Passing the Physical Exams [Private Training]

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Ai Hanmi (Mutual Stance)
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Hanmi in Aikido is a triangular stance with the front foot facing forward and the rear foot perpendicular to the front, facing sideways.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture It is important to have the right foot work in most instances. One's success in executing Aikido techniques depends on the proper Hanmi. Triangular stance. Most often aikido techniques are practiced with the opponent in predetermined stances. This is to facilitate learning the techniques and certain principles of positioning with respect to an attack. At higher levels, specific Hanmi cease to be of much importance. The user and the opponent have same foot forward.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master.

Tetsu wasn't normally one to work out or train, but his past failure of the KMP physical examinations, previously not an issue, would look like an embarrassment to his partner who was a taijutsu perfectionist. Getting into his Opposite stance, Tetsu prepared himself as his Sensei offered him his hand getting into a similar stance but opposing his own. They both wore Aikidogi; however Tetsu's Lacked the Hakama as he was only but a white belt. Getting into the posture, he raised his hands up, moving his right foot forward, maintaining the triangular posture as his posture was now even with his teacher, his balanced footing and hand position both palms open and held in an up and down maneuverable position as he edged forward slightly, switching back to an opposite stance again as he prepared for another movement. It was simple and well timed, but alas Tetsu wasn't a master of the art, he was still repeating the stance over and over again to get it right as he was simply observed, being slightly corrected on the occasion as he was very calculated in how he did each move, doing his best to remain focused as he let his teacher adjust his feet so that they were exactly perpendicular and his legs were balanced more properly.

The now changing stance as Tetsu practiced the movement from the opposite stance to the mutual stance; which was the basic of doing Aikido. Tetsu watched his teacher doing the same motion Kata as he mimicked him in the same way that he could mimic things using his memory. He was moving in a finite way as he took a moment to inhale as he moved back and forth, his bare feet being slid along the hard dojo floor as he prepared himself for more advanced techniques. If he could eventually master these techniques, he could eventually pass the hand to hand combat examinations that the KMP surely required. He would prove to Claire that he could be strong, even if he wasn't very strong inherently.

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Tai no Henko
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Altering the direction of an incoming attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture The Basic movement of redirecting an attack. Redirection is used in many techniques and thus this is the foundation. This technique means "body change" or "body change direction". Tai no Henko: building block for stable hips and the execution of ura techniques. First open the fingers. This is the basis of Ura movements in footwork. Bring the toes of the left foot to meet the toes of the opponent's right foot. Turn in a circular movement into a position along the opponent's side. When pivoting, open the fingers fully and extend ki. Learn to keep the hips stable regardless of whether the opponent pushes or pulls. Pivot around and bring the fingers of both hands to the same level.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master. Must know the Aikido Stances.

“Now Students pair up for the Tai no Henko exercise!” The sensei on duty said very calmly as Tetsu paired up with another fellow who was also fairly new to the dojo here. The fellow attempted to talk to Tetsu; however he wasn’t really in the mood for this as he simply grabbed the fellow’s wrist letting him do the exercise first. “This technique is not a combat technique, but a way to understand the principles of Aikido,” The sensei said as he demonstrated the motion for the students, the circular motion that was the stepping, the wrists positioned up and the way that there was a step into the body, and the way that it bent the partner and connected the two. It was definitely an expression of how the body moved as well as the importance of the movement for other techniques. First one had to move themselves, Tetsu realized as he watched the sensei’s wrist and elbow stepping in so that the partner had to follow with the grabbing wrist. Tetsu couldn’t help but quickly understand the movement as well as the tension that was following, tension vs. tension. The idea of being the one on top, transforming the way of thinking so that one didn’t see an enemy, winning a fight without throwing a blow.

This exercise was very strongly rooted in this principle. Tetsu felt his body moving against his will as he relaxed, letting his partner step in and bend his body as Tetsu remained in place, bending his body to the side as he was unable to resist his partner’s movement. It was indeed flowing as was intended with Aikido as his partner bent his body to the side holding him there for a moment as Tetsu felt how the bending of his body worked. He couldn’t resist the flow of Ki in his body being moved along with his opponent as he relaxed his body, letting everything flow as the holding technique held him in place. He released his grasp as he let the fellow relinquish his control over his body. It was the basis of Ura movements, the idea of the reverse movements being very centric of the circular movement of Tai no Henko.

