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Neutral or Passive Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The Neutral, or Passive, stance is your natural, unprepared position.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: It is extremely useful for all aspects of training, considering that, on the street, you will most likely need to perform combatives and self-defense techniques without any preparation. Be sure to train from this position at least part of the time when working on combatives, and at all times when practicing self-defense techniques. The Stance: Stand with your feet about hip-width apart (or less), with your arms hanging to the sides.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga

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The Kaguya had enrolled in a Krav Maga school, hoping to work on his hand-to-hand combat as much as possible. The trainees milled about in the dojo, awaiting the arrival of the master to begin training.

Masaaki stood off to the side, eyeing the other arrivals with a careful gaze. His palms were resting near his kneecaps, fingers bent ever-so-slightly. His nails made a small indention on his black pants, his wrist loose yet straight. His feet were about hip-width apart, his sandals left at the door, and his bare feet rested on the curious plant-made floor. It was standing like this when suddenly, the hair on the back of the Kaguya’s hair pricked, and he whirled.

A fist had been headed for his face, and it was just barely that he managed to duck it, remaining in his loose-muscled position. Blinking, the Kaguya found himself face-to-face with the sensei of the dojo. With an approving nod, the master gestured to the Ninja, calling loudly to the room.

“Everyone, look at him. This is the first of the multitude of stances I plan to cover today. It’s elegant in its simplicity, really. Its how you would look simply walking down the street. Hands loose at your sides, feet roughly your hip-length apart.”

Shifting slightly, feeling a tad self-conscious with the eyes of everyone staring accusingly at him, the Kaguya waited for the man to go on, hoping that they could move on to something besides just standing soon.

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• Fighting Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Take this stance when preparing for confrontation. The description assumes you are right handed; if you are left-handed, simply substitute "right" for "left"
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Stand with your feet high-width apart and take a comfortable step forward with your left foot. Keep your weight on the balls of your feet. The Toes of both feet should generally point forward, but the forward foot may turn slightly inward for better balance. Keep your hands relaxed, hold them above your chin height and a comfortable distance away from the face. Make sure your elbows are in and fairly close to your body, and your shoulders are relatively squared to an opponent.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.
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Striding up to the front of the dojo, the master began to lecture the class. “Alright. Time to begin. Everyone, pay attention now. This second stance is for when the fight has already begun, and there isn’t a nonviolent way out. I want you to spread your feet yea –width apart, and take a small step forward with your left foot. Not a large one, mind you, but not a simply nudge of your toe. Afterwards, you want to make sure that your weight is located on the balls of your feet. The toes of your feet should be facing forward, to me, although if you wish you may turn them inward. Get to it.”

Listening carefully, the Sound Ninja nodded at the instructions, sliding his bare feet about hip-width apart on the smooth floor he was standing on. From there, he angled his toes to face directly forward, rolling his weight back to the balls of his feet. When he believed he had adequately followed his sensei’s instructions he glanced upwards to insure that he was correctly mimicking the stance shown to them. Satisfied, he awaited further instruction.
Next up, was the positioning of the hands. They were to be relaxed, according to the clipped words emanating from the old man’s mouth. Raising his fists, the man slowly clenched his hands for a second before loosening them slightly. With a small movement, he pushed his hands away a little further from his face, making sure they were a comfortable distance away. Tucking his elbows in, he held them fairly close to his body, mirroring the stance of his master perfectly. Rolling his shoulder blades, he made sure that he his upper body was fairly squared towards his current teacher, nodding in his own approval of the stance he was in.

This stance wasn’t entirely difficult to hold, but it was a fair stance. Basic, yet effective, it allowed protection of your upper body while also giving you the capability to perform quick strikes or defenses.

