McKnockout learns to honor the sword.

[KeotsuEclipse]

Alright, lets spar ^_^. Would you like to make the first move or?

*Assumes the chudan Kendo stance, holding my bokken in both hands.*

I'd like you to begin. Come at me with everything, but no tools or the such. This is all about what we've covered, and your competence as a swordsman.

 

[McKnockout]

*Assumes the chudan Kendo stance, holding my bokken in both hands.*

I'd like you to begin. Come at me with everything, but no tools or the such. This is all about what we've covered, and your competence as a swordsman.

Okay :|. Btw, I dont know the stances so maybe we could do lessons on stances and how/when to use and switch between stances.

I also have bokkens but two, one in each hand. I have no idea how to effectively start a kenjutsu fight :S

*I slowly walk towards you and simply turn my right bokken horizontally, with the tip of the bokken facing my left as I proceed to make a diagonal slash at you, from your right hip up to your left arm pit.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Okay :|. Btw, I dont know the stances so maybe we could do lessons on stances and how/when to use and switch between stances.

I also have bokkens but two, one in each hand. I have no idea how to effectively start a kenjutsu fight :S

*I slowly walk towards you and simply turn my right bokken horizontally, with the tip of the bokken facing my left as I proceed to make a diagonal slash at you, from your right hip up to your left arm pit.

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I don't teach the stances, as it seems to be preference to me. For example, certain stances are good against others (Chudan is good against Jodan [Water over fire] while Jodan is supposed to be good against Hasso [Fire over Wood]), but it just depends on your skill. I use the chudan a lot because of it's simplicity (chudan means middle, so it's the basic, middle stance), but my favorites are Waki and Hasso, with Waki being preferable for Samurai techniques like Iaido, though Hasso is when I become the most fearsome as a fighter. I honestly thing that the stances are better left up to your own experimentation.

Two bokkens, eh? Fighting one v two is always interesting for me....

*When I see you attempting your diagonal slash, I very quickly step backwards, avoiding the slash - when your blade clears my body, though, I very quickly step forward and stab at the center of your chest with my own bokken, held in my right hand. With your blade still coming upward from your slash, due to the timing of my movement, countering it with your blade would be difficult.*

I'll try to give advice when I can. However, I can't tell you much about starting a fight. xd That's always hard.

 

[McKnockout]

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I don't teach the stances, as it seems to be preference to me. For example, certain stances are good against others (Chudan is good against Jodan [Water over fire] while Jodan is supposed to be good against Hasso [Fire over Wood]), but it just depends on your skill. I use the chudan a lot because of it's simplicity (chudan means middle, so it's the basic, middle stance), but my favorites are Waki and Hasso, with Waki being preferable for Samurai techniques like Iaido, though Hasso is when I become the most fearsome as a fighter. I honestly thing that the stances are better left up to your own experimentation.

Two bokkens, eh? Fighting one v two is always interesting for me....

*When I see you attempting your diagonal slash, I very quickly step backwards, avoiding the slash - when your blade clears my body, though, I very quickly step forward and stab at the center of your chest with my own bokken, held in my right hand. With your blade still coming upward from your slash, due to the timing of my movement, countering it with your blade would be difficult.*

I'll try to give advice when I can. However, I can't tell you much about starting a fight. xd That's always hard.

Okay, thanks for the link ^_^
Yep, two bokkens i.e. my other hand is free to counter your lunge/stab xd

*I watch you intently as you step back in order to dodge my diagonal slash (which was performed with the bokken in my right hand), and as you begin to step/leap forward just as my right bokken passes you I see you lunging forward with your bokken pointed straight at me..so I simply, side step to my right by pushing off my left foot in order to dodge your lunge and allow me to go to the "inside" of you (I kinda side step diagonally, moving laterally yet advancing towards you at the same time) - while I simultaneously, with the bokken in my left hand, hit the tip/front of your incoming bokken so as to redirect your lunge as well as somewhat unbalancing you.

