x2 Mick's Gym

[The Doctor]

The Doctor came to an old Gym he hadn't been to since he was a kid. It was placed up on a corner of a bad part of town along a ragged street. The building was 3 stories tall. The windows were all boarded up. As a corner building, the entrance was at the corner. A simple yellow door surrounded by the tarnished red brick laid as the foundation. Along the second floor was the sign to the building. The sign had a beat up looking image of a man in a boxing stance. At the top of the sign were two words though only one was eligible, which was "Mighty". At the bottom was another word that said "Boxing". The lettering of both words were of old design, gold in color with a black shadow.

The Doctor walked into the building wearing his overcoat. His glasses over his eyes and a smile across his face. Left hand inside his pocket while he stepped along the wooden floor, holding onto a medium field bag with his left hand. Inside was a much larger opening. Several Boxers were hitting the bags on the right hand side, and some were on the ropes along the left hand side. There were several rings at the center. No one would expect the place to look as nice since the outside looked like a rundown building.

The ring was standard issue. The outside was 720 centimeters while the inside ring was 610. The pole corners were 132.1 centimeters high while the ring size was 100 centimeters high. It had been such a long time since he stepped in this place. He remembered it fondly. It had been over 20 years however since the last time he entered so the chances of anyone recognizing him was quite slim.

The Doctor would disappear heading down to the lockers as he would prepare himself, slipping into some old pair of boxing shorts, keeping a T shirt on, lacing up some old boots and old gloves. He wanted to get some work in.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Upright Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A Basic upright stance used in boxing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture To adopt an Upright Stance, you should stand with your legs roughly shoulder-width apart. Your back foot should be about half a step behind your front foot. If your dominant boxing hand is your right hand, your left foot will lead. Lift your right heel off the ground by about 3 inches and point both feet inward (although do not exaggerate this movement). If you lift your heel too far off the ground, or turn your feet too far inward, you will become unbalanced. As a test, imagine someone pushing you from any direction. In a properly balanced stance, you should be able to maintain an upright position and not fall to the ground or sway from side to side. To increase the stability of your stance, keep your knees and hips slightly bent but make sure your back is straight. Your lead fist (which will be your left fist if your dominant boxing hand is your right hand) should be positioned vertically at eye level, approximately six inches away from your face. Your right fist should be positioned next to your chin, with your elbow held against your ribcage. This is good defensive positioning and will effectively protect your body. Whilst watching televised boxing matches, you may have noticed the boxers tapping their cheeks with their hands. This repetitive action acts as a reminder to keep fists up at all times and is especially important as the match progresses and energy levels drop. To further protect yourself from blows from your opponent, keep your chin pressed against your chest. Punches to the jaw often cause knock-outs, so it is essential to keep this stance throughout the boxing match.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing)

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To be the only girl here had been awkward for about five minutes, these guys were mostly loners, keeping to themselves, shadow boxing, running the speed bag, practicing loose forms of a rope-a-dope and Dempsey Rolls, all sorts of things she never saw as fighting until now. Some gave her a looks of mild disinterest, other confusion but she knew a look of sick interest when she saw one. Out of the corner of her pale eye the two on the punching bag, one jabbing and the other holding the bag, tossed her sick glances. She;d gotten these looks from men like Eric(Draven) and other men who were could tun their skin to steel. These were scrubs.

Standing tall, or as tall as a little girl like she could, and strode up to the nearest unoccupied bag, no spotter, not coach and took a swing. nothing happened. The bag didn't move, her wrist almost buckled and she pinched her brows and tried t play off the pain that seared up her arm. A look around showed not a soul paid attention but they threw their punches differently, elbows in, balls of their feet, shoulders tucked. she gave that a try. With her heels sliding across the mats she took a deep breath, rolled her shoulders and hunched forward but it felt too cramped, too restricting and it made it hard to breathe. The man next to her stood tall, chin tucked and when he threw it came from the shoulder. His stance was nothing like hers and the moment she righted her posture and put her arms up air came easy, elbows tucked and her head bent down at a short angle.

Just as she was about to wind up for a punch the guy she had been spectating put a gloved hand on hers, shook his head and readjusted her posture. both hands forward, lead with your least dominant arm, power arm tucked in close to engage those muscles for the hard hooks and crosses, the lead arms for the jab and set up. he stood back, assumed the safe stance and took a deep breath. "Better." was all he said before walking off, and it was from behind him she saw one peculiar man walked with something akin to...not purpose but...familiarity. Stepping around patrons, following a set path and he didn't have that smug look to him. With a nod of thanks to her helper she trotted across to fall in behind the average joe looker, stopped outside the locker room CLEARLY for men and called inside "Excuse me! I don't have any equipment, is there any way I could maybe, I dunno, buy a set form here? Or maybe loan a pair out?"

