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Message: [QUOTE="-Blade-, post: 22167470, member: 74611"] [B]Kōtetsu no Eskurima | [/B]Steel Eskrima Arts [B]Type:[/B] Ninbukijutsu [B]Background:[/B] [SPOILER] Eskrima Arts originated with a martial artist who sought to develop a close-quarters fighting style that combined the fluidity of fencing with the practicality of traditional weapon-based combat. Initially experimenting with a wooden staff, the founder eventually divided it into two shorter weapons, discovering that their reduced length allowed for greater maneuverability, faster transitions, and more versatile defensive movements. Through years of training, the founder developed a system centered on the human body's structural weaknesses, studying the importance of joints, major bones, and the balance required to maintain an effective fighting stance. Rather than relying on bladed weapons to cut or pierce an opponent, Eskrima practitioners learned to use controlled blunt-force strikes to disrupt an opponent's balance, damage their guard, and create openings for decisive follow-up attacks. As the art evolved, its practitioners began incorporating metal weapons capable of conducting and storing chakra. These weapons allowed skilled shinobi to reinforce their strikes, strengthen their defensive maneuvers, and eventually incorporate elemental chakra into their techniques. Although early practitioners favored Lightning Release, later generations recognized that the principles of Eskrima were not dependent on any single elemental nature. The modern incarnation, preserves the original discipline while emphasizing chakra control, adaptability, and precision. Its practitioners wield a pair of metal Eskrima sticks, using coordinated movements and calculated strikes to overcome opponents through superior positioning rather than brute strength alone. [/SPOILER] [IMG]https://cdn.phototourl.com/member/2026-10-10-ed0195a5-a6db-448c-9f62-7e25c4d6549f.png[/IMG] [B]Description on the Abilities and Inner Workings of the Style:[/B] [SPOILER] Eskrima is a weapon-based fighting style specializing in close-quarters combat, counterattacks, and the disruption of an opponent's offensive rhythm. The style is primarily designed around two short metal sticks, each held in one hand. These weapons serve as both offensive instruments and defensive extensions of the practitioner's body. The foundation of the style lies in the study of striking angles, footwork, joint targeting, and the manipulation of distance. Practitioners train to deliver overhand, horizontal, diagonal, and thrusting strikes while maintaining a balanced stance that allows them to transition between offense and defense. Each weapon serves a distinct purpose depending on the situation: one may be used to intercept or redirect an incoming attack while the other remains available for a counterstrike. Unlike conventional weapon styles that emphasize cutting or piercing damage, Eskrima focuses primarily on blunt-force trauma. Practitioners target areas such as the forearms, wrists, elbows, knees, ribs, and other vulnerable points of the body. Strikes against these areas can cause pain, disrupt movement, and potentially produce fractures depending on the circumstances of the exchange. However, the style does not guarantee injuries or automatically disable an opponent. An important component of Eskrima is its approach to weapon defense. When facing swords, staffs, or other melee weapons, practitioners use their sticks to meet an incoming weapon at an appropriate angle and redirect its trajectory. By moving the attack away from its intended target, the practitioner may create an opening for a counterstrike. These defensive actions rely on proper timing, positioning, and sufficient physical capability. -they are not capable of automatically stopping every attack- As practitioners advance, they learn to coordinate both weapons through alternating combinations, controlled trapping motions, and rapid changes in attack angles. These combinations are intended to pressure an opponent's guard and force defensive decisions. They do not grant additional actions, guarantee successive hits, or prevent an opponent from interrupting or evading a sequence.