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thenearshore2016-07-01 02:53 pm
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[open] time for the training montage
Who: Yamato no Kami Yasusada and you!
Where: Menrva's school grounds; Tuesdays and Thursdays in the ballroom, Saturdays outdoors
When: Throughout April, beginning April 5th. Schedule here!
What: In a shocking turn of events, a sword spirit has offered to teach a swordfighting class. AMAZING.
Warnings: sparring, and Yamato
The basics
Since his suggestion for a sword class was sanctioned by Elsa, Yamato has been busy. Gathering supplies, searching for students and volunteers alike--a lot of effort has gone into preparations for this class.
The first class, and all subsequent Tuesday/Thursday classes, will take place in the ballroom. (Indoor shoes are required.) Introductions will be made, along with a few fun demonstrations of strikes, take-down methods, and other skills that will be covered in the class. Questions and suggestions are always acceptable.
With that out of the way, it's time to practice! Repetitive sets and form practice will make up the majority of Tuesday/Thursday classes. It can get tedious, but it's arguably the most important part of training, and Yamato is a strict and relentless teacher regardless of your level. Done with 50 reps of this strike? Great, time for 100 more! Think you've mastered this particular footwork? Time to trip you on your face! No mercy and no breaks until you fall down, or class is over.
The fun part
What would a sword class be without fighting? Wooden swords and protective gear have been provided. Usage of wooden swords is required, and protective gear is required for beginners and recommended for advanced students. Still, if you insist you don't need it, nobody's going to argue. Yamato won't hesitate to bruise or break bones either way.
Experienced fighters are encouraged to participate in demonstration matches, emphasizing the unique characteristics of their skills and styles. For practicing purposes, lower level students will be paired with more advanced fighters whenever possible. If there are no advanced partners available or a student isafraid for their life uncomfortable, lower level students will be paired together with supervision. A few training dummies have also been scrounged up for uneven numbers.
Competitive matches may take place on Saturdays, when the class is held outdoors. These will be 3 or 5 point matches, with each contact strike meriting 1 point. Students may challenge whomever they wish, Yamato included, as long as there is an advanced fighter around to referee and preventdeath grave injuries.
The aftermath
The end of each class will involve a thorough cleaning of the ballroom-- and yes, it's just like it sounds. If your arms aren't about to fall off and you aren't covered in bruises, feel free to turn it into a competition! Races are fun, and the sooner it's done, the sooner you get to collapse. Food and beverages have also been provided outside the ballroom, so get some rest and chat with your fellow students. Group trips to some near shore restaurants for some post-practice bonding time are allowed and even encouraged. We're all comrades here, right? Right.
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OOC notes:
-This is an open mingle for Yamato's sparring classes throughout the month! The first class will take place on April 5th, but feel free to use any date there is a class. Prose or brackets is fine!
-Tuesday and Thursday classes will take place in Elsa's ballroom, which means they'll be more restrained (practice sets and instructional sparring only). Please don't break the chandelier!
-Saturay classes are for competitive sparring matches, as well as anything a student would like to work on. This is where you can fly around and knock each other into trees and such.
-The class schedule is available for everyone to see, but Yamato has gone around recruiting and inviting people throughout March. Feel free to handwave getting an invitation if you'd like to come and play!
**NEW** -For anyone curious, Yamato practices and teaches Tennen Rishin Ryu style. I've linked some videos here if you want a visual reference!
Where: Menrva's school grounds; Tuesdays and Thursdays in the ballroom, Saturdays outdoors
When: Throughout April, beginning April 5th. Schedule here!
What: In a shocking turn of events, a sword spirit has offered to teach a swordfighting class. AMAZING.
Warnings: sparring, and Yamato
The basics
Since his suggestion for a sword class was sanctioned by Elsa, Yamato has been busy. Gathering supplies, searching for students and volunteers alike--a lot of effort has gone into preparations for this class.
The first class, and all subsequent Tuesday/Thursday classes, will take place in the ballroom. (Indoor shoes are required.) Introductions will be made, along with a few fun demonstrations of strikes, take-down methods, and other skills that will be covered in the class. Questions and suggestions are always acceptable.
With that out of the way, it's time to practice! Repetitive sets and form practice will make up the majority of Tuesday/Thursday classes. It can get tedious, but it's arguably the most important part of training, and Yamato is a strict and relentless teacher regardless of your level. Done with 50 reps of this strike? Great, time for 100 more! Think you've mastered this particular footwork? Time to trip you on your face! No mercy and no breaks until you fall down, or class is over.
