Keotsu teaches Kaos Kenjutsu

[Lord of Kaos]

Excellent. xd And nice - that's the example I actually use for people who don't understand it the first time around. o_o And yes, it has a hilt.

^_^ So, now, if you would, a vertical one, please.

*I place my left hand under my right once more and raise my arms higher than my head, and swing downwards towards the earth very quickly with great strength, as if playing Whack-a-mole.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*I place my left hand under my right once more and raise my arms higher than my head, and swing downwards towards the earth very quickly with great strength, as if playing Whack-a-mole.

<.<" Sorry about the late reply.

And very good. If you practice following a slash all the way through, rather than stopping at head-level, which is where it will probably stop in actuality, your strikes tend to have more power behind them.

Now, the thing in two-handed that actually is a bit different.

Can you tell me the difference between a stab and a lunge is?

How is it done, what are its advantages, and what are its disadvantages?

 

[Lord of Kaos]

<.<" Sorry about the late reply.

And very good. If you practice following a slash all the way through, rather than stopping at head-level, which is where it will probably stop in actuality, your strikes tend to have more power behind them.

Now, the thing in two-handed that actually is a bit different.

Can you tell me the difference between a stab and a lunge is?

How is it done, what are its advantages, and what are its disadvantages?

It's all good, real life situations always take priority over a website.

Umm, a stab is less powerful and covers a shorter distance while a lunge is more powerful and often covers a bit more area?:shrug:

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

It's all good, real life situations always take priority over a website.

Umm, a stab is less powerful and covers a shorter distance while a lunge is more powerful and often covers a bit more area?:shrug:

Kind of.

Stabs are less powerful, but can have a higher fatality, due to their speed- you can get in and out, quickly. But, they do also cover a shorter distance.

Lunges are full-body, where as stabs use only your arms; so, they have much more power behind them, but also leave you open, due to the way that can be preformed.

Generally, you'll preform a one-handed lunge, with one hand on the blade, in order to allow yourself some time to react, as well as it requiring a different form to use it with two-hands. When you lunge with two hands, you're mainly adding a few inches more of reach, but you're putting yourself in a semi-unstable position, and a very open stance.

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This woman demonstrates a very good lunge in SPORT fencing. Being as this is battle training, our form is a bit different - your movement will be quicker, harsher, and you'll most likely flair your arm diagonally behind you to stabilize instead of diagonally behind you.

Give it a go, if you would.

 

[Lord of Kaos]

Kind of.

Stabs are less powerful, but can have a higher fatality, due to their speed- you can get in and out, quickly. But, they do also cover a shorter distance.

Lunges are full-body, where as stabs use only your arms; so, they have much more power behind them, but also leave you open, due to the way that can be preformed.

Generally, you'll preform a one-handed lunge, with one hand on the blade, in order to allow yourself some time to react, as well as it requiring a different form to use it with two-hands. When you lunge with two hands, you're mainly adding a few inches more of reach, but you're putting yourself in a semi-unstable position, and a very open stance.

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This woman demonstrates a very good lunge in SPORT fencing. Being as this is battle training, our form is a bit different - your movement will be quicker, harsher, and you'll most likely flair your arm diagonally behind you to stabilize instead of diagonally behind you.

Give it a go, if you would.

No, I'm good. :|

 

[Lord of Kaos]

Jk, give me a sec to do it.

 

[Lord of Kaos]

Kind of.

Stabs are less powerful, but can have a higher fatality, due to their speed- you can get in and out, quickly. But, they do also cover a shorter distance.

Lunges are full-body, where as stabs use only your arms; so, they have much more power behind them, but also leave you open, due to the way that can be preformed.

Generally, you'll preform a one-handed lunge, with one hand on the blade, in order to allow yourself some time to react, as well as it requiring a different form to use it with two-hands. When you lunge with two hands, you're mainly adding a few inches more of reach, but you're putting yourself in a semi-unstable position, and a very open stance.

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This woman demonstrates a very good lunge in SPORT fencing. Being as this is battle training, our form is a bit different - your movement will be quicker, harsher, and you'll most likely flair your arm diagonally behind you to stabilize instead of diagonally behind you.

Give it a go, if you would.

I meant all of that, just in a condensed, less educated way. o.o And I don't have to stand in that position, do I? >_>'

*I hold the bokken in my right hand by my side, bokken pointed slightly at the ground in a 45 degree angle. I then jump forward with my right leg, extending my arm in sync with the jump, lunging forward with the bokken*

How was that kind sir? .-.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

No, I'm good. :|

:| Orly?

Jk, give me a sec to do it.

xd Alright.

I meant all of that, just in a condensed, less educated way. o.o And I don't have to stand in that position, do I? >_>'

*I hold the bokken in my right hand by my side, bokken pointed slightly at the ground in a 45 degree angle. I then jump forward with my right leg, extending my arm in sync with the jump, lunging forward with the bokken*

How was that kind sir? .-.

*LE GASP* The dreaded triple post! O.O

And no, you don't - lunges are often chained from other strikes, as combo finishers. Something I forgot to mention is that: prior to what the video said, you may lean in past your ankle for extra range, however, it will make recovering more difficult, and you'll want to extend your blade as you lunge, not before, for additional force.

