Capoeira Dojo [P/T]

[Sirén]

Armada
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D Rank/ D Rank To Learn Variation.
Effect: A spinning outside crescent kick/Armadas done in a row without the kicking leg touching the ground.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The standard standing spin kick in Capoeira. It is a crossing between the Mei Lua de Compasso (rotation) and the Queixada (hitting area, posture). As usual, start from the Ginga. Turn inwards on your heels (or foot balls); rotate for 270 degrees on your rear leg and for 180 degrees on your front leg. Now quickly throw your upper body around until you see your enemy again. You will lose eye contact with him for this moment, so get this part over quickly. Once you can't twist your torso any further, release the tension by linting your rear leg; it should get dragged along very fast as your body is untwisting. This kick is performed with the hitting leg's foot pointing straight up (The same applies to the Meia Lua de Frente and the Queixada). Put your foot at rest in the same position you started with. You can now follow up with further Armadas, Queixadas in the opposite direction, Meia Lua de Compassos etc.
Variations:

The morning air was crisp and fresh as Aiko carried her quick pace through the village. The sun was barely peeking over the horizen, and already she was half-way through her morning workouts. Her body work-outs, the ones she had been doing for almost all her life, and now her run to the first training session of the day with her Mestra, Kenshi Ai, a rather mousy but fierce character, and a dependable fighter and instructor. He was training her in the capoeira style, one which she had already basic knowledge in, and wanted to increase. They were beginning the physical part of the training now, the actual fighting, using the beat and rythem to coordinate attacks.

The dojo came into view on the horizen and she took in a deep breath of the cold air. Today would be fun, she had lots of training lined up, and tonight? Well, she planned on going out for dinner, perhaps ramen or something equally unhealthy. either way, this was going to be a long day, so she figured a treat would do her just nicely. Coming upon the steps of the dojo, Kenshi stood there, arms crossed, frown upon his face, obviously unhappy with her. Avoiding his gaze, she looked at the black tattoo across his dark scarred chest, a tribal tattoo, a symbol of his past life.

"You're late"

His heavy accent made things quite difficult ot understand, but when angered, it made him sound so much more imposing. She bowed deeply to him, but he ignored it and turned sideways, granting her access to the dojo, which she entered wordlessly. It would not do to anger her trainer, it would just make her practice a lot more difficult than it had to be, and now that he had finally accepted her as a student, she did not wish to put him off. Aiko turned and looked at him as she shed his outer clothing, the thick gi he wore, leaving him with just his white martial arts leggings, and the katana strapped to his waist, which he promptly removed and placed it atop a table in the corner.

"What you are 'ere to learn, is the art of Capoeira, the dance style, I will tech you to combat with simple, yet effective strikes that are difficult to predict and block, now, drop into you' stance"

Aiko let her body relax into her Ginga stance, preparing for what it was the male before her was going to teach her. His body was moving through the same coordinated positions as hers, but he knew what was abotu to happen, giving him an edge. Turning his body from her, all the while follwing the beat, he drew his leg upwards slightly, keeping the leg straight and balancing on his left foot. Then, with a powerful swing, he brought his leg over with a powerful ark, his knee almost skimming his face as he drove it by, then, with an altered heel drop, he brought his leg back down to rest behind his anchored foot, and settling right back into the rythem.

"To perform Capoeira, one must always be with the beat, even for simple moves like the armada"

Aiko had watched the movements with interest, studying how his hip movement had worked as he brought his leg around, keeping it almost vertical until he dropped it in the final parts of the movement. It had looked off balance, but she supposed with the timing of his movements from the stance, he had been able to perform with practiced ease. She had the flexibility to perform these techniques, yes, but she was unsure of her ability to coordinate both timimg and attacking and keep it all together. Turning her back towards him, she focused on trying to keep her center of gravity while preparing the attack. However, just as she was about to move she was bowled over.

