The training posts, no better place to practice Taijutsu.
Fi took a deep breath and then began his stretching. If any of his old Taijutsu teachers had known how long it had been since he last used a training post then he'd be in some dire straights. He put his arms over his head, reaching straight up and pushing himself to the tips of his toes and then he let his arms fall to his sides as his body released any tension that he was holding from the rest of the day. That afternoon was going to be his for the strict training of physical arts, afterall a strong body would be the basis of anything to follow: Chakra, focus, tactics, a strong mentality and successful missions.
The first post that he picked was a common, straight post taht was about two feed in diameter. It had seen better days but there was no evidence of dry rot in the wood so he summarized that it would suit his task well enough. Fi decided to start with his legs, build the foundation and then move up slowly.
He squared off against the post and assumed a stance that would be good for strong, round kicks. Basic taijutsu movements that were founded in tae kwon doe, they served many purposes and saw a multitude of uses in modern combat. He faced his target head-on and then turned to the side, his right foot and hand were forward while his left foot and hand hung back behind. He moved his weight to the balls of his feet, taking any friction off his heels and pivoted his lead foot forward at a forty-five degree angle.
He went through the motion slowly, rehearsing each kick before putting any repitition and strength into the movement. He picked up his back foot, bending the knee and raising the entire leg at the hip. When it was level he carefully pivoted on his planted foot and swung his hip around. Then he extended the leg, lashing out with the top of his foot to make contact with the tree trunk. The act of going through the motions slowly was quite a strain, especially for someone that wasn't used to balancing for so long on one foot. He promptly pulled the practice kick back and fell back into his stance, shifting his weight back and forth until he settled down and evenly distributed it between both of his feet so that he wasn't committed in one direction or the other.
Then he moved faster.
He picked up his back foot, bringing it level with his hip as the knee bent. That was one motion. Then he rotated his hip forward and lashed out with the top of his foot to make contact with the wooden post. That was the second movement, he let the contact linger and forced himself to hold the position. Then he pulled his leg back and swiftly stepped back into his stance. That was the third movement. He had rehearsed the chunks and now he needed to create speed, power and follow through in his movements which could only be done with repetition.
He bounced up and down in place. Then he drew his back foot up to the proper level. He pivoted on his base foot and snapped forward with some serious intent. He lingered there a moment and then drew his foot back, putting it under him and returning to the stance properly with a small shift. That repetition had speed but lacked power, he had put the first two chunks together and paused before returning to his stance. He rotated his shoulders and took a breath, believing that he had the proper balance that he needed but without the power. Fi resumed his balanced stance, and shifted so that the dirt under him drew a rut in the ground so that he knew he wanted to return to that spot over and over.
He picked his foot up and cleanly rotated with the leg bent at the proper height, his weight carried through the pivot during the movement and he snapped his kick out. The resulting attack bit into the training post, cracking the side of it. As soon as his knee locked out to full extension he pulled it back, bending the knee and then tucking his leg under him as he shifted sideways again. His foot touched down in the rut that he had drawn a moment ago. That was almost the power that he wanted, the follow through was there and the movement was nearly as snappy as it needed to be. Though he knew that if he really moved that slow through a kick that he would easily be grabbed before he could retract his leg. Which was the reason he preferred not to use side kicks but they could be powerful in the correct situation.
He picked his foot up, spinning more than pivoting on his base foot. The bent leg came around at the proper height and he started his snapping motion before he was even in place. When he reached full extension his foot impacted, cracking the spot further and he quickly retracted it. He tucked it in under his body, a much safer position even if he were to be grabbed. Fi resumed his stance and then switched legs, he just jumped up into the air and twisted so that he landed with the opposite leg forward while his torso turned to complete the stance switch.
Fi picked his back leg up, throwing his weight into the pivot. His leg snapped forward at the correct height and he landed the kick with the top of his foot. Fi impacted well, embedding his strike into the soft wood of the training post, he quickly snapped it back. Fi tucked the leg under him and returned to the proper stance. The technique was identical from leg to leg so from that point on it would just be repetition of the same wide kicking stance.
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After the heavy round kicks from the back leg, swift kick training was also needed. Kicks that could be used in repetition even in mid combat to break down an opponent's defense so that he didn't have to rely on the large opening created by using a back leg kick. While using the back leg was powerful, it had flaws such as the wind up needed to put the attack out, the wind down after striking and the general momentum that it used could be turned against him quite easily if he used it in the wrong situation. Without changing stances he decided to do some work on kicks with the front leg. The technique that he needed to practice was similar to the one from before, from the same family of martial art in fact but it was a lighter movement altogether.
