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I wish to learn Kenjutsu to become a strong swordsman and for my Samurai Biography to actually be useful
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You realise I can't teach Samurai techs xD
Anyway, tell me what you know of the difference between a one-handed slash and two-handed slash and how each method effects the following slashes; Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal.
What are the benefits of one-handed and two-handed and what are the downfalls?
Anyway, tell me what you know of the difference between a one-handed slash and two-handed slash and how each method effects the following slashes; Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal.
What are the benefits of one-handed and two-handed and what are the downfalls?
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One-handed slash as the name tells us, is a slash in which the user uses only a single hand. A famous one-handed fighting style is Iado
A benefit of one-handed swordsmen are that they can freely use their hand and their attacks are faster
A downfall is that they are more weaker than two-handed slashes
Two-handed slash is used mainly in Kendo. In it, people use both of their hands. A famous two-handed fighting style is Kendo
A benefit of two-handed swordsmen are that their attacks are much stronger
A downfall is that their attacks are slower and two-handed swordsmen are more open to attacks from their sides
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ONE-HANDED SLASH
Vertical
One handed slashes are not too strong when used vertically and are only good at pushing back the enemy
Horizontal and Diagonal
One handed slashes are famous for being used horizontally and diagonally since the enemy finds it extremely difficult to dodge the user
TWO HANDED SLASH
Vertical
Two handed fighting styles e-g Kendo are famous for being used vertically. A single vertical hit from a bamboo sword would knockout a person
Horizontal and Diagonal
Two handed slashes are barely used horizontally and diagonally since they are more slower this way
A benefit of one-handed swordsmen are that they can freely use their hand and their attacks are faster
A downfall is that they are more weaker than two-handed slashes
Two-handed slash is used mainly in Kendo. In it, people use both of their hands. A famous two-handed fighting style is Kendo
A benefit of two-handed swordsmen are that their attacks are much stronger
A downfall is that their attacks are slower and two-handed swordsmen are more open to attacks from their sides
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ONE-HANDED SLASH
Vertical
One handed slashes are not too strong when used vertically and are only good at pushing back the enemy
Horizontal and Diagonal
One handed slashes are famous for being used horizontally and diagonally since the enemy finds it extremely difficult to dodge the user
TWO HANDED SLASH
Vertical
Two handed fighting styles e-g Kendo are famous for being used vertically. A single vertical hit from a bamboo sword would knockout a person
Horizontal and Diagonal
Two handed slashes are barely used horizontally and diagonally since they are more slower this way
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One Handed Diagonal and Horizontal slashes are also easy to chain into each other, making for quick and deadly combos.
Two Handed Diagonal slashes are also quite common to use, to break the opponents guard or keep them locked up and eventually wear them down. I'm of course talking about downward Diagonal slashes.
Now describe to me your sword in terms of weight, length and other qualities, and how these come into play in battles. Compare these to other types of swords too is you wish.
Then proceed to tell me the importance of body weight in Kenjutsu, and therefore in Taijutsu.
Two Handed Diagonal slashes are also quite common to use, to break the opponents guard or keep them locked up and eventually wear them down. I'm of course talking about downward Diagonal slashes.
Now describe to me your sword in terms of weight, length and other qualities, and how these come into play in battles. Compare these to other types of swords too is you wish.
Then proceed to tell me the importance of body weight in Kenjutsu, and therefore in Taijutsu.
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Well my sword is a katana because I don't know much about Japanese swords like Tachi [Longswords] and Wakizashi [Dem Short Swords] and thus decided to pick the most common one, Katana
The weight of my Katana is 1 kg and the length of it is 70 cm. This can allow me to have a longer range and since the weight isn't too much, I can easily move the sword around which would be ideal for Iado. However the force at which the opponent would be hit isn't going to be too much
Wakazashii and Katana
While Katana are 60-70 cm long, Wakizashi are at most 20-30 cm long. Also unlike Katana which were used in fighting, Wakizashi were used to behead captured enemies and to commit suicide
Tachi and Katana
The top one is from a katana, the bottom is from a tachi, you can see the difference in the placement of the mei (signature), if you follow the curve of the blades you can see that if the tachi was worn tachi style with the cutting edge down the mei would be pointing away from the wearer and if the katana was worn with the cutting edge up in katana style the katana mei would also be pointing away from the wearer.