The fun part
What would a sword class be without fighting? Wooden swords and protective gear have been provided. Usage of wooden swords is required, and protective gear is required for beginners and recommended for advanced students. Still, if you insist you don't need it, nobody's going to argue. Yamato won't hesitate to bruise or break bones either way.
Experienced fighters are encouraged to participate in demonstration matches, emphasizing the unique characteristics of their skills and styles. For practicing purposes, lower level students will be paired with more advanced fighters whenever possible. If there are no advanced partners available or a student is
Competitive matches may take place on Saturdays, when the class is held outdoors. These will be 3 or 5 point matches, with each contact strike meriting 1 point. Students may challenge whomever they wish, Yamato included, as long as there is an advanced fighter around to referee and prevent
The aftermath
The end of each class will involve a thorough cleaning of the ballroom-- and yes, it's just like it sounds. If your arms aren't about to fall off and you aren't covered in bruises, feel free to turn it into a competition! Races are fun, and the sooner it's done, the sooner you get to collapse. Food and beverages have also been provided outside the ballroom, so get some rest and chat with your fellow students. Group trips to some near shore restaurants for some post-practice bonding time are allowed and even encouraged. We're all comrades here, right? Right.
---
OOC notes:
-This is an open mingle for Yamato's sparring classes throughout the month! The first class will take place on April 5th, but feel free to use any date there is a class. Prose or brackets is fine!
-Tuesday and Thursday classes will take place in Elsa's ballroom, which means they'll be more restrained (practice sets and instructional sparring only). Please don't break the chandelier!
-Saturay classes are for competitive sparring matches, as well as anything a student would like to work on. This is where you can fly around and knock each other into trees and such.
-The class schedule is available for everyone to see, but Yamato has gone around recruiting and inviting people throughout March. Feel free to handwave getting an invitation if you'd like to come and play!
**NEW** -For anyone curious, Yamato practices and teaches Tennen Rishin Ryu style. I've linked some videos here if you want a visual reference!
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He probably isn't going to kick her into space if she wants to come see Shepard, though. (Not that Shepard would ever let him dictate who she gets to spend time with, but it's the thought that counts.)]
Really? What kinds of events? [Sparring tournament?? (no, yams)]
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A dance, maybe a scavenger hunt, a shinki magic competition... [Elsa shrugs.] Things that everyone can get involved with, whether or not they're a student here. I think it'll do everyone good to get together for some fun.
[And it's a good excuse for people investigating the mysteries of Heaven to gather and share information with one another, while arousing minimal suspicion. Also, there's less risk of death this way.]
Do you think you'd be interested in things like that?
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A tournament would be fun, someday. [That's his first response, because of course it is.] It's nice to bring everyone together. I think it's a good reminder that we're all comrades here.
[If there's anything to be said about Yamato's lack of tact, it's this: subtle jabs aren't his style at all. He doesn't mean it as an attack on her, even if it very well could be.]
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I think so too. [Yes. Focus on the now, not what might not even be.] We'll announce it with enough time for people to have time to train more, if they want to.
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At the moment, though, Yamato is more than happy to focus on the present as well. The present is nice. Teaching is nice.]
Yes, I think that would be a good idea. We'll need to separate them by levels anyway, but the extra time will help. [It's more for everyone's enjoyment than out of any concern for safety--matching someone who barely knows how to lift a sword with someone effortlessly powerful is no fun for either party.
Unless you're a sadist, but shh, they can stick to the grown up ball pit.]Is it busy, running the school and teaching classes too?
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Oh, of course. If you'd like to help us with that, I'm sure it'll be no problem. [She'll check with Hakkai first to make certain, but it doesn't seem like he'll say no to someone willing to lend a hand.
At his question she smiles fondly.] Not really. I only teach two classes, and this school is much smaller than what I'm used to. If we keep getting more students, I might just teach the one class, but this is fine for now.
[It helps that there's not as much red tape to cut through as there is back home, and that, like she told him, she's going to be spending more of her time on school things.]
Don't you worry about a thing. Hakkai and I will keep this place running.
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Unless they die.
But Yamato doesn't say that, mostly because there's no need. They had that conversation already. Whatever Elsa decides to do with it, that's her call to make, not his.]
I'll be here to help, if you need it. [Extra classes, maybe, for those who aren't so confident, but still want to compete anyway. Or anything else they might need--he may be just a teacher, but that doesn't mean he doesn't care about the school, too.] Thank you for this school, Elsa-san. I think it's helpful to a lot of us.
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No, thank you. For teaching, and for offering to help. This school wouldn't be here if not for all the teachers and students. I'm happy to help.
Now, I should let you get back to class. [She nods, gives him a wave, and heads off if there's nothing more to be said.]