Junko opened a letter, which was recently mailed to him for a incredible mission. "Let's see what I must do today!" </COLOR>
Junko prepared a backpack with a plethora of supplies that would surely help with his teaching. Junko grabbed his great Katana on his way out which was within it's sheath and placed on a stand. Junko arrived in Shinbatsu's path within twenty to fourth minutes, noticing that no kids were in sight. "Some meeting this is, looks like their late. Reminds me of how late I usually am for missions."<i></i> Junko entered into the huge training area, noticing the place wasn't to populated and the area wasn't torn to bits due to peoples training exercises.
"I remember my first day visiting this place, this was the same place which I met my teacher. Now I guess soon enough, I will be a teacher. Hopefully I'm a good teacher because I'm still learning myself."<i></i> Junko pulled out wooden training katanas and placed them near some training dummies in the training area.
Laughter filled the quiet gap in the air that Junko seemed to enjoy for the moment. The group of boys had finally arrived! "Well you guys let's cut the laughing out early, shall we! I'm here on a mission and so far I haven't failed a mission yet, so you can probably guess I don't intend on failing this one!" The boys mouths closed quickly as they realized, it was time to get serious. "Over to the dummies! Let's get these basics drilled into your head! welcome to swordsmen-ship!"
As the boys picked up the wooden katanas they all formed their fighting stance. "As we move throughout the day we will focus on balance! This is the key to becoming a great swordsmen. At the end of today is when we will begin introductions. Let's get the hard stuff out of the way." As the kids began to hammer down upon the dummies with many combos, Junko would give advice and teach what he knew. As hours passed, Junko would end on a good note to end the training.
"From the words of my sensei Daisuke,Kendo (the way of the sword) also known as kenjutsu (art of the sword) is what I'll teach now. There are legends that state if you become one with your sword, then your sword will develop a heart of its own. "Heart of the sword" is the name of the tale, I believe. I don't believe in such wise tales, but perhaps there is something to it."
"Anyway, within kendo are two main types of techniques: shikake-waza, which means to initiate a strike against your enemy and ōji-waza, which means to counter an attempted strike or just counterattack. There are six shikake-waza techniques and about four ōji-waza counters that I’ll show you. The targets are men, sayu-men or yoko-men (upper left or right side of the men), the right kote at any time, the left kote when it is in a raised position, and the left or right side of the dō. Thrusts (tsuki) are only allowed to the throat. "
"That's all I have for now, let's pack up and move out! Time to get you guys home, but on our way let begin with these introductions!"
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<COLOR color="grey">Mission said:Mission: You must meet a group of noble kids within the villages Shinbatsu's path, were you have to teach the group of kids the basics of swordsmen-ship. You must then escort the children home after a long days training. The group consist of three boys that has quite a hard head, so good luck.
Junko prepared a backpack with a plethora of supplies that would surely help with his teaching. Junko grabbed his great Katana on his way out which was within it's sheath and placed on a stand. Junko arrived in Shinbatsu's path within twenty to fourth minutes, noticing that no kids were in sight. "Some meeting this is, looks like their late. Reminds me of how late I usually am for missions."<i></i> Junko entered into the huge training area, noticing the place wasn't to populated and the area wasn't torn to bits due to peoples training exercises.
"I remember my first day visiting this place, this was the same place which I met my teacher. Now I guess soon enough, I will be a teacher. Hopefully I'm a good teacher because I'm still learning myself."<i></i> Junko pulled out wooden training katanas and placed them near some training dummies in the training area.
Laughter filled the quiet gap in the air that Junko seemed to enjoy for the moment. The group of boys had finally arrived! "Well you guys let's cut the laughing out early, shall we! I'm here on a mission and so far I haven't failed a mission yet, so you can probably guess I don't intend on failing this one!" The boys mouths closed quickly as they realized, it was time to get serious. "Over to the dummies! Let's get these basics drilled into your head! welcome to swordsmen-ship!"
As the boys picked up the wooden katanas they all formed their fighting stance. "As we move throughout the day we will focus on balance! This is the key to becoming a great swordsmen. At the end of today is when we will begin introductions. Let's get the hard stuff out of the way." As the kids began to hammer down upon the dummies with many combos, Junko would give advice and teach what he knew. As hours passed, Junko would end on a good note to end the training.
"From the words of my sensei Daisuke,Kendo (the way of the sword) also known as kenjutsu (art of the sword) is what I'll teach now. There are legends that state if you become one with your sword, then your sword will develop a heart of its own. "Heart of the sword" is the name of the tale, I believe. I don't believe in such wise tales, but perhaps there is something to it."
"Anyway, within kendo are two main types of techniques: shikake-waza, which means to initiate a strike against your enemy and ōji-waza, which means to counter an attempted strike or just counterattack. There are six shikake-waza techniques and about four ōji-waza counters that I’ll show you. The targets are men, sayu-men or yoko-men (upper left or right side of the men), the right kote at any time, the left kote when it is in a raised position, and the left or right side of the dō. Thrusts (tsuki) are only allowed to the throat. "
"That's all I have for now, let's pack up and move out! Time to get you guys home, but on our way let begin with these introductions!"
[Edit:had to add proper word count]
[WordCount: 601]