"Never let your opponent at your back, that was foolsihness, do it again"

Grumbling under her breath she gave him a stare, which ignored, making hand motions for her to carry on. Falling back into her stance, she continued to look at him, moving forward towards him. A small smirk grew on his face, he knew what she was going to do, she turned quickly, drawing her leg up and thrusting it around in a heavy axe drop at his head, which he promptly avoided with his own spin, reversing his on body and sending another one back at her, which she leaned back far enough to avoid, but did not expect the carrythrough to his next one. His heel struck her hard in the chest, taking her to the floor.

"Next lesson, double Armada, get up, we have a lot of work to do"

[zuka]

Learned.

[Sirén]

Armada
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D Rank/ D Rank To Learn Variation.
Effect: A spinning outside crescent kick/Armadas done in a row without the kicking leg touching the ground.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The standard standing spin kick in Capoeira. It is a crossing between the Mei Lua de Compasso (rotation) and the Queixada (hitting area, posture). As usual, start from the Ginga. Turn inwards on your heels (or foot balls); rotate for 270 degrees on your rear leg and for 180 degrees on your front leg. Now quickly throw your upper body around until you see your enemy again. You will lose eye contact with him for this moment, so get this part over quickly. Once you can't twist your torso any further, release the tension by linting your rear leg; it should get dragged along very fast as your body is untwisting. This kick is performed with the hitting leg's foot pointing straight up (The same applies to the Meia Lua de Frente and the Queixada). Put your foot at rest in the same position you started with. You can now follow up with further Armadas, Queixadas in the opposite direction, Meia Lua de Compassos etc.
Variations:

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"The variant is actually even more simple than the original, it just takes more getting used to, as now you are doing a sort of pirouette, making it quite uncomfortable for most people"

Lying on the floor, she made a face at him as she moved to get up. That was and unfair move, but he was teaching how to fight, not how to perform, so in doing such things, his methods would help her survive. Her chest hurt quite a bit from that strike, and making her realize the potential damage even a small style could create, and attacks like these, used in the right situation, could create quite bad injuries, she could already feel the muscles in her chest tensing around the damaged area. A bit of work would make that go away, but she figured there would be a bruise anyway.

Even getting struck by the technique, she had watched his movement, and she tought she would have had him on the next one, as he would have been open for attack. But he had made it so she had no opening for attack, and she had been stuck, not enough balance to get away, and she had not been prepared to block, as avoiding technique using the rythem was the way capoeira worked. That was the problem, he had skipped a beat, or to be more exact, created a jump in the beat, still being within the realm of his rythem, but throwing in an extra beat or attack.

What had happened was as he brought his foot back, he had pirouetted and used the momentum of the first strike to increase the strength of the second, making it more potent and even quicker, another reason why her strike would not have landed anyway. Fully picking herself from the ground, she whiped her clothes off a little getting any dirt that had been on her, off. This was the second time he had knocked her over in a space fo less than five minutes, and it annoyed her, she would get him. Aiko knew that by performing the technique on him, he would simply counter it with another technique, but she supposed if she did not, she would never learn it.

Loosening her body up with a little shaking, she prepared herself by lowering back into the Ginga stance, getting her rythem count back in her head. As he settle back into his, she could practically feel his smugness emanating from him, as though he already knew exactly how this owuld go down, and he probably did, as she had not enough education in the style to throw him a curveball without him realizing. As they shimmied towards each other, Aiko took her chance as she noticed that their beats were not quite fully matched yet, meaning any strike would be difficult to counter without the beat.

Turning on her heel, she used her hip to ever her leg around in a reverse round house kick. As expected, the first kick passed with no effect as he shifted his positioning, but the second would come down harshly upon his body as she was moved in to close to stop. Her foot swung underneath her, the momentum from the previous kick giving her the ability to rotatee and pirouette around fast enough to bring her foot down atop of him. Unfortunately, he had moved his body so that his shoulder was under her calf, and using the trapezius muscles, caught her leg, then, drawing his right leg to his chest, he pushed her off with such power that she struck the wall behind her.

