Humble Beginnings {P,T}

[Hayato Kentora]

Goutetsu no Kamae #2 (Strong Iron Stance #2)
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A more diverse stance used within the Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron) style. This stance adds more flexibility for the users then the upright stance.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture A boxer stance. The user has their legs bent and arms raised up to cover the face. The Jabbing fist is slightly more forward then the strong fist. Elbows are in, shoulders are up, hands are cupped but not clenched. Fist is never clenched because it is best to clench the moment of contact. This creates a stronger force of hit. Knees are bent, body straight but lowered to protect the stomach area. The legs move as the user bobs and weaves never staying in place.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)

Hayato jerked back into reality violently. It took him a second to take in his surroundings as he recovered from his small nap. Slowly, he stood up and rubbed his eyes, wondering where he was. It didn't take him long to see he was on the side of a road where he was lying against a tree. These small naps were still giving him trouble to this day. Hayato gathered up his small pack and gazed down both directions the road traveled before spotting what looked like a dojo. I guess that was where I was heading... Oh right.[/color] Hayato pulled out a slip of paper with directions on it, explaining where to go to reach a fighting dojo.

Lately, Hayato felt the need to refine his amazing strength. That humiliating loss at the hands of that woman. That embarassment was something that he would not feel again. With a newfound revitalizing energy from the nap and the sudden emotional burst, Hayato took off running towards the dojo. This was exactly what he needed. For the first time in a while, Hayato was excited about something. Just the thought of becoming better than all those who looked down upon him was invigorating.

Once he reached the dojo's front door, Hayato opened the door expecting giant men destroying bricks and sparring with each other in a flashy manner. He was surprised to find a very small man kicking a heavy bag with a younger looking man yelling directions at him. "Pivot your feet! Don't be so static!" Hayato was a bit underwhelmed. He looked around for anything else that seemed interesting, but only found a quiet and unimposing looking man near them sitting down with his legs crossed. It seemed to Hayato that he was meditating.

The man opened his mouth and spoke to the louder one. "We have a visitor."[/color] The louder man immediately looked toward the door and spread a large smile across his face. "Welcome! I'm Master Dago!" Hayato didn't know what to think, so he just took off his shoes, dropped his bag, and introduced himself. "I'm Hayato Kentora. I came here to learn how to refine my strength."[/color] The loud blonde master laughed a bit at the odd request. "Well then, you might have come to the right place. Come over here and show me your fighting stance." It was very sudden to Hayato. The man already wanted to teach him? It didn't seem as if he had much to teach. The man only had one student. But Hayato already went through the trouble of coming here, so he complied.

Hayato walked onto the floor and immediately got into a stance that he recently saw a man do in a picture. He placed one hand in front with his palm facing his face and his back had down to the side, cupping them both. Master Dago was excited again. "Very good! You already know the first stance to Goutetsu. Now, why don't you show me the second one?" Hayato didn't know the second one. Quickly, he looked at the boy who was kicking the bag still, who had his front hand down and his rear hand in a loose fist near his chin. Hayato then took his eyes off of him as quickly as he placed his vision there and looked down as he emulated the stance as best as he could. Master Dago was smiling again. "Well, at least I know you're a quick learner! All you had to do was look at him for a split second and you could copy the stance. But now, we're going to have to do some real techniques." Now we're talking...[/color]

[Draven]

Learned

[Hayato Kentora]

Kouho and Haiho (扣歩・擺歩, Kouho and Haiho)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: When an opponent attacks, you circle around his side, and appear behind him.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When someone attacks with their right hand, put your right foot behind their left, with your two feet pointing towards each other. After that, follow up with your left foot, circle behind your opponent's left side and you appear behind the opponent. This can be followed by a throw; when behind the opponent's rear, hit their neck with your right arm, and put your right leg behind their legs. You should not necessarily hit the opponent's neck too severely, as the opponent will have lost their balance already depending on the speed of the attack, not the strength of it.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)

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Master Dagan looked at Hayato with admiration for what he was trying to accomplish. Most kids that came into a dojo would normally say they were looking to fight or looking to get stronger. This boy simply said that he wanted to refine his strength. "Well, before we start learning any of the actual techniques, I have to make sure that you can understand the basics. Everybody has to go through this, so please don't complain." Hayato wasn't going to complain about this. Today he was finally feeling good while preparing to train. The nap he had on the way here made sure of that.

That started to worry him a bit, though. How long was he just laying there by the side of the road sleeping? In that state he wouldn't normally wake up easily. Anyone could have easily gotten the drop of him at that time. These naps would definitely have to be overcome sooner or later. Maybe if he got some sleep medication he could get a decent night's sleep and stop this drowsiness. Then he would be able to come to this dojo and learn everything they had to offer. He could hardly wait. "All right, then. What kind of basics are you talking about?"[/color]

Master Dagan stared at him with a blank face. Then he started to move his feet in a weird manner. Keeping that blank expression he said, "Kouhou. Haiho." Then he just kept repeating the steps and saying the names to them. Jeez, this guy sure was eccentric. Hayato looked down at his feet, then was shocked to see all he was doing was pointing his toes together on one step and then outward on the other. This was the technique that he had to make sure that Hayato knew?!