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Body weight is really important in Kenjutsu as well as Taijutsu because in order to be fast and have stronger attacks, you need to have a fit body.
Fat people like the Akimichi couldn't resist eating food and soon realized that they were weak against other shinobi who used to exercise. Thus they created their own Akimichi Techniques to exploit their fat bodies.. Others decided to become Sumo Wrestlers.. a notable Sumo Wrestler is Chouji's mother
Ok as I was saying we need to have a fit body to be stronger. The General of the Samurai, Mifine was quite old yet when he fought against shinobi; it seemed as though he was 28-30 years old
And.. thats all I know ._.
The weight of my Katana is 1 kg and the length of it is 70 cm. This can allow me to have a longer range and since the weight isn't too much, I can easily move the sword around which would be ideal for Iado. However the force at which the opponent would be hit isn't going to be too much
Wakazashii and Katana
While Katana are 60-70 cm long, Wakizashi are at most 20-30 cm long. Also unlike Katana which were used in fighting, Wakizashi were used to behead captured enemies and to commit suicide
Tachi and Katana
The top one is from a katana, the bottom is from a tachi, you can see the difference in the placement of the mei (signature), if you follow the curve of the blades you can see that if the tachi was worn tachi style with the cutting edge down the mei would be pointing away from the wearer and if the katana was worn with the cutting edge up in katana style the katana mei would also be pointing away from the wearer.
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Body weight is really important in Kenjutsu as well as Taijutsu because in order to be fast and have stronger attacks, you need to have a fit body.
Fat people like the Akimichi couldn't resist eating food and soon realized that they were weak against other shinobi who used to exercise. Thus they created their own Akimichi Techniques to exploit their fat bodies.. Others decided to become Sumo Wrestlers.. a notable Sumo Wrestler is Chouji's mother
Ok as I was saying we need to have a fit body to be stronger. The General of the Samurai, Mifine was quite old yet when he fought against shinobi; it seemed as though he was 28-30 years old
And.. thats all I know ._.
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Body weight also applies to one basic principle, someone who weighs more can channel more mass into each blow compared to someone who might be half their size. Speed and power is something you need to choose between... if this RP had any notion of body mass xD
Now we'll go through four stances that I was taught by my sensei not that long ago;
The above picture depicts the Ox stance, you can see how the sword is held with respects to your body and your opponent. Could you describe the purpose of such a stance to me please?
Now we'll go through four stances that I was taught by my sensei not that long ago;
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The above picture depicts the Ox stance, you can see how the sword is held with respects to your body and your opponent. Could you describe the purpose of such a stance to me please?
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Ox stance is assumed by drawing the weapon up. The point may aim somewhat downward or upward but typically aimed at the opponent's face or throat.
The hilt is held just in front of beside or the head, but may be also held just above it. The Ox position, although not as stable as others, protects well, allows a direct threat with its straight thrust, turn to cut diagonally downward, or pull back to cut from underneath
Sources: Google.. ._.
The hilt is held just in front of beside or the head, but may be also held just above it. The Ox position, although not as stable as others, protects well, allows a direct threat with its straight thrust, turn to cut diagonally downward, or pull back to cut from underneath
Sources: Google.. ._.
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Don't use Google, deduce what you can from the picture else I may as well not bother posting the pic.
You mentioned thrusts with the sword, what do your feet do? Do your feet stay in the one position or do you move them and shift your weight at all?
Explain what you mean by "pull back to cut from underneath"? Kenjutsu is similar to taijutsu in that I expect you to give fully detailed explanations of your movements. As such, google won't help you in that regard and I don't want you to use it.
You mentioned thrusts with the sword, what do your feet do? Do your feet stay in the one position or do you move them and shift your weight at all?
Explain what you mean by "pull back to cut from underneath"? Kenjutsu is similar to taijutsu in that I expect you to give fully detailed explanations of your movements. As such, google won't help you in that regard and I don't want you to use it.
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Well you do bent a bit down before thrusting the sword forward to pierce through your opponents body
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I am really bad at describing Taijutsu, Freeform Taijutsu and Kenjutsu ._. sorry
Well the way that guy is holding the sword is similarly to the way one holds a garden fork whilst lifting something up. So one can probably move forward before piercing the opponents chest and then lifting their lifeloss body up and throwing it away like in some anime
That stance can also be used to target the opponents face/neck etc thus preventing the enemy from coming into close range. It can be used to threaten the opponent.. to scare and push them back.