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• Moving in Fighting Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Basic principle of movement while in a fighting stance is to start with the forward foot while pushing off with the rear foot, then close the step so you end up in the original stance.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Staring Position Left-leg-forward fighting stance. To Advance: Move your left foot forward while pushing off with your right, then bring your right foot forward to return to keep a stable fighting stance. Keep your weight evenly over both feet (more on the balls of your feet than on your toes); don't lean forward as you advance. To go to the right: Move your right foot out pushing off with your left, then bring your left foot in so you return to a stable fighting stance. To go to the left: Move your left foot out, pushing off with your right, then bring your right foot in to return to a stable fighting stance. To retreat Move your right foot back, pushing off with your left, then bring your left foot back, returning to a stable fighting stance.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.
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It was time for the third lesson of the day, and likely the final one. With the majority of the dojo able to correctly perform the first two stances to the master’s satisfaction, they moved on to movement before getting into the violence. Standing in the fighting stance they had just went over, the class listened raptly to the instructions coming from the sensei. It was interesting, to the Kaguya, on the principles of movement within this style. It focused on being able to swiftly return to your previous stance, giving an opponent no possible opening whilst you were moving, or at least the smallest window that was possible.

First, retreating. Under the careful guidance of their instructor, they went over how to nearly glide backward using your left foot to push backwards as you stepped with your right, then bringing back up your left foot. It was a simple routine, although Masaaki practiced it multiple times. Pushing sharply with his left foot, he moved his right back, then stepped swiftly, allowing him to re-take his fighting stance within fractions of a second with the careful movement. All throughout the movement, he made sure to keep the weight of his body on the balls of his feet.

Next, advancing. You moved first with your left foot to advance, then followed it up with your right foot. It was simple, truly, to push with the heel and middle of his right foot to cause him to move forward as a singular entity, not leaning to the best of his ability. His left foot moved over the mat, gliding over the polished floor easily before grinding into the ground as his right moved upwards swiftly as well, allowing him to re-take his stance in no time at all.

Stepping to the left and right were up next, and he glanced out the window, wondering how much longer they’d be held here…

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• Punch Mechanics
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A straight punch can be made with the forward hand (usually called a "jab") or the rear hand (a "cross"). The Basic principles of the punch are the same for either hand.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Starting Position Left-leg-forward fighting stance. Making a Fist Roll your fingers tightly so that there is no space. Seal your thumb tightly over your fingers near the first knuckle. Do not put your thumb inside your fingers.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Krav Maga.
Punch Mechanics.

Finally, the Kaguya could feel his blood stirring in anticipation. Soon, they’d be able to actually begin to move and act. First, the dojo as a whole took the left-leg-forward fighting stance. Then, they went over correct fist posture to insure certain idiots didn’t break any fingers.

Several demonstrations and snickers later, the entire group had managed to correctly perform it. Rolling their fingers carefully in, they clenched it for a second, making sure they left no space within their fist. This was fairly easy,although there were several trainees that left their thumb inside their fist.

It didn’t take long for the ridicule and peer pressure to have them straighten their posture out. Finally, they managed it as a whole. Fingers curled tightly in a fist, their thumb sealed over, resting near the first knuckle instead of being inside their fist. It was surprising, really, how hard it had managed to be, but luckily, Masaaki was near the back of the room, and therefore managed to get it correct before the accusatory stares reached him. His thumb, too, had been on the inside, but it was swiftly rectified and no one was any the wiser.


Curious, the Kaguya swung a few experimental times, noting how much easier this seemed to flow. He’d usually held his thumb inside, the fact that it wasn’t broken was a miracle he attributed to his stronger than usual bones.

“Huh. What’s next?”

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Battojutsu Stance
Rank: E Rank
Effect: Allows the use of Battojutsu forms
Special: None
Drawbacks: None
Description: The practitioner moves into a bow stance, their main hand gripping the hilt of the sword and their offhand resting half way down the sheath; they stand slightly crouched, able to easily move to a kneeling of standing position for their forms.
Restrictions: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn.

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Tiring of Krav Maga, the Kaguya turned his attention to learning the art of Kenjutsu. Leaving the martial arts dojo, he headed for the one specializing in swords nearby. Upon entering, he was given a wooden sword, and the training began.