How she'd ended up here was entirely on a sweep through the city, her byakugan revealed what had looked like empty storage. Storage turned out to be this place. Whatever this place was. A charity boxing area maybe? Too proud to admit it, she didn't belong here and she could feel those two sets of eyes on her back again.

[The Doctor]

Upright Stance 5 TP

• Upright Stance
  Rank: "E"
  Skill: TaiJutsu
  Effect: A Basic upright stance used in boxing.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: ---
  Description: Picture To adopt an Upright Stance, you should stand with your legs roughly shoulder-width apart. Your back foot should be about half a step behind your front foot. If your dominant boxing hand is your right hand, your left foot will lead. Lift your right heel off the ground by about 3 inches and point both feet inward (although do not exaggerate this movement). If you lift your heel too far off the ground, or turn your feet too far inward, you will become unbalanced. As a test, imagine someone pushing you from any direction. In a properly balanced stance, you should be able to maintain an upright position and not fall to the ground or sway from side to side. To increase the stability of your stance, keep your knees and hips slightly bent but make sure your back is straight. Your lead fist (which will be your left fist if your dominant boxing hand is your right hand) should be positioned vertically at eye level, approximately six inches away from your face. Your right fist should be positioned next to your chin, with your elbow held against your ribcage. This is good defensive positioning and will effectively protect your body. Whilst watching televised boxing matches, you may have noticed the boxers tapping their cheeks with their hands. This repetitive action acts as a reminder to keep fists up at all times and is especially important as the match progresses and energy levels drop. To further protect yourself from blows from your opponent, keep your chin pressed against your chest. Punches to the jaw often cause knock-outs, so it is essential to keep this stance throughout the boxing match.
  Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing)

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The Doctor heard her on the other side. He was still changing but was almost complete. He hung his main outfit inside the locker and stood up with almost an empty bag. He locked the locker in place and began looking forward. He sighed softly before closing his eyes mentally preparing himself. Keeping his eyes closed he slowly raised his hands up. Memories of the past as he remembered one of his old teachers instructing him.

He was a kid then. His brute of a teacher, his master standing close to seven feet tall. "Your legs need to be shoulder width apart!" he yelled at the Doctor who was just but a child. "Good," he yelled again as the Doctor began performing what was instructed. "Now your left leg is the lead," the child nodded his head as he took position, sliding his front leg forward. His knees and hips were slightly bent. His back was straight. If he ever moved out of that position his master would slap against his back to give him a friendly reminder.

His lead fist was placed along eye level while his right hand was guarding right under his chin and his elbow lead against his ribcage. These were positions the Master would move the child to in order to make the child memorize what this position felt like. He remembered his training of the stance well. It was a well balanced position that allowed the Doctor to move swiftly from position to position while maintaining both a defensive, and offensive move.

Without realizing it the Doctor began mimicking the position. He stood there in front of the Locker as he began bobbing in place. His stance was the same as before when he was a child. A warm smile crept up on his face.

"Excuse me! I don't have any equipment, is there any way I could maybe, I dunno, buy a set form here? Or maybe loan a pair out?"

The Voice knocked the Doctor out of his daze. He slowly turned to the entrance and walked towards it. He moved slowly out of the locker area to see the woman standing just outside. He gave his normal smile and nodded to her while wearing his own pair of gloves. "I believe the front desk may have something to let you borrow. If not, let me know," he answered to her before heading towards the center of the building.

[Nira]

Eye, Learned.

Doctor, Learned.

Welcome to boxing, have a nice stay.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

Semi-Crouch
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A semi-crouched stance used in boxing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture You may choose to fight from a crouch (or semi-crouch) position during a boxing match. If you choose this option, lean forward rather than maintaining an upright position, whilst making sure your feet are kept close together. The most important thing to remember when adopting a balanced boxing stance is to relax. If you start to become tense, your balance will be negatively affected and you will be more likely to receive a harmful blow from your opponent. Your neck and back should never feel under any pressure. If your neck and back do feel tense, you may be leaning your shoulders too far forward and not rotating your hips in line with them. If you want to increase the range of your punches, try positioning your front foot ahead of your head. To see the difference that this new stance can make, stand in front of a punch bag whilst keeping your back foot steady and in the normal position. Punch forward slowly and keep your punch at its full extension. After this, move your lead foot in front of your head and repeat the punching movement. Stop the punch at its full extension and you should be able to notice the increased range now available to you. When practicing this variation, keep the other elements of the orthodox stance, such as the position of the elbows and chin, the same.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing)

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Felt fresh and new for the first time in a long while with her having no knowledge about boxing what so ever. That put a fire in her belly and when unspectacular john doe showed his face and directed her she bowed and all but sprinted there. Running damn near full speed into the counter she put her tiny hands up n the counter. "Excuse me, do you happen to have a pair of small gloves I can use?" the clerk there looked down at her, grunted and laughed. He even asked her if she was lost and her pale eyes squinted.