You know, the user moves forward and thrusts his sword forward towards the opponents face but makes sure it doesn't hit. Then moves back a bit and does the same thing all over again
Well the way that guy is holding the sword is similarly to the way one holds a garden fork whilst lifting something up. So one can probably move forward before piercing the opponents chest and then lifting their lifeloss body up and throwing it away like in some anime
That stance can also be used to target the opponents face/neck etc thus preventing the enemy from coming into close range. It can be used to threaten the opponent.. to scare and push them back.
You know, the user moves forward and thrusts his sword forward towards the opponents face but makes sure it doesn't hit. Then moves back a bit and does the same thing all over again
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Alright, kept you long enough.
I suggest you get used to free-form as I expect detailed descriptions of what you do for each jutsu and what your target it as well as any potential damage.
*Places an unbreakable human-proxy in front of you*
This is your target for all Kenjutsu I'll teach you. For this I want you to perform at least five, one-handed-slashes in a chained combo, to deal crippling damage as well as a final two-handed strike to finish him... if he where real it would finish him.
Feel free to shift hands and move around the dummy as much as you need to.
I suggest you get used to free-form as I expect detailed descriptions of what you do for each jutsu and what your target it as well as any potential damage.
*Places an unbreakable human-proxy in front of you*
This is your target for all Kenjutsu I'll teach you. For this I want you to perform at least five, one-handed-slashes in a chained combo, to deal crippling damage as well as a final two-handed strike to finish him... if he where real it would finish him.
Feel free to shift hands and move around the dummy as much as you need to.
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剣弾幕テクニック
Sword Barrage Technique
Barragan stared at the human proxy for a moment, imagining that it was a real target. Immediately, Barragan grabbed the hilt of his sword, and began running towards the dummy.
As Barragan approached the dummy, he unsheathed his sword using his left hand and slashed the dummy horizontally from right to left at its belly, adopting an unsheathing technique similar to the Samurai Iaido. Now the sword was swung back, slashing the dummy's chest region from left to right. With the sword now pointing directly towards the earth following the second attack, Barragan slashed the dummy a third time diagonally reaching from the dummys left leg, hip, slicing through its belly and chest; reaching upto the right shoulder of the dummy (would be left shoulder from my sight of vision). Now, Barragan quickly grabbed hold of the swords hilt with both of his hands and directed the sword from the right shoulder of the dummy, to its left shoulder; cutting the dummys neck in the process. Then, in one final assault; Barragan raised his sword into the air; with the tip pointing towards the sky and slashed in a downwards motion, almost as if bisecting the dummy into two.
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Unnecessary detail is unnecessary xD
So when describing your attacks, in order to clear up confusion, be sure to always stick to one method of description. That is, don't mention things like "would be left shoulder from my sight of vision" and just simply say "... diagonally upwards from the left hip to right shoulder". Really, you still hit the right shoulder so what does it matter that the opponent's right side is your left from your vision? If that last sentence confused you, good... only serves to make my point xD
Now... been a while since I've taught Kenjutsu .__.
Okay, so this jutsu utilised some taijutsu as well as your skill with a sword. Target three-four punches at your target to give you an opening to attack with your sword. Also, could you analyse the following two scenarios and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each to me:
1.) I start this attack with my sword sheathed and on my back (a common place for shinobi to holster their swords), thus needing to draw it after I initiate this combination.
2.) I hold my sword in my dominant hand, punching with both my fists while still holding my sword in said hand, thus not needing to draw my sword part-way through the combination.
So when describing your attacks, in order to clear up confusion, be sure to always stick to one method of description. That is, don't mention things like "would be left shoulder from my sight of vision" and just simply say "... diagonally upwards from the left hip to right shoulder". Really, you still hit the right shoulder so what does it matter that the opponent's right side is your left from your vision? If that last sentence confused you, good... only serves to make my point xD
Now... been a while since I've taught Kenjutsu .__.
(Ikari Nomikomu no Jutsu) - Fury Swallow Technique
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 25
Description: The user punches the opponent a few times and finishes them with two final slashes with their blade or sword.