Fi slowly picked up his front foot. His weight moved to his back foot and his torso shifted back slightly so he could pull the leg up to a reasonably height. He bent his knee and settled for raising it up to hip height. He froze in that position and held it for a moment so his muscles got the idea of what he wanted from them. He dropped his foot down to the ground, resumed his original stance and started again. Fi took a deep breath and slowly raised his foot, bending at the knee and lifting it to hip height. Then he slowly extended his leg and made contact with the training post by using the top of his foot. The touch was light and he held his foot there, he took a moment to breath and allow his body to get used to the motion. When he was satisfied he drew his foot back, bending the knee and then he lowered his foot back to the ground.
He took a moment to dig into the ground, turned his foot a few times on the ball so that it made a rut. He marked that spot as the one that he needed to return to after each kick so he could regiment his training and go for consistency as he performed more repetitions. Fi decided to take the same approach with the front leg kicks that he did with the back leg kicks, slowly building up to the full speed movement that he needed. He finished making the rut with his foot and then shifted his weight back and forth between the two legs so that he could get the right stance ingrained into his body.
Fi picked up his lead foot, bending at the knee and he held it at hip height. That was the first chunk of movement. He held that position and took a breath. Then he snapped his leg forward, making contact with the top of his foot. It was a lively snap but it had no real power behind it. That was the second part of the movement. Then he drew his foot back and quickly found his mark on the ground. That was the third part of the movement and the most crucial in any kind of attack. Attacks left you open because you committed to a movement and could not defend in the same way once you set them into motion.
He decided to go with it, as the motion was quite simple. He drew his foot up in one motion and put some weight into it as his leg extended, snapping the top of his foot quickly into the training post. He snapped it decently hard but made no visible damage, the recoil of the kick helped him draw the leg back quicker and then he lowered it to find his mark on the ground. Fi shifted his weight from back leg to front and then leveled them out again and decided to try and apply the kick how it needed to be used in battle. The best use of the kick was as a seeking attack, testing defenses or using multiple in quick succession to create an opening. He took a deep breath and decided to work through combinations that he had seen and had used against him before.
Fi picked up his lead foot, drawing it to hip height with his knee bent. He angled the kick high and snapped his leg out, the top of his foot his the training post with a dull thud and he bent his leg off the recoil of the move. As if a piston were turning around a wheel he drew the kick back and then angled slightly lower, as if he would be striking someone's leg. He snapped his kick out again, the top of his foot impacted against the wood with a swift crack and he once again 'reloaded' the kick off the recoil. He smoothly put the foot down on the ground, finding his mark without looking at it. He took a breath and then switched positioning, he popped into the air with a jump and switched which foot was leading while his torso followed the turn to complete his stance.
Fi picked up his lead foot quickly and angled it low as if he were going to kick someone right in the side of the knee. He put some weight into his kick and it thudded against the tree solidly, impacting and cracking the wood. He instantly drew it back off the recoil to load it and then angled his kick much higher than he had with his other attacks. He snapped his foot out and the top of his foot impacted high on the training post as if he were kicking someone in the head, or a tall opponent in the shoulder. The result was a swift snap that allowed him to 'reload' his kick off the recoil. He pulled his kick farther back than his others, pivoting on his base foot so that he was square with the training post and then he snapped his foot forward to kick at mid height, so that a real attack would have hit someone in the ribcage.
Fi slowly picked up his front foot. His weight moved to his back foot and his torso shifted back slightly so he could pull the leg up to a reasonably height. He bent his knee and settled for raising it up to hip height. He froze in that position and held it for a moment so his muscles got the idea of what he wanted from them. He dropped his foot down to the ground, resumed his original stance and started again. Fi took a deep breath and slowly raised his foot, bending at the knee and lifting it to hip height. Then he slowly extended his leg and made contact with the training post by using the top of his foot. The touch was light and he held his foot there, he took a moment to breath and allow his body to get used to the motion. When he was satisfied he drew his foot back, bending the knee and then he lowered his foot back to the ground.
