Kenpo Training [ Art of Confusion ]

[Suzaku]

Attention Stance
Rank: "E" Rank
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Disciplinary stance
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Toes and heels together, hands at sides.
Limit: Must be taught by a Kenpo Master.

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Arashi swiflty opened the sliding doors of the dojo and ran quickly within the building, skipping past many other students that had been here since the break of dawn to practice on their techniques, but in all honesty. Arashi had never been here for any other reason then errands, now he had a purpose here, he wanted to be taught the amazing and magnifcent art of Kenpo, to fight off against any opponent who attempted to stop him in such a cruel and rude manner. Quickly he arrived at the final door where the Master of the entire Dojo remained behind closed doors. " Excuse me is Master Higaonna, are you busy?" Arashi asked as the man responded with a soft and subtle come in, without making a sound or noise he slid open the next pair of doors and entered the room and found the old man sitting behind a desk with a pad set infront of it, the man opened his palm and offered the spot to the young Arashi, and with humble attitude he leaned down and knelt down on the soft pillow to speak with the man. "What brings you here child." he asked Arashi with a curious tone of voice, like an old cat. " I have been waiting all my life to get out of the village, and one of the might samurai outside the village knows this style of training, I want to learn it from the best. I am ready to dedicate myself to the Art of Kenpo." Arashi said quite enthuised but at the same time, softly for respect for the man.

The elder turned his head in intrest, " A Student, I havent had a trainee, in years, I usually send children like you too the other teachers but you seem quite hesitant with me training you." he said with a lifted eyebrow. "I havent had any fun in sometime as well, I shall take you up on your offer Arashi, but you will have to listen to every single word that comes from my mouth, and obey each with no doubt." the elder trainer answered him and with excitment Arashi nearly jumped from his seat as the old man stood back up, and began to move to the door. " No time like the present child, lets begin immediatly." he said opening the door, Arashi quickly got to his feet and ran to the door, quickly going through the opened door his sensei was closing behind him. Quickly the child led the Raiyate child through out the dojo and brought him to a private chamber for Arashi to train within. Revealing the old and quite dusty room for the both of them to train. " Here we are child you shall learn you first stance in Kenpo in here, right now." the elder stated as Arashi stood within the middle of the room. Arashi turned his head back to his master and bowed in respect.

Arashi watched as his master walked infront of them and began to show him the very first stance. The old man moved around the room with ease and agile skips. Gently tucking his heels against each other be began the stance. Lowering his hands to his sides the elder finished the instruction for the technique. " This is the Attention stance, tis the basic stance of all Kenpo artists. once you learn this you can advance further into the other stances, and thus other techniques." the man stated as he awaited Arashi to perform the simple task. Arashi slowly focued himself to complete the stance his teacher had just shown him. Simply closing the gap inbetween his legs, he put his feet together, with the heels nearly touching each other as he lowered his hands down to his sides, quite a simple stance for anyone to master, requiring a simple amount of concentration and will to complete. " Is this correct Master." Arashi asked softly as he kept his figure stoic and straight before the man. " Yes child that is correct, you have the correct position, good now we can begin teaching you the offensive and defensive stances. That will provide you with even more techniques for you to master and accomplish." the elder finished as he was begining to reveal the next stance to the child. " I am prepared Master." Arashi said confidnetly.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Learned.

[Suzaku]

Natural Stance
Rank: "E" Rank
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Disciplinary stance
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Feet shoulder width apart, arms relaxed at side.
Limit: Must be taught by a Kenpo Master.

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Arashi began sprinting around the dojo, of course he had learned a new technique, but he needed to be in perfectly fit condition to be able to commit to this form and art of Kenpo. Arashi caught his breathe as he finished running around the building enough times to toss out anything he had eaten for lunch. " I think I am ready to learn the next technique sir." Arashi barked as he attempted to catch his breathe one more, being lost by the lack of air in his lungs. " I believe you are ready and capable of learning the next technique, it will help you unwind yourself even in such a situation as being breathless as you are child." the Elder stated as he began walking into the dojo, only to be chased by Arashi who was ready to learn the next technique if he could breathe or not. " I can understand why you need to be so fit, these techniques are demanding." Arashi stated, turning his head to the other students and teachers, many of them spun in odd positions that Arashi didn't know could even be possible to a human-being. Though they could do it, so could Arashi then. Arashi smirked, " You practically have to be a piece of rubber to bend in such a way like that." Arashi exclaimed witnessing quite a rash technique that could only end in pain with his condition.

