Asano Jin's Training

[Asano Jin]

Gansaku Suimin (Fake sleep) TaiJutsu
Rank: D Rank
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: (in description)
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: (Fake sleep) An attack in which the name is half accurate. The user falls asleep, yet is still conscious along with lightning reflexes. The result of being attacked in this state results in being attacked by a very powerful drunk person. The user also loses his temper very easily if awoken in the best part of sleep. (Note: The user is a very light sleeper when this "attack" is used.)
Limit: Must be Drunk to do

"Drink up, drink up!!!"

Asano nodded slowly at his grandfather's bidding, by now seeing four different 'grandfathers'. Jin had agreed to learn Suiken from his grandpa, but he didn't expect to get overly drunk in the process. As Asano could not take alcohol very well, he was already drunk by about the second drink, his grandfather only forcing him to get more and more wasted.

He looked around, beginning to fall asleep from the dizziness. A stinging pain shot through his cheek as his grandfather slapped him a couple times to get him to concentrate.

"All right kid. I want you to lay down and dodge whatever comes your way. Got it?"

Jin blinked a few times, nodding, though he had already forgotten what his grandfather said only seconds earlier.

"Uh...uh huh..." he hiccuped.

Glad that that was over, Jin collapsed, passing out on the ground. His grandpa raised his foot and jabbed it downward hard onto his stomach, forcing Jin to vomit all over the grass, and stir to consciousness a bit.

"Wha...*hic* was that...*hic* f *hic* or..."

Jin's grandpa rolled his eyes and grabbed the knife in his belt, lurching forward and stabbing at Asano's head. Somewhat alerted by the live blade, Jin rolled to the side, barely dodging the attack.

"Hey...what the"

Without finishing with his curse, he sat up, narrowly dodging his grandpa's slash down. Registering what he had been told earlier, Jin laid back down on the ground, closing his eyes but trying hard not to fall asleep.

The whirring of a knife pierced through the air. Asano fought hard to concentrate, deciding that the knife was coming toward his legs. Raising them, he kicked straight out, missing his grandpa's elbow by an inch. The old man threw the knife up in the air, folding his arms.

"Better."

Jumping up, Grandpa grabbed the knife by the tip and threw it straight down toward Jin, who stood up in an instant, grabbing the knife by the handle. Asano began to stumble back and forth, still extremely drunk from the amount of sake Grandpa had forced him to consume.

"Nnnnnn *hic*, this *hic* yours?"

He crouched extremely low and threw the knife at the 'grandpa' in the middle, as he couldn't tell which one of the four was real. Grandpa jumped up, surprised that Jin had thrown the weapon accurately toward his shin. Stomping on the knife, he took the handle and stared at the blade for a few seconds. Taking this chance, Jin rushed up to him and threw a left jab at Grandpa's face. Grandpa gripped Asano's wrist, grinning in satisfaction.

"Getting better."

Asano, still stumbling about, shook his head violently, trying to stomp on his grandfather's feet.

"Let me go, let me go!"

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+ 6
{6/10}

[Asano Jin]

Grandpa planted his hand on top of Jin's chest, pushing him backward with a forceful thrust.

"All right boy, now you have to work on your reflexes. This is a very useful move, and will usually lower your opponent's guard."

Jin grinned stupidly, having trouble just sitting on the ground from the amount of alcohol consumption. He started to laugh hysterically, though it wasn't something his grandfather wasn't used to. Grabbing his fourth bottle of Sake, he dropped onto the ground, raising the bottle to his mouth and jabbing it between his teeth.

"Ah..haha...*hic* ahahahahhahahah *hic*"

Asano took a large swig, dropping the bottle and letting the rest of the wine seep into the dirt. Jin began snoring instantaneously, his arms and legs spread out.

"Idiot!"

Grandpa dropped his knife and power walked over to the bottle, grabbing it by the neck and raising it in an upright position.

"Damn young--Unhhh...."

His cursing was cut short by a strong kick to the face, which was executed after Asano got up off the ground at a rapid pace.

"White Tiger Washes Face!"

