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Taijutsu Lessons!!
A collab by Alice and Inzane
Summary: Kazumo request more Taijutsu lessons from his niece Kiyomi, it derails into taunts at first, and some sly technique she avoided answering about. Then the actual lessons begin. Oh Kazumo also almost broke his nose and jaw.
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Walking outside to the private training field, after he of course told a Sworn Sword member where he would be heading to. He had a happy smile on his face as Kiyomi agreed to further train with him in Taijutsu, while in reality it was just fighting as dirty as you can while keeping your stamina up and reducing your body movement. It was really quite something for someone as young as her to be skilled in. She really was a spectacular woman to follow, and his training with Aiko only furthered him to not hesitate. He wasn't going to allow his niece to die because of something he failed to do, it was something he would never let happen not at any cost.
Arriving at the field he would look around seeing he was the first here, that he could see anyway. So since he arrived early he might as well start up that exercise she showed him. So holding out his arms as he shook his hips, it was still uncomfortable to do yet it certainly paid out in the long run. His core did always feel much more flexible and overall better after this exercise, so as weird as it was he would keep on using it.
Jogging to the field, Kiyomi hoped he hadn't been waiting for too long. She had to change into different clothes as she couldn't of course train taijutsu and close ranged combat in a dress. Upon arriving on the perimeter of the field, her sharp eyes caught Kazumo. Just as she was about to raise her right hand up, she caught sight of what he was doing. Coming to a halt, Kiyomi couldn't help it. She started to laugh out loud.
He jumped a bit at the sudden laughter and turned around to see Kiyomi just laughing away which caused him to frown.
"You know... you were the one that taught me this. I can't be blamed for what the exercise looks like." He stated before smiling and walking over to her, yet as he got closer he became more silent. Tears looked as they were appearing in his eyes, yet he quickly rubbed them away.
"So how is my favorite niece today?"
She tried to stop laughing, which wasn't really working out. Managing to finally regain her composure, she would answer back.
"Sorry, but that was quite... unexpected." She took a moment to breath in, unable to catch the earlier tears that had been present in his eyes.
"I'm doing okay. Hadn't expected to do any training with somebody else today. So I made a shadow clone to over watch some of my other affairs while we train." She answered.
"How have you been? Managing to adjust to the place?"
"Well what did you expect? If its the best exercise for the core then I will do it, no matter how funny I look. Yet glad you are able to enjoy yourself at my expense." She then stated she made a clone deal with her other affairs as she wasn't expecting to do more taining. She then proceed to ask him how he was and how he has been adjusting.
"If you were busy, we could have done this another day you know? I'm also fine, for the most part anyway. Adjusting is still happening, but I know how to get to my room and to other places by myself. Although the place is still massive."
She could only snicker on his question what she had expect.
"Heh." Hearing his further reply, Kiyomi shook her head as well slightly raising her hands as to protest already.
"No, its fine. If I couldn't I wouldn't have agreed on training." She replied back.
"And its quite huge, but am glad that you're doing fine. Now. You wanted to do some taijutsu training, correct?"
Fair point, she was a leader for a reason. So he was certain she knew when some affairs were more important than others. Yet getting to the point he would nod at her.
"Indeed I did. I still need to learn as much as I can to be of any realy help to you or the people. So I need to improve on whatever I can. So shall we start with the exercise? Or will you laugh as we do it?"
"No, no I won't." She said, though a playful smile remained on her lips. Placing her hands on her hips, she would stand next to him. Of course with a bit of a distance between them so that they wouldn't bump each other over. Though that idea almost made her laugh out loud again. Starting the movements, shaking her hips slowly sideways, Kiyomi decided to keep her gaze in front of her.
"But what kind taijutsu training were you thinking about? Tactical play? Practicing how to block, evade or strike back? Countering?" Kiyomi decided to ask.
"Good, cause naughty leaders don't get candy for laughing at their uncles." He said smirking as they would start the exercise, as it always felt weirder knowing his family was right there, and was also the one who taught him it. She then popped the question to which he chuckled at.