He took a moment to dig into the ground, turned his foot a few times on the ball so that it made a rut. He marked that spot as the one that he needed to return to after each kick so he could regiment his training and go for consistency as he performed more repetitions. Fi decided to take the same approach with the front leg kicks that he did with the back leg kicks, slowly building up to the full speed movement that he needed. He finished making the rut with his foot and then shifted his weight back and forth between the two legs so that he could get the right stance ingrained into his body.
Fi picked up his lead foot, bending at the knee and he held it at hip height. That was the first chunk of movement. He held that position and took a breath. Then he snapped his leg forward, making contact with the top of his foot. It was a lively snap but it had no real power behind it. That was the second part of the movement. Then he drew his foot back and quickly found his mark on the ground. That was the third part of the movement and the most crucial in any kind of attack. Attacks left you open because you committed to a movement and could not defend in the same way once you set them into motion.
He decided to go with it, as the motion was quite simple. He drew his foot up in one motion and put some weight into it as his leg extended, snapping the top of his foot quickly into the training post. He snapped it decently hard but made no visible damage, the recoil of the kick helped him draw the leg back quicker and then he lowered it to find his mark on the ground. Fi shifted his weight from back leg to front and then leveled them out again and decided to try and apply the kick how it needed to be used in battle. The best use of the kick was as a seeking attack, testing defenses or using multiple in quick succession to create an opening. He took a deep breath and decided to work through combinations that he had seen and had used against him before.
Fi picked up his lead foot, drawing it to hip height with his knee bent. He angled the kick high and snapped his leg out, the top of his foot his the training post with a dull thud and he bent his leg off the recoil of the move. As if a piston were turning around a wheel he drew the kick back and then angled slightly lower, as if he would be striking someone's leg. He snapped his kick out again, the top of his foot impacted against the wood with a swift crack and he once again 'reloaded' the kick off the recoil. He smoothly put the foot down on the ground, finding his mark without looking at it. He took a breath and then switched positioning, he popped into the air with a jump and switched which foot was leading while his torso followed the turn to complete his stance.
Fi picked up his lead foot quickly and angled it low as if he were going to kick someone right in the side of the knee. He put some weight into his kick and it thudded against the tree solidly, impacting and cracking the wood. He instantly drew it back off the recoil to load it and then angled his kick much higher than he had with his other attacks. He snapped his foot out and the top of his foot impacted high on the training post as if he were kicking someone in the head, or a tall opponent in the shoulder. The result was a swift snap that allowed him to 'reload' his kick off the recoil. He pulled his kick farther back than his others, pivoting on his base foot so that he was square with the training post and then he snapped his foot forward to kick at mid height, so that a real attack would have hit someone in the ribcage.
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With round kicks being worked through slowly, Fi reasoned that he should go through the motions and review the proper technique for straight kicks. The basics needed to be revisited constantly for someone in his situation so that he could confidently employ them in battle. He rested a moment, walking around the training post in two full circles to stretch out his legs and prevent his muscles from locking up by being frozen in the same stance. What he wanted to review next was were straight kicks from a square stance, since that was the type of stance that he most often found himself in when facing an opponent. It was also the most stable position to fight in because it allowed him access to all four of his limbs, as opposed to only two when he was in a sideways stance.
He halted his walk and started building the stance that he wanted to use, a classical front stance often seen in Karate. He started with his feet shoulder width apart and then he took a steady step forward. He bent his front leg so that his knee was over the top of his foot, looking at it from above you wouldn't be able to see his toe. His back leg was straightened so that most of his weight was forward. The stance was aggressive and much like the rest of Karate it relied on pushing forward, through attacks or cutting through them with strong blocks. From his position he had steady balance for anything that impacted him straight on, his balance from side to side wasn't as strong and he could be pulled forward. He widened his stance so that he wouldn't be put off as easily from the sides.
Fi pushed his lead foot to the outside a bit more and made sure that he was stable. Balance and stability were essential for everything in taijutsu and everything in life. With that in mind he took a few deep breaths and held the stance so that his legs could get used to the strain. The kicks that he wanted to try from that position were straight, snap kicks that were often used to break down the enemy or strike at a vital point. They could be used from a stationary position, while advancing or even while retreating and was why Fi considered them worth practicing and remembering.
