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You find yourself suddenly surrounded by a large vortex of flames that spiral through the forest, erecting a the roar of a tiger. If the sudden flames didn't surprise you, it would certainly say something of your lack of astonishment for the random (which may not be so weird considering stupid shit happens around here all the time). The flames would make you sweat, as they continued to grow, however they maintained a safe radius around you.
A moment later you would notice the flames disperse almost as suddenly as they appeared. Sure enough, the forest you once stood in was completely decimated with the patch you stood on. The entire field was scorched to a crisp, not even the bare trunks of the trees outside remained in the barren wasteland. As you stood in the wasteland, there was utter silence for a brief moment until a feint sound began to arise in the inner most recesses of your ear.
You noticed the sound descending from above and shortly, a small entity falling from the sky, getting larger and large as it fell. You'd soon be able to distinguish the falling entity as a man, clad in red samurai style armor with brown hair. The sound was also recognized as yelling as he fell to you. The young man fell hard onto the ground just inches before your feet.
"Yukimura you fool!" A strong voice roared from in front of you. A large man wearing similar style armor to the young man at your feet walked toward the two of you. He had a large red wig that covered his entire head, and framed his face. He had tiger stripped skin tight suit on his muscular body as he carried around a large battle ax with minimal effort.
"You nearly destroyed your own student with your carelessness!" The man scolded the young cub at your feet.
The young man sprung to his feet immediately with a spring of youth as he headed to the older man. He got on his knees and bowed "Your Lordship, please forgive me, I let my youthful spirit get the better of me. I was too careless!"
The large man lifted his pupil off the ground gently just before giving him a powerful bone shattering blow straight to the face, send his entire body, flying like a bullet past you as you watched in, what I sincerely hope is a O_O, expression. The large man sighed just before walking to you.
"Please forgive that young cub. Though he is an amazing warrior with the spirit of youth he still is very naive and careless. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Takeda Shingen of the Takeda Clan. A clan of mighty warriors. I was sent here to train you in the arts of hand to hand combat. However, I've decided to let this task be handled by my young apprentice Yukimura as he is more than capable of providing excellent guidance. How may I address you?"
A moment later you would notice the flames disperse almost as suddenly as they appeared. Sure enough, the forest you once stood in was completely decimated with the patch you stood on. The entire field was scorched to a crisp, not even the bare trunks of the trees outside remained in the barren wasteland. As you stood in the wasteland, there was utter silence for a brief moment until a feint sound began to arise in the inner most recesses of your ear.
You noticed the sound descending from above and shortly, a small entity falling from the sky, getting larger and large as it fell. You'd soon be able to distinguish the falling entity as a man, clad in red samurai style armor with brown hair. The sound was also recognized as yelling as he fell to you. The young man fell hard onto the ground just inches before your feet.
"Yukimura you fool!" A strong voice roared from in front of you. A large man wearing similar style armor to the young man at your feet walked toward the two of you. He had a large red wig that covered his entire head, and framed his face. He had tiger stripped skin tight suit on his muscular body as he carried around a large battle ax with minimal effort.
"You nearly destroyed your own student with your carelessness!" The man scolded the young cub at your feet.
The young man sprung to his feet immediately with a spring of youth as he headed to the older man. He got on his knees and bowed "Your Lordship, please forgive me, I let my youthful spirit get the better of me. I was too careless!"
The large man lifted his pupil off the ground gently just before giving him a powerful bone shattering blow straight to the face, send his entire body, flying like a bullet past you as you watched in, what I sincerely hope is a O_O, expression. The large man sighed just before walking to you.
"Please forgive that young cub. Though he is an amazing warrior with the spirit of youth he still is very naive and careless. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Takeda Shingen of the Takeda Clan. A clan of mighty warriors. I was sent here to train you in the arts of hand to hand combat. However, I've decided to let this task be handled by my young apprentice Yukimura as he is more than capable of providing excellent guidance. How may I address you?"
Izuna all of a sudden feels a great sheer of heat as he looks up as he is wrapped around by flames ,
What is Th... Izuna then starts performing a sequence of 5 Handseals as he stares left to right seeing the flames as he gets paranoid , Upon Making the last handseal Izuna notices that the flames arent coming closer to him but are at a distance .
What is This trickery ?.....