"Well you taught me a bit on how to evade already, so blocking might help in case I can't evade. Countering is always helpful. And what kind of striking are you thinking of? In reality, I just need help altogether with my Taijutsu. I can't really rely on always trying to fight dirty. Eventually my tricks will be learned. "
Snorting, Kiyomi would continue with the exercise.
"That is true. I will help you some tricks then. Can't teach you everything in one go, but we can expand the basics." Starting to shift from making her hips swing sideways, she would start to move them back and forth. Humming softly, she just tried to not glance at him. Already she was well aware that it would likely cause her to erupt back in laughter.
"Sounds like a plan, just... try not to blind me this time." He said chuckling a bit as the exercise would go on before he halted at her moving her hips back and forth now. He knew she was trying so hard not to laugh, if sideways made her burst out laughing this would make her roll on the ground. He grumbled a bit to himself before he followed her movements though. As wrong as it looked to be doing this, it certainly helped. The price of embarrassment was worth the results.
"I have other tricks. Don't worry." Kiyomi stated cheerfully. She would briefly remain in silence, focusing on the exercise. It was actually hard to not glance briefly sideways, just to spot if he was doing alright. Reasoning silently with herself that the exercise wasn't that difficult, Kiyomi would resort back to humming as they continued with the warming up. After a good ten minutes, she decided that they had enough. Stretching her arms, Kiyomi would glance at Kazumo.
"So, lets see. We can do this in a relaxed pace or just make a mock spar out of it. With only taijutsu. Every time I however spot an opening, we stop and I help you how to work on to block some attacks better as well how to counter some attacks."
Was that suppose to encourage or worry him? Were other tricks other ways to blind him? Well that just put him into guard mode already, but they would continue the exercise for what seemed like longer than the first phase. Yet they would finish and she would suggest two ways to go about it. A relaxed pace or mock spar, but would work really, but it seemed the mock spar would help him faster as she would stop him whenever an opening was available.
"I'll choose the Mock Spar, seems better on picking up on where I mess up."
Taking a few steps back, Kiyomi grinned.
"Fair enough." Raising her left hand, she would form the Seal of confrontation. Formality was still something to be followed after all. Taking a light stance, just basically lifting her hands up and spreading out her feet, Kiyomi nodded.
"Ready when you are."
Also taking a few steps back also raising his left hand, he would take his own stance which was more or less the same as hers. With her stating that she was ready when he was. To which he smiled and laughed.
"I'm ready, but you know what they say. Ladies first."
"Implying I am a lady?" Kiyomi replied back, not making any movement to close in the distance.
"Besides, if ladies go first, why aren't you going ahead then?" She friendly asked back, lowering her hands by a bit as she even did so.
"Ooooh that's how were gonna go about this? But I'm proud of you admitting your male gender, very noble of you. It takes a big man to do such a thing. Yet I want you to go first because equality! And If I want it, then guys should also be allowed to go first. So really, after you sir." He retorted back with a smile, so far this seemed like a who would break first contest.
Kiyomi frowned, just staring back at Kazumo.
"Well, granted." Lowering her hands, she even placed them back on her hips as she leaned a bit forwards.
"If I indeed would do such a thing, it would make sense, not?" Slowly she would do a pelvic thrust as she winked to him.
"At least I got more guts than you. So really, m'lady. If you want to play it like this, then I wouldn't mind to see you taking the first steps."
He snickered a bit before smiling at her.
"Ouch. Yet for a big man you don't seem to have a lot of balls to come kick my ass. Yet like the typical man you are. Too busy thinking with this." He said before doing his own pelvic thrust.
"I do hope your children inherit their mothers courage, and not your own. Yet its very mean to ignore a ladies request. Really I insist after you."
Scoffing, Kiyomi slightly raised her chin.
"Perhaps I just don't like to dirty my hands by somebody with those horrible looks?" Wiggling her hips, she would continue with her taunt.
"After all, perhaps that is just what you want? A beating. I am not just going to grant you what you desire. I thought that you just said after all that ladies go first."
Were they really doing this? So far he only learned that Kiyomi likes to taunt before fights.
