed like he could move and flow exactly like water. It actually seemed like he became water. I used to think that if I learned Tai Chi and trained hard enough, then I could to!" *blinks* {Ahman, why did I just bring that up? Shes probably just going to laugh at such of a idea.} *Smiles embarrassingly* "Sorry, that probably just seems really dumb."
OOC:{ } = inerthought
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 22, 2011 11:33:55 GMT -5
"I think that sounds awesome" is Emiko's response.
"Isn't there even a famous martial artist who said something like that? The fact that you're persuing that goal of your own volition shows a great level of dedication. Something we'll need for our practice sessions" she smiles.
OOC: Now I'm gonna need you to roll 5 d10 on a dice roller or on your own. Post them with your next response if you would.
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Post by yukikaze on Jul 28, 2011 7:13:47 GMT -5
*yuki gets a slightly surprised look on his face* "If there was someone who said this before, i would be surprised. So sensei *smiling while chuckling*{Man, i dont think thats ever goin to get old, hehe.}, how did you meet Master Gouzie?" *yuki trys to do a few Tai Chi forms while still holding the blades*
OOC:computer die roller. 42,6,85,89,100.
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 28, 2011 13:36:11 GMT -5
"Partially through my mother. I think he and his father before him helped teach her what she knows. Figured it was as good a place as any to start" Emiko explains. From what she tells you Master Gouzei and his family line have owned the studio for years and years, essentially being one of the first martial arts studios in the area.
This is only a small amount of what the two of you talk about in the days to come inbetween practicing as Master Gouzei instructed. For the most part keeping to the schedule is accomplished with only mild effort. However there is one particularly bad day that makes it all the harder to do so...
The day is a Wednesday, on his way to the usual meeting place Yukikaze makes a wrong turn and runs into an angry mob of four guys. Having been raring for a fight they dive on Yukikaze without hesitation, one of them going for each of his arms and one trying to sock him in the face!
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Post by yukikaze on Jul 29, 2011 23:38:53 GMT -5
*while doing his Unsteady Dance on the one trying to grab him to pull him into the incoming fist, yuki shouts* "What the? Who are you guys, and why the hell are you attacking me?"
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Post by blacktothefuture on Jul 31, 2011 1:53:38 GMT -5
Yuki Kaze is barely quick enough to allow his training to take over. He guides the grabber (from the left I'll assume) with some difficulty into the puncher. The two more bumping into each other than anything. This throws off the third grabber forcing him to back off momentarily.
"Wrong place wrong time little man" the fourth one with a purple mohawk calls to Yuki Kaze. At the same time lobbing a bottle at his head.
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Post by yukikaze on Aug 1, 2011 4:13:54 GMT -5
*yuki seeing the bottle, uses his Day Tripper to dodge the bottle in hopes that it hits one of the other guys, and trip the third guy who had tried to grab him, using the follow-up to roll away from the group* "Hmm....that seems like my line. Move now, I dont want to foolishly harm you guys." *yuki smirks alittle to cover his anxiety*
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Post by blacktothefuture on Aug 1, 2011 13:10:22 GMT -5
Yuki Kaze manages to avoid the bottle and trip up the third guy. His creative use of the techniques natural follow up takes him several feet away from the initial three attackers.
The thugs decide not to mince words and just dive on Yuki Kaze again. One on the left begins moving towards Yuki Kaze's back to prevent him from escaping further while the other two dive at him from his right and front. Purple mohawk begins to close in pulling a switchblade out of his pocket.
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Post by yukikaze on Aug 3, 2011 2:20:21 GMT -5
*taking the hint that they dont want to talk, yuki will make a move towords the guy with the knife to make him stab out at yuki, he will then try to side-step the blade and use his Judo Throw to throw him into one of his friends, mabey making him drop his knife*
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Post by blacktothefuture on Aug 3, 2011 2:37:47 GMT -5
Yuki Kaze waits for his opponent to thrust out at him with the knife, which he does, and then takes advantage of the opening to execute a judo throw. With expert skill he throws the guy with the purple mohawk into one of his friends stunning them both!
Falling to the ground with a metallic clatter the leaders knife acts as a signal to the remaining two guys to move. One goes for a punch with his right fist at Yuki Kaze's face, the other tries to tackle him from the front.
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Post by yukikaze on Aug 3, 2011 3:54:53 GMT -5
*yuki uses his Double Sweep to try and trip the tackler and make him fall short, and trip the puncher on to his friend.When he stands he says* "You guys, you shouldnt pick fights with some one you dont know.You have no idea what youve gotten yourselves into."
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Post by blacktothefuture on Aug 3, 2011 11:56:19 GMT -5
Yuki Kaze barely manages to trip his tackling assailant but manages to do so nonetheless. This causes him to go stumbling OVER him and land in his side hard behind Yuki Kaze. His second leg follows the first like second nature and trips up the puncher fantastically.
The thugs attacks momentarily ceased Yuki Kaze now has his chance to counter attack!
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Post by yukikaze on Aug 5, 2011 3:43:19 GMT -5
*yuki checks to see if the thug he threw is up, if so, he will use his Stein Strike on him since he seems to be the leader. If he is not up yet, he will use his Crushing Heels on the bigger of the two he just tripped*
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Post by blacktothefuture on Aug 5, 2011 14:15:55 GMT -5
Yuki Kaze makes short work of the would-be puncher. His heel smashing into the opponent before he can adequately defend himself, taking him out of the fight!
The thug that flew over Yuki kaze grabs at his ankle from behind while the gang leader and his thrown cohort begin to get up and prepare for attacks of their own.
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Post by yukikaze on Aug 6, 2011 8:14:34 GMT -5
*yuki,thinking off his feet, uses his Crow Kick on both of the opponents in front of him, and then land on the guys hand that is going for his ankle* "If any of you want to leave now, you may go. Its just seems pointless now, doesnt it?" *he says while chuckling*
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Post by blacktothefuture on Aug 6, 2011 12:08:06 GMT -5
Halfway through the grab Yuki Kaze pushes off the ground into his Crow kick. This attack being executed with enough force to rip free of the beginnings of a strong grip on his opponents part. Yuki Kaze lands a hefty hit on both of the thugs trying to get up smashing them back down and knocking them out!
Landing on his would-be grabbers hand like a badass Yuki Kaze issues his warning which anyone still up actually takes. Shown the true distance between their fighting skill and his own the group gathers their members and leaves.
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Post by yukikaze on Aug 10, 2011 12:09:22 GMT -5
*brushing his self off, yuki will continue on to his meeting after grabbing drinks for his self and both Emiko and Guozei at a vending machine*
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