Jin leaped forward and slammed his right foot on top of Grandpa once more, forcing the old man to block and move backwards. Raising his two hands to his chest, he held his left on top of his right, with both palms facing each other. Afterwards, he stabbed both hands at his grandpa's face, forcing him to move back even further. Grandpa lowered his guard, raising a finger to scold Jin.

"Insolent --!!" he started.
"Zzz..." was the only reply he got back.

Jin was out cold once more, snoring profusely on the ground. Grandpa reached behind his back to his belt, grabbing a hold of the Tanto that was sheathed there. Unsheathing it in one motion, he lept forward and brought the knife crashing down toward Jin.

Asano brought both feet up, clamping them over the sword while still snoring on the ground. Grandpa pulled the sword free, stabbing repeatedly at Jin's face. Jin rolled around as if he were conscious, dodging each knife thrust while still seeming as if he were asleep. The last thrust slit his cheek, and Jin opened his eyes, narrowing them at Grandpa.

"You..."
"Uh oh."

As a side affect, Grandpa knew that anyone wakened from this fake sleep would be in a terrible temper. Jin stabbed a Drunken Fist at his grandpa, though the old man caught his wrist just in time. Grinning stupidly again, Asano dropped his arm and fell back to snoring. Grandpa shook his head in wonder.

"Stupid youth."

[dragonfire]

Learned.

[Asano Jin]

Drunken Rush
Rank: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: (in description)
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: The user rushes forward without regard for their health, their body straight as a board, only their feet propelling them forward and their hands down at their sides. This confuses the opponent and surprises them, giving them little choice but to back away. Even if the opponent attacks the user, the user feels no pain, the alcohol rushing through him dulling it to nothing. Once the opponent is off guard, the user can then use another attack as a surprise attack.
Limit: Must be drunk to do.

"Mffff!"

Asano woke up with a choking sensation, his hands instantly shooting up to whatever it was that was assaulting him. His head was throbbing in pain from the previous day's training, which left him in a foul temper. Opening his eyes slowly, the choking stopped, but started again a second later. His grandfather was pouring wine down his throat.

"The...*hic* hell.."

Jin blinked twice, seeing six different forms of his grandpa spinning about. His stomach was swelling from the amount of wine he had drunk, and his low tolerance to alcohol didn't help either. Grandpa smiled cheerfully, standing up and planting his hands on his hips in a grand pose.

"Ho ho! All right son, you're going to be really drunk for this one."

"What...*hic*'s...new...*hic*..."

"Your mother is a prostitute...and your father is a lazy bum. Your brother can't fish, and is useless to the Sea Country. Your..."

"GAHHHHHHHHH!!"

In a mad rush, Asano threw his blankets off, charging straight for his grandfather, knocking over a vase in the process. Grandpa started for the stairs, pursued by a completely furious and drunk Jin. Asano charged straight into the banister but took no heed, his hands fully at his sides while he ran down the stairs, and straight out the door after the old man.

In his fury and intoxication, Jin began to see in a tunnel view, the only thing before him being the old man running, the six different hallucinations of him fusing into one. Asano ran as hard as he could, charging into the forest. Seeing his grandpa run down the trail, he followed in pursuit, his head bashing into a low hanging branch and breaking upon impact. Jin, however, felt nothing, instead continuing the wild chase to the end of the trail.

His grandfather halted, and as Asano approached him, he took off with the right foot, soaring through the air while spinning about, and sending the foot toward the old man's neck.

"White Tige-Waaaaahhhh"

Grandpa grabbed Jin's foot, dropping him to the ground instantly. Jin attempted to perform a windmill up, though his grandpa was already standing on his feet.

"Nice. Looks like you passed."

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+ 5

Learned.

[Asano Jin]

Snake Eyes
Rank: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: (in description)
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: This technique is simple and slightly childish. The user lifts his right hand, bending only the middle finger, holding it down with the thumb while keeping the other three fingers extended. Moving in close to the opponent, the user strikes out with that same hand, poking the opponent in the eyes and blinding them for a few seconds (1 turn), allowing the user to follow up with another technique.
Limit: Must be drunk to do.

