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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:59 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:19 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:37 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:00 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:25 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:37 pm
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Senju Coheed Tokimoru: "It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness. ... Because we do most things relying only on our own sagacity we become self-interested, turn our backs on reason, and things do not turn out well."
Coheed watched as the men got up and left the interior training area and went out into the world to spar. He, however, had no intention of following them outside to watch, his vision instead returned to the scroll he had adopted from inside, this time he viewed the second layer of the manuscript, watching the images of the kata, the flow of each movement. Each moment had it's own pace, flow, and energy. As if the sword style in itself had it's own momentous chakra, determinate as steel, but bound in ink. Taking a moment more to study he would then look over the rest of the positions, before returning to his actual study and placement of the various technique.
[1/3]
Coming to a stand he nodded to himself, withdrawing his tachi for this series of exercises. Drawing himself forward two steps his blade would angle up, it's intent as if to draw an assault in a new direction from his body. As it did this his own body pivoted on the lead foot, as if to turn around and face the attacker's back as they passed him. Naturally this would allow for a strike or counter attack, a movement which followed suit naturally in this kata. The face of Coheed became that of an entranced man as he began to follow the poses and strikes that were evident to this fighting style.
[2/3]
Following his first strike his body continued in a fluid motion, turning as if to face another form of energy, which met the same fate as the first, though as this being passed it was an elbow followed by a sweep of the leg that had followed. Allowing time for the imagination to catch up with the movements he had made Senju smirked, turning on his heel and taking a step forward, making a downward chop with one hand. With the free, unarmed hand, Coheed's movements were balanced out, though flowing in time with the animation of the blade. His swordfighting seemed more of a dance while he practiced his kata, but in reality, is that not what a swordfight was? A dance between two people, one leading, the other following, before changing positions and repeating process until one grew tired?
Slowly as he thought of the place he now stood he realized just how right his father had been.
You've always been more philosophical than children your own age, perhaps you should commit your thoughts to paper. The memory told him as he continued on in corespondent movements to his kata.
[3/3] [Shunkan no Hagane: Stage 2: D-Rank: Pivot Block Learned]
Still continuing forward he let his memories of his younger years in Konoha take him over for a few moments, not really focusing on anything but the events around him and how they tied into his former life. Now the dance took on new motions, his blade thrusting outwards, he let this be his key, opening the memoreis of youth. When they opened he found himself turning the hilt and the blade upwards, taking two steps forward to add force to the movement. His eyes would then close.
[1/3]
When they opened his mind's eye had placed him in the fields outside of his childhood home, his parents sitting under a small structure and enjoying a small mid-day snack and sake tasting. His feet shuffled below him as he pressed the blade onwards, until his body stopped, 'locking' it with the hilt of his opponent's blade. The world was peaceful, Konoha was at the rise of it's military power during a time of peace, everything was undoubtedly perfect. The grasses and flowers swain in the breeze, and sakura blossoms fell around the place where his parents enjoyed their snack at the same time every evening, eventually they would invite him to join them. Yet tonight they told him to keep training, to grow stronger.
[2/3]
When his blade locked with the opponent he envisioned, he quickly turned his blade sideways and with a sweeping motion and a forward step planted his shoulder into their chest, before swiping the blade away from himself, aimed to cut his opponent. Yet even in solemn kata practice this motion looked fluid and graceful, drawn away from his current state of mind, as dark clouds settled behind his eyes. Being told to hold a weapon in his hands and force himself to grow stronger was not something this young boy expected from his parents. Yet ever still he could never turn his eyes away from what his father had wanted, nor could he forget the things his mother had taught him. So, in earnest, he plodded forward, his eyes now opening to see the world around him. A small bead of sweat forming on his brow as the world caught up to him.
[3/3] [Shunkan no Hagane: Stage 2: D-Rank: Forward Grind Learned]
Reclaiming his sense of realism he set his mind to stone to continue with the second kata of the Shunkan no Hagane, still he felt in this style there was so much defense and hardly any actual combative arts. This realization was something that would change, though as he continued he didn't want to see this, but instead fought within his mind to rule over his own impatience. When he began to practice the next step of the kata he saw that there was potential for combat in the gaps the technique made in the enemy's defenses and openings for finishing techniques fairly quickly.
[1/3] [[Will have to edit more into post later or continue new post afterwards, laptop charger is refusing to work.]]
Ryo:0 両 ‡ AC: 0 ‡ Chakra [305/305]
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:42 pm
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Cloud Hari
The clone saw the fight in Alex's eyes leave him, he ended the attack but he did cut Alex before he could, unfortunately he had received many deep cuts. Cloud, who was below Alex, saw the clone stopped the attack above so he stopped his attack. Just like the attacks above, he didn't stop in time to end the attack. So Alex received some serious wound in the front and minor on his back. Cloud had destroyed all of Alex's tentacles so he was falling straight to the ground. As Alex fell, Cloud quickly sheathed his sword, dispersed his clone, and grabbed Alex's arm in mid air. He then quickly turned and yanked Alex's arm in the same direction. He let go of his arm and sent him sliding across the ground, it went smooth so it shouldn't have hurt to bad, except for the wounds on his back. Cloud dispersed the barrier turned around and headed for the edge of the roof. " Your good Alex, but you need more training. We can fight again sometime, but when that time comes don't give me some half-assed effort as you did today. " Cloud ended with that and jumped down from the roof. He may have used up a lot of chakra, but he never had a chance to get serious.
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:47 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:56 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:57 pm
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