Self Defense and Kickassery for Dummies; Thursday Fourth Period [1st. Class]

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The students had been noticed handwavily that the class would take place in the Danger Shop. Once they arrived they would see the place looked pretty much like a dojo, and nothing else. Leaning on one of the pillars was the teacher, who didn't acknowledge or react to the students arriving until the time for her class started; for some Faith was probably just another student. This time the students were less, and Faith was glad of that; she liked the idea of being able to focus on all of them proprely, and smaller numbers were easier to handle.

Once the time had come, Faith parted from the pillar, placing herself in front of the class.

"So, this is the deal."

She was wearing some casual clothes; comfortable enough to move freely, but nothing too excersise-oriented like, as it didn't go with her unless she was considering fighting someone that would use that against her. The first thing Faith did was motion everyone to sit down in the middle of the tatami. "My name is Faith; Faith Lehane. You will refer to me as Faith, and if I ever hear you calling me teacher or Ms. Lehane, I'll make your life a living hell. I have authorization for such things, you know? Where I come from, supernatural creatures like to lurk in the dark, and it's my job of sorts to hunt them down. They also like to hunt me down on occasion...so there isn't much of a chance of me getting out of the lopp" Unless she was teaching in another dimension, really. "The term for people like me is Slayer...and that's all you need to know." There, she was properly introduced now ."This is a course of self defense, as it's name tells. On every class we'll see different aspects of self defense and fighting techniques, from simple stuff to some other more complicated, but don't expect me to teach you how to kill a dude with your thumb only, or some secret martial arts shit; if you are here you probably feel like your strength isn't what you would want it to be, and so you need to learn some tricks to get your ass into gear if you need it." At that point she clapped once, rubbing her hands together.

"Well then, you came to the right place. Since this is the first class, we'll just go with the very basics, but before..." And this is when she smirked at them. "I want you all to stand up, say your name, reason to be here, and who do you want to beat the crap out some day, be it because they are jerks, because you just don't like their faces or because it would be fun; don't try to sugar coat it."

And once they were done with it, Faith moved on to the actual course.

"Kihon is a Japanese term meaning "basics" or "fundamentals." The term is used to refer to the basic techniques that are taught and practiced as the foundation of most Japanese martial arts.

The practice and mastery of kihon is essential to all advanced training,　and includes the practice of correct body form and breathing, while practicing basics such as stances, punches, kicks, blocks, and thrusts, but it also includes basic representative kata. You want to learn your kata pretty damn well.

Kihon techniques tend to be practiced often, in many cases during each practice session; these will work as our warm-up. They are considered fundamental to mastery and improvement of all movements of greater complexity. Kihon in martial arts can be seen as analogous to basic skills in, for example, basketball. Professional NBA players continue to practice dribbling, passing, free throws, jump shots, etc. in an effort to maintain and perfect the more complex skills used during a basketball game. Practice makes the master."

"So today we are going to go over the first and easier kata, and as time goes I'll introduce you to newer, harder ones, as well as the class' style of fighting. You can always work in groups, on your own, or with me, or I can pick a fight with one of you randomly." That was Faith, providing chaos to everyone she could now and then. "Now get to it."

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