Show yourself. As he looks around turning his body 360 degrees looking for the person who causing the flames . Upon turning around Izuna stops & hears a voice infront of him as he speaks a young man with what seems to be full of energy lands ,
What the.....
Upon finishing his sentence the large man infront of izuna stop walking as , The young man infront stands up as he speaks
Your Lordship, please forgive me, I let my youthful spirit get the better of me. I was too careless!
Lord...ship ?Izuna hears the word lordship as he reaches his hand behind his head rubbing it up & down
with a giant smile on his face with his eyes closed
Well I am awesome arent I .!?
The large man speaks again as izuna listens once more .........
Izuna is the name........ Izuna uchiha ...
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"It is nice to meet you Uchiha-san! Place your faith in me and I promise I shall make you a powerful warrior in the arts of taijutsu by the time this is done!" Yukumiura exclaimed. "Now sit with me, we shall begin with simple meditation." Yukimura sat with his legs cross waiting for you to follow.
"Taijutsu is translated into 'Arts of the Body' however, don't let the name fool you. In all martial arts there is a dualism between mind and body. You must be in sync and focus you spirit in order to break the limits it sets on your body. Now, before we begin, tell me what you know about the concept of Mushin."
"Taijutsu is translated into 'Arts of the Body' however, don't let the name fool you. In all martial arts there is a dualism between mind and body. You must be in sync and focus you spirit in order to break the limits it sets on your body. Now, before we begin, tell me what you know about the concept of Mushin."
Ryun sits down next to his sensei as he closes his eyes and releases everything from his mind......
taking in a deep breathe an exhaling ahhhhhhhh
Mushin is a state of mind that martial artist are said to enter during a form of some kind of combat ?
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"Ahahahahaha That's a vague answer if I ever heard one." Shingen laughed
"Mushin means 'No Mind' it is the separation of mind from body in the state of combat. If you're constantly concerned or thinking about what your opponent is going to do next or how you're going to react, it'll be too late. It's the absence of distraction of the mind that slows you down and hinders your ability to fight. You react as though it were second nature whenever you defend or attack!"
Yukimura jumped up just after he finished revealing Shingen's giant ax swinging down towards him. The ax smashed on the ground causing a mild tremor under you.
"Good Yukimura!" Shingen said with a prideful gleam in his eye for his apprentice.
"Your Lordship!" Yukimura punched Shingen in the face, knocking him back a few paces.
"Yukimura!!" Shingen punched Yukimura in the chest sliding him back on his feet along the ground several feet, though it appeard as though Yukimura was fine.
"YOUR LORDSHIP!!!" Yukimura jumped into the air and dived toward Shingen like a bullet.
"YUUUUUKIIIIMUUUURAA!!!!!!" Shingen charged a powerful chakra infused strike and thrusted straight into Yukimura's face just as he came in range, sending him flying high in the sky, disappearing in the clouds.
"Now then young cub, do you understand?" Shingen addressed you.
"Mushin means 'No Mind' it is the separation of mind from body in the state of combat. If you're constantly concerned or thinking about what your opponent is going to do next or how you're going to react, it'll be too late. It's the absence of distraction of the mind that slows you down and hinders your ability to fight. You react as though it were second nature whenever you defend or attack!"
Yukimura jumped up just after he finished revealing Shingen's giant ax swinging down towards him. The ax smashed on the ground causing a mild tremor under you.
"Good Yukimura!" Shingen said with a prideful gleam in his eye for his apprentice.
"Your Lordship!" Yukimura punched Shingen in the face, knocking him back a few paces.
"Yukimura!!" Shingen punched Yukimura in the chest sliding him back on his feet along the ground several feet, though it appeard as though Yukimura was fine.
"YOUR LORDSHIP!!!" Yukimura jumped into the air and dived toward Shingen like a bullet.
"YUUUUUKIIIIMUUUURAA!!!!!!" Shingen charged a powerful chakra infused strike and thrusted straight into Yukimura's face just as he came in range, sending him flying high in the sky, disappearing in the clouds.
"Now then young cub, do you understand?" Shingen addressed you.