"Even with speed, the strikes can be stopped, get up, we continue"

[Kinz]

lrnd

[Sirén]

Benção
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: A stamp kick. Can also be done from a Queda de Quatro or Queda de Tres
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A straight kick that still requires some skill. Pull up one knee and hunch your torso as if you tried to grab your partner. Then slowly stretch your lifted knee and drag your virtual opponent behind.Hit with the sole. Don't try to snap; don't kick soccer-like. The leg does not come directly from the ground, that would make your intention visible and leaves you prone to counter attacks. When you lift it first, your partner doesn't know whether a Bencao, a Martelo or some other mean kick will follow. And once again: You should be able to push your partner away not get him bruised.
Limit: Only a Mestra or a Contra can teach a Calouro these moves.

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"When you are in too tight and you wish for your opponent to be moved, Benção will keep them in the clear, and will show them that you are all business"

Funnily enough, the previous strik had not hurt nearly as badly as the Armada, as it was just a plain heel strike to the chest, forcing her backwards due to the closeness of the two bodies. This gave him more leverage to launch her away. Funnily enough, she knew it was coming, something in her head just clicked as he launched her away with his foot, a 'I should have seen that coming'. As she slowly slid down the wall, watching her meastra with half-closed eyes, she realized he was simply taunting her.

Aiko let a small smirk crawl to her face also, he may be easily throwing her off, but these strikes did not hurt too badly, she was tougher than that. Years of training made it so. A few kicks would only service to irritate her, but she was still in her comfort zone, still able to train without inhibitions, even if Kenshi made her feel quite inferior to his skill level, which she knew to be true anyway. It actually made her want to work much harder, just so she could actually strike him.

Rising up from the floor once more she looked him in the eye, a grin on her face. With a quick step at him, she settled into her stance while moving, keeping her pace regular with her rythem. As she neared him, she reversed her footing and drew her foot laterally across her body in the armada fashion, creating the long rounded axe drop effect. However, he simply moved aside and allowed her foot to swing by, but instead of continuing the momentum like she knew he would assume of her. Instead, she planted her foot and brought the other one up as fast as she could, tucking it to her chest.

With a mighty shove, she threw the sole of her foot into where his chest had been, only to find air, and him ducking under her attack. His body was bent at an odd angle, but he hada grin on his face, so obviously he had something rather painful planned for her. Only one word escaped his lips before he struck her. Escorpião, the scorpion kick, a useful way to avoid taijutsu strikes. His foot clipped her chin and she was knocked back a few feet, but as he flipped upon his hands and over to face her again, expecting her attack to be finished, she went in again, losing her cool a little.

Her foot collided with flesh this time, and none too softly, using her full strength she had stricken him. He was knocked back, his facial expression quite surprised at the strike, but otherwise he was almost completely unharmed, except for perhaps, his pride. He lay on the ground before her, a dark expression on his face as he pondered how to make these training excersizes more painful for that.

"Get ready, for that one, I won't hold back any longer"

Aiko arked her eyebrow and mouthed 'Bring It' towards him, making him shake his head.

[zuka]

Learnededed.

[Sirén]

Cocorinha
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: A crouching position.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A way of avoiding circular kicks at a close distance. You duck below the kick and lift the arm on the side the kick comes from, thus protecting your head. The other hand touches the ground and gives you balance. Make sure your entire soles have contact with the floor; else you could easily be pushed over.
Limit: Only a Mestra or a Contra can teach a Calouro these moves.

"Not everything about Capoeira is offensive, and you betta' get used to your defensive techs, wit' me you'll be using them a lot"

Apparently he had not performed the technique they were to be learning now, and that made her kind of iffy, she had not seen it yet, so she could not study the movements nor the impact zones, and she wondered well a defensive stance would work against someone of his calibur against someone of her own, lesser calibur. She doubted that such a low class defence would work for most attacks, but she would roll with it, Kenshi seemed determined to teach her EVERYTHING that she needed to know about the Capoeira style.