Huffing she fell into that upward stance, elbowed tucked, chin tucked and her leading foot forward. She swayed in it, pivoted, trying to get an understanding as to why she was even going to bother learning it if she was a a master of the Gentle Fist. It felt right though, smooth and as she ducked ad weaved like the true amateur she was it was almost automatic she just reverted to the true tuck and curl fashion of a semi-crouch. maybe it was her sub-conscious fear of being hit first but with her shoulder set forward and and her feet every further forward.

Breathing wasn't so hard once she understood how to hold herself, a determined look on her childish features, daring to show this punk she could hang with this group of grown men. Tentatively she extended an arm, muscles pulling at her core, a real low center gravity kept all her muscles tight, ready to coil and snap with power, everything but her confidence was in this new style she would hopefully be able to pick up with some degree of manageability. When her arm fell back into place she stole a glance his way to see a snickering face, mildly impressed expectations and a begrudging hand tossing her a set of gloves. She just looked at them, then him and started back to find the man before, her eyes kind of wandering to and fro, falling into stance off and on, trying to be ready at a moments notice.

[The Doctor]

Semi Crouch, 5 TP

• Semi-Crouch
  Rank: "E"
  Skill: TaiJutsu
  Effect: A semi-crouched stance used in boxing.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: ---
  Description: Picture You may choose to fight from a crouch (or semi-crouch) position during a boxing match. If you choose this option, lean forward rather than maintaining an upright position, whilst making sure your feet are kept close together. The most important thing to remember when adopting a balanced boxing stance is to relax. If you start to become tense, your balance will be negatively affected and you will be more likely to receive a harmful blow from your opponent. Your neck and back should never feel under any pressure. If your neck and back do feel tense, you may be leaning your shoulders too far forward and not rotating your hips in line with them. If you want to increase the range of your punches, try positioning your front foot ahead of your head. To see the difference that this new stance can make, stand in front of a punch bag whilst keeping your back foot steady and in the normal position. Punch forward slowly and keep your punch at its full extension. After this, move your lead foot in front of your head and repeat the punching movement. Stop the punch at its full extension and you should be able to notice the increased range now available to you. When practicing this variation, keep the other elements of the orthodox stance, such as the position of the elbows and chin, the same.
  Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing)

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The Doctor gave a nod, not releasing his smile as she walked off. He noticed she was a young woman, a girl perhaps. He glanced at her up and down briefly to get a read off of her but quickly shook his head as he did not wish to learn any information. He just wanted to get some exercise while reminiscing of the past.

He stopped by one of the rings and waited to see if there were anyone willing to spar. He took in a deep breath and gave a soft sigh. He was concentrating in his breathing. He stretched his shoulders for a moment before twisting his body from side to side.

The Doctor began leaning forward while maintaining his upright position. He then brought his feet closer together as he began remembering his training of old once again. When he was a child, studying under his master of Boran, his master would trip the young boy due to his balance being affected to him. The boy always started this stance in a tense form. This was a stance meant for balance and relaxation.

Funny enough it was the Doctor's favorite stance as it was very close to the Boran Stance he became more accustomed too, only with slight variations. He remembered his training. His shoulders were not to be too far forward or else he would feel tense pressure against his neck and back. The Doctor's front foot was past his head to give his punches some more length. The Doctor then gave an extended punch with a little bob in his stance.

He kept in this position briefly while controlling his breathing. His elbows were located near his body. To an observer who was attuned in combat they would see the similarity in stances between the Semi-Crouch, and the Boran main stance.

Stopping for a moment he looked up at the ring again before glancing around him.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

The Jab
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A quick, straight punch thrown with the lead hand from the guard position.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Stand with your feet hip distance apart. Step your right foot back 18-24 inches with the weight of your right leg on the ball of your foot (right heel is somewhat elevated and the knees are slightly bent). Bring your right fist close to your right cheek bone and your left fist slightly in front of it about jaw height. Pull your elbows in towards your ribs so that they line up somewhat below your fists. Push off of the ball of the right foot, bend the left knee slightly and start to extend the left hand in a pushing type motion (there should be a subtle rotation as your left hand goes forward your right shoulder moves back). You may also rotate the fist so that when it reaches the desired destination your left palm will be facing down. Retract the left hand as fast as you extended it and return to the original position. Remember before punching relax the hand, snap it forward and clinch before making contact. Do your best to strike with the first two knuckles and keep your wrist in neutral position upon impact. Aim six to eight inches beyond your target. Extend the arm only about 90-95 percent. Keep your chin tucked down toward your chest--this protects your jaw from exposure to being hit. Bring your hand back as fast as you throw it. Move your head on an angle as you throw the punch.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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Finding the ring with her previous helper was not that hard with the way he just seemed to stand out from the rest, stamping her foot once to grab his attention. 'Look uh... I've never actually done this before, but I have watched a person or two use the style, so try not to destroy me, yeah?