He steadied himself in his stance and started with the back leg. He bent the knee and pulled the leg up in front of him, holding it up with the knee poised above his hip level. That was the first part of the movement. Then he extended his leg, making contact with the training post by using the ball of his foot which would be the point of impact when he went full speed on the movement. Then he let the tension in his leg go so that his calf fell under his knee again. Then he planted his foot back in the same position from which it started. Fi shifted to the balls of his feet, then flattened them and then rose up properly on them again. It was necessary to maintain mobility in that stance and he had forgotten to properly adjust to that position before beginning.
Fi stayed on the balls of his feet and he went part of the way through the motion in a smooth manner. He drew his back leg up in front of him at the proper height and let his foot snap forward to make contact with the training post using the ball of his foot. He maintained contact there for a moment and then in one fluid motion he drew his foot back and placed it on the ground in the proper position. He took a moment to make a deeper rut in the ground with his back foot so that he would have a position to return to after each kick. Then he made ready to make a full speed run through the technique so he could put some power behind it.
Fi picked up his back foot and hastily brought the knee up in front of him, he used the moment of the movement and centered his weight behind the kick as the ball of his foot snapped into the training post. He left a clear indent in the wood and then hastily snapped his leg back and replaced it on the ground behind him. He drew it forward a second time, faster and snapped his foot forward to the same spot, cracking the wood around the impact this time and then quickly setting his foot in place behind him on the mark that he had created.
While the impact was good, he needed to rotate to the other leg and shore up his technique so that he would be confident in using it in either situation. There was no use in training half your body to do something and neglecting the other half. He stood up straighter an pulled his legs back to a shoulder width stance before slowly and carefully settling back into his front stance, taking time to ensure that he was balanced from the sides as well as from the front. His legs had switched positions so that a new one was held to the rear this time.
He worked through the motion, pulling the knee of his back leg up in front of his body and then stretching his leg out to ensure that he could make proper contact with the wood. Then he put his foot back behind him, falling into the proper stance, he took a breath and then moved ahead with the technique. In a fluid motion he pulled the knee of his back leg up, in front of his body and use the moment of the movement to snap his foot out in front of him. Fi squared his weight up behind the blow and made contact with the ball of his foot. The resulting snap cracked the wood around his impact.
He halted his walk and started building the stance that he wanted to use, a classical front stance often seen in Karate. He started with his feet shoulder width apart and then he took a steady step forward. He bent his front leg so that his knee was over the top of his foot, looking at it from above you wouldn't be able to see his toe. His back leg was straightened so that most of his weight was forward. The stance was aggressive and much like the rest of Karate it relied on pushing forward, through attacks or cutting through them with strong blocks. From his position he had steady balance for anything that impacted him straight on, his balance from side to side wasn't as strong and he could be pulled forward. He widened his stance so that he wouldn't be put off as easily from the sides.
Fi pushed his lead foot to the outside a bit more and made sure that he was stable. Balance and stability were essential for everything in taijutsu and everything in life. With that in mind he took a few deep breaths and held the stance so that his legs could get used to the strain. The kicks that he wanted to try from that position were straight, snap kicks that were often used to break down the enemy or strike at a vital point. They could be used from a stationary position, while advancing or even while retreating and was why Fi considered them worth practicing and remembering.
He steadied himself in his stance and started with the back leg. He bent the knee and pulled the leg up in front of him, holding it up with the knee poised above his hip level. That was the first part of the movement. Then he extended his leg, making contact with the training post by using the ball of his foot which would be the point of impact when he went full speed on the movement. Then he let the tension in his leg go so that his calf fell under his knee again. Then he planted his foot back in the same position from which it started. Fi shifted to the balls of his feet, then flattened them and then rose up properly on them again. It was necessary to maintain mobility in that stance and he had forgotten to properly adjust to that position before beginning.
Fi stayed on the balls of his feet and he went part of the way through the motion in a smooth manner. He drew his back leg up in front of him at the proper height and let his foot snap forward to make contact with the training post using the ball of his foot. He maintained contact there for a moment and then in one fluid motion he drew his foot back and placed it on the ground in the proper position. He took a moment to make a deeper rut in the ground with his back foot so that he would have a position to return to after each kick. Then he made ready to make a full speed run through the technique so he could put some power behind it.
Fi picked up his back foot and hastily brought the knee up in front of him, he used the moment of the movement and centered his weight behind the kick as the ball of his foot snapped into the training post. He left a clear indent in the wood and then hastily snapped his leg back and replaced it on the ground behind him. He drew it forward a second time, faster and snapped his foot forward to the same spot, cracking the wood around the impact this time and then quickly setting his foot in place behind him on the mark that he had created.
