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

[perfectorder]

[nods.]

That's usually how it feels like. You just need to focus on it and learn how to control it so that you can use it at will.

[get_the_win]

Use it? What could I possibly use it for? What good can come from being distracted while I fight?

[perfectorder]

[—wait a minute.]

"Distracted"? Can you explain?

[get_the_win]

I already told you. When I was sparring, I could feel some kind of energy from my opponent. I don't know what it was.

[He shook his head.]

As a martial artist I'm used to communicating with others with my fists. But this... this was different. I've never sensed anything like that before.

[perfectorder]

[ah so that what he meant. but he's taking note about it. feeling the energy from the opponent...interesting.]

Give me a moment to examine your soul. Perhaps I may be able to shed more light about your ability. That way you can be less distracted by the sensation and be able to utilize it. With training you could even control when the ability should activate.

[get_the_win]

[He tenses instantly when Kid mentions wanting to look at his soul. But after a moment he sighs and forces himself to relax again. He doesn't like the idea, but what choice does he have? He nods to show that he is ready.]

[perfectorder]

[no fear, it is a quick and painless process. he wouldn't even know it.

but...hmmm...a very strong soul. fiery in a sense. it reminds him a lot of another person he knows, except this one seems more sensible. in terms of the ability, though...well this is different. he's actually not that familiar with this particular ability. however, it has some similar traits and from what he's told him...

slowly he opens his eyes, a thoughtful expression on his face.]

I have a suspicion but I'd like to perform a quick and simple test.

[holds out both of his hands.]

Punch my hands and tell me what you feel.

[get_the_win]

[It's not fear, pain doesn't bother him. It just seems wrong to have people looking at something as personal as his soul.]

[He frowns at the next request. He doesn't want to hurt Kid, and he's not sure if this will even work. But if there's a chance it will help, he doesn't have much choice.]

If you're sure.

[This normally wouldn't be enough to communicate with his fists, but this was different. And he *wanted* it to work. That had to count for something, right? So trying to focus on sensing something, he aims a punch for Kid's hand.]

[perfectorder]

[as the fist makes impact, Kid expands his soul wavelength, enough for even an amateur like Domon to detect.

if he's paying enough attention, he should be able to notice it.]

[get_the_win]

[Domon definitely notices it. That much is obvious just from his expression. Looking back down at his fist, he flexes his fingers his fingers slowly.]

I...

[He's not quite sure how to describe what he felt. Words were never one of his stronger points.]

[perfectorder]

[he lowers his hands, standing perfectly normal now.]

As I suspected. It seems your ability is similar to my Soul Perception. However, in your case you can only do it through physical contact. Though I'm not sure if you're limited to only your fists or if you can also detect it through other means of physical contact...

Regardless, when you are fighting against an opponent, you have the ability to sense their soul wavelength. This can be valuable to help quickly determine what kind of soul your opponent has and thus be able to judge their strength.

You can also train yourself so that the ability only activates when you want it to rather than it be active all the time.

[get_the_win]

You mean that energy was my opponent's soul!?

[It was strange to think that an ability he had been so distrustful of was an ability he now possessed himself.]

[perfectorder]

It's wavelength, yes.

[get_the_win]

[He's quiet for a moment while he lets that sink in.]

I see... How do I train myself to control it?

[perfectorder]

There are a few ways... Using another person so you can tell when you sense the wavelength would be better than using a regular training dummy. Once you get accustomed to how a soul wavelength feels in general, then it's just a matter of focusing on your own ability and becoming aware when it activates.

A meister's ability is like another power that you have at your disposal. It will take a lot of conscious effort at first to try and rein it in, but once you get more accustomed to it you can then activate and use it at will. It won't be easy, but it's doable with a lot of training and practice.

[get_the_win]

I see... [The training doesn't bother him. It's that he'd have to find someone willing to help him. He wasn't exactly comfortable with this ability yet.]

Thank you. [He said it a bit more formality in his tone of voice than was probably necessary.]

[perfectorder]

No problem. Good luck with the training. Although your ability is a little different from my Soul Perception, I can probably give some advice in differentiating between soul wavelengths. So feel free to ask if you ever have any questions.