Tetsu now took on the role of the thrower as his left wrist was clasped as he was now being “attacked” per say by his opponent. Tetsu could feel himself preparing to step in as he visualized what his teacher had done and what his partner had done, putting everything together to create his own mimicking motion. Tetsu’s first step was to bend his own elbow, making room for him to step in as he was being held firmly by his partner as he stepped in using the bending of his elbow to give him space so that he could make the circular step that was part of the exercise. Tetsu now focused on his footing, as this part of the exercise was extremely important as to how the final product of the movement would look like as he would have to make a circular turn here using the step in as a set up for the circular step. Tetsu made his move stepping in as his circular motion would have to produce enough torking tension between himself and his partner to get him to bend over much like he had when the tai no henko had taken place. It was this tension between the two parties that was extremely important to remember as well as the concept of changing one’s self first. The changing of one’s self made it much more viable to perform some of the techniques of Aikido as it was easier to control one’s own motion instead of that of the partner.

Tetsu now made the circular step as he turned his body opening his palms and holding them palms up as he felt his opponent bending as he held his palms open and kept his feet planted, his right foot was parallel to that of his opponent as he exhaled relaxing as his partner was now being held beside him. It was a success the way his body had moved and traveled with the motion as he kept his focus on holding his body still as he kept his palms up and kept his back erect while the fellow was forced to bend his body with his as his own motion had influenced his partner, first by his own movement of his arm, and now by his circular step that had created tension in the fellow’s joints, forcing him to move the way that he wanted him to. It was the way of Aikido, controlling the flow of Ki in one’s body. It was very similar to the idea of jujitsu, fighting an armored opponent using joint locks and striking internal targets and organs. Tetsu felt his wrist being released as the exercises had been successful and slowly the repeated the process a few times more as they prepared to move on.

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Morotedori Kokyuho
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A knock down exercise if the opponent grabs the user's arm used to knock the opponent off balance.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture From Gyaku Hanmi, the opponent grabs the user's left hand with both hands. Lower the elbow and hips while extending ki through the arm. Pivot in place, shifting to Ai Hanmi; look in the same direction as the opponent. Raise the hands upward, pulling the opponent off balance and enter behind them with the left foot. Shift the weight to the left foot and extend the arms towards the opponent's head to execute the throw. Be sure that the eyes continue to look forward to avoid a possible kicking counter.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master. Must know the Aikido Stances.

“Now Morotedori Kokyuho” The teacher professed as each student got into position to start doing the exercise; which was more viable for combat; however it was still just an exercise used to throw an opponent off balance. Tetsu could see the viability in this, as he was accustom to throwing an opponent off balance ususally, as it was his way of fighting, using the center of gravity to take an opponent down. It was the flow, the way of moving that made it unique. The opponent grabbed with both hands upon the thrower’s left hand as it was simply a throw preformed upon someone who was willing to be thrown, much is the way of traditional Aikido. Tetsu focused on the movements of his teacher as he prepared to be the one taking the fall, as he normally was when it came to the first round of doing the very gentle martial art as he thought about what it was that he was going to be doing. Tetsu by nature wasn’t very aggressive, so he didn’t really want to do the throwing first, and watching someone else do it first solidified his ability to do it right the first time after studying how it was done.

