Thread: DragonBall Plus (Koibito & LadyAthene)

Heh heh Kyoku grinned proudly in response to the sound Tsuzume gave off. There the two stood, locked in a clash as Tsuzume held young Kyoku's arm and he pulled, ensuring she couldn't throw him. All too proud of his little show, of stopping the throw of one of the most respectable students in the class - at least the one he respected most - this was as far as Kyoku thought and to him it was good enough, he was satisfied. There was still the matter of actually winning, however, and so Kyoku reared back rather predictably before throwing his palm for her. In his swing Kyoku aimed for Tsuzume's side but it would prove useless as the more skilled girl pushed forward, forcing his arm back with the painful hold. It effectively stopped him from striking as she moved out of the way, rather suddenly having Kyoku in a bind. Tsuzume on the other hand in fact had everything thought through. Kyoku growled as his wrist and arm strained, he tried to twist out of it but it was an effective hold, with her skill there was no simple pulling out of it. Just as Tsuzume had predicted, Kyoku would have to think fast and he began to, falling into the more obvious of mistakes and therefore falling further into her plan. Just as she had predicted his upper body was useless. One arm held back, the other kept out of range of her from the hold, and no way to force himself out as the pain distracted his rational thought, Kyoku had no choice but to rely on his lower body. He kicked, trying to swipe Tsuzume from the side but it would be too easy to side-step, his hand was starting to go numb from the pain and his arm felt like it was gonna snap after a minute of her keeping him in such a basic but effective hold. Still, try as he might, no matter what Kyoku did Tsuzume was out of his reach and that hold was starting to really hurt. He tried to use this, to get angry and yank himself from it, but as the hold didn't rely on Tsuzume's strength, but her agility and angle, it did little good. Arrggghh... Kyoku grumbled against the pain, holding out, trying to think of something... But it was just too much. Gaaahh! Fine, fine! I give! Kyoku blurted out before pulling away, flinging out his arm in pain to shake out the feeling before he turned to Tsuzume. Damn that hurt... Kyoku looked to his hand before he looked to his sparring partner with a grin, that was awesome, as always he encouraged with confidence in his friend. He didn't rightly care that he lost, and he enjoyed seeing Tsuzume get better, it was cool seeing what she could do and in some ways she was a model for his idea of just what cool things he could do to impress everyone that he would gain from this class as his reason for always attending. Albeit late most of the time. After a few minutes, the other matches wound down as well and soon they had all come to completion. Alright, everyone the elderly man teaching the class addressed them. Find your spots, assume the position said their teacher vaguely to anyone but his students, who had been running these drills for a long time. What it meant was that now they had worn their bodies properly and tested their skills against one another, it was now time to continue exploring the other side of physical prowess - it was time for Ki practice. Kyoku nodded and like every class he sat down upon the matted floor next to Tsuzume, cross-legged and back straight. Ki, the energy that flowed through all living things was a hard thing to learn control over. It was a power that if harnessed, strengthened and sped up the user, enhancing their abilities further through complete control of their form and use of all of their reserves. Masters could even fire it in excess from their hands! To learn control of this mysterious force, students began by trying to feel their own energy, and then to bring it out. This was done through meditation and focus. Kyoku placed his hands apart from one another right in front of his abdomen. He focused in, reaching deep inside, trying to feel the energy in him. It was common practice to take this position to try and focus one's Ki, a skill to later be taught to be done without having to be as still and focus as hard. In this early practice one would hold their hands out before their abdomen, and they would focus on their Ki. When one felt a pull at their core, this was the first sign that they had a small hold on it. All that was left from there was to pull it out.