Crouching down he positioned himself comfortably, one hand pressed against the ground, the other arm extended by his head, bent at niety degrees at the elbow, his fist clenched, ready to protect the side of his head from damage. His feet were positioned in a way to keep his body from being bowled over in the event of a foot colliding with his head. His right foot curled beneath his body and planted flat on the floor, while his left foot was stretched out, sole still on the ground, but at an angle where he could not be forced backwards by a strike.

"This is the position, it leaves one open to attacks, but is effective enoug hat stopping low level kicks, now strike me"

Aiko was not sure if she wanted to, she had a feeling that he would reverse the technique on her and turn it into some kind of super Capoeira strike, but she did not want to keep him waiting, so after a short period of deliberation, she swunger her leg from the side, aimed at his head and waited for the connection. His body was moved by the force of the blow, but as he had all of his muscles tensed, the movement was not great, making it as though he had just been pushed.

"Your body is your anchor, use your core and legs to stabilize yourself, but do not let your head-gaurd down, as that is the most important"

He motioned for her to position herself, and with a little trepidition, she did so, moving her body into the uncomfortable looking defensive stance. The girl shifted her body to try and become more comfortable, but Kenshi shifted her stabilizing leg so that it was both uncomfortable and awkward, but she guessed that was how the technique needed to be in order to work, there was no point messing up a defensive stance, it could save her life. As she shifted her weight once more, he struck, unexpected her, and she only [just had time to tnese her body.

Kenshi had more physical strength than Aiko, and as such, she was a lot more shaken than he was when she kicked him. Her arm throbbed form the contact, but she kept her mouth closed, or as to upset his already dark mood. She had been knocked onto her back from the kick and was now, once again, picking herself up from the floor. she was beginning to notice a pattern here, everytime that they went over a new technique, she ended up on her ass. Not as fun as it sounded.

"Not to worry, I put a lotta strength into that kick, you did well"

[Kinz]

+10

[Sirén]

Escorpião
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: A low scorpion kick, when very low to the ground you kick up your heel to fend off an attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mind you this is not a very common attack and it should only be used if you are very certain that it will surprise/hit/leave you unharmed. Do a sidestep dodge, step slightly forward. Duck as if you simply want to evade a move, then put both your hands in front of you. Now jump up into handstand but but keep your legs drawn up, ready to explode. Twist your hips towards the other player. Extend your legs suddenly into his direction. Now don't try this step by step but instead in a continuous motion without a break, like a spring you drop down, get small and then shoot out with force. The problem with the move is that you break the basic handstand rule of Capoeira of never showing your back to your opponent, but if it is done in the proper situation every thing's fine. Again, you should keep eye-contact with your enemy throughout the movement. This is much easier if you start with your opponent is not directly to your front but more to the left or right, therefore the sidestep dodge in the beginning. At the end you should get down as fast as possible because you are in a very vulnerable position; don't simply drop down but draw you legs up again actively and with force while going down.
Variations:

Escorpião:A Higher ranking form of the move that will allow the user, to not only kick the user once. But launch their other leg up kicking the opponent, for a double hit.

Limit: Only a Mestra or a Contra can teach a Calouro these moves.

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"Now this technique, it is a little more dangerous to try and attempt, not only does it break one of the main rules of Capoeira, but it takes quite a lot of concentration and accuracy"

Aiko knew what rule of Capoeira was being broken, the one that stated one must never keep their back on an opponent, as it was too easy a target and not easily defendable. This meant that this was one of the less common techniques of the fighting style, one she herself had found while studying it. It was impractical, but if used correctly, the tide of battle almost always changed, as the opponent was caught off gaurd by such an attack, and would be easily opened for an attack.