Tetsu grasped the fellow’s left hand as he put both of his hands upon the fellow’s hand in an attempt to grab him. It wasn’t a real attempt of course as he didn’t want to hurt the fellow; however it was to help them both train. Tetsu grasped on tightly with both his hands as he waited for his opponent to move. It was a slow process; however he felt as if he was making progress in the world of martial arts, being the white belt being thrown willy silly as he felt the fellow bend his own elbow doing a step around using the change in foot work to his advantage as Tetsu felt his body shifting as he was unable to control his weight distribution if he held onto the fellow’s Gi much longer. It was difficult, but alas it was all part of the training. Tetsu couldn’t feel his feet on the ground anymore as he watched the fellow raise his hand upward, pulling him off balance as he turned so that they were facing the same direction in the same motion. Tetsu felt himself beginning to fall as his root was broken as his body was tossed backwards towards the hard wooden floor. Now knowing how to break fall at this point would have been useful; however he didn’t know how to do as much and clattered to the floor with a really silly rolling move that made him look like an idiot for the most part.

“My turn now right?” Tetsu asked ridiculously as he slowly got back up and got into the opposite stance with his right foot forward, preparing himself for his turn at the Morotedori Kokyuho. The fellow grabbed his hand much in the same way he had grabbed his as Tetsu thought about each movement first as he stepped in, bending his elbow so that it would allow him to perform the throw just as his opponent had done It was the same movement exactly as Tetsu was mimicking his body’s flow with that of his opponent’s. It was a very well thought out movements. The bending of the elbow, the stepping around to be equal if the opponent, lifting the arm up to offset the opponent’s balance. The throw was the base principle for simplistic throws that could be implemented on strikes with the arm. Using a grab from the user instead of a grab from the opponent. Tetsu lifted up his arm as he made his way beside his partner, raising him up as he prepared to throw his body weight backwards; which would take down his partner with a simple throw that would knock them down to the ground. This simple movement would hopefully prove to be enough as Tetsu knew that the opponent’s body weight was lying mostly at the fellow’s lower back towards the middle of the spine for the most part.

Throwing his arm back, much like his partner had, he relinquished his partner letting him fall backwards. Tetsu felt how the throw felt, the body falling backwards. It was a unique feeling that was something that Aikido was favored for. It made countering much easier. This idea of using the opponent’s body, circular motions, foot work, and joint manipulation was something that Aikido famously pulled off using the concept of Aiki, or the idea of translating an opponent’s momentum into the user’s counter. Tetsu felt his opponent’s momentum falling behind him as there was a collision much like his on the floor as he relaxed letting his partner get up as he inhaled and exhaled gently feeling the body weight behind him as it collided with the floor. Tetsu didn’t say a word as he got back into position, as it was his turn to be thrown once again, this concept of thrower and the one being thrown was very strong in Aikido.

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Suwariwaza Kokyuho
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A sitting counter to knock the opponent down if the opponent wishes to take hold of the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Elbows low, begin a rotation with your forearms which brings your thumbs inward and your little fingers outward. This action will rise uke's elbows. Push on the left or right while rising on your toes. One of uke's elbows must point upward otherwise you can't imbalance him. Keep pushing while pivoting. Beware: the body pushes through the arms, there is nothing like one arm pushes, one arm pulls. The arms do nothing, they just stay in front of you. At the end, don't lean on uke. There is no immobilization/pinning down intention here.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master. Must know the Aikido Stances.

“Now we will be working on Suwariwaza Kokyuho,” The instructor said as each set of partners sat down across from each other. Tetsu relaxed as this was an easy exercise from the looks of it, and he wouldn’t have to get back up when he got knocked down, which was a plus. Grabbing onto his opponent’s wrist, he watched his teacher explain that this exercise was intended to teach students about the idea of pushing an opponent gently without any pinning intention or immobilization in mind. Although the concepts could be added later, Tetsu figured for the base exercise, it made sense to teach students about the center of gravity through simple means like this one here. It was all about how the body moved, and how the opponent’s force could be redirected. Tetsu’s clasped hands were the thing that connected the fellow’s body and his own. It was the purpose of the opponent to knock him off his balance as he sat cross legged across from the fellow. It was a gentle exercise, used to teach balance.