Asano swayed back and forth on the grass, his left hand held forward in the Cup Fist, with his right hand behind in a similar fashion. He extended both arms out toward his grandpa, shooting his fingers outward as if jabbing at him, and curling them back to beckon him.

"Come...on...gramps...*hic*...attack...me."

Grandpa brought his right foot back, standing straight with both fists in the 'Cup' position. He was not intoxicated, and thus felt it unnecessary to act drunk. Smiling, he lurched forward and stabbed his backfist at Jin's face. Asano raised his left hand and grabbed his wrist, pulling it down and sending a high kick to Grandpa's left face. The old man raised his free hand and blocked the kick with his wrist.

"Too...*hic*...slow old man..."

Asano dropped his right leg and sent a knee toward his grandpa's stomach. Surprisingly, his grandfather only backed up a little, raising one hand with the middle finger curled. Jabbing forward, he stabbed Jin in the eyes with two fingers. Asano howled in pain, backing up while clutching his eyes. Grandpa folded his arms and shook his head slowly.

"Too slow yourself, Jin."

Jin blinked a few times while trying to hold his balance, tears rolling down his cheeks from the pain.

"All right...*hic*...gramps...what the--"
"It's a very useful move, Jin."

Asano looked up at the old man, scarcely believing what he heard. Poking eyes? Useful?

"You can follow up with a number of attacks. Had I decided to, I could have knocked you out while you backed away."

Jin stood up straight, though his legs wobbled a bit from his inability to keep balanced. He began to sway again, bringing his fists up into the cup position.

"All right...*hic*...bring it on...*hic*."

Grandpa bent down, rushing forward in five long strides, jabbing at Jin's stomach. Asano grabbed his wrist with his left hand, curling the middle finger of his right and sending it sailing toward his grandfather's eyes. Grandpa raised his free hand and held it vertically between his eyes to block the attack.

"Needs work."

[amane]

+5

5/10

[Asano Jin]

Asano stood as straight as he possibly could, swaying back and forth due to the alcohol in his system. He held his hands, left hand in front, in the 'cup' position as was the custom of Drunken Fist practitioners. Jin focused hard to combine the illusions of his grandpa into one, watching carefully as the old man rushed him head on.

Crouching low, Asano bumped his butt back and brought his left foot on top of his right knee. Jin waited for the opportune moment, when Grandpa was right above him. Spinning about, he brought his body up and sent his foot sailing into his grandfather's chin.

As his grandpa blocked the kick, Asano brought a left uppercut straight into his nose, landing the punch perfectly. He curled his middle finger and brought his fingers in a point toward Grandpa's eyes. Jin felt his fingers being grabbed violently, and the next thing he knew he was already tripped onto the ground.

"Still not good enough, Jin."
"You forget...*hic*...that the drunkard...*hic*...usually*hic*...has two bottles."

Grandpa quirked his eyebrow questioningly. Two seconds too long. Asano reached up with his right hand and stabbed two fingers directly into his grandpa's eyes, forcing him to stumble backward and clutch them in pain.

"Tahhhhhhh!!"

Asano windmill flipped up into a handstand, whirling around and kicking at his grandpa with the sole of his sandal. Grandpa staggered back, barely blocking the attack with his fist. His eyes were tearing from the attack.

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+ 5

Add it.

[Asano Jin]

Name: Meditation
Rank:: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The user kneels and focuses on clearing his mind.
Special: None.
Drawback: None. Though not commonly used in battle, if it is, it will leave the user open to attack.
Description: (Same as Effect)
Limit: None

Note: I need an Assistant or Mod or something to RP this Master.

Honda Rai (Male) Located in the Land of the Sea (Jiro Island) –
Rai can be found in the countryside Dojo on Jiro Island, and will accept almost any student. He teaches both Heaven and Sky, and though friendly, is a hard and tough teacher. Rai will discipline the lazy, and train the strong. Among the Sky forms, he specializes in the Flowing Wind. (And other polearm techniques up to the C Rank). Of the five Heaven Stances, Honda teaches Battojutsu. (And other sword techniques up to the C rank.)

