The Desert's Hidden Dojo (Training/Open)

[Tara]

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Piuma Caduta (Feather Fall)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user falls much slower, though faster than feathers typically do.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Makes the user a perfect practice target.
Description: When falling the user forms handseals, adjusting his or her density to the point where it approaches the density of the air, actually creating buoyancy forces that will slow down the user to the point where the fall speed drops to a gentle pace that is not only non-lethal, but can almost be considered as comfortable.
Limit: Must be a Scirocco.

Terra wondered the desert outside the village for a little bit. The village felt stuffy for her, she was a desert nomad. The confines of a city was no place for her but that was where she has her loyalty for now. Though it seemed she found a nice crevice in which a sand and wind swept floor that was ideal for Taijutsu and other training. She smiled and giggled a bit at the sight but there seemed no way visible from up here to get down.

No problem she thought as she walked into the crevice. And there she fell at first at a face pace. But before even getting very far at all she completed a set of hand seals taught to her by her uncle in the past. Once she finished her seals she was suddenly very light indeed. Not unlike her wind-form which she rarely shows anyone. In this case it was similar but different in how it felt to her.

Terra's body was so light it felt like she was gently floating down to the bottom. It definitely took longer than it would a normal human by any rate. But that was the heritage of her clan. It was a secret that let her get her revenge. The horns and her charming ways were other visages of a time now gone. But maybe they could be used for making her future stronger and more able.

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[Tara]

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Brezza (Breeze)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User creates a gentle breeze to blow continuously over an area as far as 10 meters away from the user in order to keep cool as well as others.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: The user forms handseals, creating a gentle breeze that blows in a ten meters radius around the user, providing a bit of coolness to the user, despite the current weather, allowing the user and allies the ability to cross hot areas like the desert without an increase in water consumption or danger of sun stroke.
Limit: Must be a Scirocco.

Terra was sweating from the heat so a few more hand seals were to solve that problem. She was a master of winds and storm though few knew it. She raged like a storm out of control with her lightning and power. But for now wasn't about getting heated but getting cool and that was a gentle breeze for what she needed. The air down in the crevice was dead and the shade provided little relief.

So she used her chakra and powers to stimulate the wind into her bidding. Not much mind you it was too much to create a big wind in this dead air. But she started sucking down a gentle breeze from the wastes above to her little sanctuary away from the village. It was away but not afar. This would make a great little dojo to practice and make her self stronger in.

But she needed a way for others to join her when the time was right. But for now she was cooling herself off as she surveyed the area. The crevice floor was nice and wide, it looked like a river once ran here. There was signs of water still flows nearby. It was time to explore she thought. She brought the breeze with her as she traveled deeper into the winding ways of this area.

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[Tara]

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Aú de Frente
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A forward cartwheel movement.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Picture A forward cartwheel, also known as Aú Reversão or Aú Cortado, the Aú de Frente does not have the subtle speed variation of the classic Aú—the Aú de Frente being faster— but it does also function as an evasive maneuver when the user needs to position themselves in front or away from the opponent. Once the user starts the movement, they should complete it: there should be no "stopping" on a handstand. The main idea behind the Aú de Frente is to use it as an escape technique. As with the Aú sem Mãos, the user does not really need to worry about timing the motion with that of the opponent in order to execute an Aú de Frente to approach or escape from the opponent. In the "walkover" style, the user performs a "reverse" Aú de Costas, starting as in a Bananeira and finishes facing the original direction pretending the user is just walking away from the scene. There is no point of impact for the Aú de Frente, but keep in mind that by doing the move the user will be ready to engage in a spinning kick or come back in a Xangô, a Macaco or a Ponte—all of which have great kicking potential. After the user starts the classic Aú, as soon as the second leg has passed over the user fully extended body, start bending the first leg slightly, seeking the ground in a forward motion, followed by the second leg, which will execute a forward walkover starting in the second half of the movement. The user's torso should be flexible, so to allow the user to touch the ground with the forward, extended leg while keeping the supporting hand on the ground. Keep the leg extended when first touching the ground. If the user does not do this and they flex the first leg, chances are the user will end up in an Aú Dobrado. After the user has touched the ground with their first foot, keep the forward momentum by following through with the user's torso and standing up. The user can execute the Aú de Frente with a lateral inclination (which some practitioners call Aú Reversão or straight up. Some users do a 180° walkover, like a forward handspring on one leg, and call it Aú de Frente. Some call it Xangô de Frente or Pula do Gato de Frente.