This technique was the scorpion kick, as the user was on his/her hands and feet just as they struck, sending one of their back legs into the face of the offender. The move was very effective if combined with other more pressing attacks, as once the opponent was recoiling, to press ones advantage gave them more of a chance to break things. Still, a person would be hard pressed to find a situation where this technique would be plausible, lucky, almost.

Thankfully enough, her Meastra was willing to get into bodily harm to progress her training. He was settled in his Ginga stance and prepared to attack when she was ready to defend. She was feeling rather nervous about this, even though she knew it was simply a training drill, just the whole aura of this technique, it seemed so...Uncoordinated, and although she was good with the whole lack of balance and coordination, in a style that required so much hand-eye coordination and balance, it felt uncomfortable.

Aiko was in her stance, and she felt the beads of sweat upon her forehead, not realizing quite how tired she was, but she knew she should not be focusing on that, but on the task at hand. Nodding her head, she signalled Kenshi to come at her, going in for and across the body backhand. Waiting for him to reach a close enough distance was the worst part, as this was all quick action, there would be no knowing when this was going to happen, he would strike when he deemed well enough. However, just seeing him rocking back and forth on his heels in the stance.

It happened so quickly that Aiko was truly surprised that she reacted, perhaps it was simply muscle memory, perhaps it was adreneline, either way, her reactions were lightning fast, and she was upon the floor as Kenshi was overhead, then, with a powerful thrust, she drove her foot into the lower jaw, using the heel as her striking pad. She heard a small grunt from him as he was thrown back from the strike, obviously a tad more damaged than he predicted he would be. Flipping from her hands to her feet over her head she tentatively walked to his side as he lay on the ground looking at the roof.

"Good job, that was quite remarkabley performed...Now get me a drink of water"

[hotaru]

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[Sirén]

Escorpião
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: A low scorpion kick, when very low to the ground you kick up your heel to fend off an attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mind you this is not a very common attack and it should only be used if you are very certain that it will surprise/hit/leave you unharmed. Do a sidestep dodge, step slightly forward. Duck as if you simply want to evade a move, then put both your hands in front of you. Now jump up into handstand but but keep your legs drawn up, ready to explode. Twist your hips towards the other player. Extend your legs suddenly into his direction. Now don't try this step by step but instead in a continuous motion without a break, like a spring you drop down, get small and then shoot out with force. The problem with the move is that you break the basic handstand rule of Capoeira of never showing your back to your opponent, but if it is done in the proper situation every thing's fine. Again, you should keep eye-contact with your enemy throughout the movement. This is much easier if you start with your opponent is not directly to your front but more to the left or right, therefore the sidestep dodge in the beginning. At the end you should get down as fast as possible because you are in a very vulnerable position; don't simply drop down but draw you legs up again actively and with force while going down.
Variations:

Escorpião:A Higher ranking form of the move that will allow the user, to not only kick the user once. But launch their other leg up kicking the opponent, for a double hit.

Limit: Only a Mestra or a Contra can teach a Calouro these moves.

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Aiko clutched a hand to her jaw, which throbbed painfully, and putting pressure on it just made it worse. However, when she took her hand from it, it stil hurt really badly, so she had tried to find a spot in between that did not, but it did not matter at all, it just throbbed madly. At least she was settled in the fact that she had gotten her own back at Kenshi, who also sat on one of the bamboo chairs, hand clamped around his nose, which, although one could not see it, had tissues stuffed up it to stop the bleeding. She would have grinned, but it would have hurt.

The double Escopia, essential an Escorpia with a surprise at the end. If the opponent managed to guess the first kick, they sure as hell would be in a crappy poition to block to second swinging kick, which would send a heel right into the opponents face, causing a fair amount of damage. The foot was almost an afterthought, a 'Oh, now what, hang on' kind of thing, as it was a late strike. The foot was enough to send the already surprised opponent backwards, and with a bit of damage.

