Kenjutsu with Lore Sensei.
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While waiting for your sensei, you stand there rubbing your hair, adjusting your pouch, etc. Suddenly, on the winds breeze, you hear faint noises. In front of you, Daenerys stands with a katana - slowly placing it back with her sheath. When it fully enters and with that last click, you feel your clothes slice before they fall right off your body.
Welcome student. Apologies for the clothes. You're hear to learn the way of the sword - soft and cunning. You will barely notice it coming before it's too late. Gaining mastery over the blade takes discipline and a clever mind. Like all trainings, I want you to explain what kenjutsu is? How is it achieved? How are you capable enough to master the sword.
Daenerys hands you new clothes
Go..
Welcome student. Apologies for the clothes. You're hear to learn the way of the sword - soft and cunning. You will barely notice it coming before it's too late. Gaining mastery over the blade takes discipline and a clever mind. Like all trainings, I want you to explain what kenjutsu is? How is it achieved? How are you capable enough to master the sword.
Daenerys hands you new clothes
Go..
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Ryu looks at the clothes you are handing him and wonders why you're apologizing. He then looks down and his mouth drops, he panics, grabs the new clothes and jumps into the nearest bush; the bush rustles and bunces around and you hear Ryu mutter quickly. The bush then stops, and Ryu steps over it from behind and clears his throat. Ryu's own Bokuto in his right hand and leaned against his right shoulder.
"Kenjutsu is the way of the Sword in our Ninja World! It is a common Weapon Art that many of us use around the world. The is a more advance Kenjutsu which is used by Samurai to fight against Shinobi, though I cannot use that type of Kenjutsu because I am not a Samurai. The Seven Swordsman of the mist are also advanced practitioners of Kenjutsu as their swords carry special abilities that can be used in conjunction with Kenjutsu.
Kenjutsu is achieved by using a sword, it takes in different stances and movements to complete and master this Art successfully. Kenjutsu can then also be used with Raw Chakra in conjunction with the sword to create waves of slashes that can become more powerful than some Elemental Ninjutsu."
Good answer.
Now, I see you already have a bokuto. Then I guess you won't need the one I have brought for you. Either way, training is the art of the sword reigns upon all sorts of emotions. Even the most angry of swordsmen can still overthrow an empire of peaceful swordsmen yet what makes one user over another? That is a answer I cannot tell you. You must figure that out as we go and decide what you think makes a master at the end of our training. So, being a swordsmen bears down to cunning, intellect, and a keen eye. I'll break down your training in each of those aspects.
*Daenerys takes out a scroll - unravels it and slams his hand upon it. Suddenly 3 doorways rise behind Daenerys - one says cunning, the other intellect, the last keen eye*
When the time is right you will walk through each doorway to test yourself in that aspect. We'll start with cunning. Explain to me what that is? How does it work into swordplay?
Begin..
Now, I see you already have a bokuto. Then I guess you won't need the one I have brought for you. Either way, training is the art of the sword reigns upon all sorts of emotions. Even the most angry of swordsmen can still overthrow an empire of peaceful swordsmen yet what makes one user over another? That is a answer I cannot tell you. You must figure that out as we go and decide what you think makes a master at the end of our training. So, being a swordsmen bears down to cunning, intellect, and a keen eye. I'll break down your training in each of those aspects.
*Daenerys takes out a scroll - unravels it and slams his hand upon it. Suddenly 3 doorways rise behind Daenerys - one says cunning, the other intellect, the last keen eye*
When the time is right you will walk through each doorway to test yourself in that aspect. We'll start with cunning. Explain to me what that is? How does it work into swordplay?
Begin..
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"Cunning, it relies on the intelligence of the swordsman in their skills of evasion and deceit."
Ryu stabs his bokuto into the ground.
"To be cunning when sword fighting means you need to know your enemies movements, or to be able to predict, to be able to pick up their patterns and be able to easily overpower them. Though cunning can be when you are able to get yourself out of dangerous situations, to be able to see through your opponents next move and know how to counter it with skill.
Cunning cannot be achieved through recklessness and with a clouded mind, one must be ready to be cunning."