Ryun looks as his sensei gets up , Upon speaking he sees his sensei attacking his other sensei
What Th... Ryun then focuses on Shingen and closely examines him ... He sees as Shingen has no intentions of hurting him but sits there and takes the blows , Yuki then jumps in the air as Ryun closes his eyes half way somewhat zooming in as he sees shingen about to attack , Ryun cracks a smile upon his face as he knows whats about to happen next
Boomwhile saying the word shingen releases the powerful strike towards yuki sending him flying in the air pass the clouds as ryun leans his head back watching him soar as if he were a rocket...
Soo much power sensei.....As ryun gets up off the ground
What shall we do while Yuki sensei is in space somewhere ?
Wait for him to come down ?
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"Pushups!!" Shingen said loudly "Pushups, situps, squats, handstand pushups! It is fundamental for a warrior training in techniques of the body to develop mind and body. This will develop the body while developing your mind to endure!!!" He said with passionate flames in his eyes but in a tone that may make you worry
Shingen walked over to you, slapping you on the back and knocking you down. He sat on your back. "Now then, begin with 200 push ups with me on your back. Then 100 situps with me standing on your stomach, 150 squats with me on your shoulder, and some hand stand pushups with me sitting on top of your feet for a little extra training in balance...While your at it you can do a 5Km run around the field. Yukimura should be down after that."
Shingen walked over to you, slapping you on the back and knocking you down. He sat on your back. "Now then, begin with 200 push ups with me on your back. Then 100 situps with me standing on your stomach, 150 squats with me on your shoulder, and some hand stand pushups with me sitting on top of your feet for a little extra training in balance...While your at it you can do a 5Km run around the field. Yukimura should be down after that."
Ryun nodes his head showing his sensei he understood what he has said
He then gets knocked down on the ground as his sensei sits on his back , Upon his senseis sitting on his back Ryun hears the amount of pushup he must do
Ryun seperates both arms as he uses his muscles to push up , But half way up he falls to the ground due to his sensei weight..
OMG Sensei you weigh like a ton He then remembers everyone in the village calling him weak as he looks up at the sky and miraculously gets the eyes of the tiger , He then forces his upper body up & down really fast
1..........5...........50.......100.......199....200 He the flops to the ground as his face hits the dirt
Senseiiii I cant feel my armssss
Ryun then turns over as his sensei stands on his stomach ,Ryun lets out a large grunt due to the weight on his stomach that he is not use to
Will I have a 8 Pack by the end of our tai training ?
he then puts his hands behind his back as he goes up and down as his stomach begins to burn
1......5.....25......50...75....100He then releases his hand as his head hits the ground
Ryun then stands up as his sensei jumps on his shoulders.....
1.........20.......40.......50......100.....150Ryun then face plants the ground as he takes a break...
Ryun then gets a swishhh of water as he does a handstand as his sensei jumps on the bottom of his feet
1......50.....100 , Ryun then gets up & takes off running around the field. Until what he thinks is 5k , He then does 7 more laps just to be on the safe side . as he stops infront of his sensei as sweat drops off his face....
Im beat....
He then gets knocked down on the ground as his sensei sits on his back , Upon his senseis sitting on his back Ryun hears the amount of pushup he must do
Ryun seperates both arms as he uses his muscles to push up , But half way up he falls to the ground due to his sensei weight..
OMG Sensei you weigh like a ton He then remembers everyone in the village calling him weak as he looks up at the sky and miraculously gets the eyes of the tiger , He then forces his upper body up & down really fast
1..........5...........50.......100.......199....200 He the flops to the ground as his face hits the dirt
Senseiiii I cant feel my armssss
Ryun then turns over as his sensei stands on his stomach ,Ryun lets out a large grunt due to the weight on his stomach that he is not use to
Will I have a 8 Pack by the end of our tai training ?
he then puts his hands behind his back as he goes up and down as his stomach begins to burn
1......5.....25......50...75....100He then releases his hand as his head hits the ground
Ryun then stands up as his sensei jumps on his shoulders.....
1.........20.......40.......50......100.....150Ryun then face plants the ground as he takes a break...
Ryun then gets a swishhh of water as he does a handstand as his sensei jumps on the bottom of his feet
1......50.....100 , Ryun then gets up & takes off running around the field. Until what he thinks is 5k , He then does 7 more laps just to be on the safe side . as he stops infront of his sensei as sweat drops off his face....
Im beat....