Arashi swiftly repeated the previous stance he had learned only moments ago from his Master, quickly bringing his hands to his sides and keeping his feet together, this stance felt to uneasy and quite militaristic, then again that was the reasons why it was the attention stance, to keep one focused and determined to perform the next move. " From this point on young Arashi your techniques will begin to vary and branch off into many techniques that will expand your art of taijutsu." the Elder stated gently as he moved into several other unknown positions that he would soon learn in the near future. " Many of the styles are based of those of animals, often being related to a Tiger, Dragon, Crane, Bear, and so on." the Elder spoke wisely, as he performed several techniques, simply coming off the basic stances he had just spoke of. " Now we have another technique to teach you child." the Elder said softly, " It is known as the natural stance, better known for its more primitive and free feeling it provides the user instead of the technique I had just taught you." he said simply as he let his arms hang calmly at his sides and his feet, spread forth away from the position of the Attention Stance.

Arashi watched carefully and took notice to each action his master took, as he spread himself apart instead of pulling himself back together like the previous stance, it seemed much more acceptable to Arashi at this point and time. Taking both his hands he gently released any control or tension and let them hang loose and calmly at his sides as his feet spread apart under him, creating a gap for him to move around with, now this position was much more manageable. With an approving nod his master agreed that he had learned the stance for the following techniques. Arashi though needed to be confident and repeated it once more, when he remained like this he felt he could flow into any other form of combat. Though that's what this was for by the appearance, being natural flowing into any specific style, being a middle ground of sorts for a Kenpo artist. " This is going to be to easy sensei. Your going to have to give me a bit harder stances to learn here." Arashi stated confidently, the Elder could only smile with a slight smirk on his face.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Learned.

[Suzaku]

Rest Stance
Rank: "E" Rank
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Disciplinary stance
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Feet shoulder width apart, hands clasped behind back
Limit: Must be taught by a Kenpo Master.

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Arashi continued top life himself up from the ground as the countless amount of push-ups never seemed to end for him, continuing to barrage him with another dozen, and another. " I must keep going, I cant give in now." Arashi stated coldly to himself, the sweat was dripping of his face at this point, his face a slight red color from all the working out he had put himself up too. Arashi couldn't take it no more he had to have done up to a thousand of these push-ups and his nightmare hadn't ended when he finished knowing fully well there would be more training to ensue. Arashi pushed himself off the ground and got back up onto his feet, leaving the private chambers he had been locked within for quite some time to train and become stronger to learn more stances and techniques. " I wonder what the next technique is going to be." Arashi questioned as he put a lonely finger on the bottom of his lip, watching other students and trainers walking through out the building and working through out the dojo, to think he was slowly earning a name for himself, soon enough he would be able to learn some devastating attacks.

Arashi arrived finally at his master room, ready to learn a new technique, opening the door without knocking he entered and met the man awaiting him, almost as if he had some sixth sense that gave him foresight, " Haste are we filled with today Arashi, even after I have assigned you you such a demanding task." the old teacher exclaimed as he left his office and closed the door behind him, leading the boy through out the dojo, going down the hallways that they had gone down many times by this point. " Come Arashi, this next technique will aid you in your current state." the elder instructed as he quickly entered the main lobby of the dojo where many remained training, attacking logs and other students for practice. "This stance is better known as the Relaxed Stance, it offers the user a surreal amount of ease while attacking their opponents, it also allows the muscles to remain rested and relaxed without over stressign them out in the heat of battle." the elder stated softly as he pointed to several exhausted students learning previous stances Arashi had mastered at this point and time. Arashi turned his head to his teacher and nodded softly, knowing fully well the tutorial soon to follow from his master.

Arashi watched as his teacher took a spot infront of him and began forming the stance that he needed to learn quicky here to progress to the first belt to begin learning some useful techniques. Without taking a single second of time to waste the elder gently released the stress in his shoulders and relaxed, slowly putting his hands behind his back, for a moment there was an akward silence, "Is that it?" Arashi asked kindly, quite confused with the simplicity. "Yes Arashi-kun, please perform it now." the elder spoke softly, as he moved away from him for a moment to let Arashi pass him and stand before him. Without taking his time either, Arashi took his arms and gently lasped them behind his back, as his shoulders released any tension within them, becoming much more relaxed and comfortable in this state of mind and position. " Is this correct Master." Arashi called out as his master nodded with approval, "It is complete, you have succeded/" he said softly, the elder had no doubt in Arashi determination and skill to complete these techniques with ease and proffesionalism.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

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