Will the real Morning Training please stand up?

[spandexisyouth]

Morning Training happens every day in the city, and most days get handwaved. This training log happens January 30th.

FAQ: For any character confusion or questions. Answered enthusiastically by Maito Gai.
Breakfast: Provided by the combined efforts of Cinderella, Katakura Kojuro, Saya Tagaki.
Batch 1: Beginners under the age of fifteen. Taught by Prussia, Fakir, Auron, Steve Rogers.
Batch 2: Adult beginners. Under Saber, Kaoru Kamiya, Lightning Farron, Maito Gai, Tifa Lockhart.
Batch 3: Intermediate fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Hyuuga Neji and Ling Yao. Please see list of random sparrers.
Batch 4: Experienced fighters, for sparring with each other. Overseen by Selendis. Please see list of random sparrers.
Weapon transformation: How to Change into Your Weapon Form. Yuuri, Ishida Mitsunari, Spirit.
Soul Perception: If you still don’t know by now-- Any of the Soul Perception people. Luna Lovegood, Azusa.
Partner training: How to Work Together as Partners. Tassadar and Nataku. Maka and Soul. Shizuo and Motochika. Eve.
Weapons handling training: Genesis, Tenten.
Shooting range: How to shoot things 101. Grit, Vash the Stampede, Leon. Fuu Hououji (for Archery).
Meister Ability helpers: Edgeworth, Death the Kid, Ryuuji.
Medics (and First Aid Training, lead by Naomi Kimishima): All the medical people.
Audience: Because some people just want to watch.
Watch: An area closed off to the Watch members who need any sort of special training.

For training via sparring, batches 3 and 4:
Kojurou
Saber
Itachi Uchiha
Hyuuga Neji
Selendis
Hiei
Chōsokabe Motochika
Steve Rogers
Maito Gai
Various NPCs (also available upon request)
Partner vs partner sparring is also good!

Feel free to make your own threads after all of the official threads are up!



Breakfast
Karkat [Open]
Nagi [Open]
Mitsunari [Open]
Matthew [Open]
Kiyomasa [Open]
Bakura [Open]
Byakuran [Open]
Tsurugi [Open]
Yukimura [Open]
Tenma [Open]
Santana [Open]


Batch One
Bakura [Open]

Batch Two
Nagi [Open]

Batch Three
Emil [Open]
Sapphire [Open]

Batch Four
Amateresu [Open]
Lili [Open]
Raidou [Open]

Meister Ability
Masamune [Open]
Nagi [Open]
Howl [Open]

Medics/First Aid
Matthew [Open]
Duke [Open]

Audience
Max [Open]
Nagi [Open]
Hiko [Open]
Izaya [Open]
Fang [Open]
Bayonetta [Open]

Shooting Range
Naoto [Open]

General
Gai [Open]
Kanji [Open]
Kid [Open]
Amateresu [Open]
Kaoru [Open]
Naoto [Open]
Kratos [Open]
Yako [Open]
Clare [Open]
Raidou [Open]
Auron [Open]
Allen [Open]
Rhode [Open]

Comments

Batch One

[spandexisyouth]

[Train your children in the way of battle, and when they grow old they will be better than Chuck Norris.]

Re: Batch One

[seizeyoursouls]

[BUT NOT BETTER THAN ME]

Enter the clueless n00b.

[shiromadoushi]

[[In a move that's most likely going to back fire horribly, Bakura is finally going to act on that urge to see about learning how to not be useless and just a target next time someone has a rampage and starts beating the crap out of him.

Only he has no idea how to and is just... standing around. Looking awkward. And wondering if maybe he should wait until his arm heals more (again) before giving this a try. After all, that was how he had procrastinated all those other times!]]

Re: Batch One

[nofarplaneyet]

*Auron wonders who might show up today.*

[princelyspirit]

[Hey look, more fresh meat, courtesy of BREW. Utena's standing off to the side, looking around at everyone else gathered nearby. She's not entirely sure where to start, here...]

