Dojo [Hyuuga Villa]

[Naota]

Chinmoku

The Hyuuga Dojo is a place for the Hyuuga within Daigo's circle to train at. Its a small hut with only a single room. Various signage on the walls dictate the story and discipline models of the style Daigo is developing. Its a sub fighting style within the Hyuuga that mixes martial arts and creates strings of combos onto its own. Many students come learn from the Hyuuga but this space is mainly used when empty for Daigo to develop himself.

[Naota]

0/10

Silence.

That is what enveloped the dojo standing proud beside the Hyuuga Villa. It is well used and even better maintained through its constant usage. Daigo kneels at the center of the room with his armor donned, eyes closed and focused mentally on the harsh training he is going to give himself today. It starts easy and gets progressively harder as he goes on. Behind him, his blade rests in its own place under his father's blade. A soft wind blows into the dojo and with this he rises and delivers a swift punch. His back leg anchored behind him as his full body throws a fierce punch that whistles into the air and the sound of what seems to be a thud echoes around him. Retreating back to his Gouken stance it's all about repetition here.

"1."

Another small silence followed by another fierce blow that echoed a clap of air around the room. His count rose. Each time he'd reset himself back to the proper stance and continually throw a heavy armed punch. His goal was 1000. A reasonable one for a man of his physical caliber The motto of those who are practitioners of the Gouken style is to burn the memory of each blow into your body. Hard work and perseverance over all. Daigo was born with talent but that doesn't mean he shirks his duty to himself. Strict discipline and even harder work is what got him where he was and will carry him even further.

Daigo felt his muscles get tense once he reached 800. The last 200 punches burned his arms. He was doing them in alternates, each one hundred he'd switch to his other arm and mirror his style. 900. Something within him made him reinvigorate. He was hammering out punches faster and at 999 he punched so hard it released a shockwave in an accidental mastery of two layers. It destroyed a test dummy that was incidentally in front of him. Daigo looked down at his fist, his chest raising and falling from the workout. This was only the beginning of his Gouken training.

Extended Jab
Rank: "D"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A light punch with extended range.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Extended jabs are great close range combo starters and effective for setting up throws. Also known as a step jab. The user steps forward with their front leg as they extend their front fist out towards the opponent. As the user recovers the jab hand, they quickly slide the back foot up at the same time bringing their feet back to neutral position. The Extended jab allows the user to surprise the opponent while getting covering distance. This jab however can compromise the user's balance as the feet are spread further apart through the initial attack. This technique does 5 Armour Points of bludgeoning Damage per Class Level.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu (Roaring Iron). Must know Light Punch.

[Madame Loki]

learned

[Naota]

0/10

After a short intermission and small wipe down Daigo returned to his training. This time was a punch that required him to combo first. It was very similar to a boxers heavy punch but was used more so to end combos with. He made use of a test dummy this time. There were plenty of combos he'd like to try but the first thing he decided to do was test his strength. These test dummies were very powerful and took beatings from plenty. Daigo already knew that a mastery of two layers punch could level this but sometimes lethal strength wasn't what was needed in that situation. Shifting his weight his punch rocked the dummy almost to the floor before the spring caught it and rebounded it back to the starting position. A small smile formed under the mask. Proud of his force he knew it was time to start some two piece combos and then move on to higher counts. 

The first combos were two piece ones, delivered swiftly but with a heavy end each time. One light punch with a hard right knocked the dummy sideways then back to its starting position and it even rocked past that a little. Another version of the combo came after landing a low kick. The small low kick would be enough to stagger a foe for a small moment while a hard punch would land connecting to their stomach. With this motion Daigo's torso twisted a bit back to get enough momentum to land a solid blow. The last two hit combo was from the air as he landed a knee, touched ground and socked the dummy directly in the face. 

"Good."

He cracked his knuckles and wrist. The warm up was over. Now it was time to do some damage. A knee into low sweep and hard punch lifted the dummy off the ground forward as if it were going to fall on its face but before it could land it met a fist. That itself blasted it bakwards careening into a padded wall. Daigo took the time to set up and then regained his stance and composure for the aerial combo. A jumping roundhouse. His foot slide across the dummy's face a light punch gutted it and the final blow was the hard punch to its face. Not all punches needed to land in the face but it was the place that could displace the opponent the most. Proud with himself he took time to drink some water and towel off the sweat that accumulated after half an hours practice.

Strong Punch
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A strong punch used within combinations.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User is in the fight position. Start the technique by slightly raising the heel of the rear foot. User now delivers the rear fist in the straight line toward the opponent. The elbow should be held down as long as possible; otherwise, the opponent will notice your technique at an early stage and will be able to defend himself. The front fist is kept above the jaw for protection against the opponent's techniques. In the process of the punch, turn the hip and shift your weight to the front for powerful execution of the technique. Shortly before contact turn the fist so the palm is facing the floor. Ensure that the punch is explosive and pushed. After the punch, quickly return the first to the starting position. This technique does 8 Armour Points of bludgeoning Damage per Class Level.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu (Roaring Iron). Must know Light Punch.

