[He'll just have to give it a try on his own then? He tries to think back on the times he's watched Aya on the job. How did he do it...?
Maybe he's approaching this wrong. Formal instruction was a good foundation, but fighting-- actual fighting-- didn't feel anything like this. It was so much more organic and instinct-based. The practice forms were very mechanical by contrast.
Okay, Omi, how would you handle a situation on the field, if you were out of projectiles and had nothing but a sword?
He charges again, this time not worrying so much about properly imitating the forms. He makes a series of strikes aimed at the neck and chest. His skill with a blade is clearly amateurish, but at least he's trying her advice?]
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[He'll just have to give it a try on his own then? He tries to think back on the times he's watched Aya on the job. How did he do it...?
Maybe he's approaching this wrong. Formal instruction was a good foundation, but fighting-- actual fighting-- didn't feel anything like this. It was so much more organic and instinct-based. The practice forms were very mechanical by contrast.
Okay, Omi, how would you handle a situation on the field, if you were out of projectiles and had nothing but a sword?
He charges again, this time not worrying so much about properly imitating the forms. He makes a series of strikes aimed at the neck and chest. His skill with a blade is clearly amateurish, but at least he's trying her advice?]