Kenjutsu with Mockingbird

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*Sits back, watching the clouds and waits for Mockingbird...*

[Mockingbird]

Sorry for the wait, but tell me everything you already know about Kenjutsu

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''Okay! Well really... Kenjutsu is the art of the sword; to be able to manipulate the sword as if it were another limb.''

[Mockingbird]

''Okay! Well really... Kenjutsu is the art of the sword; to be able to manipulate the sword as if it were another limb.''

Good answer. Not sure I would use the word manipulate, though o_o. But I know what you mean.

Moving along, what do you think the differences are between a One-Handed and Two-Handed Slash? Other than the obvious of course.

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Ah okay!

I can imagine, a two-handed slash has a more brutal and powerful impact upon collision with the object, but the technique would take a little while longer to execute.

On the other hand, a one-handed slash deals less damage, but is quicker and easier to execute and can be used more casually in a spar.

[Mockingbird]

Well, you got some of it. A One-Handed Slash is not as fast nor as powerful as a Two-Handed Slash, however, you can easily chain attacked one after the other and it offers more maneuverability. A Two-Handed Slash is faster because of the extra force behind the blade, and is more powerful than a One-Handed for the same aforementioned reason. However, it offers less maneuverability, and it isn't as easy to chain attacks one after the other when using both hands.

Quesitons?

[-S-]

Ah yes that's true, more force, more speed!

No questions! ^_^

[Mockingbird]

Ah yes that's true, more force, more speed!

No questions! ^_^

Indeed, so, now that we've distinguished the difference between the two, try performing a One-Handed Horizontal slash on this training dummy.

*Sets up a training dummy, afterwards handing you a bokken that you'll be using for the remainder of this training*

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*Since I'm left-handed, I hole the sword sideways in my palm, with my knuckles facing away from me. I then aim at the dummy, and swing my arm from left to right horizontally with great force and as much speed as possible; severing the dummy as the blade slides through the waist of the dummy.*

The position in which the blade is held, looks much like this:

[Mockingbird]

*Since I'm left-handed, I hole the sword sideways in my palm, with my knuckles facing away from me. I then aim at the dummy, and swing my arm from left to right horizontally with great force and as much speed as possible; severing the dummy as the blade slides through the waist of the dummy.*

The position in which the blade is held, looks much like this:

Yosh. Although the bokken wouldn't actually sever the dummy, I know what you meant

Now try a One-Handed Vertical

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Yeah x)

Okay!

*I firmly grip my sword in my palm, and I raise my arm into the air, and I then swing the sword downwards with all my force keeping focus of the direction of my slash and making sure it travels straight downwards; severing the dummy in half!*