Dance of the Silver Moon
Sept 2, 2018 9:03:57 GMT -7
Post by Inoryu on Sept 2, 2018 9:03:57 GMT -7
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Ryuuchou Koori (Flowing Ice)
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user assumes the main stance of the Ryuuchou Koori no You.
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: The user spreads their legs to shoulder width, their main-foot facing forward and their off-foot facing at a right angle to the main-foot. The torso faces the diagonal inbetween the two feet. The knees are bent to allow quick motion with short steps in either direction. The user holds their knife in their main-hand, with the elbow straight and the arm facing at a down-wards angle. The knife is aligned with the arm and the tip is above the ground. The off-hand is held at a down-ward angle with the elbow straight.
Limit: Must learn from a Gintsuki no Seikou Mai Master. Must have Mastered Hyouryuu Yuki no You (The Way of the Drifting Snow). Must know Nameru (To Taste) "B".
Ryuuchou Koori (Flowing Ice)
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user assumes the main stance of the Ryuuchou Koori no You.
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: The user spreads their legs to shoulder width, their main-foot facing forward and their off-foot facing at a right angle to the main-foot. The torso faces the diagonal inbetween the two feet. The knees are bent to allow quick motion with short steps in either direction. The user holds their knife in their main-hand, with the elbow straight and the arm facing at a down-wards angle. The knife is aligned with the arm and the tip is above the ground. The off-hand is held at a down-ward angle with the elbow straight.
Limit: Must learn from a Gintsuki no Seikou Mai Master. Must have Mastered Hyouryuu Yuki no You (The Way of the Drifting Snow). Must know Nameru (To Taste) "B".
Junichi was assigned as Inoryu's tutor to progress through the next stance. He bowed towards Sensei Alyss in respect and replied, "Yes Sensei," and turned to the newly initiated Bengonin. He wore tan baggy shorts with black vertical stripes, an a large, green button up shirt. His macaroon hair shot out from underneath his green, black striped fedora. "That was a pretty good elbow earlier, I'm impressed. Now go choose a wooden weapon."
Inoryu went over the rack and acquired a knife with a wooden blade and upon his return Junichi relaxed his body and assumed the stance he used during the exercise. His feet were placed in the same way as drifting snow, but his upper body was relaxed. His off hand was relaxed by his side, and his main hand was held out with the wooden ax aligned with the arm, wooden blade parallel with the ground, "This is the ryuuchou koori stance, flowing ice. Now it's your turn."
Inoryu copied the flowing ice stance from Junichi. It was familiar, as the torso and foot placement was the same as drifting snow, but the stance emphasized the weapon. It was as if the body conformed to optimize the use of the weapon. He discovered that he was quite fond of the stance as he aligned it with the principles of gintsuki no seiko mai. He was ready to ]evade with the minimal increment, close in and strike with the wooden knife.