"Then why did you agree to fight me then? Hmmmm? I know all your blood rushed down there, but do think with your head and not your other head." He would shrug and smirk at her.
"Who knows, I could be a masochist, or you could just be a coward? The world may never know. Yet you show what you choose to listen to. I also said I want equality and as such, I can only prove that by letting you go first sir."
"Ugh, you sound like a fish wife." Kiyomi said, feigning a disgusted look.
"I agreed cause I decided this would be a fun way to pass time. As you said, I didn't clearly think that well about it." Tilting her head slightly to the right, she scoffed. Starting to walk in a slow pace, Kiyomi raised her right eyebrow.
"But seeing I doubt you can come up with anything better, what now? Huh?"
He smiled and gave a shrug at her fish wife comment.
"Sorry going to have to explain that too me, like most women I not as smart as you males are." He said shrugging again as he watched her walk in a slow pace.
"Oh are you admitting defeat and will attack? I thought the great emperor didn't know the words of surrender! Yet who knows what now. I'm still waiting left bored after you thought you were a big shot."
Kiyomi kept walking towards him, not even lifting her hands up or making any signal that she was going to attack him.
"What?" Slowly she spread her arms as she smiled friendly.
"This is what you wanted, wasn't it? You wanted me to take the first steps and now I am doing it. Is this just cause you're nervous? That is fine. You're just being a scaredy cat. Come on." She would stop near him.
"Try me.~"
He just kept his position as she moved closer. Nodding his head in agreement.
"See? Not that hard to just agree with ladies right? All you have to do is listen and you will make the girl happy. Yet after waiting so long, standing in place is rather hard. So know what? I'm going to stretch my muscles a bit. You don't mind right?" He asked as he began to sway his hips sideways in front of her.
"Don't worry. I won't be more than a minute, just like you won't last more than a minute."
She would lower her arms, yet didn't say a word. Remaining standing still on her position, Kiyomi would place her left hand on her hip. A mocking expression flowed over her features before she would say something.
"Its fine. I will just wait until you have some guts to try the first strike." A snicker escaped her.
"Know what? I will let the first one even connect. If you're not afraid to show me what you got at least."
He pounded his chest almost as if that meant something as he feigned a touched emotion. Yet she said she would give him the first shot and let it connect which made him sigh.
"So touching, I guess if it will get the event underway. I will be the biggest one of the two and accept. Just remember you said you would take it." he said as he shook his shoulders a bit and would bend down extending his arms out and would proceed in a attempt to pants his niece, to which if it worked. He would swing his leg around to sweep her legs out.
It seemed it did work as Kiyomi didn't move away. As the blow made her body move, soon enough the movements of Kazumo would phase through her as it was an afterimage.
"Slowpoke." Kiyomi said. She had managed to evade the attack with her own taijutsu technique, hopping her weight from one foot to another as a boxer.
"Come on, try again, if you can keep up.~"
Wait what? He blinked confused as he jumped back looking at her with a grin on his face.
"Haha! Amazing!" He said before moving in towards her swinging his right leg in to kick at her own legs. He didn't want to risk her grabbing his leg with any fancy high kicks now.
For a moment it seemed that she would fall flat on her face with his foot connecting, only for the afterimage to fade away. A soft punch would be connecting to his back.
"Come on! You move too slow! Don't let me predict your movements that easy!" Kiyomi whined as she would raise her hands up, waiting for another attempt of his.
Seriously what was this technique? He wouldn't have much time to ask as she softly punched his back startling him to the point he turned around to try and tackle her to the ground with this attempt. Yet that technique was interesting, how was she pulling it off without any sort of gestures? Was it just a sudden burst of speed? Was that why she was saying he was too slow?
It seemed he had finally caught her, only to be an afterimage again.
"You know," her voice sounded from behind him. Her hands placed on her hips as she frowned.
"This is what I meant the first time. Speed is paramount. You can try to punch metal all you want, but if you can't hit the bloody target, you end up with your arse facing the opponent."