Limit: Must learn from a Master of Capoeira. Must know Ginga. Must know Aú (Classic).

Terra was having fun so she started her Capoeira movements for the heck of it. It was a fun movement and she loved the freedom of movement the style gave her. It also helped that is was useful both in fighting and dancing. And she did like to dance a lot. Either way she started a forward cartwheel movement that was known as Au de Frente. It was fun and she giggled as she moved. 

She started the classic Aú and as soon as her second leg has passed over her fully extended body, she start bending the first leg slightly. Terra was seeking the ground in a forward motion. Then she followed the first leg by the second leg, which will execute a forward walkover starting in the second half of the movement. Terra's torso was be flexible to allow her to touch the ground with the forward, extended leg while keeping the supporting hand on the ground. Keeping her leg extended when first touching the ground.  

After Terra  touched the ground with her first foot, she kept the forward momentum by following through with her torso and standing up. She chuckled and then did it again. Cartwheels and flips were fun especially with a cool breeze in a sand swept crevice with just the sun and wind as company. Here she could almost forget her troubled past but just almost for the dark shadows of her mind were never far. 

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[Tara]

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Jod Muay
Rank: "E" Rank
Type: TaiJutsu
Effect: The basic posture of the Muay Thai Style. The basic posture needed in order to move on into the more advanced techniques of the Muay Thai style. The Jod Muay is the basic step of defending but Muay is the martial art that uses the eight limbs, two hands, two shins, two knees, and two elbows to fight the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture The leading foot should be pointed straight, while the other is positioned to angle at ninety degrees whilst raising the heel of the back foot. Both the knees and the body are straight, designed to create posture. Arch the back backwards slightly. This allows power to be generated for the legs. The chin must remain in the same posture as the shoulders; in essence, this means that the user must lower their chin to be level with the shoulders, while raising the shoulders and the arms for guarding purposes. The next step is to grasp the hands, keeping them raised to face level, crafting a guard with the forearms to allow defending against oncoming attacks. The eyes are straight forward, locking onto the opponent's abdomen for full view of oncoming strikes against the upper or lower body.
Limit: Must learn from a Muay Thai Master.

Terra sighed as she thought about her life. If she was going to be serious about being a shinobi she needed some true offense. A Master back in the village had been trying to teach her Muay Thai. It was very different from he Capoeira but similar in the use of legs. But before she could do that though she needed to know how to stand still in a specific way. That way was known as Jod Muay.

Her body accepted the position relatively easy. It was leading her foot to be pointed straight to the front and the other ninety degrees behind her. She had to raise her heel but that wasn't a problem. She arched her back slightly and lowered her chin to in line with her shoulders. Then she carefully crafted a guard stance with her forearms raised up.  Her eyes pointed straight in front of her.

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jk 



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[Tara]

0/10

Perd Tawan
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: To counter: Wipes up the opponents foot by the right arm then throws the left kick to the opponent's rib. If the boxer is a left handed fighter, reverse the descriptions from right to left.
Description: Picture The boxer throws the straight left kick to the opponent's chin; the opponent loses his step throw the right fist to his face immediately. This trick is used for attack defense and escape. To protect Pushes the punch on the foot or throws the right kick to the opponent's left calf.
Limit: Must know Jod Muay

Now that Terra settled into a traditional Muay Thai stance she decided to start practicing her kicks. She stayed away from punching techniques for the simple reason her punches would do her little good. Why get so close to punch when her kick would do more damage and give her longer reach. Besides her reach was usually smaller than most peoples. That would mean she would be within striking range of them longer before she could strike back.