Stances. Always stances. The Kaguya grumbled, but was more then used to it by now. This one seemed fairly simple as well: holding the sword in a tight grip with your main hand, the offhand rested upon the sheath. His left hand mimed the sheath, as the wooden sword didn't have one. His right hand rested loosely upon the hilt of the training blade, prepared to draw it as needed.

His legs shifted, taking a slightly crouched stance. His right foot was about two feet ahead of his left one, the knee of that leg bent in a sharp angle. His left foot was behind him, the knee of that one in a less bent shape, giving him the overall appearance of being in midthrust, if not for the fact that his sword was still sheathed. For practice in useing the later forms, Masaaki dropped to a kneeling position, then rose back to his original stance. From there, he went upwards into a standing position, his hand sliding off the hilt to mime a strike before he crouched back down into the stance.

Good enough.

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“Karada Hessendan” (Body Bullets)
Rank: B-rank
Skill: Taijutsu, offensive
Effect: Launches Spiked bones from any portion of the body
Special: (See Below)
Drawback: Harms both friend and foe
Description: It is quite simple for a Kaguya to quickly protrude sharp bones around there body to attack enemies in close range: creating near perfect defense. With much time, dedication and concentration, this defense can grow into a far deadlier offense as well. A kaguya easily commands the proximal portion of there bodily spikes (closer to the inside) to become somewhat thinner and diminutive at there ends (without jeopardizing bone strength). Shortly afterwards, they command a powerful muscle contraction to occur near and around the thinner area of bone. Upon there command, this contraction can violently expel the multitude of sharp bones that had protruded around there bodies. The sea of razor-sharp bones flies outward, covering a 360 degrees radius around the user. These bones can simply impale humans and pierce through stone with ease.
Limit: Kaguya Bloodline, Must Know three of the five Kaguya dances (one of which must be A-ranked). Must have 400tp in Kaguya techs all together. Must know Hessenden (Finger bullets)


Training random shit now.

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It was an interesting situation. How it'd happened, the man had not idea, but the Kaguya was somehow tied up inside a dark shed. Bound by an impressively strong rope, he spared precious few seconds to struggle against his binds before growling in annoyance, and settling. Inhaling slowly, he focused on the bones making up his internal skeleton, sharpening one of his shoulder-blades. For the hell of it, he focused his muscles around the sharpened shard of bone, attempting to use a similar process as his Hessenden to simply force a singular shard of bone out of his shoulder.

It failed horribly, instead just painfully ripping through his muscles and forcing him to expel the bone to allow his accelerated healing to take effect. Sighing with annoyance, he waited the 18~ seconds it took for his arm to return to normal, then decided to actually consider what the hell he was trying to do. A shard from his shoulder blade being expelled is rather different then forcing out a digit of bone from your hand. For one, less aerodynamic. For two, your shoulder-blade doesn't really enjoy being forcefully shot out of your back. For three, well, he stopped thinking after two.

Deciding the best course of action was likely to just push a small shard of bone out of his shoulderblade, and then contracte the muscles aroudn that, he hesitated. The problem with that was the muscles there wouldn't be as conformed to this small protrusion of bone as they did his fingers, meaning itd take a lot more effort to make them contract in the needed way. A lot more effort. It wouldn't be easy, but, eh. With a careless shrug, the large man decided to just give it a go anyway.

With a small pop, he forced a small sliver out of his shoulder-blade, the tip just barely breaking the skin. Step one, finished. Next, he focused on the skin and tissue surrounding the small needle-shaped burst. With a small amount of careful manipulation, he was able to twist the cells, creating a slowly building tension around the singular needle that slowly built, leading up to a single release.

Flying swiftly, the small needle went straight down, embedding itself in the crack between the rope, not able to even pierce the fibers. Grunting in annoyance, he closed his eyes and grimaced, attempting again..