Tetsu felt himself being pushed as his body was attempting to resist the pushing motion of the technique that was attempting to knock him over. The fellow pushed and pushed, attempting to push with a piston like motion; which was completely wrong, yet Tetsu was but a student, he wouldn’t know that at this point. The fellow pushed and pushed, thinking it over for a moment before figuring he could try something else. Tetsu was watching the other students and their own motions. It was important to understand that they were doing something right and his partner was not, because their Tori were being knocked to the ground and he was just sitting here looking like an idiot with his partner in stupidity. Tetsu sighed as he figured he would get it eventually, as the sensei approached tapping the fellow on the shoulder. “Son, you have to twist your wrists and push with straight elbows, not like pistons.” The teacher said patting his shoulder as suddenly the fellow got the memo, pushing with his wrists twisting as he gently began to attempt to push Tetsu over.

Tetsu felt himself getting pushed over as his body rolled over with the sudden change in whatever his partner had been doing. Tetsu figured it was exactly as sensei had said, using the twist and push with the straight elbows to push the opponent off his ballast, knocking him over. Tetsu now sat back up taking his position as the person doing the throw this time as he prepared to do exactly as his partner did, after the whole being a piston arm dude. It was easy to get the feel for what was supposed to be done as he twisted his arms in such a way that his thumbs pointed inward. The more inward his thumbs were, the more control he had, or to the very least that was what Tetsu was feeling as he began to prepare to make the push. The push was going to have to be centered on the opponent’s center of gravity. It was pivotal that he did this as he felt around for the point for which his opponent could be thrown. The feeling out of the opponent took but a moment as he felt where the fellow’s weight was being distributed along his back. Tetsu then prepared to push.

Pushing his own body weight in such a way that he pivoted the fellow on his own point of ballast, Tetsu began to make his fellow topple as he felt his body moving to the side as Tetsu began to exert a minimal amount of force, just enough to force the fellow to tumble down to his side. It was the purpose of the technique to force the opponent to fall over to the side. It wasn’t some sort of pain that caused this, but the simple off balanced nature of the exercise. Tetsu felt the fellow topple over as he was unable to recover and rolled to his side, falling to the ground. Tetsu felt the fellow releasing his wrists as he fell, using his hands to rebalance himself as Tetsu got back into position sitting up and preparing to take the wrist of his opponent. He was ready to take on the fellow once again, letting him do the exercise himself as to not feel to hurt as he knew how to do it now. Tetsu sighed as he kept doing this over and over again with the fellow until they moved on once again to something that was much more interesting.

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Ushiro Otoshi
Rank: "D" See Description
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A Back Breakfall controlled in which most of the impact is absorbed by the arms or legs.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn up to 6 Times.
Description: Picture Technique performed while user is lying, sitting, kneeling, and standing. In the standing position. User stands up straight. Bends their knees and lowers their butt close to the ground, and places one foot slightly behind them. The user rolls onto their back tucking their chin to their chest with a curved spine. User rolls onto their back and slaps the ground with palm down 45° from the body to absorb the shock of the fall. When first learning the user must train 10 TP. Each additional learning the user must train an additional 5 TP on top of the TP needed to learn the technique previously. Example: Learning the technique a 3rd time takes 20 TP while learning the technique the 6th time takes 35 TP. Each time learned the user may reduce 15% of damage caused by falls.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master. Must know the Aikido Stances.

“Now it’s time for free sparring.” The instructor stated clearly as the pairs were set. Tetsu got into the open handed stance as he prepared himself to go hand to hand with the fellow that had been his sparring partner for the past few time that he had been coming to the dojo. He was only one of the general members here, so he wasn’t anything special; however he knew a little bit about throwing people about. Tetsu took a step in preparing to make a grab when suddenly he felt himself being grabbed, the sudden sweeping of the leg; which was actually a technique more favored by Judo, as he was thrown backwards onto his ass. Tetsu prepared himself as he was going to make an impact with the ground. Tetsu bent his legs as he looked like he was about to sit down in a chair. It was an interesting posture to be taking as he was about to impact with the ground. He figured that he would have to attempt to break his fall a little bit, otherwise he was going to be feeling a good deal of the blunt force that was going to result from him being thrown. The reaping throw that had taken place was a little underhanded, as he had not been taught any sort of technique as of yet.