They had been practicing, agaqinst a hanging bag this time, to avoid any accidents again. Unfortunately, the bad had been destroyed by his example, making him a bit awkward after that. She guessed he had not used it in a while and forgotten his own strength, which was entirely possible, as he was a very strong martial artist. The double Escorpia looked very similar to the regualr Escorpia, minus the fact that as the second foot was launched up, it looked even more ridiculous.

Kenshi then decided that he needed to show her how to block it properly, another mistake, turning this technique into their worst of luck techniques. He had told her to hold her elbows at her breast and have her arms together, making a wall of flesh from the base of her neck upwards. The first strike had hit dead center between both of her her arms, driving them apart slightly, but with the force backwards her arms went back with her body, a reflex to stop herself form hitting the ground. The second foot had kicked up and struck her directly under the chin, forcing her upwards and back. Until she hit the floor of course.

Of course, he had said that her guard must have been wrong and told her to try it. With rage in her eyes she performed it, striking his gaurd with her left foot, feeling it split open, and imagining the expression on his face as he fell back. Her second foot struck true, cracking him right in the nose, forcing him backwards and making him groan in pain as the cartilage snapped, and his nose began to bleed. And thus, that was how they were in their present situation.

"Lets not do that again"

[Kinz]

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[Sirén]

Macaco Au (Macaco em pé) 2
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: A Macaco done like a cartwheel standing up. Can be done continuously.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Lower back onto one hand, kicking up the opposite leg. Unless you've got awesome flexibility and strength you will probably need to jump into this. Follow the kicking leg by pushing off your support leg. The timing is important. Follow the Macaco motion through to land one leg at a time, the second leg stepping forward into the first position (you may end up in front of the place where you started). This movement can be done continuously
Limit: Only a Mestra or a Contra can teach a Calouro these moves.

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“Now we are getting to the good stuff, the real parts of Capoeira, what people imagine when hearing of the break-dance style. This technique is a stem off of the first one you learned, however, instead of performing a roundhouse kick, you will plant you hand and throw your body over in a back handspring kick”

This was a part of capoeira that was truly expected, the flips and spins of it. This may not have been a full on flip, but the style was still the same, it required a fair amount of strength both in the upper body to support ones weight, and in the lower body to perform the strike correctly. The legs would pivot from the waist like many of the Capoeira kicks. The power would be driven from momentum and it would be an effective block dodger as the strike came from above, not a normal direction for a kick.

This one did not require someone to practice on thankfully, as she doubted Kenshi would appreciate any more strikes against his face today. God knows she did not. Her face was hurting enough as it was, having a heel slammed into ones jaw was not the most pleasing of experiences. This technique another head hitter anyway, probably why Kenshi decided to sit it out, so as to not get caught in the face by a stray foot.

Aiko had practiced the handstands and all the very basic capoiera practices while in the academy and was fairly confident in her ability to perform the flip itself. Accuracy of the strike was different though, she had to manage to focus on where she wished to strike, how she was going to strike it, and where she would land after the strike was finished. Upside down and aerial attacks took a lot more coordination than simplistic ground attacks, making them more effective also.

Gathering herself, she prepared herself by dropping into the Ginga stance, getting her rythem. Closing her eyes, she played the situation out in her head, there were two options here, she could perfomr the backflip and strike her attacker under the chin, or she could reverse her position and use an overhead strike, both were valid options, but she wanted to see how they would work. There was now someone charging from behind, both of these men rather large and stocky, not simple to take down.

Arcing her back, she formed a bridge with her body, her right hand planted on the floor while her other was out stabilizing it. Then, with a powerful snap from her hip, she drew her right leg from the floor, striking the first imaginary attacker in the fleshy underside of the jaw, knocking him upwards and away. Carried by her momentum and strength, and now with both feet off the ground, she drew them down upon the other males head, making him drop to the ground from sheer momentum and force. Her right leg landed first while her left still careened through the air until both met upon the ground, allowing her to stand straight up, blowing some hair from her face.

A deep laugh resonated from her teacher.