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You cannot be reckless, indeed. Cunning is a hard ability to achieve - some are born with it while the rest have to learn it. It can be used in near anything in life, the way you talk or the walk you walk. However, we will learn it in the way of swordplay. Use your bokuto and fight my clone. Try your best to predict his movements - this will be hard and I do not expect you to be able to preform this right away.
Creates clone with a bokuto!
Now, you cannot expect to be able to predict an unknown targets movements right away. You kind of have to..test them to see how they react and how they move. with training you can do this much quicker to other unknown but since you're a novice it won't happen right away. Give it a go.
The clone charges are you - when he gets close he raises his bokuto and tries to stab you directly into the stomach..
You cannot be reckless, indeed. Cunning is a hard ability to achieve - some are born with it while the rest have to learn it. It can be used in near anything in life, the way you talk or the walk you walk. However, we will learn it in the way of swordplay. Use your bokuto and fight my clone. Try your best to predict his movements - this will be hard and I do not expect you to be able to preform this right away.
Creates clone with a bokuto!
Now, you cannot expect to be able to predict an unknown targets movements right away. You kind of have to..test them to see how they react and how they move. with training you can do this much quicker to other unknown but since you're a novice it won't happen right away. Give it a go.
The clone charges are you - when he gets close he raises his bokuto and tries to stab you directly into the stomach..
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Ryu takes in his sensei's words and gives him a nod, taking his stance as he nods by sliding his left foot back and bringing his right foot forward; Ryu's grip on his sword is firm with his left hand underneath his right on the handle. As the clone runs forward, Ryu pulls the sword around to his right and keeps it up vertically and waits for the clone strike. Ryu swings hsi bokuto around pointing up right diagonally and the wooden blade clashes with the clones and swing it off trajectory in the direction of the clone's right. Ryu then bring his bokuto down to his left side of chest pointed forward and then he thrusts it into the clones chest.
As the two bokuto make contact, the clone of Daenerys feels the weight you're putting into yours so that you would be able to push it away. Hence, at that moment the clone provides the same amount so that bokuto doesn't swing off. Since it doesn't swing off, the clonse side step to the right (your left) on the side of where your bokuto was on and fully does a 360degree spin around. The sudden move of the clones bokuto causes the weight you were putting in to push forward and off track, while the back of the clones bokuto hits your in the back.
Do you understand what just happened? Explain.
Do you understand what just happened? Explain.
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"Yes I understand"
Ryu rubs back and gets up off his knee.
"You used the weight I put into defending against your first attack to make me lose control for a second, which is enough for you to strike me down; it was 'Cunning'. Though next time I will roll forward if ever in that situation again, Sensei."
Good observation!
This was an example of cunning, indeed. By throwing you off and using your own weight against you I was able to affectingly land a hit - perhaps even a killing blow. Assess your target carefully and assess your own motives in an attack or block so that you will be able to counter back as well.
Clones poofs away!
Now, You seem to understand the basics of cunning but these motives I'm teaching you is the overall training I want you to gain however, kenjutsu is more then just mental. It's also physical and basic concepts. So let's take a break from philosophic arguments. You know what..
Sensei looks around!
We need more stuff here.
With a snap of her finger, the sun goes out and back on. Suddenly the field we're in is filled with logs, dummies, a cabin, food, and other pieces of training equipment.
Well, see the standing log over yonder? Go over there and I want you to alternate between vertical and horizontal slashes with your bokuto. With every swing, gain a more fluid delivery, create a flow. Practice makes perfect, no? Begin, padawan.
This was an example of cunning, indeed. By throwing you off and using your own weight against you I was able to affectingly land a hit - perhaps even a killing blow. Assess your target carefully and assess your own motives in an attack or block so that you will be able to counter back as well.
Clones poofs away!
Now, You seem to understand the basics of cunning but these motives I'm teaching you is the overall training I want you to gain however, kenjutsu is more then just mental. It's also physical and basic concepts. So let's take a break from philosophic arguments. You know what..
Sensei looks around!
We need more stuff here.
With a snap of her finger, the sun goes out and back on. Suddenly the field we're in is filled with logs, dummies, a cabin, food, and other pieces of training equipment.
Well, see the standing log over yonder? Go over there and I want you to alternate between vertical and horizontal slashes with your bokuto. With every swing, gain a more fluid delivery, create a flow. Practice makes perfect, no? Begin, padawan.
