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Basic Weaponry; Tuesday, First Period [01/03].
The class was back in that spacious outdoor training grounds with a certain medieval flair from the first class, with plenty of room for movement amongst the collection of practice dummies, as well as several racks of the Weapon Du Jour! gleaming in the bright fake sunlight, and the usual air of excitement that came from at least one of the teachers with regards to getting to explore another type of weapon yet again.
It shouldn't be hard to guess which one!
"Welcome back, everyone," Amaya started, giving the students a nod, a grin, and a small pump of her fist. "Last week, we went over daggers, and we're...expanding on that notion a little bit with a weapon that may seem similar in design and concept, but, when you get right down to it, is quite a bit different in how you use it. They're some of the most basic and ubiquitous of weapons, possibly the first thing that comes to a lot of people's minds when they think of weapons, ones that some might find a little archaic but never fails to do its job of slicing, dicing, poking and prodding, and that is the mighty sword."
Amaya gestured dramatically to one of the racks behind her. "Ah, yes," she said, "the the sword! Truly a classic, especially where I'm from, a sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting, distinguished by being longer than the knives and daggers we worked with last week. As a matter of fact, they actually evolved from the dagger, way back when, when someone likely looked at their dagger and thought to themselves, 'Yes, I like this...but what if it were bigger?'"
"And who hasn't been there?" murmured Rosa with perhaps a hint of a grin if you knew where to look, because, no, that joke was never going to get old, and yes, it continued to fly right over Amaya's head, but, in her defense, she was in weapon-talking mode, she tended to get a little tunnel-vision-y when it came to weapon-talking mode.
"Since then," Amaya continued with dedication, "swords have developed in a variety of different ways in a variety of different places, making them quite possibly the most varied and diversified group of weapons out there. You've got short swords and long swords. Swords with box hilts and even hilts, swords with pointed tips or tapered tips, straight blades, curved blades, thick blades, thin blades, double edges, single edges...it's almost impossible to squeeze in a comprehensive look at how each of these styles may have developed, how each of them are made, or even what distinguishes them in a single class period. Swords on their own could have a whole dedicated class just for themselves, which is something I say every year, and yet I still haven't gotten around to a dedicated sword class. Maybe next time! After all, even the fighting styles for each of the different kinds of swords will tend to be quite varied from blade to blade.
"So, this week, we're going to let you guys choose which ones you want to talk about. As you can see, I have a variety of different swords here behind me. You're going to take a few moments, look them over, and try and pick out a sword that catches your attention the most. Is it one you're most familiar with? Is it one that you just like the aesthetics of? What in particular drew you to that sword?
"Since we're such a small class," Amaya noted, "that means, once everyone's picked out their sword, we'll cover each of them, with a little history, or whatever questions you might have about it, and then Detective Diaz'll show you the most effective ways to use them, and then we'll just set you off on the practice dummies--or, if you really want, since it's the danger shop and all, against each other--to do your best slicing and stabbing!"
"Any questions before we begin?" Amaya nodded to the class again, lifted one fist to pound decisively into the palm of her other hand. "If not, then let's get started!"
It shouldn't be hard to guess which one!
"Welcome back, everyone," Amaya started, giving the students a nod, a grin, and a small pump of her fist. "Last week, we went over daggers, and we're...expanding on that notion a little bit with a weapon that may seem similar in design and concept, but, when you get right down to it, is quite a bit different in how you use it. They're some of the most basic and ubiquitous of weapons, possibly the first thing that comes to a lot of people's minds when they think of weapons, ones that some might find a little archaic but never fails to do its job of slicing, dicing, poking and prodding, and that is the mighty sword."
Amaya gestured dramatically to one of the racks behind her. "Ah, yes," she said, "the the sword! Truly a classic, especially where I'm from, a sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting, distinguished by being longer than the knives and daggers we worked with last week. As a matter of fact, they actually evolved from the dagger, way back when, when someone likely looked at their dagger and thought to themselves, 'Yes, I like this...but what if it were bigger?'"
"And who hasn't been there?" murmured Rosa with perhaps a hint of a grin if you knew where to look, because, no, that joke was never going to get old, and yes, it continued to fly right over Amaya's head, but, in her defense, she was in weapon-talking mode, she tended to get a little tunnel-vision-y when it came to weapon-talking mode.
"Since then," Amaya continued with dedication, "swords have developed in a variety of different ways in a variety of different places, making them quite possibly the most varied and diversified group of weapons out there. You've got short swords and long swords. Swords with box hilts and even hilts, swords with pointed tips or tapered tips, straight blades, curved blades, thick blades, thin blades, double edges, single edges...it's almost impossible to squeeze in a comprehensive look at how each of these styles may have developed, how each of them are made, or even what distinguishes them in a single class period. Swords on their own could have a whole dedicated class just for themselves, which is something I say every year, and yet I still haven't gotten around to a dedicated sword class. Maybe next time! After all, even the fighting styles for each of the different kinds of swords will tend to be quite varied from blade to blade.
"So, this week, we're going to let you guys choose which ones you want to talk about. As you can see, I have a variety of different swords here behind me. You're going to take a few moments, look them over, and try and pick out a sword that catches your attention the most. Is it one you're most familiar with? Is it one that you just like the aesthetics of? What in particular drew you to that sword?
"Since we're such a small class," Amaya noted, "that means, once everyone's picked out their sword, we'll cover each of them, with a little history, or whatever questions you might have about it, and then Detective Diaz'll show you the most effective ways to use them, and then we'll just set you off on the practice dummies--or, if you really want, since it's the danger shop and all, against each other--to do your best slicing and stabbing!"
"Any questions before we begin?" Amaya nodded to the class again, lifted one fist to pound decisively into the palm of her other hand. "If not, then let's get started!"
Sign In - Weaponry, 01/17.
Re: Sign In - Weaponry, 01/17.
Listen to the Lecture - Weaponry, 01/17.
Class Activity: Sword Practice - Weaponry, 01/17.
Talk to the Teachers - Weaponry, 01/17.
Re: Talk to the Teachers - Weaponry, 01/17.
Re: Talk to the Teachers - Weaponry, 01/17.
OOC - Weaponry, 01/17.