Tetsu was not having fun learning Aikido as far as he was concerned. He just kept getting thrown, and knocked down. As he made impact with the ground, Tetsu slapped his hands upon the ground. He made sure that they were at a 45 degree angle beside his body as he rolled his back, letting his body absorb some of the blow. It was important to roll with the blow as he made the break fall from the impact. He wished he had taken the time to practice these break falls more before he had gotten thrown into such a situation where he was going to impact with the ground at such high speeds. Tetsu felt himself making contact with the ground as he impacted, feeling the blow upon his back, the slapping his hands making it a little easier to live with; however for right this moment all he could feel was pain as his back was slammed onto a wooden floor. Tetsu rolled, feeling his body moving as he landed in the most awkward way.

Tetsu wanted to complain; however he simply felt himself feeling stupid for not having better technique as he was obviously in trouble for not knowing how to properly break fall before sparing. That wasn’t his fault per say; however he did figure he could practice some more. Being scolded for only a moment, Tetsu was sent off to practice break falling by himself as punishment for his failure. Tetsu hated doing all this extra work; however if he ever wanted to get into the useful techniques, he would have to get working on the basics. Tetsu walked over to his corner, getting into the backwards falling posture as he looked like he was sitting in a chair midair. It was a very silly looking thing, however he simply rolled backwards, slapping his arms on the ground as he fell, making it clear that he was knowledgeable in what he was doing at least to some degree as he got back up feeling a bit of pain from the fall, but not much more than the lingering sting of embarrassment of his previous failure. He would have to be more analytically involved in his fights if he ever wanted to be worth anything in battle.

Tetsu relaxed as he stood back up and prepared to roll backwards again. It was a simple move that he was going to pull off, back rolling as he landed backwards from the sitting position. He made sure to slam his hands down at a 45 degree angle as they were being used to even distribute the force throughout his body. It was a simple way of keeping his body and posture protected after a throw or a takedown that was going to cause him a good deal of harm. Making sure to keep his posture well set as he rolled backwards on his back, Tetsu made sure to keep his focus as his body moved with the momentum of gravity as he fell backwards letting it move naturally. His body’s natural flow was enough to practice this very simple break fall after all. He simply got up and fell down using his hands and back to absorb the blow, his legs also played a part in absorbing the shock, but most of the action was taking place in the arms and back that were moving in such a way to even distribute the force that was being applied.

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Side Aikido Breakfall
Rank: "D" See Description
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A Sideways Breakfall controlled in which most of the impact is absorbed by the arms or legs.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn up to 6 Times.
Description: Picture User falls on their side if an opponent is throwing the user is still hanging on to one of their arms, that they used to break the user's balance and make them fall down. When the user falls they slap the ground with their hand. User keeps their free arm on their stomach as they fall to prevent it getting damaged while leaving the arm ready to protect the face from a blow. User slaps the ground palm down 45° from the body to absorb the shock of the fall. Immediately after, the user should withdraw their arm to protect their chest or face to block a punch or kick. Make sure the chin is fixed to the chest. The right leg should be bent at the knee, with the right foot flat on the ground. When first learning the user must train 10 TP. Each additional learning the user must train an additional 5 TP on top of the TP needed to learn the technique previously. Example: Learning the technique a 3rd time takes 20 TP while learning the technique the 6th time takes 35 TP. Each time learned the user may reduce 15% of damage caused by falls.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master. Must know Back Aikido Breakfall.

Tetsu now prepared to practice the side break falls, as he was going to need to have them mastered before he would be allowed to learn any actual techniques within the style of Aikido. It was something that he was very determined to work upon as he leaned backwards, letting his body fall to the side as he lost his balance landing to the side. This technique was to be used when someone still had a hold of the arm, or without. Tetsu was of course training as if he were not being held onto. Feeling his side crash to the ground, Tetsu tucked his arm in, not letting it be damaged as he landed, using the other to slam the ground; which was one of the methods used to absorb some of the shock from the fall. Much similarly to that of the first break fall, This fall could receive a throw, and used the hands to absorbed the blow, having the hands slam downward at a 45 degree angle just like the straight back fall required to absorb the energy. Tetsu felt his body distributing the force of the fall as he connected with the wooden floors, his movement being stopped suddenly as he tucked his body to protect it while having his legs land with his right foot flat against the floor and his knee bent.