Well he crashed into the ground causing him to frown when she started speaking. He grumbled a bit as he stood up, those words were easier said then done when someone wasn't using a technique to make him hit nothing.
"Right.. Tell me how I'm not suppose to hit after images exactly? Cause so far slow and fast didn't exactly work out that well."
"Don't make it too easy for me to follow your movements. The trick is to not make it easy for your opponent. Which is of course easier said than done." Kiyomi answered, snickering for a moment.
"The problem you're facing now is that you're fighting hand to hand with somebody that has more advantage over you. Much sharper eyes, more tricks and experience. You need a way to topple that. A way is to try to use feigns, but they are risky." Pausing, Kiyomi raised her hands up slightly.
"I'll teach you a good trick that can topple down many confident fish-faced jerks. Just try another swing at me."
Don't make the movements too easy to follow? Feigns were a way to topple a more experienced user in hand to hand?
"Okay, that explains besting but not how I don't hit after images..." He stated thinking she was trying to dodge that part of the question. Yet told him to take a swing at her, which cause skepticism, yet only one way to learn. So he would take a step in and throw a right hook towards her, while bracing himself for pain.
She only winked with her right eye as he stated that it didn't explain how he was hitting afterimages. As he moved in with a punch, Kiyomi lowered herself as she stepped aside. Moving with his movement, she would just tap his leg.
"There." She said as she would straighten her back.
"The thing is that most people step in when they attack. While its hard to push them over when you're standing in front of them, its easy to lower yourself and bring them to your level by hooking away that leg. Certainly useful with a weapon that has a good reach, cause you have an extra pull and easier reach."
He stopped moving she she tapped his leg, as she then explained it. While it was harder to push people over when stepping in, it was easier to hook their leg away. Props to you if you had a weapon with reach to help with that. This was indeed good advice, however she knew damn well she was explaining the big issue here, and while he was thankful for the advice he just stared at her frowning.
"Does this help hit afterimages? Cause that seems to be a new issue Im having."
"Perhaps." Was all that Kiyomi stated. She would take a fighting stance.
"Want to give it a try? Just remember to lower yourself at the right moment and strike fast. If you do this right, you can turn the fight into your advantage as an opponent on their back will be less dangerous. At least, in most situations." Kiyomi said.
Well clearly she wasn't going to explain what she was doing at all, so he was goign to stop asking about it. Thinking about it though, is another story.
"..... I guess I do, but no funny tricks right? Youa int leading me into this just to hit nothing and then proceed to be behind me and taunt me with. "Man you are sloooooow." Are you? If not then lets proceed."
"No, no. Just first start with a tap. Aim it here," she replied as she would turn half around and point at the spot. Just at the height of the knee, but then at the back of the leg.
"When somebody step forward, hit and pull back hard. But for now, just tap when I move in okay?" She would take the stance again, raising her hands by a bit.
Just tap those spots? Well seemed easy enough and what was the worst to happen? Him getting rammed in the face by her knee? Actually that would be worse, upon thinking about it. Yet he would nod to show he understood, and would raise his own hands himself. Even if he wasn't the one punching this time, it was always good to have your guard up. Mostly with Kiyomi.
Stepping forward, Kiyomi would do a simple punch forwards. Though not lacking back in speed as she seemed to be seriously aiming for his face as her fist shot forwards.
While he did prepare himself for her attack, he didn't quite predict she would go as fast as she would, so by the time she was getting close and he started to lower himself. He felt a solid force connecting with his forehead. Which in turn sent him sprawling to his back, he blinked and stared blankly up at the sky, wondering for a split second just where on earth he was. Then came the rush of pain, causing him to rub his forehead while groaning as he stood back up.
"Okay..... lets try that again..... Yeah again..."
Bit surprised as she was, Kiyomi didn't halt her punch. Lowering her hands as she saw how he fell on his back, Kiyomi frowned.
"Good." Her frown soon made place for a grin as she raised her hands again. Somewhere she had expected him to ask her to go slower or perhaps softher. Deciding to step forwards as lashing out again without a warning, Kiyomi would try to keep track of his movements with her eyes.