While the impact was good, he needed to rotate to the other leg and shore up his technique so that he would be confident in using it in either situation. There was no use in training half your body to do something and neglecting the other half. He stood up straighter an pulled his legs back to a shoulder width stance before slowly and carefully settling back into his front stance, taking time to ensure that he was balanced from the sides as well as from the front. His legs had switched positions so that a new one was held to the rear this time.
He worked through the motion, pulling the knee of his back leg up in front of his body and then stretching his leg out to ensure that he could make proper contact with the wood. Then he put his foot back behind him, falling into the proper stance, he took a breath and then moved ahead with the technique. In a fluid motion he pulled the knee of his back leg up, in front of his body and use the moment of the movement to snap his foot out in front of him. Fi squared his weight up behind the blow and made contact with the ball of his foot. The resulting snap cracked the wood around his impact.
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| Shihoen Kaen | Land of Tea | 26 | C Rank Minor Country |
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Fi decided to move on to the next technique that he needed to review. He couldn't rely on only his legs, the next step was to work with his upper body. So often things came down to fist fights in one way or another, whether it would be with weapon in hand or with the empty hand the importance of striking techniques with the upper body could not be overlooked. He walked around the training post, three times so that he could shake the stiffness out of his legs. While maintaining stances was good muscular training he often got stiff because of the rigid control that was needed to teach his muscles how to perform precisely the way that he needed them to.
After stretching out he squared off with the wooden post on a side that he hadn't struck yet. He moved in moderately close, he measured the distance with his hand to make sure that he could make decent contact with the post and still have some distance to spare. Follow through was imperative to practice, so he needed to ensure that he wasn't just going to hit the surface with his strikes.
When he satisfied himself with the measurement he let his arms fall to his sides loosely, he rotated his shoulders in a few small circles. First forward and then backwards to ensure that he was loose enough to conduct his movements. Then he formed both of his hands into fists slowly, taking the time to ensure that he could form the basic hand technique effectively. He started by extending his fingers fully and joining them without any gaps. Then he tightly curled them into his palm. Then he folded his thumb over the mid sections of his fingers and ensured that it would be out of the way of any impact during a strike.
He pulled his fists up to his sides, the inside of his forearm being skyward as his fists stayed right above his hips. Fi took a deep breath in and then out, he tensed his upper body for a moment and then let everything go loose to ensure that he would move efficiently and effectively.
With his right fist he slowly moved forward and stepped through the motion. He pushed his fast halfway towards the post, rotating the fist from upside down to a vertical position. He took a breath, then he extended his fist all the way to the post. He locked out his arm and took care not to hyper extend his elbow. His fist was horizontal again at this point, right side up. He took care to keep his shoulder relaxed during this, keeping it anchored into his body so that he would have the support of his spine behind his movement. Fi drew his fist back and returned it to the position where it started on his hip, fist horizontal and upside down. He decided to start practicing at full speed so he could put weight and power behind his movement.
Fi drew a breath in and then pressed it out sharply as he threw his fist out in a swift movement. He punched out at his full extension, solidly impacting the wood with a thud, he felt his shoulder in the proper place and he kept his stance square and strong behind his movement. Then he slowly moved the fist back to his side, properly rotating it to the resting position. Next he wanted to work on the return, it too needed to be a snapping motion as violent and swift as the attack itself. The purpose would be to avoid having the arm at full extension for any longer than it needed to be, because that was the most vulnerable point point in any strike was when a limb was locked out at full extension. It could be grabbed, broken, pulled to the side and thrown off course much easier so speed was absolutely essential.
He went again, this time with his left. He made a precise movement to give him more power in the strike. He lashed out, putting his fist at full extension and embedding into the wood with a loud cracking sound. His other arm pulled back when he did this, as if they were connected by a pulley. When he made contact he went to full extension and then pulled that fist back as if it was the retraction of a whip. His impact would be the snap at the end of the long whip as he quickly 'reloaded' it back to the starting position. As he did this he instinctively moved forward with the other fist, keeping them connected by the imaginary pulley system. When one went forward the other went back and vice versa. He slammed his right fist into the training post, impacting in the same spot and burying his knuckles in wood with a hissing sound.
