[Krav Maga Training] [P] [T]

[Antonia Aries]

Antonia locked her house and garden door and prepared herself for a short walk. About one kilometer east from her house, up a hill, was located a school that Antonia planned to visit quite the number of times in the past but never found free time to do so. This wasn't a normal school where kids would go to study - it was a specialized school for TaiJutsu users, teaching them the principles and the main combat moves of the Krav Maga fighting style. After about 10 minutes of walking over a slope, Antonia found herself before the school that was designed in a traditional Japanese pattern. As the white haired girl walked through the double gates of the Krav Maga school. The interior was quite different than the outside. It looked, well, modern. She passed through the main corridor and found the reception to her left. She bent down and introduced herself to the receptionists. "Can I help you?" The lady on the reception asked in a polite manner. "Yes, are there any free Krav Maga teachers available at the moment?" The reception lady nodded and guided her to her teacher's room. As Antonia opened the door to the room she was guided to, a large 25x15 meters area would reveal before herself. There would be a couple of combat dummies near the left wall of the room, fitness equipment near the right wall and a 5x5 arena in the center of the room or at least that was she was able to see through the decorative wooden fence that was 5 meters away from the door of the room. Antonia looked around to find her teacher and actually found her in the right corner of the room, right next to her.

It was a beautiful woman dressed in traditional Japanese clothes. She was sitting on a small chair next to an as small table, eating salad. The woman noticed Antonia and quickly turned her attentions towards her. "Oh! Oh! Hello there. Come! Come! Sit!" As the woman said those words, Antonia walked closer to her and sat on a chair in front of her. "So, what brings you here?" The woman asked and just when Antonia was about to answer her, the woman continued. "I'm joking, I'm joking! That's obvious since you're here. What do you will to train?" Antonia was having a hard time to follow what was on this woman's mind. Her appearance was the exact opposite of her personality. On the outside, she seemed gloomy, dark and closed in herself but apparently, on the inside, she was cheerful, talkative and actually funny. With a teacher like this, training could turn out to be quite interesting. "I would like to train as much as I can actually. Starting from the stances, blocks, whatever you can teach me." As the girl explained, the woman kept nodding and when she stopped, she started talking. "By the way, I am Sarah." That was actually a late introduction but it had to be done. Antonia introduced herself as well. "I am Antonia, it's a pleasure to meet you." The woman nodded and smiled. A smile on a gloomy face such as the face of hers looked unnatural, but it seemed to be a honest smile.

"Now tell me, what are the basics of the Krav Maga style?" The test has began - Antonia knew that it would come to this. Her teacher was planning to test her knowledge over the style she was going to learn and the her teacher had to know what she would be dealing with. "A Krav Maga fighter has to be able to identify immediate danger. To be a good Krav Maga fighter a person has to be able to operate under stressful situations and never trade a potential dangerous situation for another of that sort. A Krav Maga has to be able to turn whatever they saw in a battle against an enemy to knowledge of their fighting skills and to be able to use this knowledge against them in future battles, or the same if the situation allows it." Antonia said without even giving it a second to think, as if she was reading it from a textbook. She looked at Sarah's eyes to search for approval but all she got was a skeptic expression. Her eyes were talking instead of her mouth. What Antonia said was completely correct but she was just repeating what she had read in the history book of Krav Maga in the library - like a parrot. "We'll see if you're so smart on the arena." Antonia didn't know if she should take this as an aggressive comment or as an invitation for her to go to the arena and to actually start her training. This became clear as Sarah stood up from her chair, smiled at Antonia and walked towards the arena in the other end of the room.

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[Antonia Aries]

"Okay, watch this and then perform it." After saying that, Sarah took what one would call the Passive Krav Maga stance. Antonia examined the stance of the lady. Her feet were about hip-width apart and her arms were hanging to the sides. This stance was actually quite useful and important because this was one's unprepared stance. In situations when the Krav Maga fighter would be unprepared for combat and had to react quickly depending on the situation. It was Antonia's turn to perform the stance and she tried to do exactly what she saw the woman do. She placed her legs so they were exactly hip-width apart and allowed her arms hang down just as her teacher has showed her. Sarah nodded and walked closer to Antonia. "That is actually.." Before finishing what she was about to say, the woman attempted to punch Antonia in the stomach, however, the white haired girl managed to site-step to the left just on time. The fact that her feet were positioned the way they were allowed her to react quickly and quickly side-step either to the left or the right. Antonia was quite shrewd. If she moved to the right, she would instantly fall under the danger of Sarah's pivot foot. ".. really good. 'Don't trade one danger for another.'" Antonia smiled at the woman as she finally found the acceptance in her eyes.