He managed to get his guard up as soon as she just lashed right out of the gate, causing him to flinch a bit. He lowered himself faster than before and would proceed to tap her knee and back of her leg. Really was no hesitation in this, mostly when they were as fast as her. Well on the brightside of things, he didn't break his nose.... yet.
Suprised again, Kiyomi snickered.
"Good. Now, lets try it for real!" She stated. However she decided to make a shadow clone as she would step backwards. The shadow clone of Kiyomi took a fighting stance, raising her hands up again.
"This time try to work the clone with that move to the ground. Ready?" Without a warning or waiting for Kazumo to answer back, the shadow clone stepped forward as she was intending to throw a punch towards Kazumo's right cheek.
He sighed in relief only to have that relief smashed apart when she mentioned trying it for real. What was her definition of real exactly? That punch felt very real, to the point he was certain he was knocked out for a couple of seconds. She would make a shadow clone to which this time he was to take her down, instead of just tapping. So pretty much his questions would need to wait since the shadow clone was already coming at him. So he would lean down avoiding the punch, with this time he would try and throw a left straight at her knee and would try to quickly follow it up by pulling on the back of her leg with his right arm.
Only to be hit by the knee.
"Got to be a tad quicker." The real Kiyomi said as the shadow clone would take a step back and take the previous stance again.
"Remember. Try to lean away and sidestep. Avoiding the attack is the highest priority. Its an interesting thing, but did you know that it takes a moment for somebody's brain to register what happens? That is why sometimes people seem slow or afrraid in combat. But usually its the fact that they haven't progressed what happens and by the time they react, they are stabbed or getting a knee in the face. This is why I told you before, speed is paramount. Let the knuckleheads punch iron all they want. Not going to help them against a move like this."
Huh that knee seemed far closer than it should be. That was Kazumo's penalty for not sidetepping or leaning away, and it would connect with his face, causing him to fall on his side, most certainly dazed as he felt around the ground for a bit. He could hear her talking but responding was seemingly another challenge. Getting to his feet he was a bit dazed as he swipe at his upper lip, to see a minimal of blood. He would try his best to shrug it off and motion for her to try again.
Crossing her arms out front of her chest, Kiyomi eyed how her shadow clone stepped forwards. As before, the shadow clone lashed out. This time aimed at Kazumo's nose with the fist. The real Kiyomi's focus would shift to Kazumo, wondering how it would go this time.
As the clone took off, he would wait a second before stepping to the side and leaning down, trying his attack again from last failure, a left straight to the knee then yank the leg out from behind with the right arm. If he failed, at least his nose wouldn't be broken.
The Shadow clone clearly saw what he was doing, but by the time the clone's arms and legs would move Kazumo pulled the move with success. With a hard landing the clone landed on her back, a soft groan escaping the shadow clone.
"Told you. It is a quick and easy move to pull off. No need to be anything, but fast." Kiyomi gestured to her shadow clone.
"By the time that the victim is up or able to react back, you can already pin them down. Land an attack or put a blade against their throat. It is quite easy to make another move once you pulled this off."
This time was a success, with him possibly cheering inside his mind that his body wasn't going to be in further pain. Well for now anyway, yet he would give her two thumbs up before sitting down.
"Good to know, now that the adrenaline is wearing down a bit. I'm just going to be sitting for a minute, while my brain stop trying to rip my skull open. While I do this though, what is next on the agenda in Kiyomi's mind?"
The shadow clone poofed away as Kiyomi nodded.
"Sorry. However you know, if I would've held back then you wouldn't learn it in a correct fashion." She told him. Deciding to sit near him, Kiyomi placed her hands a bit at her back, leaning slightly backwards.
"And next? Hmmm, depends. I can try to help you understand the theory about countering more. It is not that complicated as many make it. All that needs is just to practice them as well making sure you're fast on your feet and knowing how to estatimate your enemy punches and kicks."
He nodded to show he knew that, hence him not asking her to tone it down. Besides broken noses healed eventually, so its not like it was a permanent failure. So as she sat down and explained what they could do next he would nod.