Hayato was a bit confused by this man and started to raise his hand. "Yes, my knowledge hungry pupil?!" Hayato's face turned into an 'Are you fucking kidding me' expressions as he thought of how to answer to that acknowledgment. "Why must I know how to point my toes to learn these new techniques?"[/b] Master Dagan seemed very happy that Hayato asked, then got a mischievous look on his face. "Well then, maybe we should just get to sparring. It seems as if you don't need to know this." That's what Hayato was looking to hear. "So, come at me with whatever kind of taijutsu attack you want."

These words were music to Hayato's ears. He went down into the new boxing-esque fighting style that he just mimicked. Slowly he inched his way into the range of the master until he was ready. Then, he took a step with his forward foot and put all the weight on his back foot. Then he threw his backwards hand back, ready to punch with all his might. "Kouhou." What?![/color] Hayato was already committed to the forceful punch and could only watch as the master sidestepped his way to the side of Hayato. "Haiho." Then behind him. Before Hayato could try to pivot his way to turn around and face him, the master already pushed his back to Hayato's, knocking him off balance. Suddenly, the technique seemed more important to Hayato.

[Hayato Kentora]

Kouho and Haiho (扣歩・擺歩, Kouho and Haiho)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: When an opponent attacks, you circle around his side, and appear behind him.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When someone attacks with their right hand, put your right foot behind their left, with your two feet pointing towards each other. After that, follow up with your left foot, circle behind your opponent's left side and you appear behind the opponent. This can be followed by a throw; when behind the opponent's rear, hit their neck with your right arm, and put your right leg behind their legs. You should not necessarily hit the opponent's neck too severely, as the opponent will have lost their balance already depending on the speed of the attack, not the strength of it.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)

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Hayato looked up at Master Dagan, whose face was telegraphing what he wanted to say. "Ok. I get it now. Let's learn the basics first..."[/color] Master Dagan extended his hand to help Hayato up with a large grin on his face. "I'm so glad that you agreed to learn the technique! It's going to be lots of fun!" Somehow, Hayato doubted that this man's meaning of fun was any fun at all.

"First, we start with the boring repetitive part!" Hayato groaned a little at these words. He knew to not challenge the authority of this man, however. He agreed internally with the man, but didn't like it. He feared a more thorough thrashing if he questioned what he said again. Hayato was already put on his ass just for asking why. "Alright... So what's the boring repetitive part?"[/color] The blonde master smiled from ear to ear again. "Why, I'm glad you asked! I want you to perform the technique outside of the dojo without any shoes on!"

That's it? I guess that's not too b-[/color] "Five hundred repetitions!" Hayato's eyes widened at what the man told him. Yet again he kept his mouth shut in fear of what this man would bring upon him next. Committing to something like this would usually be something he was thoroughly against, yet he was determined to gain finesse to aid in his powerful nature. That was the only way to keep himself from being embarassed by that girl or anyone else again. That would be his first and last defeat. "Alright, Master Dagan."[/color] This response seemed to place the eccentric master into a fit of bliss. On his way outside, Hayato turned to face the other master who barely even budged the whole time he was there. Still, he kept his eyes closed.

His bare feet hit the cool moist dirt that was just outside the dojo. The place wasn't actually that large, but the mention of five hundred repetitions made the exercise seem very tedious. Hayato thought of how Master Dagan had pointed his toes earlier, then started to replicate it with ease. The moist ground felt good upon his feet, which made the time he spent performing the technique more enjoyable. Yet still, there was nothing enjoyable about pointing your toes together in a weird fashion hundreds of times around a small dojo. Right now he should be learning how to create earthquakes and kill men with two fingers. Hayato was above all of this!

It seemed as if Master Dagan could read his mind, for he appeared from the dojo swiftly. There was something within his hands. Quickly, Hayato noted it to be a small bucket. Noises made it seem like something was bouncing around against the walls of the bucket. "Haiho!" The master screamed at him while he emptied the contents of the bucket towards Hayato. Those are hot coals![/color] Seven of the flaming balls were coming at Hayato rapidly and the only thing he could do was try to get out of the way. The word that the master screamed entered his head and instinctively he put his leg out pointed towards the other one, then spun around the coals that were about to singe his torso. "Yeah, sweet! Looks like you got it down! Now, only 29 more buckets to go!" What had Hayato gotten himself into?`

[Umehara]

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[Hayato Kentora]