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Neutral or Passive Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The Neutral, or Passive, stance is your natural, unprepared position.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: It is extremely useful for all aspects of training, considering that, on the street, you will most likely need to perform combatives and self-defense techniques without any preparation. Be sure to train from this position at least part of the time when working on combatives, and at all times when practicing self-defense techniques. The Stance: Stand with your feet about hip-width apart (or less), with your arms hanging to the sides.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.

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Eh, just.

+5; Learned.

[Antonia Aries]

"Okay! Okay! Again, watch and perform." Antonia nodded and waited for Sarah to teach her the next stance and after she did, the white haired girl began trying to mimic the moments the brunette did. Unlike the previous stance which was really easy to perform, this one was a little bit harder because it had a couple different components. The first important component were the feet which had to be high-width apart. After Antonia placed her feet that way, she followed the next step of the stance which would be to take a step forwards with her left leg, having the thumbs of her both legs pointing forwards. This would divide her body weight between her two legs equally and would allow her to move freely. The next component of the stance was the positioning of her hands. They had to be relaxed but on the same time ready to strike. Antonia moved her elbows closer to her body while her fists were a little above her chin. It took about 2 seconds for Antonia to perform the stance while trying to mimic it perfectly. Sarah nodded that the stance was correct but told Antonia that it took her too much time to get into it and she might not even have that much time against some particular, stronger opponents. That's why, she told Antonia to go in and out of the stance rapidly, until her speed improved. After a couple of minutes of practicing, Antonia was able to get into the stance within a second.

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Fighting Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Take this stance when preparing for confrontation. The description assumes you are right handed; if you are left-handed, simply substitute "right" for "left"
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Stand with your feet high-width apart and take a comfortable step forward with your left foot. Keep your weight on the balls of your feet. The Toes of both feet should generally point forward, but the forward foot may turn slightly inward for better balance. Keep your hands relaxed, hold them above your chin height and a comfortable distance away from the face. Make sure your elbows are in and fairly close to your body, and your shoulders are relatively squared to an opponent.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.

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+4; because Hannah Montanna.

JK LOL +5 LEARNED

[Antonia Aries]

Just when Antonia was about to go out of the fighting stance, Sarah gave her a signal to stop and told her to watch as she would now perform the next and probably most important component of the fighting stance which was to move while in the stance. Antonia watched closely as the teacher showed her how to move while in the Krav Maga basic fighting stance. After she was done watching, Antonia was instructed to perform what she saw. With her left leg being further to her forth than her right leg, Antonia moved her left food forward while pushing off her right foot. Then, Antonia brought her right foot forwards and returned back to the original fighting stance she was in before with the only difference being that she has actually made a fine step forward. The next part that Sarah showed her was moving to the right and of course, Antonia mimicked that too. To move to the right while in the Krav Maga Fighting stance, Antonia just had to simply move her right foot while pushing off with her left foot. After that, she would simply bring her left foot in and she would now be back inside the fighting stance. The same rules applied for moving to the right as well, however, the other way around. Antonia moved her left foot while pushing of with her right foot and after this, returned her right foot to get back in the fighting stance. Antonia didn't have to be told that she was too slow by Sarah this time - she knew it and she knew that the only way of becoming faster while moving into the fighting stance was to actually keep moving until she got the hang of it and was able to perform it almost instantaneously.

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Moving in Fighting Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Basic principle of movement while in a fighting stance is to start with the forward foot while pushing off with the rear foot, then close the step so you end up in the original stance.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Staring Position Left-leg-forward fighting stance. To Advance: Move your left foot forward while pushing off with your right, then bring your right foot forward to return to keep a stable fighting stance. Keep your weight evenly over both feet (more on the balls of your feet than on your toes); don't lean forward as you advance. To go to the right: Move your right foot out pushing off with your left, then bring your left foot in so you return to a stable fighting stance. To go to the left: Move your left foot out, pushing off with your right, then bring your right foot in to return to a stable fighting stance. To retreat Move your right foot back, pushing off with your left, then bring your left foot back, returning to a stable fighting stance.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.

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+5; Learned.

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[Antonia Aries]

After Antonia got the hang of moving into the fighting stance, she moved onto a different training which would be the training over Punch Mechanics. Sarah explained to Antonia the training which was actually quite simple but also just as useful. This was a training over how to form a correct fist, or, a punch that held no chances of breaking your fingers once you hit something. Sarah explained the process of forming a fist quite detailed and now, all Antonia had to do is follow her lead. After she did so, she would start learning over the basic punch mechanics and after that, train her first combat techniques of the Krav Maga style. Antonia took the fighting stance, having her left leg further than her right. Her thumbs were facing forward and her arms were positioned a little above her chin. Now, she had to form a proper fist. The main mistake that novice fighters often make is to place their thumb inside their fist - this was a great mistake because if they hit something, like, hard with that fist, there was a good possibility that they would break their thumb which would definitely cost them the battle. After Antonia made formed perfect fists, having her thumb sealed tightly over her fingers near her first knuckle. From this position, after further training, Antonia would be able to perform either a jab, with her main hand, or a cross with her rear hand.

