Hope's Training

*stands in the center of a field, letting my chakra slowly tingle through my fingertips*

Do you have a sensei?

if she dont then she can be my teammate on your team

Umm no I don't have a sensei, Jan

*thrusts my palm forward, creating a chakra blade briefly in my grasp*

...you know swordsmanship, don't you?

*thrusts my palm forward again* I know some^^

kk...I'm not that good with Jutsu, but I cna teach you in swordsmanship or other kinds of magic.

Sounds good, I have never particularly likes jutsu very much anyway.

kk...alright, there are 6 different styles...(XD I'm just gonna copy off my academy lesson)...it's best to specialize in one.

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There are 7 forms of swordsmanship.

Shi-Cho: the most versatile style, best used for two-handed large blades such as the Zweihander and zanbato such as those belonging to Zabuza

Makashi: the most elegant technique, emphasizing on Fluid movement. Makashi is a one-handed style that allows the user to fluidly change their attacks and can cover one's whole body area while tiring the opponent out. It is good against all other styles except Djem So and Soresu. Unlike common belief, Makashi is actually rather bad with two swords, similar to one conductor using two conducting rods on two different orchestras.

Soresu: The most defensive form. Soresu is based on movements close ot the body, generally making it capable of defending almost all attacks. It has little-to-no attack moves, and generally wears the opponent down. The philosophy of Soresu is described as "being within the eye of the storm." Practitioners remain centered in their mindset, never being moved by what is around them as they stay where the outer chaos cannot harm them. But as the storm moves, so does the practitioner move to keep within the eye. Thus Soresu commands powerful defensive techniques that seem to adapt to almost any circumstance, but at the cost of never reaching past the figurative eye of the storm—they lose attacking power. Many who study this style use it to wear down their opponent by defending a long onslaught with minimal counter-attacking, until their adversary's energy is spent; then an alternate style is often employed. IT has no weaknesses except possibly against Ataro

Ataro: the most acrobatic style, and also htat most suited ot hte Ninja. It emphasized acrobatic strength and power in wielding the blade, attributes which were frowned upon by many traditional samurai and shinobi. Ataru relies on wide slashes, acrobatic proficiency and an open space for the Jedi to fight. It allows the user to baffle the opponent by strikes from all sides and the ability to leap suprising heights. It is good agains Soresu due ot its versatality, but bad against Makashi. It's severely limited in small spaces. Due to its aggressive nature, it is an effective form to use against single enemies; however, it leaves the user open to attacks from multiple opponents; therefore, it is wise to use Ataru in a duel, but not in open warfare.

Djem So: The offensive defense style. Built on Soresu, Djem So uses Soresu's solid defensive power for offense. It can be described as a mix of medieval swordmanship and kendo. Form V is a powerful style developed by Form III practitioners that preferred a more offensive angle. The defensive nature of Form III often leads to dangerously prolonged combat. This style came about from combining Forms IV and III. Form V also uses elements of Form II. However, where Form II concentrated on precise and elegant parries, Form V permits the user to actually fully block and repel attacks since it calls for the use of more powerful strength.Iti s good against Makashi, bad against Niman's more unpredictable twin sword attacks.

Niman: The twin-sword style, also known as the diplomat's styl.e The basic philosophy of Niman is "the leaf swept in the winds of the Force". One who uses this form attains a mindset of one who is not perturbed by his or her surroundings, but rides the currents of the surrounding chaos, being harmonious and balanced within. It is a style of balance. Niman's greatest weakness is its lack of specific strengths to capitalize on and a very long and steep learning curve to mastering it to the point of great martial effectiveness, in contrast to a single-paradigm Form (e.g., Soresu, which effectively is derived from its near-impenetrable defense) with a higher mastership-to-study time efficiency relative to Niman. However, it has the advantage of being capable of using two swords perfectly.

(I see xD) *reads over the document slowly* Seems that Niman and Makashi would be my preffered styles.

ALright...Niman is actually more in accordance to Samurai teachings than Ninja teachings...alright, jsut sit down, relax your mind. Just...well, don't think of anything. It's actually easier to do it under a waterfall, but that'd be a bit wet, so see if you can empty your mind just in this forest place thingy.

*drops to the floor in a indian style of seating* Shall I go Ooooom? *closes eyes and clears my mind slowly*

ALright...this is the most basic form, where you can probably sense the presence of even nature. Hakura are naturally good at this, but you might need a bit of practice until you're in tune with nature. Basically, it's practice to heighten your chakra sense.

*keeps my mind clear with my eyes closed and lets my senses spread out slightly*

Alright...the idea is that in Niman, you don't fight as a rock against a rock. You are like wind--like a force of nature, flowing AROUND the attack instead of right into it. It'll be a bit difficult to do this while you're awake, but try to block me, but not willingly...somewhat unconciously. *THrows a wooden practice sword to Hope and slashes downwards*

*keeps eyes closed and tries to hear the wooden blade of the sword slice through the air, brings my wooden sword up to intercept it*

Alright...now, i'm going to block out your senses, and see if you can do it just by senses. *blocks all senses, and Jan slashes, the sword brushing on a branch and rattling the leaves*

*shifts my shoulder slightly so that the wooden sword just brushes it, brings my sword up to bonk you on the head*

oww, dammit...well, it looks like you have the basics...do you want ot move on to using twin swords?

*gets up onto my feet* Sure

Alright...when you just use your eyes, it's almost impossible to accurately use twin swords without sharingan. However, Niman, the "blind style", means that you can use your acute chakra sense to accurately use your swords merely by sense without whacking yourself. Alright...*creates two clones, each with one sword* now, just by using your chakra sense, try to block both their attacks iwhtout hitting yourself.

*nods slowly* Right so have my eyes closed while doing this?

No...but having your eyes opene actually makes things harder, because your eyes try to keep up and mess with your mind. *Both clones start attacking*

*closes my eyes and brings my and jumps to the side slightly to avoid a attack*

*Both clones attack from both sdies, slashing sideways*