"Good job girl, you're doing well"

[||Yuuku||]

+7/10

Good work, little more detail.

[Zetsumei]

+10

[Sirén]

7/10

"Now, just try and hit me"

He stood there, body at the ready, waiting for her strike. Patiently she eyed him, waiting for an oppertunity to open, even knowing that he would not shift from his stance, meaning she could wait as long as she wished, and nothing would be changed. So instead of keeping it long and drawn out, she might as well strike him. Forcing his hand would be her best bet, to fool him and create an opening in his guard.

Sliding her foot forward, she rotated her so that she looked as though she was about to use the roundhouse kick. Drawing her other foot around she swung it so that she could perform a shorthanded roundhouse, meaning that even if he thought it would strike, he knee would be bent to make it so that it was a trick. He fell back from her movent, opening his stance and allowing her to move in for the strike, reversing her footing again so that she could twist her back and plant her hand down.

Her legs snapped from the hips, her left leg going first this time as she threw them at his head. Her right leg followed closely, aiming to strike Kenshi if her left leg was block, but, due to his awkward positioning, it was unlikely. Both feet struck him, her left on his left shoulder, and her right on his right shoulder, the force of both blows combined making his knees buckles slightly, dropping him to one knee kneeling under her strength.

"Good, now get off"

[Masakuni]

Learn <3

[Sirén]

Meia Lua de Frente
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: Meia Lua de Frente is the basic, front kick, with the leg moving from the outside in. It is a useful attack but can also be used in combination with cartwheels and other acrobatic moves therefore working as an escape.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Coming from the Ginga you lift your rear/relieved leg and move it in a half circle motion. To maintain balance move your arms in the opposite direction, so you don't lose your orientation. Once you can't move your leg any further without turning away from your enemy, bend the kicking leg and pull it back into the position of the Ginga (parallel or step position). During the Meia Lua de Frente, your arms should always counteract (to) your leg movement.
Limit: Only a Mestra or a Contra can teach a Calouro these moves.

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This technique was a regular kick, a sweeping blow across the body to keep the opponent away so that the user could escape. It was not all that powerful, but it could knock someone backwards enough to allow a combination of other strikes. The blow would strike below the ribs and above the hip in the sensitive spot in the human body where the kidneys settled. The blow would cause a little jumpiness, and would probably be ineffective after the first time, as the opponent would be able to predict the movement; of course, this was if they were in a position to do so.

The technique was an off balance one that came directly form the Ginga stance, quick action and strong enough to drive an enemy away, but also strong enough to cause mis-balance within the body, throwing off the center of gravity as the rotation was performed. The upper body was used to counter-rotate the lower body creating a meeting along one point of the body, the core, where the twists cancelled each other out. The counter-rotation always ran the risk of creating tears or stretches in the muscle, and if one was not warmed up, they could pull or tear a muscle.

The kick was designed to have a front sweep effect, but not to turn the users back towards the opponent, once the user had reached as far as they could go, then there were a few options available. One, they could transfer into another technique, or they could return to the Ginga stance and carry on with the rhythm. At this moment in time, the Ginga seemed more plausible, as she had only a few techniques mastered in this style, so her options were limited. Kenshi had stood and released his nose, which was bruising already, but due to his dark pigment, it was difficult to tell, making her feel rather jealous, as she knew her face would look bad for a while.

“This technique requires a little more concentration simply due to the twisting effect, if one is not careful, they will fall and leave themselves open to enemy attack”

His leg went from the ground, to the side, and snapped across his body until his right kneecap touched his left shoulder, a perfect across body strike, then, almost too quick for her, his knee snapped back, bringing his calf into position against his thigh and brought it back down in perfect timing with his Ginga stance, making it look so supremely easy. There were a few things that Aiko noticed during his demonstration. First, there was the twist in his boy, his upper body had twisted the exact amount his lower body had, just in reverse a perfect zero, no strain either way. Second, his posture, his back had remained completely straight during the kick, and even with the twist, it remained perfectly aligned, this would reduce stress and accidental muscle damage too.