She took the upward stance, elbows in to protect the boy, chin down, always careful to guard herself and rolling her shoulders to relax as much as possible. She could feel the muscles taut in her arms and chest, not restricted but primed, ready to feed power through her body much like chaka did when she was using her Gentle Fist style, the feeling different but ultimately the same end result being destruction within the form of artful displays of power. Her test punch was slow and deliberate, heavy, lead like but that was a test with her power hand, her left, a SouthPaw fighter.

The other, her lead arm, was a smooth and lighting right jab, perfect to circle away from the power arm of the opponent when needed. She tried to shuffle her feet, that failed, it was distracting but the nervous energy fed into her strength, making the snapping extension of her right arm quick and sinuous, like a path of jagged lightening that struck through the air with an unpredictable angle to it's path. Circling the man she just threw jabs, learning what hurt, adjusting, striking only in straight angles. "Like this, yeah?" She puffed,circling his over and over.

[Aimi Kaguya]

+10 for the both of you, learning stances together, it's totes adorbs <3

Isley's jab shall not be graded until the next round, when The Doctor posts again!

[The Doctor]

Blocking (With the Arms) Technique 10 TP

• Blocking (With the Arms)
  Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
  Skill: TaiJutsu
  Effect: A blocking technique using the arms.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: Depending on the rank the user knows in this technique depends on how powerful the block may be.
  Description: The user can withstand bludgeoning attacks more proficiently by blocking with their arms. The more the user learns the better they are able to block. NOTE: Only works when the user is blocking with their arms. A technique that is ideal for close combat, allowing the user to go toe to toe with the strongest foes without quickly succumbing to large amounts of damage. When first learned this technique gives the Armour a hardness of a 10 against Bludgeoning Damage. Each time learned the hardness of the Armour increases by 5 giving a max of a Hardness 30 at "S" Rank.
  Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch
  

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The Doctor turned his attention to the young woman as she caught his attention again. He heard the stamping of her foot and saw she was ready for a fight, though the way she commented it was more of a spar. The Doctor gave a nod in response to her comment and began in his Semi-Crouch stance. His hands were raised. His chin was down to his chest. His arms were ready at his head. Elbows were down against his sides to stop attacks.

He watched carefully, looking, observing. Her first punch was a testing jab. The way she stood he could tell she was a southpaw fighter. She may have acted like she did not know what she was doing but the Doctor knew. He had ways of reading people and he knew something was different about her. Perhaps she knew him? Perhaps she wanted to test his own abilities? Perhaps she was not too familiar with boxing and just wanted to practice it to expand her combat experience.

He followed her path as she began shuffling around him. She was circling as the Doctor just stood there. Each jab that came in he took it with his arms. The Doctor was training just as she was training. Each jab came in connecting against his arms. To deviate the power some the Doctor would lean back just before the connect happening, weakening the strike, but still taking what he could with his arms. He remembered his training with his master.

When the Doctor was younger his master would smack him with a branch of a Banana tree. The Doctor had to maintain this position, he had to maintain this position while his master would wail on him with the Branch. Banana trees were special. They were used for training in the art of Boran. They were hard, and yet soft enough to allow conditioning of the bones as they felt like a man's body striking, or blocking. The Doctor took each hit, allowing her to adjust and compensate with her own punch, allowing her to learn from her own technique.

"You are doing well, but if you would rather, let's go into the ring so we may learn better," he said calmly with a smile somewhat glancing to the ring.

[Aimi Kaguya]

+20 for the both of 'em.

[Hoarfrost Imp]