Asano patted his messenger bag filled with sake and all sorts of random items. He stood in front of the famous dojo of Honda Rai, a Tensora Master located in the Sea Country. Fog covered the majority of the ground, as it was almost six in the morning. Still hungover from the previous night's training, Jin rested his head against his palm while deciding whether he should enter or not.

Learning two styles at once would be a pain, but knowing how to use his katana would of course come in handy. Jin gripped the rice panel door of the dojo and removed his sandals, pulling the door aside. Inside, he could see around twelve students gathered in a circle, all wearing white yukatas with black pants. Two students were in the middle, attacking each other with wooden swords.

[Asano Jin]

((Note: Bold= NPC))

Jin strolled into the dojo, his sandals making a clacking sound as he chucked them to the side.

"Hahhhh!!!"

A female student, rather small in stature rushed a male student about her same height, striking him on the head with her bokken. The boy fell instantly, finding the girl's bokken rested against his neck on the ground.

Asano set his bag to the side, waiting for Master Honda to look his way. The middle aged man was reaching a hand to the boy on the ground, helping him stand up after the slightly embarrassing defeat.

Honda turned his head just in time to see Asano waiting patiently, walking over to him and bowing.

"Nice to meet a new student. We just finished our pre-class sparring session. You can join us for our daily training if you'd like."

Jin bowed slightly lower in respect to the master, giving a small nod in response to his suggestion.

"Of course."

The group of twelve instantly broke the circle after Rai clapped twice, falling into two rows ordered by rank. Each student brought their long, loose pants to the side and kneeled down facing the front of the dojo. Honda walked to his position a few meters from them, reaching a hand between his shins and brushing his pant tails. He kneeled effortlessly and resonated in a clear voice.

"Meditation...begin!"

Asano quickly ran to his spot at the beginning of the third row, kneeling down awkwardly and closing his eyes. He folded his hands in his lap and focused on clearing his mind, something he wasn't exactly new to.

[kininata]

((+5TP. learned - just don't overdo it and you'll be fine))

[Asano Jin]

((Can somebody move this to "Land of the Sea"? Somehow it got misplaced.))

Name: Tensora Walking
Rank:: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: How a Tensora practitioner walks.
Special: None.
Drawback: None.
Description: This technique is used to move efficiently while fighting. It demands the user to use proper posture and stepping. Without balance, a Tensora student is nothing. Walking consists of keeping the dominant foot ahead, and balancing the other on the ball of the foot. The student will keep his back straight and his head moving ahead, with the front leg bent. Both feet must be pointed forward. The student will then lurch forward with the front leg, bringing the other foot behind. Dragging the back foot is not accepted.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters

Honda pointed to one of the upperclassmen and then pointed at Asano.

"Right, Toyotomi, teach Asano how to walk so he doesn't make a fool of himself."

Toyotomi, the assistant instructor at Rai's gym trotted over to Jin, supporting his elbow and pulling him up onto his feet.

"Okay Jin, stand up straight with both feet pointed forward and grab your pant leggings like this so they don't trip you."

Toyotomi gripped the sides of his long, loose traditional pants and held them up a little so they were a few inches above the ankles.

"Now step forward with your right leg but keep your feet pointed ahead still. Then straighten your left leg with a little bend in the knee. Support your left leg on the ball of your foot."

Toyotomi demonstrated this, then lunged forward with his right leg, his left leg following without dragging on the floor.

"Okay...here goes."

Jin held his pants up a bit so they wouldn't trip him and stepped forward with his right foot, bending his left leg a little and supporting it on the ball of his foot. He stepped forward and dragged his foot along the ground.

"Come on Jin, step faster and let your left foot glide."

Asano sighed and lunged forward quicker, his left foot gliding gently over the wood.

"There you go!"

[colbaltknight]

+2=2/5
[moved]

[Asano Jin]

Toyotomi had left to train in forms with the rest of the dojo students, leaving Jin standing on the sidelines alone. He shrugged and extended his arms out to the side, twisting left and right while keeping his hips situated so a loud crack resounded from his back. Picking up his pant leggings, Asano stepped forward with his right foot and leaned slightly, raising his left foot on its ball.

Jin lunged forward with his right foot while his left glided gracefully across the wooden floor. One, two, three steps. He was gradually getting better at the form and the movement, which helped him imagine what it would be like to perform "Heaven"'s more advanced techniques.