So with how it stands she practiced kicks from whatever style she could. Right now she used Capoeira and Muay Thai. And It was a basic counter kick to a punch she was trying. She pictured a normal size man that she was sparring with. She started bouncing on her toes and making movements like she was dodging and weaving against a boxer kind of match up. Then when the timing was right, she swung her leg.

Terra whipped up a high straight kick to what would be a chin if she was facing someone for real. Then she rolled back using some Capoeira movements. She was definitely an agile lass as she practiced this a few times. But she didn't aim for the same spot on her imagined foe. No, she varied up her aimed point to practice various straight kicks. She was not going to be a victim again.

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[Tetsu]

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Heaven Shapeless: Quick Slash
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A technique that allows the user to execute multiple strikes in a short amount of time.
Special: ---
Drawback: If this technique is disrupted it is discontinued.
Description: The user strikes with their blade using less power for faster strikes. The user slashes from the Heaven Shapeless: Stance (Single) to any of the 4 gates of the Martial Arts. These 4 gates of Martial Arts are located at the top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom right of the human body.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Tensora (天空 avenly Sky), Must know Heaven Shapeless: Stance (Single).

The desert was barren, yet full of life. The strange oxymoron might seem puzzling to those who didn’t understand the versatility and fortitude of the people of the sand village. Amira, Dressed in her Off White Judogi and deep dark blue Hakama approached a small wooden building hidden deep within the crevice along the cavernous walls of Sunagakure. She wore an Iaito, or dulled edged training katana, on her right hip as she slid her sandals off as she stepped onto the solid sandstone porch. The building, mostly abandoned from what Amira could tell, was completely made of sandstone, as it was fashioned much like the buildings of the village. Inside the building was much more like a classical dojo, fit with training weapons, tatami mat, and shomen that sat empty. Drawing her blade gently, Amira felt a bit strange as she quickly stepped her right leg back slightly, letting the blade hang in the shapeless form that she was a master of. She visualized swinging her blade quickly, each strike to the 4 gates of the body.

Exhaling as she seemed to notice only a young person, enjoying their youth as she used her free hand to brush the sand from her short brown hair. “Hey is this your dojo?” She asked, her sword still hanging loosely to her side as she figured this person might know a bit more about what was going on in the building they were occupying. Getting into a more traditional kenjutsu stance, she slid her left leg a bit more forward as she lowered her left hand to grab the hilt of the weapon. Across the body, down across the body, and reverse each slash, Amira thought to herself as she thought about how she would handle an attacker if there was one. To be quite honest she was in a dojo after all, so thinking about practice wasn’t a foreign concept honestly. Making sure to clear some distance from the other person. “You don’t mind if I practice here with you?” Amira asked, feeling a bit hot under her thick Judogi. She was a master of Aikijujitsu, a blending style of Jujitsu that emphasized throws and takedowns.

Regardless, everyone was a student, including her, as she swung her sword, taking steps back and moving her body so that the blade would be cleared when throwing the slash. She wanted to be sure that she wouldn’t cut her leg off when attacking, and clearly this was the place to get use to thinking about such things. It was not extremely terrible to throw an attack with the leg at the front, but one had to be aware of the risk they were taking every time they did such a maneuver. She was quick, and the slashes were not focused on power, but instead slashing as quickly as possible. The dulled edge of the sword made slashing a bit less efficient; however it was still possible, and Amira did her best to display what she had learned.

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[Tara]

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Negativa
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A movement used to negate an attack by going low to the ground on one's side with the leg closest to the ground tucked to the chest with the other extended.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture User has 1 leg in a squat, and the other extended to the front. The support hand is on the floor on the same side as the extended leg. The free hand can be used to protect the face. Some users do this Negativa on the ball of their support foot, others on the flat support foot. To get into this position, the user can simply drop into it by bending the rear leg from Ginga. Or from Ginga, the user can slide the rear leg forward and extend it while dropping into Negativa. Keep the body weight largely centered over the base foot and support hand. When the user drops into Negativa or any Esquiva that requires a support hand or two on the floor, have the elbows slightly bent to avoid strain on their joints. This popular Negativa is quick to fall into. The extended leg is useful for leg sweeps, or it can be thrown up to spin into S-dobrado or Chapéu do Couro.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Capoeira. Must know Ginga.