The Cross/The Straight
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A powerful, straight punch thrown with the rear hand.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Determine which hand is your strong hand. Although you can throw a straight hand punch with either your left or right hand, it will be most effective if you use your strongest hand. Most right-handed fighters have a stronger right hand, while left-handed fighters have stronger left hands. Get into a basic boxing stance. Keep your feet shoulder-width apart with your knees slightly bent. If you are right-handed, your left shoulder should be pointed toward the other fighter and your right shoulder should be back. The opposite is true if you are left-handed. Keep both hands up. They should hover just under the chin, with your forearms in front of your body. This will protect you from the opponent's punches. Begin the straight hand punch from the foot. Push off your back foot and pivot toward your opponent, twisting your foot, leg, torso and shoulders. Concentrate on bringing power up from your leg, hips, trunk and shoulders and channeling it into your fist as you twist your body. If you don't pivot your body, your punch will be much weaker than if you use the correct form. Aim for the other fighter's face. Punch out in a straight line and extend the arm out all the way. At the point of impact, your feet and body should be facing the other fighter. Snap your hand back to your chin as you twist your body back to the beginning position. Remember to keep your left hand up throughout the punch so you have a guard up to protect you from a counterpunch.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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Wasn't all that sure why she was so filled with determination this day, or at all for that matter, all forms of fighting for her felt inferior to the gentle fist but as she landed each jab she could and adjusting when it landed all awkward. "Hmm?" They weren't even in the proper fighting area? "Do we have to be in there?" She asked confused, pouting even as she followed him around to find an empty ring, falling into stance and trying to bob her shoulders. not happening. Jabs were fun, jabs were nice but they didn't have the power of the light touch her normal style did, but when she looked to the tuck of her left arm she remembered that's where the power lie, pulling from the core.

"Alight guy, lets try this!" Overenthusiastic she trampled forward, jabbing once, twice and then the left cross. It felt good to extend the arm but it was tucked back, she couldn't reach him with her short arms, it'd take a little adjusting, tucking her body in and leaning into the punch, her feet set further forward than her shoulders so she could throw her punches further, gritting her teeth slightly, trying to adjust to this new way of fighting. She left her left arm linger, the muscles getting sore from being tucked in so close, the build of of basic acids in the muscles that cause ache to persist past the ache in a burning fashion. "How do you block them all, that's isn't fair!' It was a joke, she knew she wasn't going to land anything at all.

[The Doctor]

Blocking (With the Glove) 10 TP

• Blocking (With the Glove)
  Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
  Skill: TaiJutsu
  Effect: A blocking technique using the fist of the hands without harming the hands.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: Depending on the rank the user knows in this technique depends on how powerful the block may be.
  Description: The user can withstand bludgeoning attacks more proficiently by blocking with their hands. The more the user learns the better they are able to block. NOTE: Only works when the user is blocking with their gloves/hands. A technique that is ideal for close combat, allowing the user to go toe to toe with the strongest foes without quickly succumbing to large amounts of damage. When first learned this technique gives the Armour a hardness of a 10 against Bludgeoning Damage. Each time learned the hardness of the Armour increases by 5 giving a max of a Hardness 30 at "S" Rank.
  Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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The Doctor moved into the Boxing Ring and allowed the young girl to practice her moves on him while he himself practiced on his defensive abilities. He watched her movements carefully. He looked at her shoulders to see where her attacks were coming from. She first applied a jab. The Doctor met her jab with a block with his glove.

As she jabbed at the Doctor he slightly raised his left hand up, open palm even though he was wearing gloves himself and allowed the jab to connect. Another technique his master installed into him. Sometimes it was best to block punches with the hand as it allowed easier time to parry, maneuver, and more importantly counter.

The young girl jabbed a second time and the Doctor again met her jab with a block using his left handed glove. What was interesting was that she was southpaw. The Doctor was mostly orthodox but he could switch it up if needed. It was a good thing she was southpaw. It made the Doctor think. It made the Doctor become used to other forms of combat.

Then she came at him with a cross. The Doctor watched her left shoulder as she extended out her left arm to make contact with him. He followed with the movement while turning his upper body counter clockwise. His right hand moved slightly ahead of him but still up near his face. By turning his body he met her left cross with a right block using his own hand, blocking the attack with his right hand. The Doctor was slowly taking damage from her attacks of course but it was minimized by the blocking.

"How do you block them all, that's isn't fair!" she said to him jokingly.

The Doctor smiled keeping his eye on her, looking just below her chin so he could keep an eye out on her upper body, especially her shoulders while maintaining eye contact with her lower half. "If I do not block, I will be eating dirt," he said with a chuckle.

[Solus]

Hoarfrost Imp: +10 TP (Made the undoubled 5TP on the training post by the skin of your teeth lady)

The Doctor: Nananananananananananana plus teeeeeeeeen

[Hoarfrost Imp]

[Eat me, Solus! D<]

The Hook
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A semi-circular punch thrown with the lead hand or rear hand to the side of the opponent's head.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Shift your weight subtly forward by slightly bending your front leg while elevating your lead elbow to about shoulder height. Push off your front leg to shift your weight more towards the back leg while rotating your torso in the same direction with your lead hand heading towards a specific target. For the purpose of this intro we'll aim face high. That rotation and shifting motion should be accompanied by a whipping or thrusting of the hips. If you have your left leg forward and are throwing a lead hand hook (left hand hook) your hips should thrust from left to right while executing this punch. The punch should reach its mark with tremendous force. This will happen by throwing it fast and aiming to land your fist 6 to 8 inches beyond your target. Your fist can either be positioned to have your palm facing you or the ground. Return to your original stance. Do your best to hit your target with your first two knuckles.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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From across the gym she could hear the sounds of gloves hitting glove, hitting flesh or canvas, the soft exhales of the boxers breathing out to keep from jarring themselves or hurting their lungs with pent up air, conditioning ad cardio. Those rapid punches, combinations, seemed to work on a few of the others, she tried it out too. She led right in with an awkward hook like punch, like she were trying to push him over from the side with the blunt front of her fist. Dancing on her feet she tucked her chin in, swapped stances and came at him with fire in her eyes. She liked this.

