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

[tuned_wrong]

My arm? [He shakes his head and changes it back.] I won't, until I'm sure that I won't accidentally slice you to ribbons with it. It's not a game, remember? A small cut at the right place can end up deadly so we won't do any fooling around with real weapons until we know for sure that we'll both survive it with all our fingers still attached to our hands.

[He winks to show that he isn't picking on her.]

Besides, it's more fair that way.

[bellcaptain]

[She takes his reasoning well enough.]

That certainly makes sense. Should we head over to the practice area then? I doubt this path makes a good place to fight.

[tuned_wrong]

Let's. [He leads the way, leaving it up to her to choose a free spot for them while he goes and gets them a pair of practice swords. When he returns, he offers one of them to her, handle first.] There you go.

[bellcaptain]

Thank you! [She accepts it and begins to go into the fencing stance that Alek and Volger taught before stopping and letting the sword drop to her side.]

But wait, this isn't like fencing at all, is it? Being a demon style.

[She stands there a little at a loss of what to do.]

[tuned_wrong]

Not if you mean that fancy jump and poke style. [He holds the sword casually, raising it up lightly.]

We demons tend to use bigger and heavier versions of swords that are often upgraded for various uses. Most simply put, it's a style befitting a longsword. You can hold it with one hand or both, but I prefer the one with both hands since it gives you better control of your weapon.

Try holding it in a way that will allow yo to swing it with all your might.

[bellcaptain]

I see.

[Deryn shifts her stance a bit then holds the sword out directly in front of her with both hands.]

[tuned_wrong]

Good.

[He makes a smooth move and delivers a hit with his own sword that would knock it right out of her hand if it hits.]

[bellcaptain]

[The blow comes as a surprise and it causes Deryn to fumble a bit. She's able to keep hold of the hilt but not enough to keep the rest of the sword from tipping down towards the ground.]

Blisters!

[tuned_wrong]

[He laughs lightly at the curse. Stepping back, he gestures for her to try again.]


Not quite, but those can happen too. Want to try again? You can't hold it too tight or too loose, or you will get it knocked out of your hand.

[bellcaptain]

[She nods slightly and readjusts her stance as she lifts the sword again.]

Aye, one more time please.

[If at first you don't succeed, try again.]

[tuned_wrong]

Alright. [He slips into a formal pose and then tries to strike her again. Usually he would have changed the angle but this time he decides to keep it the same in order to help her figure out how to do a proper hold.]