Akisha learns to honor the sword.

[Akisha]

Not a problem. ^_^ Actually, a lunge can be preformed with either one or two hands, but I generally teach the two-handed variant.

Stabs are quick motions that can be fatal, or used to break up an opponents combo, while a stab is generally just used as an attack, either to force back an opponent or hit one not in immediate range. It's not a great opening-mid combo move, so as long as your still a beginner, stick to it as a finisher. As people improve, you become more able to use it at your whim, as you can take care of openings you create.

Lunges have a lot of power behind them, and much greater range.

Once you get some practice in, you'll be able to get around the weakness of lunges by transferring your momentum, but that's for later.

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I find that this lady explains and demonstrates it far better than I could.

Please watch the video, and then preform a lunge, only, making adjustments to accommodate two hands.

I understand it all...I think xd

*I quickly take out my Katana and I hold it with both my hands so that the point is poiting down but also I am keeping my sword at right. I then start rushing towards the dummie as fast as I can and as I reach short range (or the position to where the lunge would be possible), I but my front leg, which in this case is my right one, straight forward at the dummie while I move my whole body forward. Only my back leg, which in this case is my left leg, is straightnes out. As I perform all those movements, at the same time I draw the katana with my hands so now, it won't be at right but straight forward and as I do that, with a very fast and slight movement I straight my hands, putting the katana forward with great speed, lunging in the dummie's heart and then quickly draw back the katana.*

Don't know how I did here. xd

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

I understand it all...I think xd

*I quickly take out my Katana and I hold it with both my hands so that the point is poiting down but also I am keeping my sword at right. I then start rushing towards the dummie as fast as I can and as I reach short range (or the position to where the lunge would be possible), I but my front leg, which in this case is my right one, straight forward at the dummie while I move my whole body forward. Only my back leg, which in this case is my left leg, is straightnes out. As I perform all those movements, at the same time I draw the katana with my hands so now, it won't be at right but straight forward and as I do that, with a very fast and slight movement I straight my hands, putting the katana forward with great speed, lunging in the dummie's heart and then quickly draw back the katana.*

Don't know how I did here. xd

You did very well, actually. ^_^ I beleive you're good to go on.

Anyway, next is movement! We'll be covering Sidestepping first.

Ready to go?

 

[Akisha]

yes but Im going to bed.

I will reply tomorrow ^_^

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

yes but Im going to bed.

I will reply tomorrow ^_^

(xd That's fine. Later.)

Alright, so side-stepping is as it sounds: it involves stepping to your side to dodge an attack: and it works well to dodge pretty much any attack that's not a horizontal slash.

You can preform a sidestep by either pushing off with your opposite leg (If I want to rush right, I push off with my left leg), or by actually quickly stepping in that direction.

It's pretty simple, but immensely useful.

Try describing a movement as if a vertical slash was coming down at you.

 

[Akisha]

(xd That's fine. Later.)

Alright, so side-stepping is as it sounds: it involves stepping to your side to dodge an attack: and it works well to dodge pretty much any attack that's not a horizontal slash.

You can preform a sidestep by either pushing off with your opposite leg (If I want to rush right, I push off with my left leg), or by actually quickly stepping in that direction.

It's pretty simple, but immensely useful.

Try describing a movement as if a vertical slash was coming down at you.

*As I see the dummie performing a vertical slash at me, I very quickly push myslef at right with my left leg, thus avoiding hit from the vertical slash while the dummie will move forwards since he can't stop the slash in mid air. I quickly see an opening so as he has bended down (sine he pefroms a vertical slash) and now his sword is pointing at the ground, I perform a horizontal slash motion from right to left with my right hand, cutting his head off as his blade reaches the ground after his vertical slash*

I tried something different this time xd not sure if it works ^^

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*As I see the dummie performing a vertical slash at me, I very quickly push myslef at right with my left leg, thus avoiding hit from the vertical slash while the dummie will move forwards since he can't stop the slash in mid air. I quickly see an opening so as he has bended down (sine he pefroms a vertical slash) and now his sword is pointing at the ground, I perform a horizontal slash motion from right to left with my right hand, cutting his head off as his blade reaches the ground after his vertical slash*

I tried something different this time xd not sure if it works ^^

Actually, that was quite well done. ^_^

So, now, next is Arc-stepping, a sidestepping derivative. Ready, or do you have questions about side-stepping?

 

[Akisha]

I am ready but I have no idea what is Arc-stepping xd

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

I am ready but I have no idea what is Arc-stepping xd

xd That's not surprising, considering that "arc-stepping" is a phrase I coined on here.

Anyway, arc-stepping is the act of applying an arc (or curve) to your sidepstep movement, so that instead of just moving in a straight line, you can also dodge and put yourself in a favorable position with the opponent.

Like, for example, if you attacked me with a vertical slash, I could sidestep to my right, but also put an arc on my movement so that I'm facing your left shoulder, head on.

It's kind of a confusing thing, and generally you won't see the term "arc-stepping" used; more likely, they'll say sidestepping, but will just describe the movement.

Not sure if this next comparison makes any sense either, but here it goes - when you arc-step, imagine your opponent at the center of a circle, on whose edge is you. You can move about 90 degrees (1/4 the circle) in one arc-step, depending on how close you are, and how far you want to go, and how fast/hard you move yourself.

Got all that?

 

[Akisha]

xd That's not surprising, considering that "arc-stepping" is a phrase I coined on here.

Anyway, arc-stepping is the act of applying an arc (or curve) to your sidepstep movement, so that instead of just moving in a straight line, you can also dodge and put yourself in a favorable position with the opponent.