Feet shuffled, sometimes she stumbled when coming in after him but other time she came in with a vicious hook, ducking whether it landed or not to lead in with a one two. Her gloves felt clunky and too big for her but she continued it, jab, jab, cross, twisting her body to dig the punch in where she could, putting all her strength behind it, still feeling that limitation preventing her from throwing as strong as she could. Her wrist still hurt a bit from earlier but she pushed on through the pain, ducking her head to keep weaving, bobbing, jab, hook, jab, hook, jab, cross, hook, staying high and eventually falling into this rhythm of blows she attempted to land on him.

"I's not like I'm punching that hard, come on~" He had a little sense of humor and with her not needing to report back to the village as of late it left her with plenty of time to relax and..throw punches! She could feel the soft ache setting into her shoulder from the constant punching, wondering if he would go on the offensive when she ran out of steam... her arm growing heavy with each lobed cross and hook, feeling her guard drop slightly. Conditioning was a must in this sport it seemed.

[The Doctor]

Peek-a-Boo 10 TP

• Peek-a-Boo
  Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
  Skill: TaiJutsu
  Effect: The peek-a-boo guard is a defensive style that is extremely popular with professional and amateur boxers. This type of guard is also commonly known as ‘the earmuffs’.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: ---
  Description: Picture To adopt an effective peek-a-boo position, hold your hands next to each other in front of your face. Keep your elbows tight against your body whilst maintaining a relaxed stance. This guard will minimize damage from direct strikes to the head but it is a difficult guard from which to mount a counter-attack. The main drawback to the peek-a-boo is that it leaves the boxer vulnerable to hooks from the opponent. The peek-a-boo defensive style is especially suitable for shorter fighters. This is primarily because shorter boxers have shorter arms and are therefore able to gain more leverage in looping punches. Furthermore, shorter fighters will be able to cover the gaps in the guard position more effectively. Taller fighters, who will presumably have longer torsos, are more vulnerable to strikes on the body than shorter boxers. This is not to say that they should avoid employing the peek-a-boo guard but they should always be more aware of this increased vulnerability. NOTE: Only works when the user is in the Peek-a-Boo guard position. When first learned this technique gives the Armour a hardness of a 20 against Bludgeoning Damage. Each time learned the hardness of the Armour increases by 5 giving a max of a Hardness 40 at "S" Rank.
  Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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The Doctor kept his attention to the young woman. He wasn't necessarily biding his time. He wasn't even trying tire her out. He was simply trying to get used to the punches. He was conditioning himself even though he was not telling her this.

His breathing was relaxed. He felt the tension in his hands and arms as he was blocking each hit. He was still taking damage, but at least the brunt end of the force was negated thanks to the training he had. He watched her shoulders and noticed the hook coming in. He decided to meet her by first stepping in. His hands were up in front of his chin. His thumbs were pointing towards himself. His chin was tucked in. All she could see were the glimmer in his eyes as his gloves protected his lower face. The Doctor's elbows were tucked in, protecting his core.

This was the Peek-a-Boo style. This was a very useful position intended to block strong attacks, especially rapid succession attacks. The hook was a strong hook as it landed, but the Doctor continued to hold his block, leaning into the attack to soften the damage. He used most of his body to help block the attack, but if she attacked to his core he would have used his elbows to help dampen the damage.

In this position he was looking straight at her and could see she was up to something. The young woman would come with another vicious hook but the Doctor continued to hold his position. He'd lead into the hook using his body to help protect against the damage of the attack. She did not lead up however as she followed up with a one two attack. The Doctor first took the jab within the Peek-a-boo style as the jab was the weakest of the two. He then followed with a quick sway, narrowly dodging the straight.

Then the young woman again followed up with a double tap of two right jabs. The Doctor held strong within his Peek-a-boo style, not letting it go. Then she followed with a cross which made the Doctor sway some to evade the attack just as before.

