KeotsuEclipse senpai and i go over the sword

[-Tauburn-]

waits for KeotsuEclipse to appear with my katana in my lap meditating

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[KeotsuEclipse]

*Walks up with a few bokken and katana.* O-O Three students. Wow.

Anyway, before we begin, would you mind telling me what you know of the sword?

 

[-Tauburn-]

i know the sword is used as a defence

i know most of what it can do is cuts and blocks along with stronger fighting skills much more

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Hm.

Well, I'd like to get a gauge of your skills, if we could.

So, I'd like you to come at me, using everything you already know, so that I may see how far along you already are.

*Holds a bokken in my hands, and throws one to you.*

Now, come at me.

 

[-Tauburn-]

*picks up the Bokken holds it in my hands*

i charge u and beging with a left shoulder to right waist slash

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*picks up the Bokken holds it in my hands*

i charge u and beging with a left shoulder to right waist slash

*Once you are close enough, and come at my with your diagonal slash, I counter by using my own sword, having it come from the outside of your sword while I sidestep to my left, and push your blade so that as I do so, your sword would be pushed farther to your left, keeping me free of the blade.

I then end by simply taking my blade off of yours after pushing it and then cutting it across horizontally, into your chest.*

 

[-Tauburn-]

*i vertically slash (hilt to the ground) at u for a block then push u off and come at u with a vertical down slash (above the head)*

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*As you come at me with the downward vertical slash to my head, I step towards you and turn my body so that my right shoulder is now within three feet of your chest. As I make this movement, I swat above me with my bokken, pushing your sword to the right as it comes down. As soon as I push your own bokken out of the way, I draw my hand back and slam the pommel of my bokken into your stomach, which is done relatively quickly since my hand is already inside, close enough to do so.*

 

[-Tauburn-]

*as i take the hit, on my stomach, i swing my bokken from my right side to my left side*

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*as i take the hit, on my stomach, i swing my bokken from my right side to my left side*

*As you swing your bokken at me, because my blade is already at an angle, I simply brace my arm and allow my blade to block yours.

In that movement, I also move my left hand over to my bokken and slide my blade along the length of your own, turning my guard from a diagonal one (which would still work on your slash), to a purely vertical one. As I make this movement of changing my guard, I rotate my body and come down, so that I go down into a duck, and my blade stays in contact with your own until the last possible moment. At that point, I simply bring my blade downward, allowing your blade to fly over my head while I finish my movement by going into a sweep, knocking you off your feet.

All of the above is done extremely quickly. o.o If I could find the clip, I'd show you.*

 

[Daemon]

o_o ~walks in an sees keotsu talking so much~ o_o If you wana learn how to use dual swords come ask meh... ~leaves~

 

[-Tauburn-]

ok ok i give i give

lol

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

ok ok i give i give

lol

*Sheathes bokken.*

You actually did very well. ^_^

You seem to have a good mastery of the basics - it seems the only thing you really need is comboing and advanced dodging. o.o

Ready to begin? I'll simply explain effective ways to chain attacks, since you already have the basic concept.

 

[-Tauburn-]

*gets up and bows*

im ready

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

*gets up and bows*

im ready

Well, one of the basic ways to combo, and the easiest is to follow up a strike with an attack that is parallel to the guard of the attack you just used.

For example, if I used a vertical attack, a good way to combo would be to use a horizontal slash.

Another would be to simply stab at the opponent after your attack. Stabbing is done relatively easily and quickly, so the opponent would not have time to go on the offensive after guarding or dodging your first strike, generally. Sometimes, they may act in such a way that they are able to regardless.

 

[-Tauburn-]

strike with an attack that is parallel to the guard of the attack

stab at the opponent after your attack, Stabbing is done relatively easily and quickly, no time to guard or dodging your first strike

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

strike with an attack that is parallel to the guard of the attack

stab at the opponent after your attack, Stabbing is done relatively easily and quickly, no time to guard or dodging your first strike

Good.

Now, another method is to use sweeps to allow your momentum to continue whenever you use an attack that generates a large amount of force, such as an overhead slash, or a twohanded slash. By doing this, you don't waste much energy, and you actually go into the sweep faster and make it more powerful by adding the momentum of your previous attack to it in addition to it's own momentum caused by you pulling yourself downward into a spin.

 

[-Tauburn-]

sweeps to allow your momentum to continue whenever you use an attack that generates a large amount of force, such as an overhead slash, or a twohanded slash. you don't waste much energy, and you actually go into the sweep faster and make it more powerful by adding the momentum of your previous attack to it in addition to it's own momentum

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

sweeps to allow your momentum to continue whenever you use an attack that generates a large amount of force, such as an overhead slash, or a twohanded slash. you don't waste much energy, and you actually go into the sweep faster and make it more powerful by adding the momentum of your previous attack to it in addition to it's own momentum

Now, advanced dodging is more of a form of knowledge and skill than anything.

Like I did with you, try and discern the method your opponent is going to use to counter your attack or your own dodging method. Then, have a way that you can turn that dodge into either another dodge, a counter, or a guard if needed.

I had suspected you would simply try and come at me with a horizontal strike, so by punching you with the pommel, I had set myself up in a good position.

Much of Kenjutsu is just being able to react well and adapt to the fight. But, if you can prepare yourself for something, than things will more than likely go in your favor.

Like chess, try and think two moves ahead, if you can.

 

[-Tauburn-]

advanced dodging is more of a form of knowledge and skill

turn that dodge into either another dodge, a counter, or a guard if needed.

if you can prepare yourself for something, than things will more than likely go in your favor.

im bad at chess xd