One of the main things you must take note of is your opponents physique. Body type is important since slamming a fat person would be harder than slamming a frail , bony one. Also armor is another factor. I must find spaces inbetween the armour and attack there or make a space in between the armor. Speed is the biggest factor to me when it comes to taijutsu. Landing your hit or even dodging first can change the tidef a whole battle. Also my enemies fighting stance or posture can give off hoe they are going to attack and they're fighting style.
In the NB RP, we don't take into account how big or short your biography is or their weight, we just assume everyone to be all the same height lmao. I mean, look at Lee and how thin he is and he's landing rock blowing strikes and moving mountains. Talking about armor, most CEJ or CJ or whatnot armors are fully body armor I'm sure but there are armors like the S-ranked cannon earth armor where their head isn't covered so that's a good point that you made.
Well what I was talking about in basics that the mechanics of taijutsu on narutobase~
1. Writing a clean description so your opponent is able to picture it and yourself too. Usually people over-write things and confuse the enemy.
(Gangeki) - Rock Attack
Rank: D
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 20
Description: The user will strike their opponent with a strong punch to the chest
Let me use this technique as example. Start to finish (assuming my dominant side is my right one) House darts off towards the enemy. When I'm within range, I regain my balance with a strong right foot on the ground infront of me and keeping a low stance while I thrust my right fist into your diaphragm. I turn my upper body to the left to put additional strength behind my strike and keeping my left arm to be ready to evade a potential counterattack. As my punch connected, I intend to lift your winded body into the air and swing you across above me and pummel you into the ground.
This would be a clear description. When your writing your description, try to write it as your moving in a clean smooth one simultaneous motion. Also, notice what additional things I added to my attack. I described the movement of my body and my attack so my enemy could have a clear view of what I'm doing. I used my upper body to deliver a more powerful attack and I put out my right foot to have a clear balance so if my opponent trying to pull me, it won't work. My balance keeps me balanced. I also added additional move to my attack. Also, notice how I exploited a weakness in the human anatomy. Which aspect did I exploit and why did I do it?
Taijutsu is all-in-all, very different from Ninjutsu. Some may struggle because they may have a hard time picturing things in motion but it's my favorite. Why is it my favorite? Because taijutsu you can't make a mistake in my opinion. You can always find a loophole and you can always have a counterattack of you have a clear picture of both of your movements. Ya kno, Just write it simple.
2. To be able to picture yourself and your enemy's movements in your mind. I usually see people struggle with this. Like how I described above. You may struggle in the beginning with writing a description but you'll get better.
3. BALENCE, BALANCE, and BALANCE. You always want to be in balance or be able to regain balance quickly against you enemy. Having a good footing on the ground (dominant leg infront and the other slightly behind you is a common stance to keep a good balance). Yup, like I said above.
4. You don't want to corner yourself where you're forced to defend, always keep the pressure on your enemy. Whether he takes a counterattack, you'll take a counterattack against that. You can always jump, duck, sweepkick, stepforward while turning anti-clockwise along the enemies right fist straight thrust. I'll teach you freeform along with the techniques we're going through. I'm the Sage of Gentle Fist so Taijutsu is one of the most useful skills for me.
Okay well your first technique and the mechanics of taijutsu in my understanding on NB. Any questions? If not, I'd like you to go into the D-ranks of taijutsu and pick your most favored taijutsu technique and try to perform it. here's a link:
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