As I side step your lunge and parry your incoming bokken, I use the momentum behind my advance to slash my left bokken downwards onto your right shoulder (your blade is on the outside of my blade). While I do this with my left bokken, my right bokken is returned to a upright/vertical position which I hold to my right side just to keep myself safe from a possible back swing or something similar.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Okay, thanks for the link ^_^
Yep, two bokkens i.e. my other hand is free to counter your lunge/stab xd

*I watch you intently as you step back in order to dodge my diagonal slash (which was performed with the bokken in my right hand), and as you begin to step/leap forward just as my right bokken passes you I see you lunging forward with your bokken pointed straight at me..so I simply, side step to my right by pushing off my left foot in order to dodge your lunge and allow me to go to the "inside" of you (I kinda side step diagonally, moving laterally yet advancing towards you at the same time) - while I simultaneously, with the bokken in my left hand, hit the tip/front of your incoming bokken so as to redirect your lunge as well as somewhat unbalancing you.

As I side step your lunge and parry your incoming bokken, I use the momentum behind my advance to slash my left bokken downwards onto your right shoulder (your blade is on the outside of my blade). While I do this with my left bokken, my right bokken is returned to a upright/vertical position which I hold to my right side just to keep myself safe from a possible back swing or something similar.

Ah...training or not, this is going to be fun for me, being at such a disadvantage....

*When you sidestep to my right, with my blade out wide, I'm left open - to counteract this, as you side-step to my right, I sidestep to my left, and backwards, creating distance between the two of us. Because of this, even if you manage to hit my bokken, I'm out of reach, and thus can quickly bring it back without being effected; to ensure this, even if you press forward, I would take steps backwards as you come, ensuring my resumption of stance.

With my creation of range, it negates the rest of your attack, as well.*

Very good, taking advantage of having two swords. In this situation, it's best for you to be on the offensive, as against a person with one-sword - like myself - you'll be on the offense most of the time anyway; a person with one sword will be mainly trying to fend you off, and exploit holes.

Because of that, attack me, and I'll react.

I have no advice for that move either, as you made good use of the situation.

 

[McKnockout]

Ah...training or not, this is going to be fun for me, being at such a disadvantage....

*When you sidestep to my right, with my blade out wide, I'm left open - to counteract this, as you side-step to my right, I sidestep to my left, and backwards, creating distance between the two of us. Because of this, even if you manage to hit my bokken, I'm out of reach, and thus can quickly bring it back without being effected; to ensure this, even if you press forward, I would take steps backwards as you come, ensuring my resumption of stance.

With my creation of range, it negates the rest of your attack, as well.*

Very good, taking advantage of having two swords. In this situation, it's best for you to be on the offensive, as against a person with one-sword - like myself - you'll be on the offense most of the time anyway; a person with one sword will be mainly trying to fend you off, and exploit holes.

Because of that, attack me, and I'll react.

I have no advice for that move either, as you made good use of the situation.

Finally finished my exams! ^_^

*As I sidestep to my left, I see you side step to my right and backwards - away from me. So I decide not to perform my slash due to the increase in distance but instead, a lunge. Upon seeing you retreat, I immediately push off my left foot launching myself towards you and thrusting my right bokken at your chest.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Finally finished my exams! ^_^

*As I sidestep to my left, I see you side step to my right and backwards - away from me. So I decide not to perform my slash due to the increase in distance but instead, a lunge. Upon seeing you retreat, I immediately push off my left foot launching myself towards you and thrusting my right bokken at your chest.

*As you push off the ground and spring yourself towards me, in your lunge, you created the very hole in your offensive line that I was looking for.

When your bokken comes towards my chest, I quickly rotate my body counterclockwise as I step to my right, allowing your right bokken to come harmlessly past my chest and into the area in front of me, while also putting my right side towards you. This allows me, as your right bokken extends past me, to quickly extend my left hand, grabbing your right wrist and thus immobilizing that sword.*

Choose your next move carefully. I left part of my move off on purpose. In a normal sword fight, you wouldn't have any way of knowing this unless you made a good inference, but I'm revealing my strategy to you here: I'm baiting you.

You need to be careful when using lunges with dual-swords. Someone experienced can easily create a hole out of what you do, like I just did.

 

[McKnockout]

*As you push off the ground and spring yourself towards me, in your lunge, you created the very hole in your offensive line that I was looking for.