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Ryu looks over to the standing log and then looks back at his Sensei and nods, he then walks over to the log with his bokuto in his right hand and then he places his left hand underneath to give a firmer grip on his bokuto as he holds it in front of him upwards, his feet are as they were before with his left foot back and his right foot forward. Ryu then pulls his hands up over his head so the bokuto swings back behind him; with a pull of both hands back over his head, the bokuto slices down vertically, scraping down the log. When that motion finishes Ryu pulls both his hands round to his left and brings it back around to scrape the wooden log across horizontally and with twist of his wrists the bokuto flips to point towards the right and Ryu scrapes the log again as he swings his arms around across his target. He repeats this process again when he brings his bokuto to the middle again.
3 hours later..
So, you look a bit tired there? Seems like you need a break. Take a quick 10min break. Afterwards, I want you to practice lunges. Let me explain what a lunge is. More or less it's a stab, you'll be thrust your bokuto forward with the point headed towards the target, rather simple. this allows for pinpoint attacks like if you're targeting a certain body part or organ. However, it rather obvious to see coming and can easily be blocked. Let me show you what I expect;
Daenerys preforms a typical lunge onto the training dummie!
Like so, the image shows more of a fencing lunge but the same concept nonetheless. Do it onto the training dummie until I return and stop you. Practice, practice, practice. While you're doing this try and stab certain areas like the head, legs, and chest. Aim is apart of this exercise so take this t the fully experience possible. Begin..
So, you look a bit tired there? Seems like you need a break. Take a quick 10min break. Afterwards, I want you to practice lunges. Let me explain what a lunge is. More or less it's a stab, you'll be thrust your bokuto forward with the point headed towards the target, rather simple. this allows for pinpoint attacks like if you're targeting a certain body part or organ. However, it rather obvious to see coming and can easily be blocked. Let me show you what I expect;
Daenerys preforms a typical lunge onto the training dummie!
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Like so, the image shows more of a fencing lunge but the same concept nonetheless. Do it onto the training dummie until I return and stop you. Practice, practice, practice. While you're doing this try and stab certain areas like the head, legs, and chest. Aim is apart of this exercise so take this t the fully experience possible. Begin..
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After Ryu's five minute break he checks over his bokuto and it seems fine. Ryu stands up and walks over to the dummy, he takes his stance with his left foot back and right foot forward, his left hand underneath his right hand on the grip of the bokuto. He faces the dummy with the bokuto in front and pointed up.
"Lunge..."
Ryu then pulls the handle of the bokuto across to the left side of his chest with both hands on the grip, he quickly after thrusts his blade forward into the dummies chest. Ryu then lets go of the handle with his left hand and brings his bokuto to his right as he steps back so his left foot is at the front, Ryu grunts and twists his body quickly forward and throws his right foot in front also pushing his right arm out straight, his bokuto being the extention of his arm and cracks into the dummies neck. Ryu repeats pulling the bokuto to his right and stepping back to lunge and hits the dummy multiple times in it's leg by changing the angle of his thrust downwards or to strike the arm sideways.
Good work, student. You may stop now.
Sensei gesture for you to stop.
Time for you to learn patience.
Sensei grabs the hilt of his katana and in a high speed movement, slices through your bokuto!
Don't worry. This is fair. Did you know making a katana takes many months? Well, a bokuto takes many many hours, even days. So, I want you to make your own. Time to put your heart and soul into something. I'm sure you're wondering how this applies to training..well, it tests your patience. Making a bokuto takes awhile and is quite difficult. You'll run into many areas and may have to start again. Go inside the cabin, following the instructions upon the scroll. All the things you need are there. good luck, padawan.
Sensei gesture for you to stop.
Time for you to learn patience.
Sensei grabs the hilt of his katana and in a high speed movement, slices through your bokuto!
Don't worry. This is fair. Did you know making a katana takes many months? Well, a bokuto takes many many hours, even days. So, I want you to make your own. Time to put your heart and soul into something. I'm sure you're wondering how this applies to training..well, it tests your patience. Making a bokuto takes awhile and is quite difficult. You'll run into many areas and may have to start again. Go inside the cabin, following the instructions upon the scroll. All the things you need are there. good luck, padawan.