Like, for example, if you attacked me with a vertical slash, I could sidestep to my right, but also put an arc on my movement so that I'm facing your left shoulder, head on.

It's kind of a confusing thing, and generally you won't see the term "arc-stepping" used; more likely, they'll say sidestepping, but will just describe the movement.

Not sure if this next comparison makes any sense either, but here it goes - when you arc-step, imagine your opponent at the center of a circle, on whose edge is you. You can move about 90 degrees (1/4 the circle) in one arc-step, depending on how close you are, and how far you want to go, and how fast/hard you move yourself.

Got all that?

Pretty much
let me try...

*As I see the dummie performing the vertical slash, in a very quick motion, I push myself at right with my opposite leg, while putting my right leg diagonaly at right and at the same time I perform an arc with my left leg backwards at right, opening a distance between my legs but also now I am looking at your profile (half-face), allowing me to swing my sword with my right hand with a long, diagonal shash moton from right to left, cutting through the left side of your neck, killing you instantly*

good enough ?

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Pretty much
let me try...

*As I see the dummie performing the vertical slash, in a very quick motion, I push myself at right with my opposite leg, while putting my right leg diagonaly at right and at the same time I perform an arc with my left leg backwards at right, opening a distance between my legs but also now I am looking at your profile (half-face), allowing me to swing my sword with my right hand with a long, diagonal shash moton from right to left, cutting through the left side of your neck, killing you instantly*

good enough ?

Absolutely. ^_^

Any questions about arc-stepping before we move on? I know it's kinda strange.

If not, we'll move on to other methods of dodging, which is a mash-up of lesser movements. ^_^

 

[Akisha]

Absolutely. ^_^

Any questions about arc-stepping before we move on? I know it's kinda strange.

If not, we'll move on to other methods of dodging, which is a mash-up of lesser movements. ^_^

I am ready to move on

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

I am ready to move on

Okay, so first up is simply jumping. Can you tell me what strikes we've covered that can be dodged by jumping?

 

[Akisha]

Okay, so first up is simply jumping. Can you tell me what strikes we've covered that can be dodged by jumping?

well, I think it all depends on the jump and the strike. If the strike is vertical we can jump backwards to avoid it but just a jump in the air wouldn't be enough to dogde a vertical slash. I guess if there is a lower horizontal slash coming at us we could jump and avoid it. I believe we could avoid lunge but the situation would be like the vertical slash - we'd have to jump backwards and same goes for the stab, yet I am not sure about this one xd

Anyways you'd like to add/correct would be much appriciated

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

well, I think it all depends on the jump and the strike. If the strike is vertical we can jump backwards to avoid it but just a jump in the air wouldn't be enough to dogde a vertical slash. I guess if there is a lower horizontal slash coming at us we could jump and avoid it. I believe we could avoid lunge but the situation would be like the vertical slash - we'd have to jump backwards and same goes for the stab, yet I am not sure about this one xd

Anyways you'd like to add/correct would be much appriciated

That's pretty much perfect. You can jump to the side, though, to dodge vertical slashes/stabs/lunges.

You could also try jumping forward as a surprise tactic, but that could put you in a difficult situation, so I wouldn't recommend it unless you're comfortable taking the risk.

Alright, now how about ducking?

 

[Akisha]

That's pretty much perfect. You can jump to the side, though, to dodge vertical slashes/stabs/lunges.

You could also try jumping forward as a surprise tactic, but that could put you in a difficult situation, so I wouldn't recommend it unless you're comfortable taking the risk.

Alright, now how about ducking?

Well you can't duc to avoid vertical slashes unless putting the sword forward but that would be blocking not avoiding so no verticals O_O I can avoid higher horizontal slashes/stabs/lunges.

anyways, I will not be logging on for the next couple of days because of some computer/internet issues, I will explain when I get back

so cya ^_^

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Well you can't duc to avoid vertical slashes unless putting the sword forward but that would be blocking not avoiding so no verticals O_O I can avoid higher horizontal slashes/stabs/lunges.

anyways, I will not be logging on for the next couple of days because of some computer/internet issues, I will explain when I get back

so cya ^_^

Exactly. Ducking's not useful for a lot, but it's there.

And, that's fine, just drop by when you return.

Later. ^_^

 

[Akisha]

I am back

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

I am back

Alright. ^_^

Next are lesser forms of dodging, that I basically cover under the umbrella term "gymnastics". These include dodge rolls, back-flips, and like; things that might not really work in real life, but that, being in an RP, we are able to do due to our somewhat "super-human" physics.

Each gymnastic move is different, and can be used to dodge different attacks. However, this category is so...diverse, that really it just needs to be explored through your own experimentation, and you should find what works for you, and what fits into your style.

Now, if you're ready to go on, then we'll move on to parries.

 

[Akisha]

Now that Im sober, I can reply and Im ready

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Now that Im sober, I can reply and Im ready

o_o Sorry about the late reply.

Anyway, next is parries. I describe parries as a lesser form of a counter - instead of matching a strike and immediately counter-attacking, parries are generally used to either stop, redirect, or simply deflect an attack - that's not to say that they can't be incredibly useful.

Think of it like this - if you come at me with a horizontal slice, instead of actually blocking your blade and stopping it, I swing my blade at yours, hitting it near the top, and push it out wide, quickly.

That's a key to remember with parries - they generally hit above the mid-point of the blade. They stop an attack with the strike, but it doesn't keep your blade in prolonged contact with another.