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 25
Description: The user punches the opponent a few times and finishes them with two final slashes with their blade or sword.
Okay, so this jutsu utilised some taijutsu as well as your skill with a sword. Target three-four punches at your target to give you an opening to attack with your sword. Also, could you analyse the following two scenarios and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each to me:
1.) I start this attack with my sword sheathed and on my back (a common place for shinobi to holster their swords), thus needing to draw it after I initiate this combination.
2.) I hold my sword in my dominant hand, punching with both my fists while still holding my sword in said hand, thus not needing to draw my sword part-way through the combination.
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フューリーツバメテクニック
Fury Swallow Technique
Barragan momentarily stared at his opponent, carefully observing it before quickly running straight towards it.
Approaching the human proxy, Barragan swiftly leaned forward and landed a powerful punch across the dummys face, using his right hand. As the dummy was left briefly stunned, Barragan twisted his hips towards the right and connected an equally fierce back-fist punch to the dummys face. This was followed by a final punch in an upwards motion as Barragan crouched down, and punched the chin of dummy using his left hand. As the dummy was raised up into the air, Barragan pulled out simultaneously pulled out his katana; horizontally slashing the dummys neck; succeeded by by a diagonal slash from the right shoulder of the dummy to its left hip.
Scenario #1.
Advantages:
1). Having the sword safely sheathed back would allow the user to properly concentrate on the punches, and assuming that the opponent is able to evade or defend against the jutsu; the user can quickly weave handseals to perform a Ninjutsu/Elemental jutsu; or simply carry on with a Taijutsu technique.
Disadvantage:
1). Having the sword sheathed back would be a hassle, because the time taken to pull out the sword from the holster could be exploited by the opponent to carry out an attack. Similarly, by having one hand reaching up for the sword, the user would be completely vulnerable to an attack.
1). Having the sword safely sheathed back would allow the user to properly concentrate on the punches, and assuming that the opponent is able to evade or defend against the jutsu; the user can quickly weave handseals to perform a Ninjutsu/Elemental jutsu; or simply carry on with a Taijutsu technique.
Disadvantage:
1). Having the sword sheathed back would be a hassle, because the time taken to pull out the sword from the holster could be exploited by the opponent to carry out an attack. Similarly, by having one hand reaching up for the sword, the user would be completely vulnerable to an attack.
Scenario #2.
Advantages:
1). The advantage is well described in the description itself. By not having to pull out the sword, the user can swiftly finish the combination and slice up the opponent.
Disadvantages:
1). I believe having the sword in ones hand not only prevents one from properly weaving handseals, but also restricts the user from appropriately performing a Taijutsu technique.
If I had to personally choose between the two, I would choose the former as it does not restrict my ability to weave handseals.
1). The advantage is well described in the description itself. By not having to pull out the sword, the user can swiftly finish the combination and slice up the opponent.
Disadvantages:
1). I believe having the sword in ones hand not only prevents one from properly weaving handseals, but also restricts the user from appropriately performing a Taijutsu technique.
If I had to personally choose between the two, I would choose the former as it does not restrict my ability to weave handseals.
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( Enjin Ranbu ) - Circular Wild Dance
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 25
Description: The user spins with his tantō, hitting the target several times.
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 25
Description: The user spins with his tantō, hitting the target several times.
Pretty simple jutsu: Spin around on the spot, holding your sword out, parallel to the ground. The spinning will allow you to make several hits on your target and/or fend off against multiple opponents. Try not to spin more than once, as after that your speed will decrease too much to sustain strong hits.
I have a picture I like to use to depict this tech xD
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( Rakkasui ) - Falling Water
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 25
Description: The user will drop down upon the opponent from mid air pointing their sword downwards and drilling it down into the opponent.
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 25
Description: The user will drop down upon the opponent from mid air pointing their sword downwards and drilling it down into the opponent.
I also have a picture I like to use for this technique...
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In this attack, you'll use your sword as a sort of Pogo-stick... landing on your targets head if possible. Leap up into the air before pointing the tip of your blade down towards the ground, lifting your feet up so they rest a around half-way up the blade but positioned so that you can safely land on the ground if you miss. Hold your weight close to the sword for maximum impact and hold on firmly to the handle... simply so the force is not wasted.