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Ryu looks at his bokuto in awe, thinking he would have to by one until his sensei spoke. A new bokuto that he will make himself sounded perfect.
"I Will do my best Sensei!"
Ryu walks into the Cabin and looks around for the scroll, once he finds it he opens the seal and unravels it to read his instructions.
4 days later..
Oh, looks like you're finished! Looks great!
You pant in sweat!
And you didn't even complain. Good work, very impressed. First step to serious patience within. Now, let's practice today with a simple maneuver known as the side step. this is very simple and it used to get out of the way of sword attacks. More or less it's keeping your upper body faced towards a target while use of your left and right foot to move side to side without losing sight, get it? It's rather simple. Let me show you.
Daenerys takes her stance, she begins to shuffle to the left and right while keeping her upper body forward while the katana is also in front of her to allow of defensive or offensive counters!
Show me that you understand, do it a bunch of times.
Oh, looks like you're finished! Looks great!
You pant in sweat!
And you didn't even complain. Good work, very impressed. First step to serious patience within. Now, let's practice today with a simple maneuver known as the side step. this is very simple and it used to get out of the way of sword attacks. More or less it's keeping your upper body faced towards a target while use of your left and right foot to move side to side without losing sight, get it? It's rather simple. Let me show you.
Daenerys takes her stance, she begins to shuffle to the left and right while keeping her upper body forward while the katana is also in front of her to allow of defensive or offensive counters!
Show me that you understand, do it a bunch of times.
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Ryu looks at his newly made bokuto and chuckles with his big smile.
Ryu listens intently to his teacher and takes in her words. Ryu then takes his stance, his left leg behind with his right in front and his bokuto is pointed up in front of him. He then moves his right foot over to his left, his leg overlapping the other as he finds a new spot with his foot, he then moves his left foot from underneath and pulls it the the left also to complete a side step. Ryu then moves his right foot back to the right again until it finds that familiar part of the floor and his left foot also moves across to the right again to his original stance. Ryu repeats the above two movements for a while until told to do otherwise.
"I see why they say 'Lets dance' In duels"
Yeah I suppose that's why.
Deanerys smiles.
Now, I want you to practice while a swinging bokuto is coming your way. All I want you to do is just side step to avoid the incoming attacks. Simple as that. This will help with the stress level of being attacks and being able to think clearly enough to stay alive. I'll be creating a few clones and I want you to avoid their attacks. However, I do not want you to strike back!
Daenerys creates 2 clones with bokuto and they charge at you ready to preform multiple vertical strikes!
Good Luck!!
Deanerys smiles.
Now, I want you to practice while a swinging bokuto is coming your way. All I want you to do is just side step to avoid the incoming attacks. Simple as that. This will help with the stress level of being attacks and being able to think clearly enough to stay alive. I'll be creating a few clones and I want you to avoid their attacks. However, I do not want you to strike back!
Daenerys creates 2 clones with bokuto and they charge at you ready to preform multiple vertical strikes!
Good Luck!!
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Ryu awaits the first clone, it runs quickly at him but Ryu moves as he had practiced; his right foot moving to his left with his right leg overlapping his left, once he found the ground his left foot moved to the left also, coming from underneath his right leg to his stance, the clone now on his left just made a vertical strike and missed. Ryu then sidesteps again but turns to face a bit more to the left so that when he sidesteps he goes passed the clone that just missed him, his right leg goes right and finds the ground and then Ryu moves his left leg back to the right and finds the ground and slips through the gap from the clone that missed behind him and the one that was running towards him after. Both Clones miss and Ryu turns to face them directly.
Good work!
Clones poof away!
Take a break and meet me back in the fields in 20 mins. Near the cave actually. However, on your way to the cave I want you to head to the equipment room and find a katana that works well with you. Test a few out on the dummies, practice some slashed, lunges, etc. Once you found the one that connects bring it with you. See you then,
Daenerys poofs!
Clones poof away!
Take a break and meet me back in the fields in 20 mins. Near the cave actually. However, on your way to the cave I want you to head to the equipment room and find a katana that works well with you. Test a few out on the dummies, practice some slashed, lunges, etc. Once you found the one that connects bring it with you. See you then,
Daenerys poofs!