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Punch Mechanics
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A straight punch can be made with the forward hand (usually called a "jab") or the rear hand (a "cross"). The Basic principles of the punch are the same for either hand.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Starting Position Left-leg-forward fighting stance. Making a Fist Roll your fingers tightly so that there is no space. Seal your thumb tightly over your fingers near the first knuckle. Do not put your thumb inside your fingers.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.

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+5; Learned.

[Antonia Aries]

Finally, after learning all the basic techniques of the Krav Maga, the stances and the punch mechanics, Antonia was finally able to start training usable in battle moves. The first move that Sarah explained to Antonia was the simple Left Straight Punch and after doing so, left off somewhere, leaving Antonia to practice the punch. Following the guides of her teacher, Antonia took the fighting stance once again. She was getting more and more used to this stance and was starting to feel comfortable while in it, feeling that she would be able to attack at any second. After she was in the stance, the white haired girl began practicing over the Left Straight Punch. From the stance she was in, having her left foot brought to her forth, Antonia would now proceed in her training of this overall simple combat technique. Antonia used the basics she has learned from her moving in fighting position training and performed a step forwards with her right leg, bringing it to her forth, however, instead of stopping there and pulling her left leg back to her forth, she gave her right leg a bigger amount of her body weight to carry and having this weight applied over her leg, attempted to make a step forward with her left leg, however, brining the whole left part of her body forwards.

As she did, from the fighting position she was in, Antonia could freely start bringing her left arm forward. From her punch mechanics training, Antonia knew how to perfectly form her fingers in a fist without taking any harm and she did that as she brought her hand forwards. The step left step ended and the punch was done, however, Antonia knew that there was actually a little more to it than what she just did. After another step with her left leg, moving it forwards, Antonia was again in her fighting stance and was now prepared to go for another attempt at the left straight punch. She was surprised that this attack that sounded so easy and simple to perform actually took her so much time to master and actually perform correctly. Antonia was lacking two things with her punch. The first thing was that she didn't roll her shoulder along with the fist to increase the strength of the impact and the second thing that she was missing was the rotation of 45° rotation of her fist, which again would bring additional power to the impact. Right now, Antonia has performed a simple basic punch that everyone was capable of performing and this wasn't why she went to the Krav Maga school. She wanted to master the style and this technique was the first of many. The white haired girl again proceeded to make a step forward with her right leg, however, didn't stop as her foot met the ground but continued, this time, instead of putting the main part of her body's weight over her right leg but over it's fingers, however, didn't keep that weight there for too long as she used the weight she pressured over her fingers to repel herself with great speed and actually throw her body forwards.

It was now time for her left leg's step. The time, as she began making the stap, she prepared her fist and as the step went by, she rolled her shoulder together with her arm so she could increase the strength of the impact. Also, about a moment before her step was about to end, she rotated her fist to an about 45° angle - this would also increase the strength of the impact and after the fist was done, her Left Straight Punch should be complete, however, not her training. Instead of stopping after the first punch, Antonia continued this attack to a combo of Left Straight Punches by once again putting her right leg in front of her. After that, she would again start making a step forward with her left leg while making a punch. This time, it took her less time to perform the punch and the 45° was better than last time. She continued the combo for another five punches until she reached the opposite corner of the arena. It was about then when Sarah arrived and saw Antonia's performance. "You catch up pretty quick, don't you?" Antonia nodded. Her teacher was impressed by her performance, it appeared. Antonia looked at her teacher, she was holding about a dozen of thin wooden plates. Perhaps, she would use them in some of Antonia's further trainings?

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Left Straight Punch
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A simple straight punch.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Starting Position Left-Leg-forward fighting stance. Driving with your legs and keeping your elbow down as long as possible, extend your left fist forward. As your hand travels out, rotate your shoulder and hip forward to add power. Make contact with the first two knuckles of your fist, rotating your fist about 45° to add power. Be sure your wrist is straight. The punch should penetrate the target, not just touch the surface. At the movement of impact, weight should be in the punch. Recoil quickly bringing your hand back to starting position. Tips Tuck your chin to your chest to protect your jaw. Roll the shoulder on the punching side up to protect your jaw. The basic principle of movement while in a fighting stance is to start with the forward foot while pushing off with the rear foot, then close the step so you end up in the original stance. (If User knows The Jab in Boxing, the user does not need to learn this Technique.)
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga. Must know the Fundamentals in Level 1 - Yellow Belt.

[Umehara]

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