His eyes narrowed as he felt she may have been taking this a tad bit serious. She came in with a wave of attacks for the Doctor. Attacks he still kept on with keeping his protection. A Jab came in first as the Doctor swayed slightly to evade. Next came a hook which the Doctor took while in the Peek-a-boo style. Then another jab which the Doctor swayed away. The Doctor planted his feet down once again as he took in the 2nd hook, forcing himself to endure the hits. She continued with a one two combination where the Doctor first swayed to the outside of the jab, and then outside again with the cross punch. Finally there was one more hook aimed at the Doctor which he took keeping his Peek-a-boo style, forcing his body to get used to the attacks.

"I's not like I'm punching that hard, come on~" she commented on

The Doctor smiled in his Peek-a-boo style. He then gave a small nod. "Fine," he said calmly. "I shall return in kind," he commented, waiting for the next opportunity.

[Aimi Kaguya]

+10 to Oto, +20 to the Doctor

[Hoarfrost Imp]

The Uppercut
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A vertical, rising punch thrown with the lead hand or rear hand.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture To throw a right uppercut, start in the classic boxing stance with the back (right) knee bent. Lower the right shoulder to drop the right side of the body in a semi-crouch position. Remember to keep the left fist up by the chin to protect the head. Now as you rotate the hips forward, push the ball of the back foot, (the right foot), and punch the right fist up towards the target. The right side of the back and the right shoulder will follow through with the rotation of the hips. The hips finish being squared to the front. The right arm always stays close to the body and moves upward in a semi-circle. To throw the left uppercut from the classic boxing stance, start with squared off hips, left knee bent and the left shoulder lowered. The body weight is then transferred to the ball of the left foot as the punch is delivered with a bent arm at a right angle and the hips will rotate into the classic boxing stance. Do your best to hit your target with your first two knuckles. Remember to bend the both of the knees and lean the body forward. Bring the first close to the side and remember to have the knuckles facing down. Extend the bent knees at full force Use the momentum and the body to thrust the fist upward.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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She didn't like the sound of that one. With her tucked hand she shifted feet, her left foot forward and her right foot back, shifting the center of gravity and circling the man. He seemed well versed and though she was new she just liked to throw bunches-o-punches and pray something substantial landed maybe. With her muscles drawn tight she extended one arm, then the other, testing the feel of this new position, her reach and disadvantages, even a little bit of scrutiny that she didn't trust the way she engaged muscles she seldom used even within the Jyuuken style of combat, but she continued to extender her arms, not attacking, more stretching and breathing.

When she felt she had some control over this she immediately went in for the next attack, ducking and dodging, shuffling her feet and snaking a punch in a strict vertical motion, from 6 to 12 like that. It puled something in her core but it was't uncomfortable just conditioning, as she liked to call it. With a dance of feet she ducked in, lowering her center of gravity, crunching those muscles tight and slipping in as close as she could manage, not far, to compensate for her short reach, throwing a hard hook and leading it up with a well curved and kind of awkward uppercut, her eyes constantly looking, and adjusting it's angle as it soared through the air and she hoped it would land on the chin.

[Ace Detective Nara]

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The Jab

Rank: "D"

Skill: TaiJutsu

Effect: A quick, straight punch thrown with the lead hand from the guard position.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: Picture Stand with your feet hip distance apart. Step your right foot back 18-24 inches with the weight of your right leg on the ball of your foot (right heel is somewhat elevated and the knees are slightly bent). Bring your right fist close to your right cheek bone and your left fist slightly in front of it about jaw height. Pull your elbows in towards your ribs so that they line up somewhat below your fists. Push off of the ball of the right foot, bend the left knee slightly and start to extend the left hand in a pushing type motion (there should be a subtle rotation as your left hand goes forward your right shoulder moves back). You may also rotate the fist so that when it reaches the desired destination your left palm will be facing down. Retract the left hand as fast as you extended it and return to the original position. Remember before punching relax the hand, snap it forward and clinch before making contact. Do your best to strike with the first two knuckles and keep your wrist in neutral position upon impact. Aim six to eight inches beyond your target. Extend the arm only about 90-95 percent. Keep your chin tucked down toward your chest--this protects your jaw from exposure to being hit. Bring your hand back as fast as you throw it. Move your head on an angle as you throw the punch.

Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch


Tetsu felt kind of awkward as he casually jogged into the gym that he had come across through and advertisement he had seen earlier that day. "This looks like the place." He said scratching the back of his head with anxiety. As he entered the gym, the screeching of boxing shoes and the pounding of bags. Tetsu even saw a pair of people, a woman and a man sparring in the ring near the center that seemed to be the focus of the gym. Tetsu quickly felt an urge to ready himself for practice. Quickly getting into his orthodox boxing stance as he walked into the locker room, He quickly threw his arm forward in an attempt to shadow box his jabs. His arm felt weird as it darted forward at a quick rate; which was what a jab was for. Closing his eyes, he suddenly visualized an opponent manifesting itself before him. He suddenly saw the man he had seen in the ring blocking his blows as he threw a few jabs at his raised guard. "hmmm...he's going to be tough with my level of skill..." Tetsu said with a sigh as he quickly changed into his green workout T-shirt and grey sweat gear. Sitting down on the metal bench as he stuffed his rolling assault bag that housed his extra gear into a locker. 