And that was very well done. ^_^

That completes the strikes for now, and if you're ready, we'll move on to movement.

 

[Lord of Kaos]

:| Orly?

xd Alright.


*LE GASP* The dreaded triple post! O.O

And no, you don't - lunges are often chained from other strikes, as combo finishers. Something I forgot to mention is that: prior to what the video said, you may lean in past your ankle for extra range, however, it will make recovering more difficult, and you'll want to extend your blade as you lunge, not before, for additional force.

And that was very well done. ^_^

That completes the strikes for now, and if you're ready, we'll move on to movement.

Triple posting: Almost worse than the World Pedo War III. ALMOST.

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xd

And let's continue then, shall we?

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Triple posting: Almost worse than the World Pedo War III. ALMOST.

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xd

And let's continue then, shall we?

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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...but I'm pretty sure you knew that already. xd

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

 

[Lord of Kaos]

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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...but I'm pretty sure you knew that already. xd

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

*As the imaginary swords starts to come down, I bend my left leg slightly and use the power gathered from that to jump forward and to the left, turning my body to land in a 90 degree turn from my previous position, looking something like this (x1 being starting place, x2 being ending placement and the v representing the falling vertical slash)*


(x2) V
(x1)

If that makes sense at all xd

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*As the imaginary swords starts to come down, I bend my left leg slightly and use the power gathered from that to jump forward and to the left, turning my body to land in a 90 degree turn from my previous position, looking something like this (x1 being starting place, x2 being ending placement and the v representing the falling vertical slash)*


(x2) V
(x1)

If that makes sense at all xd

Excellent, actually. ^_^ Like I said, figured this part would be a breeze for you.

Normally, I'd move on to arc-stepping, but that's what you just did, in all honesty (I treat side-stepping as a more defensive movement, often retreating or moving laterally, with arc-stepping being what you just did; moving towards the opponent in an "arc" so that you see their profile), so if you want, we'll go ahead and move on to "other movements", which -again- I suspect will just be review for you.

 

[Lord of Kaos]

Excellent, actually. ^_^ Like I said, figured this part would be a breeze for you.

Normally, I'd move on to arc-stepping, but that's what you just did, in all honesty (I treat side-stepping as a more defensive movement, often retreating or moving laterally, with arc-stepping being what you just did; moving towards the opponent in an "arc" so that you see their profile), so if you want, we'll go ahead and move on to "other movements", which -again- I suspect will just be review for you.

EDIT: Just re-read your post xd. Sure ,let's keep going.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

EDIT: Just re-read your post xd. Sure ,let's keep going.

Alright, so this is basically a mash-up of other, odd movements. .-.

First is jumping. o_o What kind of strikes can you use jumping to avoid?

 

[Lord of Kaos]

Alright, so this is basically a mash-up of other, odd movements. .-.

First is jumping. o_o What kind of strikes can you use jumping to avoid?

Any kick aimed at your lower legs and feet, and almost any kick aimed at your thighs if you jump high enough and tuck your legs in. o^o

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Any kick aimed at your lower legs and feet, and almost any kick aimed at your thighs if you jump high enough and tuck your legs in. o^o

xd Correct. Most low slashes/strikes will be dodged, and even stabs and lunges depending on the direction you jump to.

Now, what about ducking?

 

[Lord of Kaos]

xd Correct. Most low slashes/strikes will be dodged, and even stabs and lunges depending on the direction you jump to.

Now, what about ducking?

It makes a good meal. O_O Oh, ducking and not ducklings...>_>

Stops most attacks to the upper-body, especially the head. ^_^

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

It makes a good meal. O_O Oh, ducking and not ducklings...>_>

Stops most attacks to the upper-body, especially the head. ^_^

o_o Hm. How is duck?

Anyway, yes, ducking is generally used to avoid very high attacks. It's not always useful, but it is there, and you need to know your options.

Next, is an extremely broad category: gymnastics. These include things like cartwheels, dodge rolls, etc. In the real world, these would not necessarily be viable options, due to how slow and clumsy and awkward they would be. However, in this RP where we have a type of Super-Human movement, they suddenly become viable.

It's to large of a section to go into detail to - it could be its own training. And plus, I suspect you already know a thing or two about it anyway.

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

 

[Lord of Kaos]

o_o Hm. How is duck?

Anyway, yes, ducking is generally used to avoid very high attacks. It's not always useful, but it is there, and you need to know your options.

Next, is an extremely broad category: gymnastics. These include things like cartwheels, dodge rolls, etc. In the real world, these would not necessarily be viable options, due to how slow and clumsy and awkward they would be. However, in this RP where we have a type of Super-Human movement, they suddenly become viable.

It's to large of a section to go into detail to - it could be its own training. And plus, I suspect you already know a thing or two about it anyway.

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

Nice timing with the reply. I was just about to go ask you to continue it xd

Yeah, being a taijutsu specialist, I kinda know about gymnastics.

Parries? Like these?

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Lol jk xd

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Nice timing with the reply. I was just about to go ask you to continue it xd

Yeah, being a taijutsu specialist, I kinda know about gymnastics.

Parries? Like these?

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Lol jk xd

I see what you did there. <.<

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.

Here's an example of parrying in sport fencing:

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(I give the example, as my parry section is not quite spot on, and I'm still trying to figure out how to make it perfect.)