Fi took a moment to tug his hand free and then released both of his fists, working the fingers on his hands so that he maintained circulation despite the grip he had been placing them under. He touched each digit to his thumb, took a breath and then recentered himself on the task. He formed his fists slowly once more, taking care to have his thumb in the correct position so that he didn't break it. He pulled his fists up to his sides, connected to his body and resting just above his hips. He focused on the same spot, realizing that he would have to be swift in his execution, seldom would he have the ability to actually use a full punch like this unless he was ready for an enemy. This was a best case scenario for striking where he had actual foreknowledge of the opponent and was controlling his space correctly. He lashed out with his right hand, the fist rotating and snapping into the wood hard, splintering the face of the post. In the same motion he drew it back and replaced it with his left and then he drew that hand back as quickly as he had the first one.
After stretching out he squared off with the wooden post on a side that he hadn't struck yet. He moved in moderately close, he measured the distance with his hand to make sure that he could make decent contact with the post and still have some distance to spare. Follow through was imperative to practice, so he needed to ensure that he wasn't just going to hit the surface with his strikes.
When he satisfied himself with the measurement he let his arms fall to his sides loosely, he rotated his shoulders in a few small circles. First forward and then backwards to ensure that he was loose enough to conduct his movements. Then he formed both of his hands into fists slowly, taking the time to ensure that he could form the basic hand technique effectively. He started by extending his fingers fully and joining them without any gaps. Then he tightly curled them into his palm. Then he folded his thumb over the mid sections of his fingers and ensured that it would be out of the way of any impact during a strike.
He pulled his fists up to his sides, the inside of his forearm being skyward as his fists stayed right above his hips. Fi took a deep breath in and then out, he tensed his upper body for a moment and then let everything go loose to ensure that he would move efficiently and effectively.
With his right fist he slowly moved forward and stepped through the motion. He pushed his fast halfway towards the post, rotating the fist from upside down to a vertical position. He took a breath, then he extended his fist all the way to the post. He locked out his arm and took care not to hyper extend his elbow. His fist was horizontal again at this point, right side up. He took care to keep his shoulder relaxed during this, keeping it anchored into his body so that he would have the support of his spine behind his movement. Fi drew his fist back and returned it to the position where it started on his hip, fist horizontal and upside down. He decided to start practicing at full speed so he could put weight and power behind his movement.
Fi drew a breath in and then pressed it out sharply as he threw his fist out in a swift movement. He punched out at his full extension, solidly impacting the wood with a thud, he felt his shoulder in the proper place and he kept his stance square and strong behind his movement. Then he slowly moved the fist back to his side, properly rotating it to the resting position. Next he wanted to work on the return, it too needed to be a snapping motion as violent and swift as the attack itself. The purpose would be to avoid having the arm at full extension for any longer than it needed to be, because that was the most vulnerable point point in any strike was when a limb was locked out at full extension. It could be grabbed, broken, pulled to the side and thrown off course much easier so speed was absolutely essential.
He went again, this time with his left. He made a precise movement to give him more power in the strike. He lashed out, putting his fist at full extension and embedding into the wood with a loud cracking sound. His other arm pulled back when he did this, as if they were connected by a pulley. When he made contact he went to full extension and then pulled that fist back as if it was the retraction of a whip. His impact would be the snap at the end of the long whip as he quickly 'reloaded' it back to the starting position. As he did this he instinctively moved forward with the other fist, keeping them connected by the imaginary pulley system. When one went forward the other went back and vice versa. He slammed his right fist into the training post, impacting in the same spot and burying his knuckles in wood with a hissing sound.
Fi took a moment to tug his hand free and then released both of his fists, working the fingers on his hands so that he maintained circulation despite the grip he had been placing them under. He touched each digit to his thumb, took a breath and then recentered himself on the task. He formed his fists slowly once more, taking care to have his thumb in the correct position so that he didn't break it. He pulled his fists up to his sides, connected to his body and resting just above his hips. He focused on the same spot, realizing that he would have to be swift in his execution, seldom would he have the ability to actually use a full punch like this unless he was ready for an enemy. This was a best case scenario for striking where he had actual foreknowledge of the opponent and was controlling his space correctly. He lashed out with his right hand, the fist rotating and snapping into the wood hard, splintering the face of the post. In the same motion he drew it back and replaced it with his left and then he drew that hand back as quickly as he had the first one.
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| Ikkon Fi | Konoha | 15 | Genin |
| Shihoen Kaen | Land of Tea | 26 | C Rank Minor Country |