Tetsu laid there for a moment, unwilling to get up as he had really felt the impact of the fall. It wasn’t feeling all that good either. He could get back up and try again; however falling like he was now would result in some hurt if he wasn’t careful. Tetsu would have to think about how he was falling more carefully from now on, as it was pivotal to his falling if he didn’t use proper technique. He figured if he didn’t do what he was supposed to, he would only further injure himself. Tetsu slowly with that thought got back up, preparing to do the break fall once again; which was going to be a total pain in the ass, almost literally at this point, as he might possibly fall on his ass if he were not careful. Break falling was the stupidest shit ever in Tetsu’s lazy mind; however he did like the part where he got to lie down for a bit. Tetsu slowly got back up, thinking about what he was going to do this time in his head as he prepared to fall backwards to his side in the same fashion he had only a few moments ago. It was a real pain, but whatever, it had to be done.

Tetsu slowly leaned himself to the side as he prepared his body to fall down. It was a controlled fall, so he would have time to work on the form and technique, unlike being thrown onto the ground. It was something that he could develop there on the spot as he lowered himself onto the floor, trying to fall onto his right side. It was important that he slam his arm down at a 45 degree angle. It was this angle and the sudden distribution of motion that allowed him to survive a throw if he were to fall victim to such an attack. Being a student of Aikido, Tetsu figured he would be getting thrown around quite a lot. With that thought in mind, if he could become a master of the break fall, he could easily avoid damage while training here at the dojo. It would make learning some of the more intensive techniques painless to a degree as he would not have to receive too much damage while being thrown about. He felt this notion as he leaned his body into the side fall, slapping his hand and bending his leg, resting his foot on the floor as he landed smoothly, rolling over to the floor before getting back up and preparing himself to do it all over again.

Swiftly falling backwards to the side, Tetsu utilized everything he had learned about the side break fall up to that point as he thought about the fall, how it would require him to make a slapping contact and protect his body from possible other blows as he would need to be thinking about how to get up. From this position on the ground he would have to get up. Tetsu thought about this as his hand slapped the ground again and his focus solidified. He made sure to think of ways to get up, either by throwing kicks, sweeping his leg, or maybe even doing some jujitsu groundwork that would allow him to take on the opponent in his playing field even after taking the throw. It was important to think about the fight as a whole rather than a single move that could result in a grounded person. Tetsu would need to think of ways to transition from this position in the side break fall to a ground fighting stance.

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Mae Kaiten (Basic Front Roll)
Rank: "D" See Description
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A forward rolling breakfall used to absorb the defuse the impact of slamming to the ground.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn up to 6 Times.
Description: Picture Rolling Breakfalls are sometimes called Forward Rolls. This is called Tumbling. Forward rolls are very important because it gets the user back up onto their feet immediately so the user can defend themselves. When the user's body falls at speed, they need to protect their head and neck, spread the shock and save their arms and legs. User accomplishes this by making their body into a circle, where their body rolls. The energy is absorbed along the perimeter of the circle, and nothing gets damaged. Think of the shoulders, arms, and hands as a hoop or a circle. Roll along their extended hand and arm, shoulder, the center of their back, their spin, butt, legs, and feet. User trains their body so it touches the ground along this pathway each time they do a rolling fall. When first learning the user must train 10 TP. Each additional learning the user must train an additional 5 TP on top of the TP needed to learn the technique previously. Example: Learning the technique a 3rd time takes 20 TP while learning the technique the 6th time takes 35 TP. Each time learned the user may reduce 15% of damage caused by falls.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master. Must know Side Aikido Breakfall.

