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Post by Oki on Oct 9, 2009 16:55:52 GMT -4
"Do you think you'll remember any of this by Monday?" Oki asked with a smirk. She'd been doing this Ryo since learning of his problem, trying to ensure he got the most out of the lessons and didn't fall behind his classmates. He still wasn't as attentive as she would like in class, and she'd have to resort to testing him orally when the time came, but it seemed to be working.
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Post by Ryo on Oct 9, 2009 16:59:38 GMT -4
Ryo thought about it a moment and nodded slowly. "I think I get it... It's about balance and movement, right...?" Oki did want him on the same level with the rest of the class, but he did have a long way to go yet. Especially with concepts and ideas he couldn't get his hands on.
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Post by Oki on Oct 9, 2009 17:01:49 GMT -4
"Exactly!" Oki beamed. "Balance is what will lend strength to your movements; if you're not flailing to keep from falling over, you stand a better chance of being able to hit someone. It also helps to make your movements flow naturally from one into anothe which makes you hard to take off guard."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 9, 2009 17:04:28 GMT -4
Ryo shone at her praise. "That does make sense now~" He finally understood it!! He was so glad that this lesson finally made sense!
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Post by Oki on Oct 9, 2009 17:10:48 GMT -4
"We'll be trying to practice this throughout the week, but really you've been doing it all along without realizing it," Oki continued. "So what I'd like to do with you is try to focus on the flow of your movements, see if maybe we can't get you to start unconsciously moving from one into the next, since it will help with your defense. That wasy Suoh can't beat you up quite so badly."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 9, 2009 17:14:14 GMT -4
Ryo chuckled a little bit embarrassed that he had been beaten so badly by Suoh. "Heh, yeah... If I practice that I won't be hit as much? That would be nice."
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Post by Oki on Oct 9, 2009 17:19:42 GMT -4
"It would help a lot," Oki nodded.
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Post by Ryo on Oct 9, 2009 17:22:41 GMT -4
"Excellent~" Ryo grinned at the thought of making ti harder for Suoh to hit him. "I'll have to practice that!"
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Post by Oki on Oct 9, 2009 17:28:55 GMT -4
Oki smiled. "You'll have plenty of time for that. And you may have to use some of it to help your classmates. I'm thinking about a project I want to assign for all of you, since there have been some... difficulties so far on trying to get the movements to flow."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 9, 2009 17:34:09 GMT -4
Ryo blinked. "Help them?" Ryo wasn't sure what she meant nor how he'd be able to. The students had mostly kept their distance from him thusfar. Now that he understood the concept, he was feeling eager to try it out in practice.
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Post by Oki on Oct 9, 2009 18:18:01 GMT -4
Oki nodded. "I can't be everywhere at once, so if you understand it would be a big help for you to help me by going around among the groups and helping to demonstrate what they should be doing. It might help you make a few friends, too."
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Post by Ryo on Oct 10, 2009 10:40:56 GMT -4
Ryo hesitated but nodded at Oki and her request. "I can try.." He wasn't sure how good he would be at explaining, but if it was just a matter of showing he should be able to handle that.
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Post by Oki on Oct 10, 2009 10:43:38 GMT -4
"How are you getting along with your classmates, any way, Ryo? Getting to know anyone yet?"
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Post by Ryo on Oct 10, 2009 10:55:22 GMT -4
Ryo shrugged. "Just fine I guess." He had no idea how to handle the other children, not did they have any idea what to do with ryo. They were mostly tolerant of his childishness and interacted with him just fine when doing group work. However, he hadn't become close to, or developed friendships with them yet.
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Post by Oki on Oct 10, 2009 10:58:17 GMT -4
Oki nodded patiently. "It's hard meeting new people, isn't it?"
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