Oki
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 11:35:05 GMT -4
Oki's class was spread out on the lawn in front of her. She had to give them credit, they were perceptive. They knew something wasn't right with her, and a few of them were trying their best to take advantage of it. The others were just curious, a few bordering on concerned. She assumed it had something to do with her change in wardrobe.
She looked down her class list again, mentally ticking off names. All present and accounted for except for Ryo. Come on, kid... Don't blow it already...
"Okay!" she called out to bring her class's attention to focus. "We're going to continue on with yesterday's taijutsu lesson. You know your forms, so I want you paring up to practice."
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Ryo
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 11:42:22 GMT -4
Oki had told him to be there at 10... Ryo had no idea when that was... He had ended up sticking his head out a window in his apartment and asking a random passerbyer if it was 10. Eventually it was so he went over to the grounds she asked them to meet, unknowingly late...
He trotted up to where she was with the students. "I'm here miss Oki! I made it!" Proud that he had actually done so~
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 11:46:19 GMT -4
Oki checked her watched. "Good to see you, Ryo. You're a bit late, though," she said gently. "I've asked the other students to pair up and work on some taijutsu moves they've been learning, but I think you're going to have to pair up with me..."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 11:51:57 GMT -4
"Sorry..." Ryo looked around at the others, flushing a touch in embarrassment and scratching at the back of his head.
He nodded vaguely at her. "Kay.." He had no idea what they were doing but was starting to home he wouldn't be horrible at it.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 12:03:46 GMT -4
Oki patted him reassuringly on the shoulder before setting her class list down on the grass.
"Taijutsu is a hand to hand combat technique," she explained. "Rather than drawing on charka, which is an energy within the body, it makes use of your body itself. Now, stand nice and straight, with your feet shoulder width apart, like this." Oki demonstrated and looked over at Ryo, waiting for him to do the same before she continued.
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 12:08:05 GMT -4
Ryo watched her motions and mimicked them, standing with feet shoulder width appart. He settled himself and looked over at her. "Like this?"
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 12:10:53 GMT -4
"Exactly like that! You want a stance like that to help you balance, to make you harder to move or knock down. It also allows you to put more power behind a punch."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 12:14:55 GMT -4
Ryo nodded, trying to listen to and make sense of what oki was saying. He'd never thought about what the rest of him was doing when he threw punches... Maybe it made sence.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 12:19:29 GMT -4
Oki drew her arms in tight to her body, bending them at the elbow and making a fist with each hand, the palms facing upward. "Your stance is key. A good solid stance allows you to throw a solid, effective punch. You need to put your body behind it. Slowly, she extended an arm outward, twisting her fist around as she went and moving her upper body with it. It was an exageratedly slow punch, but she wanted Ryo to see the movements.
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 12:24:29 GMT -4
He watched the motion carefully, nodding thoughtfully as she spoke and moved. He pursed his lips and mimicked her punching moments. Something about the way he was moving now felt familiar and natural...
When he finished throwing the slow punch, he looked over at Oki hopefully, for approval.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 12:29:40 GMT -4
Oki nodded with a smile. "Good. Now, if you really want to throw your body into a punch, keep your upper body still and move from the hips. Ground down through your feet." Oki again demonstrated the movement while she spoke, repeating it with him.
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 12:40:01 GMT -4
Ryo chewed his lips as he watched her. Okay.. he could totally do this. He threw a slow punch, shifting his hips as he moved. He perked as he felt what it was like to move like that. "Hey! That felt good~" He grinned happily at her.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 12:45:54 GMT -4
Oki grinned back. "See the difference between the two? Your first instinct is naturally to just move the supper body, but if you can shift at the hips like that, you put more power behind it. I want you to keep doing that, keep it slow for now. Punch straight out in front of you, then bring your elbows back in." Oki stood beside him, throwing slow punches with one hand and then the other, and watching for Ryo's form.
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Post by Ryo on Oct 1, 2009 12:49:48 GMT -4
Ryo nodded happily. "Yeah, that other one feels much better than the other."
He set about moving slowly, practicing throwing the punch the way Oki had showed him. He stopped watching her, focusing much more on what he was doing and how he was moving.
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Post by Oki on Oct 1, 2009 12:57:12 GMT -4
"You're doing great, Ryo. It probably feel a bit strange doing it so slowly, but I want you to really see what you're doing here, and how you're doing it. If you can do it slowly, then you can do it quickly."
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