Kenshi gestured for he to attempt it, and with the various rules in her head, she slowly thought how to perform it in her mind. First, there would be the twist, something she was fairly used to with the exercises and the flexibility she had obtained form the study of this style. Secondly the kick itself, it was quick in, quick out, like a flash of light, she would strike and retract back to her stance. Rolling from her stance, her foot snapped across her body with lightning reflexes, her body twisted against the force she was kicking with, her back straight. Her knee struck her shoulder with a little more force than she had anticipated, making her eyes water from the sting, but she continued her technique, drawing her calf back with a bend of her knee, she drew her leg back to the ready stance of Ginga, her eyes clenched shut and her shoulder stinging.

[Kinz]

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0....... so 10 i guess

[Sirén]

Meia Lua Reversão 2
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: A Meia Lua de Compasso that follows completely through, using the standing leg as an extra kick. Can also be done vertically, so it's like meia lua to a forward walkover.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description:The beginning is just like a Rabo de Arraia/Meia Lua de Compasso, but you use the momentum of the kick plus a hard push up from your support leg to get you off your feet. You then twist your hips in the direction of the kick while pushing off with your shoulders. Keep your legs spread and try to land on your kicking leg. Keep going with the momentum so that you end up facing your original direction. The move is easier if you know how to do a front handspring because the kick back, and push-off timing are basically the same. Once you can do it, try to keep your eyes on your opponent as you do it.
Limit: Only a Mestra or a Contra can teach a Calouro these moves.

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“We are getting a little more complicated in out styles now, this is where you really must concentrate, otherwise you may find yourself getting hurt. This technique is a sweeping kick that follows through into a more damaging strike with the reverse foot, all in all, it should end up rather like a pummel horse movement, as half-ways through, tour arm shall be supporting all you weight as you twist you body back to the ready position”

Aiko watched Kenshi as he moved his body in the Ginga stance, allowing himself to rock his body back and forth with the rythem. His face was set in a calm manner as his arms swept back and forth in the accustomed manner in which the Capoeira begginning stance worked. His body shifted easily from the stance to the technique in which he was to perform. His right foot began to move from under him as he began to move his upper body along with it. Although the rotation form his upper body was a lateral shift to allow his back leg to raise in the air.

Kenshi slammed his palms against the floor to stabilize his balance, his body twisting as his right leg came around, his right arm leaving the ground as he twisted, leaving his left arm to support his weight as he spun on his center of gravity axis. As his body twisted, his left leg came from the ground also, going higher than the right had as it swung around, more like face heigh on an average sized person, as opposed to kidney shots. His left leg was traveling much faster than his right, and as such, it caught up to the beginner leg.

His right leg struck the ground first, then, with his back arched, his left legf followed after, a complete forward flip. Or a front walkover, whatever you wanted to call it, it still looked rather impressive to her, to turn such a basic manouver into an attack. The whole movement of it was rather simple, she could easily do a front walkover, but the added twist was quite the ingenious manner of allowing one to continue to press their attack upon the landing. This seemed like quite the combination starter for a chain of attacks.

He gave her a look that meant she needed to attempt it, but she was still trying to process the movements through it. Aiko saw that as Kenshi had flipped, his body had been rotating also, giving him a more likely chance to avoid strikes, and also more oppertunity to strike his opponent. Prepping herself, she postition her self in her stance and chose her target. An old wire hanging from the celing, one which she doubted was important.

Moving forward in her stance, she dropped her upper body and planted her hands, her body twisting around as she did so. Her right leg was in the air, bendign at the knee as she went, while her left, using the momentum from her body thrust, was drawn upwards, smashing into the wire, sending it swinging madly backwards and forewards as her movement began to finish. Her fight foot planted first, then her left foot, as her body rose from the arch, she twisted so that she face the opposite way of which she was looking at the beginning.

"Good, good"