[/SPOILER] [B]Chakra Conduction and Elemental Integration:[/B] The metal Eskrima sticks used in this style are designed to conduct chakra. Practitioners learn to channel their own chakra through the weapons, reinforcing them and allowing them to serve as conduits for techniques. This chakra coating does not inherently increase the user's physical attributes or grant the weapons unlimited durability. Unlike the original form of Eskrima Arts this does not require mastery of Lightning Release. The style's fundamental mechanics are independent of elemental chakra, allowing practitioners to develop techniques that incorporate any elemental nature they have legitimately learned. Elemental applications are treated as separate techniques rather than automatic properties of the fighting style. A practitioner capable of using Fire Release, for example, may develop a technique that channels Fire Release through a weapon, while a practitioner of Water Release may develop an entirely different application. Each technique must obey the requirements, costs, strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of its respective chakra nature. The metal sticks provide the physical foundation for these applications, but they do not grant elemental mastery, produce elemental attacks without chakra expenditure, or bypass the normal interactions between techniques. [B]Weapon Configuration:[/B] The standard configuration consists of two metal Eskrima sticks, one held in each hand. Practitioners may carry a third compatible stick for specialized applications. Where the weapons are designed with compatible connecting mechanisms, three sticks may be assembled into a longer staff, allowing the practitioner to transition from close-quarters combat to a longer-reach weapon configuration. This extended configuration trades some of the independent maneuverability of dual-wielding for additional reach and leverage. The transition requires the appropriate equipment and an opportunity to assemble the weapon; it does not occur instantaneously unless permitted by the roleplay's established rules. Example Techniques: [SPOILER] [B](Kōtetsu no Eskurima: Kaeshi Uchi)[/B] — Steel Eskrima Arts: Returning Strike [B]Type:[/B]Defensive/Counter [B]Rank:[/B] B-Rank [B]Range:[/B] Short [B]Chakra Cost:[/B] N/A [B]Damage Points:[/B] 40 [B]Description:[/B] The practitioner uses a controlled rotation of the torso and a properly angled Eskrima stick to intercept an incoming melee strike. Rather than attempting to overpower the attack directly, the practitioner attempts to redirect the opponent's weapon or attacking limb away from its original trajectory. If the deflection succeeds and a suitable opening is created, the practitioner may attempt a follow-up strike with the second stick against an exposed area, such as the forearm, ribs, or upper arm. [B](Kōtetsu no Eskurima: Sōgeki) — Steel Eskrima Arts: Twin Impact Type:[/B] Offensive [B]Rank:[/B] B-Rank [B]Range:[/B] Short [B]Chakra Cost:[/B] 20 [B]Damage Points:[/B] 40 [B]Description:[/B] The practitioner advances into striking distance and delivers a coordinated attack using both Eskrima sticks. The first strike targets an exposed limb or the opponent's guard, attempting to disrupt their positioning, while the second follows along a different angle toward an available opening. [B](Kōtetsu no Eskurima: Gōshō) — Steel Eskrima Arts: Reinforced Impact Type: [/B]Offensive [B]Rank:[/B] B-Rank [B]Range:[/B] Short [B]Chakra Cost: [/B]20 [B]Damage Points: [/B]40 [B]Description:[/B] The practitioner channels chakra through one or both metal Eskrima sticks, reinforcing the weapons before delivering a committed blunt-force strike against an opponent's guard, weapon, or exposed body. The chakra coating helps the weapons withstand the stresses of the impact and allows the practitioner to concentrate their chakra into the physical contact. [/SPOILER] [B]Additional effects and Restrictions:[/B] [LIST] [*]Practitioners must possess and wield appropriate metal Eskrima sticks to utilize the weapon-dependent techniques of this style. [*]The style is most effective at close range. Its effectiveness decreases against opponents who maintain distance, employ sustained ranged attacks, or prevent the practitioner from approaching. [*]Eskrima isn't simply about swinging two sticks. It requires the practitioner to coordinate both hands independently, transition between offensive and defensive movements, control weapon angles, maintain balance, and strike accurately while moving. [*]Mastering this style refines several physical skills adding a plus 2 to base DEX: [LIST] [*]Bilateral coordination: Using both hands independently without sacrificing control. [*]Fine motor control: Adjusting grip, wrist rotation, and striking angles with precision. [*]Footwork and balance: Maintaining stability while changing direction, closing distance, or disengaging. [*]Weapon transitions: Moving smoothly between blocks, deflections, strikes, and counters. [*]Timing: Coordinating the movement of both weapons to respond efficiently to an opponent's actions. [SPOILER][MEDIA=youtube]WoxXIZ-3Knw[/MEDIA][/SPOILER] [SPOILER][MEDIA=youtube]KlD-x3g_cJI[/MEDIA][/SPOILER] [/LIST] [/LIST] -Updating to meet new RP rules -Didn't highlight any changes because the entire thing practically has been reworded and twisted [URL='https://animebase.me/threads/archive-custom-fighting-styles-submission.157595/post-20343113']CFS Approval[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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