Upon reaching the far wall, Asano stood normally and turned around, stepping forward once more with the right foot and lunging forward.

"Well...this will take a while."

[pandoru]

+3

{5/5}

Learned

[Asano Jin]

Name: Heaven Ready Stance
Rank:: E
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: The standard way to prepare for an attack in traditional Kenjutsu.
Special: Katana, Wakizashi, or Tanto
Drawback: None.
Description: The user stands in the Tensora Walking position and raises a single sword in both hands, with the back fist, located at the bottom of the handle pointing at the waist. The top front hand should be at the top of the handle, and both thumbs should be pointing forward. The user must be relaxed, and the tip of the sword should be pointing at the opponent’s neck.
Limit: Must learn from one of the five Tensora Masters. Must know Tensora Walking.

"Jin, wake up!"

After joining the dojo, Jin was somewhat forced to live there- as was customary for students in the country side. His grandfather visited last week and promised to pay for the boarding as well as promising to finish teaching suiken when possible. Jin patted his bamboo mat and sat in an upright position to face the leading upperclassman, Toyotomi, who had scheduled a private lesson in the morning.

"Yes sir."

Toyotomi threw one of the wooden blades in his hands at Asano, forcing him to catch it. After rubbing his eyes a little, Jin stood up quickly and followed the upperclassman to the main room.

"Okay Jin, stand as if you were going to lunge, your right foot forward, knee bent, while your left leg is somewhat straight and on the ball of your foot."

Jin yawned and stomped his right foot out, holding the wooden sword to his side casually.

"Back a little."

Toyotomi hooked his foot underneath Jin's back one and forced it to move a few inches.

"Now, hold your sword out like this with your right hand relaxed on the top and your left hand supporting the bottom, we'll worry about positioning after you have the right grip."

Asano pointed the wooden sword at the opposite wall, gripping the handle as if he would grip a bat. He began to swing it up and down, assuming he had gotten it.

"No, no, you want to hold it so you can see the back of your hand slightly, with the thumb right below the handle pointed forward, and your index finger up like this.

"Wouldn't that make your grip too loose?"

"Here, attack me."

Jin gripped his wooden sword as he did before and lunged forward with the correct stepping form, sending it toward Toyotomi's head. Toyotomi slammed his sword on top of Jin's and knocked it out of his hands, pressing the wooden sword along his neck.

"It's not 'loose' at all."

Toyotomi grinned and stood back in the standard position facing the opposite wall, holding the blade gently.

Asano tried to copy him, turning his wrists inward so he could somewhat see the backs of his hands, and allowing his index fingers to rest along the side of the handle.

"Right, now you have to make sure the butt of your handle points toward your waist and the tip of your sword points toward my neck. Got it?"

Jin turned clumsily with Toyotomi so the two faced each other. He bowed with him at a fifteen degree angle and raised his sword so the tip was pointing at the upperclassman's neck. He looked down and shifted his back hand so the bottom of the handle was positioned in front of his waist.

"It'll take getting used to. You did fine so far."

[psyche]

+3

|3-5|

[Asano Jin]

"Now try to keep a firm grip on that sword.

Jin quickly made sure the wooden weapon was held loosely, with the blade tip pointing at Toyotomi's neck. Just as he was looking down at his back hand to see if it was pointed at his waist, his instructor slammed his own wooden sword down, knocking Jin's weapon to the floor. Asano sighed and crouched down, taking up the weapon and looking at his instructor.

"In battle you won't have time to stare at your weapon. When I say ready I need you to be as relaxed as possible and in the right stance."

Jin stood with his feet apart and his sword relaxed at the side in the stand by position.

"READY!"

In a flash, Asano shifted his left leg back, planting the ball of his foot on the hard wood floor. He bent his front leg a bit so that the knee was right above the toes. Raising his wooden sword, he held it so that the point was pointing at Toyotomi's neck while the handle end was directly in front of the waist. Toyotomi slammed his bokken on top of Asano's weapon, and though the weapon was parried down, it did not fall.

"Wow...seems like you got it."