When your bokken comes towards my chest, I quickly rotate my body counterclockwise as I step to my right, allowing your right bokken to come harmlessly past my chest and into the area in front of me, while also putting my right side towards you. This allows me, as your right bokken extends past me, to quickly extend my left hand, grabbing your right wrist and thus immobilizing that sword.*

Choose your next move carefully. I left part of my move off on purpose. In a normal sword fight, you wouldn't have any way of knowing this unless you made a good inference, but I'm revealing my strategy to you here: I'm baiting you.

You need to be careful when using lunges with dual-swords. Someone experienced can easily create a hole out of what you do, like I just did.

Hmm. Well, I was expecting you to do some kind of side-step to avoid my lunge - I was planning to use a back swing with my other hand. But I wasnt expecting you to immobilize my right arm which renders me unable to perform the backswing :/ So, Im not sure what to do but Ill try.

*As soon as you grab my right wrist, I immediately pull you towards me using it as a way to also propel myself towards you and close the distance between us to render our bokkens semi-unusable (due to the lack of space/range). However, I also use this momentum created to drive my right knee into your stomach.

:shrug:

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Hmm. Well, I was expecting you to do some kind of side-step to avoid my lunge - I was planning to use a back swing with my other hand. But I wasnt expecting you to immobilize my right arm which renders me unable to perform the backswing :/ So, Im not sure what to do but Ill try.

*As soon as you grab my right wrist, I immediately pull you towards me using it as a way to also propel myself towards you and close the distance between us to render our bokkens semi-unusable (due to the lack of space/range). However, I also use this momentum created to drive my right knee into your stomach.

:shrug:

You didn't quite react how I expected you to...but, you still put yourself in a bad position. =/

*As you pull yourself towards me, I quickly swing my right bokken upwards like I had planned - though with much less force than I would in a regular battle - so that I strike your arm with the bokken, about the time your knee hits me in the chest - with the impact, I would break my hold and move back a bit.*

See, this is what I mean. In a real battle, you would no longer have use of one of yours arms, as it would be broken/severed, while all that I've done is taken a knee to the stomach; you yourself put your body in a position where you couldn't use your bokken.

Let's continue.

 

[McKnockout]

You didn't quite react how I expected you to...but, you still put yourself in a bad position. =/

*As you pull yourself towards me, I quickly swing my right bokken upwards like I had planned - though with much less force than I would in a regular battle - so that I strike your arm with the bokken, about the time your knee hits me in the chest - with the impact, I would break my hold and move back a bit.*

See, this is what I mean. In a real battle, you would no longer have use of one of yours arms, as it would be broken/severed, while all that I've done is taken a knee to the stomach; you yourself put your body in a position where you couldn't use your bokken.

Let's continue.

Fail D:
I was thinking by drastically closing the distance between us, I would make you unable to use your bokken as well. Cause shouldn't your bokken be to the outside of my body (my left side where Im hold a bokken in my left hand). So couldn't I just block your upward slash with my left bokken?

*As you strike my right arm from underneath and back off abit. I step back also and drop the bokken in my left hand.

"Damn! Okay Sensei, just one bokken this time.."

*I run towards you and proceed to unleash several stabs in a quick succession at your chest.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Fail D:
I was thinking by drastically closing the distance between us, I would make you unable to use your bokken as well. Cause shouldn't your bokken be to the outside of my body (my left side where Im hold a bokken in my left hand). So couldn't I just block your upward slash with my left bokken?

*As you strike my right arm from underneath and back off abit. I step back also and drop the bokken in my left hand.

"Damn! Okay Sensei, just one bokken this time.."

*I run towards you and proceed to unleash several stabs in a quick succession at your chest.

Key phrase there is "as well." While it's true I wouldn't be as effective (as I mentioned in my move), using a sword like I did in close range is actually something that used to be done; getting someone's arms in a bad position, and then just severing the tendons.

And it is on the inside; since I grabbed your right hand, that means I'm on center mass with you; since I struck at your right arm, my blade is already on the inside of your left, making it extremely difficult to stop, if at all; the fact you tried to attack me with your body instead of your bokken only put you in a worse position.