"hmm I hope I'm ready for this." Tetsu said as he wrapped boxing tape around his hand, making sure it was protected from any intensive damage. He stood up and quickly extended his left arm forward as he felt his left shoulder moving with the punch as he practiced the motion with a degree of fluidity. His jabs were not quick, and in fact he was fairly slow for a boxer. His power also lacked where other boxers succeeded. "I'm going to get killed out there." He said quietly as he walked out into the main gym floor again and quickly began to practice the jabbing motion with a shadowed opponent once again as he did his best to get the feel for the punch itself. Tetsu made sure to extend his arm fully as he tried to focus on jabbing quickly forward. "Damn..." Tetsu said as he realized how slow the jab actually was. Most boxers made up in speed what they lacked in the other, but how did a boxer overcome a lack in both? 

Tetsu practiced the motions as he felt his arm extend. He made a clasping motion, clamping his fist just at the moment of impact before it actually reached the full extension of the jab. "Yo, you two, mind if I have a go in a bit?" he asked as he quickly continued to practice just the jabbing motion as it was, to make sure that it was a perfected art of throwing the simplistic punch. He would need to learn the other mechanics fast if he was to have any hopes of surviving in the ring. His jabs would have to be his fist step. "Hmmm, so I guess I'll just have to work on moving around quickly and throwing lots of jabs or something..." he muttered quietly as he watched the pair continue their sparring match that was beginning to heat up. the woman was the only one showing any real offensive spirit; however the man had a look in his eyes that made Tetsu flinch. He didn't appear intimidating; however he did look like a man who was ready for something. Watching carefully while he practiced his jabs, Tetsu watched the boxers box.

[The Doctor]

Protecting (With the Shoulder) 10 TP

• Protecting (With the Shoulder)
  Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
  Skill: TaiJutsu
  Effect: The shoulder roll is a defensive move where you deflect a punch by rolling your shoulders away from it.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: Depending on the rank the user knows in this technique depends on how powerful the block may be.
  Description: The punch lands harmlessly on your shoulders as your opponent shoulder is loaded to come back with a hard counter. When used in rapid succession, the shoulder roll is quite effective in neutralize entire combinations with little effort. NOTE: Only works when the user is blocking with their shoulder. A technique that is ideal for close combat, allowing the user to go toe to toe with the strongest foes without quickly succumbing to large amounts of damage. When first learned this technique gives the Armour a hardness of a 20 against Bludgeoning Damage. Each time learned the hardness of the Armour increases by 5 giving a max of a Hardness 40 at "S" Rank.
  Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know Upright Stance or Semi-Crouch

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The Doctor could see the fire in her eyes. He perhaps touched a nerve with the recent comment. That was a good thing. He stood there quiet and moved with her. As she tried to strafe around him he kept up by moving counter to her movements. He waited patiently while she took the lead. His hands kept up to his face, his elbows stayed down while the Doctor stayed in the Peek-a-boo style stance.

He saw her practice some but luckily the Doctor had some good distance from her. He just shuffled around, waiting, carefully biting his time. Then she made her attack. With some quick movement with her feet he noticed her duck down. He somewhat moved with her as he was trying to figure out what was to come. First was a furious hook. The Doctor ducked down to move with the hook as it was a mid ranged hook. The Doctor stepped forward with the ducking. He extended his shoulder some while tucking his head closer to his body.

Her hook would land against his shoulder. He braced the impact as he felt her power in the attack. The Doctor was blocking the attack using his shoulder as the defensive maneuver. The Doctor gritted his teeth as he felt the impact knocked him some. It was a good block but he could feel that she was already used to the hook. The Doctor did not leave the Peek-a-Boo style and he did not read her movement right. It was a good thing he was already in this position as he suddenly saw a glove aiming right at him. Eyes widen as he braced for impact feeling the glove smack into his forearms and gloves as she tried to knock him out, delivering an uppercut.

He heard ringing from the impact. He was slightly dazed. He stood up quickly and took a few steps back. The Doctor then glanced up at her as he felt some wobbleness in his arms. She did good, she got him good. The Doctor smiled and gave a sigh as the practice bell rang. The first round of practice was over.

"Yo, you two, mind if I have a go in a bit?" asked a voice from behind.

The Doctor turned his attention to the man and gave a small nod with the same smile he always does, fake. "Sure, I see no problems with that. We can alternate from time to time, or perhaps even fight all at once," he said calmly with a higher pitched voice.

[Aimi Kaguya]

A challenger is near!!

+10 for everyone