"That sounds good too me. So While my head rests, whats going on in your huge world Kiyomi?"
"Huge? Psh." The teen shrugged lightly.
"Wouldn't call it huge to be honest. Just the usual. Waiting for Hiron to come back home and see if he will have time to spend time together. Spend time with friends and doing my tasks. Training of course and studying." She glanced briefly at the sky as she paused.
"Nothing really out of the ordinary."
"Ah is that so? I think being an empress would make your world pretty large, but who am I to deny what an empress says. Yet when Hiron does come back, you should let me know. I feel me and him should get to know each other better, than just having the cousins label attached too us." Yet when she mentioned studying, a gleam in his eye arose, and seemingly jumped on the mention of the word.
"What are you studying? Combat techniques? Diplomacy ways?"
"The palace is big, but it is not that big as being send out on a mission. Traveling and seeing new places." Kiyomi answered back.
"And you're perhaps not in the position or rank to do so, but that doesn't mean I don't mind people's opinion. As for Hiron, you don't know him that well, do you?" It was more of a question at first, but Kiyomi forgot a little fact.
"Not too surprising. He's more on his own, you know? As for what I am studying..." She briefly thought about it, but couldn't help it. It was after all fun to talk to somebody about it.
"It is really annoying, but I am right now trying to uncover the origin of a very ancient text. Or at least, I think its very ancient. Can't say where I found it, but it is in nowhere anything that resembles any present day's language or written form. Seeing that I've tried to look for similarities with other languages and alphabets and more over the past four hundred years, it must be something very old."
He chuckled slightly at him not being of position or rank to really question her mindset. Yet she was humble and appreciated what others thought from time to time.
"Yeah as I mentioned, I spent a lot of my life in the woods. We never traversed into town or met any relatives often. I think I might have met him once when I was like three or four." He stated as she spoke about trying to decipher an ancient text which all but caused the gleam to become full sparkles.
"That old? I understand about not saying where you found it. Classified is classified, but a text so ancient that none of the languages and alphabets you've looked at come close to resembalance? Is it possible a unknow language only know to a certain culture or clan? Like Chonobi for example?"
"Well, it isn't that classified. I can easily say that it is that old that I'm sure that Uncle Z-- I mean, the Lord Commander won't know the origin." Kiyomi said.
"I've gone all through the libray at the palace and no. It bears no resemblance at all to Chonobi. I've even thought to consider to write an example to Magnhild, Ardara or Dayi's Keep. To see if somebody else can make sense out of it. The problem is that I just can't find any clue to it. As if it is nothing but a made up language that already died out or just something that doesn't want to be found."
As she started speaking, she cut herself off upon starting to say Uncle Z, this resulted in a confused look, as he didnt remember having any cousins that started with a Z. Wait Lord Commander? Zakito? Ahhh it was just a really close bond between the two, that or he had some really high up cousins. She mentioned comparing it to chonobi finding no results though, while it might have just been a made up language.
"Hmm, maybe its a language back before common knowledge? Are they symbols? or are they close to actual letters?"
"It are more symbols. The oddest thing is that that there is no match and it is complicated to break the 'code'. Some symbols that are supposed to mean the same thing vary with subtle differences, making a phrase different. I'm not sure if I am reading it wrong or that there is some grammar that I need to uncover to understand the language." Kiyomi replied. She decided to not include who was teaching her the old language, figuring that it would only raise more questions.
"But in time I'll uncover it. Or perhaps somebody else will. Or perhaps it will never be uncovered. At least it is fun to indulge into it."
It certainly seemed like she and whatever help she had had, had their hands full for sure. A language that had symbols close to other symbols, yet subtle enought difference to make a new sentence altogether.
"Well you got the time to research it and figure out what it says right? So keep that attitude! After all a project is much more fun if you think of the benefits behind it.... Wow that sounded a bit greedy." Kazumo spoke rising to his feet, no longer feeling like his head was throbbing constantly.
"Ready to start again if you are.""