*As you rush towards me, I simply rush backwards, facing you while I do so, swinging my bokken from left to right as you stab, deflecting yours out wide, past me harmlessly.*

Come on - with a move like that, you'll never be a threat.

 

[McKnockout]

Key phrase there is "as well." While it's true I wouldn't be as effective (as I mentioned in my move), using a sword like I did in close range is actually something that used to be done; getting someone's arms in a bad position, and then just severing the tendons.

And it is on the inside; since I grabbed your right hand, that means I'm on center mass with you; since I struck at your right arm, my blade is already on the inside of your left, making it extremely difficult to stop, if at all; the fact you tried to attack me with your body instead of your bokken only put you in a worse position.

*As you rush towards me, I simply rush backwards, facing you while I do so, swinging my bokken from left to right as you stab, deflecting yours out wide, past me harmlessly.*

Come on - with a move like that, you'll never be a threat.

Sorry Keotsu. I just find kenjutsu really hard especially putting it into practice - going through each "move" one by one was alright but applying all the concepts into practice and stringing together all those things is hard.

*As my blade is swatted to my left side, I quick slash horizontally at your upper chest/neck from left to right as I simultaneously arc step towards you with my left foot allowing my left side to move closer to the right side of your body (and as a result, your right arm) and I quickly grab your right wrist with my left hand and attempt to immobilize your sword.

 

[KeotsuEclipse]

Sorry Keotsu. I just find kenjutsu really hard especially putting it into practice - going through each "move" one by one was alright but applying all the concepts into practice and stringing together all those things is hard.

*As my blade is swatted to my left side, I quick slash horizontally at your upper chest/neck from left to right as I simultaneously arc step towards you with my left foot allowing my left side to move closer to the right side of your body (and as a result, your right arm) and I quickly grab your right wrist with my left hand and attempt to immobilize your sword.

Not a problem at all. That's why we're here. It's best to do that kind of thing here. ^_^

*When you swing your blade towards my head, I quickly duck down as I step back, with you approaching me, allowing me to both create distance and allow your blade to swing over my head harmlessly, since you aimed your slash so high. When you go to grab my arm, though, I quickly push off the ground, leaping towards you as you do so, driving my head into your chest, and tackling you to the ground before you have a chance to bring your sword around and do anything else.*

 

[McKnockout]

Not a problem at all. That's why we're here. It's best to do that kind of thing here. ^_^

*When you swing your blade towards my head, I quickly duck down as I step back, with you approaching me, allowing me to both create distance and allow your blade to swing over my head harmlessly, since you aimed your slash so high. When you go to grab my arm, though, I quickly push off the ground, leaping towards you as you do so, driving my head into your chest, and tackling you to the ground before you have a chance to bring your sword around and do anything else.*

Back ^_^

*As I see you duck under my slash and step backwards, I choose not to grab your right wrist anymore due to the risk of unbalancing myself due to the added space between us. Because of this, I just have my left hand raised on my left side, with my palm open facing towards you similar to how Muay Thai fighters do.

So, I just watch you closely as my blade passes over you while I ready myself..when you launch yourself at me headfirst, I simply lower my right shoulder and rotate it slightly towards my midline towards your incoming head (by now my blade would be on my right side) using the momentum of your own advance hopefully to my advantage. The result is that my shoulder is thrusted into your head (your left temple to be precise) dazzing you for a split second and disallowing you momentarily from tackling me properly. This strike to your left temple should off balance you to your right slightly.

While simultaneously with my shoulder strike, with my open left hand I once again grab your right wrist to ensure that you do not do anything with your sword yet at the same time using your state of off balance to deliver a left knee upwards into your stomach, furthering dazzing you and hindering your reaction time. I do this by pulling you towards me with my left hand. The space between us is extremely close by now, closer than before.

(Shōshitsu) - Rising Knee
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra cost: N/A
Damage points: 15
Description: The user will strike their opponent with an upwards thrust with their knee.

Without wasting a moment, I then proceed to swiftly hack into your left calf (from behind) with my blade - aiming to sever your Achilles tendon by taking advantage of your hunched stance/posture due to my knee strike.