In the sandstone dojo that Terra had wondered came another person with a sword. This had put Terra on the defensive immediately as her eyes drew suspicion on the new comer. She quickly stopped the cooling breeze and brushed her hair forward to cover her horns. She didn't know what this person wanted. “Hey is this your dojo?” The other person asked her to which she shrugged. Terra in her cropped open vest and skirt didn't look much like a martial artist. She looked like she would be going to a party maybe. But the Shinobi plate at her waist said she graduated the academy at least. He hair was partially done up but left a bit for the bangs.

"You don’t mind if I practice here with you?” Then this person said, again Terra shrugged. This was as the other person drew a sword. Even though there was distance between them Terra reached with the speed and skill of the acrobat she was. She immediately dropped down with on leg bent at the knee and a hand thrown back for support. Immediately her short stature was even smaller. She looked young but her shape made it obvious that she was pass puberty at least, likely past teenager.

It was a classic defensive posture of Capoeira her master taught her. Then she pushed up with her leg to switch her posture and movement quickly away from the Negativa. She sprang from that into a cartwheel and back onto her feet a few more feet away. "Training we can do. " Terra said cautiously. This was a dojo but she was unsure about herself and others. By the quickness of her actions she was obviously a practitioner of some martial art.  

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[Tetsu]

11/50

Amira was a bit confused as the girl seemed pretty receptive to having her train with her, which was good. Putting her weapon back in its scabbard for a moment, Amira would bow curtly before stepping onto the tatami mat. Drawing her weapon again as she took her first step onto the mat, the young Kage would again draw her blade, letting it hang relaxed to her left in a relaxed fashion as she let herself adjust to what she was going to do with the weapon. Bringing her other hand to the top, Amira would step her foot back letting the blade fall to her right side, in the reverse stance, letting her weight sink as she focused her center. The speed of the slashes that she was about to perform in a kata like way was indeed the use of one’s center to slash quickly

Speed was indeed everything, and with proper timing and stepping, one could move to counter any movement, and even deliver lighting fast strikes. Taking her sword and swinging from her bottom right to her top left quadrant, she focused on the speed and her hara (center) when preforming the strike. Stepping her left leg back, putting her right leg in the front as she turned her blade above her head, Amira would slash down quickly from the top right quadrant to the bottom left, as her hands were indeed crossed by the hilt; however this was part of the form and was not at all hindering to the use of the blade, save for attempting to defend in this position. That being said, Amira quickly wanted to get out of that position, letting her blade prepare itself once again to move.

Striking upward once again, from the bottom left quadrant to the upper right, Amira felt the speed of the cut. Turning her hips ever so slightly to give the added power she desired, she could hear the blade slashing through the air as she cut. It was quick, concise, and deadly. The speed was where the power of the slash came from using the whole body to produce speed instead of power. She was attempting to increase how quickly she slashed rather than how powerful the slashes themselves were. Stepping her right leg back, she turned her blade above her head, slashing downward letting the blade move quickly and return to its starting position. “Alright then, thank you for letting me use your space.” Amira said calmly as she relaxed her arms and remained focused to her task.

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Amira watched the other martial artist move, and it looked a lot more acrobatic than anything Amira was willing to get into. She was more of a grounded grappling fighter, and though her movements could sometimes seem acrobatic, they were actually quite grounded. Getting into a fighting posture once again, this time Amira let her form disappear, looking more like a formless fighter would, rather than holding posture. The whole point of the movements was to break stance after all. Amira sung her blade in a relaxed fashion, walking slowly backwards as she did so, getting a feeling for the timing of the slashes as she continued to watch the girl do her acrobatic moves.