Tetsu got into position as his partner seemed ready to do some practice throwing, as he was much more skilled in the art of Aikido than Tetsu was. Offering the fellow his hand, as was customary of the art, Tetsu would prepare for the simple throw as Tetsu moved forward doing a downward chopping motion as he rolled his body with the motion as he felt the fellow intercept him, and simply redirect his motion with a Ikkyo based throw as Tetsu went tumbling towards the ground. Tetsu’s instinct would have been to recoil as he was thrown; however he knew that he would have to break his fall much like his break falls backwards, but rolling over his body instead of colliding with the ground straight on. Tetsu exhaled as his body connected with the floor, his shoulder first as he tucked his chin to protect himself from harming his neck. Breaking the neck with a throw as a definite possibility if one wasn’t careful. Tetsu used the same concept used to throw him to attempt to avoid some of the damage that he was going to receive by falling or being thrown. The forward body roll was one method used to do so, as it was the only break fall designed to break a throw where the person being thrown is falling forward towards the ground opposed to falling backward, much like every other break fall.

First making contact with his shoulder as he hit the mat, Tetsu rolled his body over himself, feeling his back rolling along as Tetsu did his best to distribute the force. It was quite easy to utilize the roll as Tetsu moved his body over himself as he moved the force from his right shoulder to his opposite side of the his spine as he rolled at an angle. It was important to keep the angle of the roll, as it allowed the force to be evenly distributed across his back and body as he used his legs to carry the momentum over as he pushed himself back up to a standing posture. It was difficult to get back up, as the momentum was not directly projected into the ground, as traditional Aikido projected away when throwing; however Tetsu couldn’t help but find it difficult to use his weak shitty body to get back up after being thrown to the ground. Exiting the roll, lifting his body using his hips and legs as the primary lever as his body was now able to get back up and going as he got back into the basic stance, extending his hand forward as he was prepared to be thrown again as it was an easy thing to be the one being thrown as he inhaled and exhaled very quickly before approaching again, in preparation to being thrown again.

Tetsu made his approach throwing a hand blade to the side as he was suddenly being thrown once again. It was another basic Ikkyo throw. Tetsu felt his body being thrown as he was lifted to the side and released, being projected away from the throwers body, as was customary with traditional Aikido. Tetsu felt his body being thrown through the air as he quickly tucked his stomach and chin as he prepared his body for being thrown to the ground. Tetsu exhaled before hitting the ground as his back rolled upon the mat as he rolled shoulder to shoulder. His shoulder felt a bit of the impact and his spine was aching at the base as he rolled over his spine at a cross lateral path as his back was being used as a means to even distribute the force across his body. His elbows made contact with the floor, but he simply tucked his arms into his body for the time being as he avoided letting his arm get caught under him as he used his legs and hips to push his body back to a standing position as he struggled yet again, the subtle aches of being thrown beginning to wear upon his body as he steadied himself, bringing himself back to a standing position as he opened his palms, pretending that he wasn’t all that hurt to begin with. Preparing to have another go, Tetsu edged forward preparing to be thrown once more.

Tetsu felt his arm being grabbed as he was thrown again being thrown by means of a reverse shoulder throw as he was grabbed by the Gi and hurled over the fellow’s shoulder. Tetsu instinct was to catch himself with his hands; however he figured he would cause himself more harm than good as he did extend his hands, but instead of catching himself he moved his body with the momentum instead. The idea of rolling his body over himself once again coming into play as he rolled his body along the ground as he recovered from the throw. He was glad that he survived such a powerful toss; however he was almost unable to process why he had reacted so naturally to the throw as his body rolled over the front as he recovered very well, feeling his ability to recover from a throw so easily as the front roll was a very easy tool to use to overcome being thrown.

[Madame Loki]

-learned-

[Ace Detective Nara]

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High Rolling Aikido Breakfall
Rank: "D" See Description
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A high breakfall used to escape arm break techniques, and help avoiding damage against high falling techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn up to 6 Times.
Description: Picture Rolls used to escape from very nasty arm break techniques. If the user does not know how to leap over their own arm quickly, and land with a good side Breakfall, the user's arm may snap when someone hits the user with a throw at full power. At first, the assisting partner holds the user's hand lightly, turns and kneels as they place the user's hand palm-down onto the floor. This makes it safer for the user to do a gentle rolling breakfall over their captured arm. As user gets used to it, user can practice increasing the power of the move until the user is actually being thrown into the breakfall. When first learning the user must train 10 TP. Each additional learning the user must train an additional 5 TP on top of the TP needed to learn the technique previously. Example: Learning the technique a 3rd time takes 20 TP while learning the technique the 6th time takes 35 TP. Each time learned the user may reduce 15% of damage caused by falls.
Limit: Must learn from an Aikido Master. Must know Forward Aikido Breakfall.