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After your run has completed, Yukimura has almost completed his descent from the stratosphere. Despite the impact and how far he had flown, he still managed to gain his composure back and land harmlessly on his feet. When he landed there was a minor quake from the impact but he emerged fine.
"ALLLLLLRIGHT THEN!" Yukimura slapped both his cheeks with his hands and walked over to you. "Now then my young cub, since I'm sure his Lordship has warmed you up, we shall talk about the mental aspects of taijutsu for a moment. Tell me what do you know about the principle of Mushin?"
"ALLLLLLRIGHT THEN!" Yukimura slapped both his cheeks with his hands and walked over to you. "Now then my young cub, since I'm sure his Lordship has warmed you up, we shall talk about the mental aspects of taijutsu for a moment. Tell me what do you know about the principle of Mushin?"
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"Mushin means 'No mind' it is the true mind of a warrior, it is imparative that you have it, that you understand its nature!" Yukimura exclaimed
"Mushin is a mental state where a shinobi separates their mind from their body in combat. If you're too busy thinking about what you have to do next, it'll be too late! You have to simply react as though you were breathing. A strong fighter achieves this state of mind, and perfects it to such a degree where their movements are not thought they are instinct. Only through focus, muscle memory, practice, much much practice will you ever achieve this state!"
Just after Yukimura spoke, he jumped into the air, avoiding the flat side of Shingen's large war ax. He landed a moment later just before he was hit in the stomach with the ax, sending him flying.
"Yukimura! You have yet to master this yourself you fool!" Shingen said.
Yukimura appeared at a blinding speed again, attacking Shingen with a flying kick "Your Lordship!"
Shingen side stepped Yukimura and swung a back fist, knocking him down to the ground. "Yukimura!"
Yukimura attempted to sweep Shingen "YOUR LORDSHIP!!!"
Shingen jumped in the air and landed on Yukimura's stomach "YUKIMURA!!!"
The energetic duo performed before you yet again. Despite the savagery of Shingen's blows to Yukimura, the young cub got up every time quicker than the last as if he hadn't been hit at all, though the bruises and marks on his body clearly showed he had. After a few moments, of attacking and yelling each other's name in what could only be described as ear shattering, Yukimura appeared before you again, standing with his broken and dented in areas and his body bruised.
"Stand my student, it's time for our next lesson!"
"Mushin is a mental state where a shinobi separates their mind from their body in combat. If you're too busy thinking about what you have to do next, it'll be too late! You have to simply react as though you were breathing. A strong fighter achieves this state of mind, and perfects it to such a degree where their movements are not thought they are instinct. Only through focus, muscle memory, practice, much much practice will you ever achieve this state!"
Just after Yukimura spoke, he jumped into the air, avoiding the flat side of Shingen's large war ax. He landed a moment later just before he was hit in the stomach with the ax, sending him flying.
"Yukimura! You have yet to master this yourself you fool!" Shingen said.
Yukimura appeared at a blinding speed again, attacking Shingen with a flying kick "Your Lordship!"
Shingen side stepped Yukimura and swung a back fist, knocking him down to the ground. "Yukimura!"
Yukimura attempted to sweep Shingen "YOUR LORDSHIP!!!"
Shingen jumped in the air and landed on Yukimura's stomach "YUKIMURA!!!"
The energetic duo performed before you yet again. Despite the savagery of Shingen's blows to Yukimura, the young cub got up every time quicker than the last as if he hadn't been hit at all, though the bruises and marks on his body clearly showed he had. After a few moments, of attacking and yelling each other's name in what could only be described as ear shattering, Yukimura appeared before you again, standing with his broken and dented in areas and his body bruised.
"Stand my student, it's time for our next lesson!"
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Alright, as you requested we won't do the RP for the sake of ease since you don't have a laptop. Now then before we get into the techniques we're going to discuss some common battle practice.
I'll explain to you the centerline. If you've ever heard of the crocodile's soft underbelly then this will be an easy concept to understand. The just like the crocodile everything that is vital is located down the center of our bodies. Crocodiles have armored protection all along their bodies but underneath they have soft underbellies that are vulnerable. If you go down the center of the human body from the crown of the head there are a melody of vital areas that can be attacked:
-The crown of the head
-Center of the forehead
-between the eyes/bridge of the nose
-carotid artery
-throat
-Xiphoid process and solar plexus
-crotch
-knees
-inner thighs
etc.