Amira was slashing, looking almost senselessly now, as he just swung her blade to get the feel for attacking quickly. The slashes were quick and concise, but with little power, lacking the added left hand that really drove the power of the sword. The hardest part of slashing this way was finding the fulcrum of the blade, as the right hand had to direct, balance, and power the sword all by itself and still result in quick slashes. It was very likely that someone not use to swinging a sword might attempt this and not be able to hold onto the weapon. In all actuality weapons are heavy, and clumsy. In untrained hands, they are almost ineffective, but when the tool is placed in the hand of a master, it then become dangerous as the tool has met the weapon. Amira could feel the weapons weight moving and flowing like a gentle stream as she moved elegantly.

The flow of her movements were just as she intended them to be, but the other acrobatic dojo goer seemed to be a bit weary of Amira, and maybe it was the fact that she too was a bit intimidated by the very formal martial artist. Slashing her blade a bit more, just getting the feel for it, Amira attempted to sense what was going on as Amira swung her sword quickly, her blade flashing in the sun as she moved herself quickly letting the weapon flow gently as she attempted to perfect her strikes.

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[Tara]

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Alavanca

Rank: "D"

Skill: TaiJutsu

Effect: A turning, backward leg sweep, delivered low, either slowly and deliberately or powerfully and very quickly.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: This is an effective leg sweep. Timed right and hitting the outside heel or ankle of the opponent, it will usually put them on the ground. The user turns without taking their eyes off the target. The drop-down transition that occurs builds the momentum for the sweep. The user's left leg extends and circles around. At the end of the full sweep the user could either just come up, so that they could then be in Ginga position, or continue right around until the left leg is all the way at the back again. User keeps their hips down and tries to stay low to the ground. This technique can be used as a counterattack against all techniques which leave the opponent standing on one leg—for example, Martelo, Queixada, Armada, Chapa, etc (Countering transfers 10% of an opponent's attack damage back to the opponent.). It can also be applied against low attacks to the head.

Limit: Must learn from a Master of Capoeira. Must know Ginga.

Terra stood and watched the sword woman for a moment with an eye towards suspicion. Obviously, she didn't know the person she was training beside. But she really didn't have a clue the peerage of the person training beside her. So she continued to training in her acrobatic form. But this one was fairly simple compared to some of her movements. She was a immodest sort.

Terra was practicing a take-down technique it seemed. If one pictured her doing it to an opponent that person would be on the floor. It was a simple leg sweep that does a full rotation. Sometimes during her practice she ended back on her two feet. Other times she ended up in the Ginga position. The Ginga position was her on her head, or on her elbows at the very least. 

She practice a few times with different timing and speeds. Terra was practicing to the perfection of the technique. She swept the leg of her invisible opponent. Terra was very agile and flexible with her movements. She seemed to be able to transition to the leg sweep and back from any position. That was the key strengths of the style though was the weird positions she can start and end in. 

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[Tara]

0/10

Yotha Sin Thop (Throws the tiptoes and the kick)
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: To counter: Wipe the opponent's heel up with the left punch and use the other tricks. If the boxer is a left handed fighter, reverse the descriptions from right to left.
Description: Picture The boxer throws the tip of the foot to the opponent's navel and then jumping up to throw the right kick to the opponent’s chin. The trick is used for attack, defense or escape. To protect: Twist the body side on to the opponent by holding up the heel and the tip of the foot touching to the floor then twist the rest to the right side and hold on to the left elbow guard to proven the kick.
Limit: Must know Jod Muay

Terrazin was starting to get into the grove of her training despite another person being there. She maybe a shy person and definitely untrusting, but she knew she needed to practice her kicks. So she did just that switching seamlessly between Capoeira and Muay Thai. She really did use some unusual movements for her fighting style. But that may have been a defensive mechanism for her very short height.

She didn't need mush space to have a lot of movement and she had great reach for someone so small. Terrazin seemed to be practicing against someone she was picturing in her mind. And the look on her face said she meant to kill whoever. However immodest she dressed taking advantage of her would leave the other person on the ground. She had quick and very violent movements.

Terrazin was very agile and very quick. Obviously her flexibility was also top notched as she was practicing her various kicks. This particular one seemed to be using a toe kick and a few other tricks thrown in for good measure. She was not going to be anyone's victim again that she was making sure of. She had a fierce attitude and look to her as she practiced. One could almost fill sorry for whoever faced her in this state.