[Madame Loki]

learned

[Naota]

0/10

The water break helped him continue on. Daigo always wore his armor. He wondered how fast he'd feel without it on. He shook the silly thought out of his head and prepared for an even stronger finishing punch than the last one. Though he knew hitting a combo with a hard punch into this would be harder than if he hit a light punch and then combo'd into this one. After a little thinking of it he decided his best chances were to check his power firstly, try short combos and then longer combo strings after. His initial hit was a heavy handed hook coming from a five oclock to twelve oclock postion. More so an uppercut than a hook but it definitely popped the dummy into the air. The dummy held down with a sand bag base. This would do a number to most foes without hard resistance to a bludgeoning type attack. He cracked a smile then in a flash whipped a light punch into a really heavy fierce punch getting the same pop result of the dummy as last time. 

A three piece!? With confidence he decided that a light right into a heavy left would give him enough time to deliver a fierce right. His image training put him against himself as if he were able to respond to his attacks. A block chain combo was fine so long as it didn't leave him with a large opening but fierce punches often did. The exerted a lot of force and pressure so confirming a hit before continuing the combo seemed like the best way to do this.  His blows landed going upwards from gut to face stopping in the middle hit to hit the chest. A very powerful three piece combo that had the dummy lift off the ground and slide across the tatami mat of the dojo floor. It didn't feel quite right but he knew that this would work against someone who was weaker than him. He'd have to figure out a better combo.

His last attempt at the combo was one that involved him using a shunshin variation called a stitch. It involves disappearing in place as a blur to confuse the sense of an opponent. Daigo stood in front of the dummy, shadow stitched and when he was sure he was back in place delivered a low kick into a medium rising punch and spun into a really heavy fierce punch. Yet again the dummy flew across the room and bounced to a stop a few meters away from him. He repeated his set of combos in repetition for about another half an hour before stopping to take an actual break. He had been training for 2 hours now and he decided now was a decent stopping point before coming back for his second session.

Kicks.

Fierce Punch
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Various punches applicable, either a hook or an uppercut.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Fierce Punches may be performed one of several ways. First is a hook with the lead hand. Starting from the fight stance the user raises one fist sideways, so that the arm is nearly parallel to the ground. At the same time the user shifts the body weight to the leg of the active side of the body and slightly lean sideways with the upper part of the body. The user now carries out a lateral punch move, in the process of which the user turns the body and the hips in the direction of the punch and shift their weight in the same direction. Second is an Uppercut. Drop one of the lower arms and turn the fist so that the lower and the upper arm form a rough right angle. In the process the user shifts their weight to the active side and bend the knees somewhat. The other fist is kept above the jaw for protection against the opponent's techniques. Now the user abruptly hits from below, while stretching the legs, turning the body and the hips, and shifting their weight to the front. Ensure that the user hits the target with the knuckles and that the punch is not interrupted on the way up. This technique does 10 Armour Points of bludgeoning Damage per Class Level.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu (Roaring Iron). Must know Strong Punch.

[Madame Loki]

learned

[Naota]

0/40

Kicking was a different beast. It usually involved acrobatics and learning to land safely when expecting to meet resistance when you land a hit. That was true in most aspects of martial arts but especially with kicking. This time around he would be learning a move known as the Leaf Drop. He had seen it done by many masters of the goken style as an opener and the even more advanced versions did damage to those nearby as well. He wanted to learn how. It seemed simple at first. It was a straightforward jump and heavy kick falling downward onto a heel. Starting out he'd try and get the rhythm of jumping into the air and lifting his leg. It sounded simple but the form of things were very important to Daigo because the difference between a good taijutsu master and a great one were the basics and principles of things. Jumping into the air his leg lifted high above his head. No kick yet, he'd gently land. 

"Let's do that another 100 times."

Hard work and perseverance again. He practiced jumps at different heights and even found out that he could do it on a short hop jump which meant faster recovery time with the hit but less damage. This was useful in the case of him needing to knock someone prone really fast. After his jump session it was time to focus on the kick portion. This would also need repetition and he'd have to figure out if it was better to arc his kick of come crashing straight down similar to a guillotine.  A few sample kicks on a test dummy showed that it was best to arc the kick as it gave the most range and prevented a simple hop back from dodging this completely. He took his findings and repeated them another 100 times. 

Before the next part he wanted to make sure that he was getting the best damage out of this that he could. He focused on hitting targets on the top of the head. Accuracy was surprisingly harder than it seemed to be initially. Especially after summoning a bunshin to train with. The movement made targeting the spot that he needed to hit harder. He did eventually best his clone self. The next part would be with movement on his end though. A tougher feet because doing this stationary made timing and the fundamentals different.  A slight momentum change could change the whole dynamic of techniques so he had to be extra careful when he was learning this.

Leaf Drop
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A powerful front flip forward downward leg kick.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User flips forward and delivers a falling downward kick. This technique deals 13 Armour Points of bludgeoning Damage per Class Level +2 Armour Points of damage per 10 meters in the air. The target hit must make a Fortitude save or be knocked prone. By spending 1 point from their Spring Time of Youth pool as a weaving movement, a user may increase the difficulty of the Leaf Drop by +2.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu (Roaring Iron). Must know Roaring Iron Stance.