There are other vital areas that aren't down the center of the body, however there are a treasure trove of areas for which you can attack just going down the center of the body and are key points to consider when attacking as well as defending. You want to find those exposed points on your opponent and protect them as well.
Other key areas to focus on are the joints. Elbows, kness, shoulders, etc. I'll explain those next once I explain the correlation between Yin and Yang when it comes to combat as well as the difference between internal and external fighting systems. But before that I'll pause here and see if you have any questions or points you'd like to raise about what I just said.
I'll explain to you the centerline. If you've ever heard of the crocodile's soft underbelly then this will be an easy concept to understand. The just like the crocodile everything that is vital is located down the center of our bodies. Crocodiles have armored protection all along their bodies but underneath they have soft underbellies that are vulnerable. If you go down the center of the human body from the crown of the head there are a melody of vital areas that can be attacked:
-The crown of the head
-Center of the forehead
-between the eyes/bridge of the nose
-carotid artery
-throat
-Xiphoid process and solar plexus
-crotch
-knees
-inner thighs
etc.
There are other vital areas that aren't down the center of the body, however there are a treasure trove of areas for which you can attack just going down the center of the body and are key points to consider when attacking as well as defending. You want to find those exposed points on your opponent and protect them as well.
Other key areas to focus on are the joints. Elbows, kness, shoulders, etc. I'll explain those next once I explain the correlation between Yin and Yang when it comes to combat as well as the difference between internal and external fighting systems. But before that I'll pause here and see if you have any questions or points you'd like to raise about what I just said.
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Now the concept of Yin Yang exists in virtually everything even in nin, tai, and genjutsu. In taijutsu we can look at it in a few different ways; the physical condition of the body and its ability in strength, speed, power, i.e all physical limitations (Yang). Then there is the mental condition of the body, your endurance, how long you can produce effective energy in a battle, your awareness, senses and reaction i.e the limitations of the mind (Yin). That is one way to examine fighting in taijutsu.
Another way revolves around specific fighting styles; internal vs. external. We've experienced first hand an explanation of the differences of these styles in part one with Hinata vs. Neji. The Hyuuga style of Gentle Fist vs. the style used by shinobi like Rock Lee and Gai Strong Fist. Internal styles focus on techniques that require little physical strength/power to accomplish. In terms of Narutoverse and our RP fighting styles Gentle fist is the epitome of this. Their strikes aren't designed to be bone shattering yet they can still shut a person's body down. In freeform you have a variety of other things you can do. rl fighting styles are always good to look at when freeform fighting. Styles like Aikido, Baguazhang, Tai Chi Chuan, Jujutsu all focus on joint manipulation, flowing with the movements of your opponent and using their momentum against them. Never any force against force. These are my generally perfered areas which is fitting of somebody with my Yin affinity. Styles like Bajiquan, Tiger Style Wushu, Uechi-ryu Karate, these are styles formed for strength and power and are Yang affiliated. There's nothing wrong with using these types of styles, in essence there are traces of Yin and Yang in all styles just the proportion of one is heavier in some. Whatever floats your boat is alright, just make sure whatever style you profess, you own it.
Another way revolves around specific fighting styles; internal vs. external. We've experienced first hand an explanation of the differences of these styles in part one with Hinata vs. Neji. The Hyuuga style of Gentle Fist vs. the style used by shinobi like Rock Lee and Gai Strong Fist. Internal styles focus on techniques that require little physical strength/power to accomplish. In terms of Narutoverse and our RP fighting styles Gentle fist is the epitome of this. Their strikes aren't designed to be bone shattering yet they can still shut a person's body down. In freeform you have a variety of other things you can do. rl fighting styles are always good to look at when freeform fighting. Styles like Aikido, Baguazhang, Tai Chi Chuan, Jujutsu all focus on joint manipulation, flowing with the movements of your opponent and using their momentum against them. Never any force against force. These are my generally perfered areas which is fitting of somebody with my Yin affinity. Styles like Bajiquan, Tiger Style Wushu, Uechi-ryu Karate, these are styles formed for strength and power and are Yang affiliated. There's nothing wrong with using these types of styles, in essence there are traces of Yin and Yang in all styles just the proportion of one is heavier in some. Whatever floats your boat is alright, just make sure whatever style you profess, you own it.