Kouho and Haiho (扣歩・擺歩, Kouho and Haiho)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: When an opponent attacks, you circle around his side, and appear behind him.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When someone attacks with their right hand, put your right foot behind their left, with your two feet pointing towards each other. After that, follow up with your left foot, circle behind your opponent's left side and you appear behind the opponent. This can be followed by a throw; when behind the opponent's rear, hit their neck with your right arm, and put your right leg behind their legs. You should not necessarily hit the opponent's neck too severely, as the opponent will have lost their balance already depending on the speed of the attack, not the strength of it.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)

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The crazy master started unloading the buckets at Hayato, first tossing the coals in them then throwing the buckets at him. Hayato was performing a mad dance consisting of pointing his toes and putting his heels together. "What are you doing?! Those are freaking hot coals!"[/color] The master laughed at Hayato's outburst. "They're not that hot! So just think that all you're dodging is coal and buckets!" This guy seriously had weird ways to teach people techniques. Hayato wasn't going to sit there and take it though. Or rather, spin there and take it. After the master emptied one round of coals at him, he dropped down while spinning.

As he dropped down, he grabbed a piece of the ground and hardened it into rock. While he finished his spin, he reared his arm back and took aim. Hayato then took a step further with his left foot and hurled the small stone at the master's face. The master merely moved his head while laughing maniacally. The onslaught of hot coals kept on raining down upon Hayato. The only thing he could do at that time was spin and dodge until he dropped.

"Don't slow up now! You only got five more buckets to dodge!" That small comment made Hayato feel slightly better. That meant he didn't have to disgrace himself much longer. The boy came here to learn how to fight, not how to dance. "I've been pointing my toes out here for a long time! When do I get to learn some real techniques?" The master chuckled again and threw another batch of hot coals at him. This wasn't as funny to Hayato as it was to Master Dagan.

The last four buckets of coal were thrown with a bit more viciousness. They spread out in a wave like pattern with only small gaps in between them. Hayato had to time his steps perfectly to spin into the small gaps while being sideways when he entered them. If his timing were off by even a little then he would have had his obliques burned by the flaming coals. Hayato was impressed he was able to pull off these complex routines just by practicing a simple exercise of pointing his toes. Maybe this master was more adept than Hayato thought. "All right, come on in for the final training of this technique."

[Hayato Kentora]

Kouho and Haiho (扣歩・擺歩, Kouho and Haiho)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: When an opponent attacks, you circle around his side, and appear behind him.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When someone attacks with their right hand, put your right foot behind their left, with your two feet pointing towards each other. After that, follow up with your left foot, circle behind your opponent's left side and you appear behind the opponent. This can be followed by a throw; when behind the opponent's rear, hit their neck with your right arm, and put your right leg behind their legs. You should not necessarily hit the opponent's neck too severely, as the opponent will have lost their balance already depending on the speed of the attack, not the strength of it.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)Must learn from a Master of Goutetsu 轟鉄 (Strong Iron)

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Hayato started to become a little more cheerful at the sound of the word 'final' being used in the same sentence as this 'this technique'. While he now understood the importance of the kouho and haiho, it was easily at the top of the list for the most boring techniques he had ever seen. He would be in for a rude awakening later. With eagerness, Hayato leaped up and bounded into the dojo, happy to be done with the tedious part of the training. Dodging a large number of buckets of coal was definitely not what he was expecting, yet he had to admit that it aided immensely in helping him to realize the importance of the basics. Perhaps this master was more competent than he seemed.

Hayato was only about five steps into the dojo when the other boy who was training earlier came charging at him with his fist cocked. Still being in the groove of spinning and pointing his toes, Hayato performed the technique once more. He placed his foot on the outside of the charging boy then sidestepped, placing the heel of his other foot pointed towards the foot's that already stepped. Then, he merely grabbed the boy from the back and pushed him forward into his foot. The boy tripped and fell, unable to roll his way out of the fall with Hayato's foot still in the way. The master seemed to be delighted at this development. "Ahaha! You put that boy on his face!" The laughter and grin would usually only be found coming from a child. "Now you made him angry! He's coming back for more! Defeat him using only that technique to move!"

Master Dagan definitely was putting the boy up to this. He didn't seem angry at all. Yet, he came at Hayato just as the master said he would. These games were getting tiresome, but Hayato had to perform for the master before he would be taught anything useful. This boy's footwork was sloppy and he didn't have that impressive of a stature. Tripping him felt like Hayato was throwing a small boy down on the ground. Yet, he still felt no remorse for him. He was here to get stronger just as Hayato was. Hayato would simply further that goal. When the boy inched his way towards his opponent, Hayato performed the toe pointing again. "Too early." No he wasn't. As the other boy threw a punch for Hayato's face, Hayato simply spun again. The fist came inches to his face as he turned and placed his free foot on the other boy's lead foot. Hayato then brought his elbow around from the outside and smashed it into the boy's temple. He would be seeing stars for a while.

[Fui]

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