Tetsu was now ready for his final sequence of the day that was circumventing around arm breaks and overcoming takedowns. Tetsu prepared himself for a takedown as he raised his arm above his head and swung downward towards his partners head as he suddenly felt his arm being manipulated, as he was swung around, his arm being held in a joint lock as he was unable to resist the movement, his arm could easily be broken from such a posture if he let it remain as such. Quickly using the momentum of the takedown that was taking place, Tetsu jumped high, rolling over the arm as he felt his back impact with the ground as he was still being held onto while he was on the ground. The actual falling action took place much like a side break fall; however the jumping over his own arm action was something that had to be trained over and over again in order to gain the ability to overcome being grabbed and thrown in such a manner that they could easily start working on some ground based techniques that would work in conjunction with being on the ground. He felt his partner release his arm.

Tetsu prepared himself as he attacked once again with a side arm strike as he was suddenly being grabbed again. He felt his balance being thrown off as his partner quickly held his arm in what would be an arm breaking technique. Tetsu knew that he would have to jump up to get over his own arm if he wanted to break the fall of the extremely quick arm breaking throws. It was a technique that would have to be trained over time with much time and repetition put into making the rolling over one’s own arm second nature. The idea of making such a response muscle memory was ideal for a martial artists like Tetsu was desiring to become. It was this concept that was truly what he wished to achieve as he jumped up, rolling his body in midair as he could feel his body rolling over the arm lock. His body was going to make contact with the ground, and he would have to implement the side breakfall that he had practiced multiple times before. If he could time his landing perfectly, he would be able to avoid some of the intensive damage from landing on his back after being thrown, but alas it would require much more practice and training as he was hurled towards the ground, the fellow still holding onto his arm bending his wrist and using Tetsu’s own jump to slam him into the ground.

Tetsu felt his body slam into the ground as he smacked his free hand to absorb the impact as he performed a side breakfall that was implemented after a high rolling break fall that was used in conjunction with the other. It was a strange feeling, having your body slammed into the ground as he distributed his body’s motion into an impact as he did his best to absorb the blow, however he was still feeling a good deal of the impact as his body was very damaged. Tetsu’s shoulder would have popped out of place if he had not properly landed. He was unaware to this fact; however he still felt as if he was able to make some progress towards properly preforming the very difficult to preform break fall. Tetsu bent his elbow, pulling his wrist away as he rolled forward and brought himself back to a standing posture as he was a little pissed off at the fact that his partner had purposely slammed him into the ground, using his arm as the lever to disrupt his practice. Preparing himself again, Tetsu decided that he was not going to put up with this shit any more.

Tetsu reached his arm forward when suddenly the fellow grabbed him by the forearm and under the lapel as the fellow quickly pulled the fellow over his shoulder. Tetsu could have easily implemented the forward rolling break fall; however Tetsu couldn’t help but jump a little as he jumped up into a rolling break fall, using the fellow’s momentum to correct himself as the extra jumping momentum gave him enough power to correct himself in midair as he didn’t just break his fall, but landed on his feet. Using his grappled arm to grab onto his partner’s Akidogi sleeve, Tetsu quickly used his free right arm to bend the fellow’s elbow as Tetsu used his heel to sweep his partners leg as he pulled him off balance using the same principles of exercise of Aikido. Tetsu flipped the fellow letting him fall to the ground as he had used his jumping forward roll break fall to counter his partner’s counter. It was not the practical use for the technique; however it was still a means to the end of taking the opponent down.

[Madame Loki]

-learned-

[Ace Detective Nara]

[Exiting for now]