[anationisnothing]

[Steve sees the girl standing off to the side and waves her over. No better place to start than with some one-on-one training, right?]

[princelyspirit]

[Catches him out the corner of her eye and sees him waving her over. Maybe he's one of the training guys? She walks over to see what's up]

Hello?

[anationisnothing]

Hi there! You look new, and kind of lost.

[He extended a hand out to her.]

My name's Steve, and I'm happy to be your trainer for the day.

[princelyspirit]

Is it that obvious? [she reaches her hand out, and - oh man, his hand must be as large as her face. Hesitates for a moment, before she shakes it]

I'm Utena Tenjou. [straightens up, and tries to ignore the fact that this is quite possibly the largest person she's seen here so far] So, where do we begin?

[anationisnothing]

That mostly depends on you, Miss Tenjou. Do you have any sort of training or fighting experience?

[princelyspirit]

Not exactly - I mean, I've done sports and things like that, and I've done some fencing. I haven't really done anything like this, though.

[anationisnothing]

That's a start! Fencing uses many of the same principles as self-defense - it was originally a training method for actual combat, after all. But in a real fight, you may not have a weapon, and there aren't any rules.

[princelyspirit]

They were real fights-

[The words come out without thinking, and there's a hint of anger at her voice - not directed towards Steve, but rather, her last opponent. He...said something similar. She straightens up, a bit tense, and thinks of how to explain this]

I mean, they got pretty brutal sometimes. They weren't really what you'd call normal matches.

[anationisnothing]

[Steve's no slow, he picks up on that anger pretty quickly. Clearly he'd just touched a sensitive issue of some kind. best not to press it.

Well, if so, so much the better. But since you can't count on having your sword with you, you need to be able to defend yourself by hand. Quickly, show me how you punch.

[princelyspirit]

Right.

[Utena readjusted her stance immediately, left foot out and her hip tilted slightly to the side, her left arm put up to block her face. Meanwhile, her right hand tightened into a fist, knuckles out, thumb tucked underneath her fore and middle fingers. In one smooth motion, she lunged forward, knee bent forward, as she punched the air in one quick, short jab. Unfortunately, she overextends herself - she keeps her footing, but there's too much wasted energy.]

[anationisnothing]

[He nodded, circling around her and watching.]

Again. Keep going until I tell you to stop.

[princelyspirit]

[gives a quick nod] Got it.

[she readjusts her stance again, and starts off with another punch from the right - a tighter, more controlled one, this time. She huffs and puffs, making small noises with each hit, but the longer she goes on the more she slips into bad habits, and she begins to overextend her reach once again]

[anationisnothing]

[Steve nods as she tightens up her form, but isn't surprised when she starts slipping into bad habits.]

Tiring, isn't it? You can stop now.

[princelyspirit]

[Utena stops, taking deep breaths as she faces Steve. She's not completely winded, though, and runs her fingers through her hair as she speaks]

Yeah, just a bit. But you've just gotta push through it, right?

[anationisnothing]

Pushing through it's not a bad policy, but tightening up your form's an even better one. You're extending yourself too far on each punch, which both wastes you energy and leaves you open.

[He demonstrates the proper form, bounding on his feet and delivering one-two punches.]

[princelyspirit]

[Utena watches him, before she mimics the pose and does a one-two punch of her own - this time, her stance is more compact, and the punches aren't extended nearly as much]

Like that?

[anationisnothing]

Much better. It doesn't look as strong, but showiness won't win any fights for you.

[He picked up a target pad, and held it out between them.]

Now, try that on this.

In my restless dreams, I see that icon

[princelyspirit]

Right!

[Gets in position, aims her fist, and punches straight for the center with all of her force - still keeping her punch compact as possible. Whappo!]

I like to spring it on people to see if they're paying attention

[anationisnothing]

Much better! Keep it up, alternating fists.

OPEN

[anationisnothing]

[Steve is teaching basic self-defense, knowledge which should be useful for just about anyone.]