"It does, but let's be honest. I'm not doing it for the advantage of others, but for my own 'greed'." Kiyomi said in a friendly manner. Getting up she would eye him briefly before making a shadow clone.
"Same as before. Try to use the move in order to topple my shadow clone. Watch your face though." The teen said, taking some steps aside as the shadow clone readied herself to lash out.
He couldn't help but chuckle at that response, I guess it was fine for the empress to be a bit greedy, mostly when it was for knowledge after all. Well his smile and chuckle went away when she told him to watch his face after making the clone, stating it would be the same as before.
"Haha funny Kiyomi." Yet contrary to what he said, he wasn't smiling at the comment. He readied himself, expecting the clone to go just a bit faster now, knowing that he knew what he was suppose to do.
The shadow clone spread her footwork by a bit, ready to lash out. Yet, she seemed to be waiting as her eyes were locked on his. Without a warning the shadow clone took a step forwards, right hand clenched into a fist as the clone aimed the strike to go for his face. The real Kiyomi just watched, keeping her sharp eyes focused on Kazumo and how he would react.
At first it seemed to be a more tensed situation on when the clone would strike, seemingly as it bid it's time. Yet when the clone took a step forward, he saw the right hand clench, he proceeded to towards the left to avoid the incoming punch. He then launched downward to place his left hand behind it's left knee, and if that worked in his favor, he would push his right hand against it's stomach and yank with his left to send it to the ground.
Though the shadow clone tried to move with his movement, trying to lift its knee up to slam into Kazumo's face, the clone would fall hard on her back.
"Seems you got it... down. Heh." Kiyomi said, nodding in approval before the shadow clone would poof away.
"It is easier to carry this out with a weapon. Just hook it behind the enemy's knee and topple them."
With the clone poofing, Kiyomi would talk to which he sighed in relief a bit.
"Well I rather not have to tell doctors that my nose is broken cause a clone kicked my face in. As for the weapon, well.... Ill try to practice that with my mother's weapon. that way I still have some range."
"I imagine it won't be any surprise. Many people often train and accidents happen." Kiyomi replied.
"Good. When you do use a weapon, know that speed is still off the essence. The goal is to topple the opponent and while they recover, with their back on the ground, you should be ready to lash out again."
"So when you topple them, be quick to strike again. Well I shall practice that on a clone of mine, when I have some time. Although getting it to wrap around them will be the challenging part. Any other advise on toppling people?" Kazumo would ask his niece, which was amusing in a way to him. He always thought if he did have a niece it would be him teaching them, and not the other way around.
Kiyomi thought for a second.
"Weight. Sometimes it is easy to topple a person in this manner. In case you fear that it won't work, but you already are trying it then just use your own weight. When you lean and move through your legs to avoid an attack, push yourself forward when you hook the opponent. Just ram your shoulder into their stomach and with the momentum and weight of your movement as well suprise, I suppose you can topple down a lot of foes. Though, don't use it too many times on the same person. Surprisingly enough, some people do learn and don't fall for the same trick twice."
He made a mental note of her advice although he wasn't sure if his weight would be very effective. Well I guess with enough speed and force anything would work really. He laughed at the not using it soo much on the same person as she made a small joke about people do surprisingly learn.
"Damn! Human aptitude strikes again! Making life harder for us! Well hopefully I won't have to use it soo much on allies, it would be preferable to use it more on enemies. Granted if they don't have a sharp object in their hands when I try."
"Or know of this move as well. Always a possibility. Any questions? Though I can say that I can't give advise on how to use this when you have no arms or such. You need at least one arm for it. I figure at least." For a moment she considered if an one-armed person could pull this technique off. Probably.
"But I am sure that with enough practice that you'll get the hang of it."
"That too. Not really any questions though. You gave me much to practice. Yet I will keep that in mind, should I ever lose both my arms. Although if I do, I doubt I'm going to be able to continue my whole job thing. Well I think I kept you from your daily routine long enough, thank you Kiyomi for the lesson. I hope I do learn with time." He said before wondering if a hug was still too weird and would opt for bowing before walking away.[/spoili][/fieldbox]
