26 - Kenjutsu Training 1

After Kenbunshoku Haki training, I started training my body, and basic kenjutsu practice.

After basic kenjustu practice is over, I started checking out my whole body's condition and my control over it. I was able to get around 10% of average control over my all body parts. This is quite frustrating. But its hard to training all body parts except hands and legs. 

But still with hands and legs i was able to get 70% control, which is good enough for starting 3 techniques, 

1. Trackless Step, (Nukiashi, Without Foot), Which 'Kurogane Ikki' copied with use of Blade steal.

2. Rekkou (Rend Armor), one of 'Kurogane Ikki's original. Second of Seven Secret Swords.

3. Yatagarasu (Eight Span Crow), one of 'Allen Rodol's original. Eighth Form out of Ten Forms.

These techniques are introductory in nature, requiring less effort and minimal strength, which means their initial power will be low. However, as I grow stronger, the potency of these techniques will also increase based on my own power.

For now i am gonna concentrate on Trackless Steps, and in kenjutsu, Rekkou. Both are technique of 'Ikki Kurogane's. Both of this gonna be hard to master. If i had higher control of my body than they could be somewhat easy but currently i don't think i will be able to master this both teachniques in 2 to 3 months.

First i decided to start training in Trackless steps, Trackless step, is kind of assassination fighting style footwork, which lets you slip into enemy's unconsciousness, making user's movements difficult to perceive. Its good technique against same fighting power level enemy. And against beasts who mainly rely on instincts, it's the perfect counter. But against, skilled martial artist, its effectiveness loses drastically.

I entered woods, and imagined each tree as person. This technique highly depends upon enemy's consciousness, so imagining every tree as enemy makes it hard to perform, which i wanted. This technique against, single enemy can be easily performed. But again multiple enemy, its hard to perform as user need to add user's movement in multiple enemy's unconsciousness.

After training in trackless steps for 1 hour, my legs are about to give out. So I started practicing Rekkou.

This will be the last technique I take on for parallel training, as I don't think I can handle more than this. And my schedule is getting tight and i need to make sure, my afternoon's stay open so I can prepare all food related preparations and extra works like Laundry, and etc. 

Rekkou, Or Rend Armor, gonna be most difficult one to perform. Point-blank, or should I say, a zero-distance slash. Have to say in Swordsmanship alone, Ikki Kurogane has become monster. Even God Of War, Nangou Torajirou, need to be careful against Ikki when only swordsmanship was considered.

I took my Bokuto from earth and started practicing Rekkou, steps for training this technique is quite easy actually, but its gonna be hardest to perform as slash. There is no extra steps taking or anything in this technique, just stand opposite tree or stump or tree, place Bokuto's "Sori" (Blade) against the stump and with help of lower body cut it apart.

The steps might seem quite easy, but these 'easy' steps are actually the hardest. Because of that, I've given up on practicing Yatagarasu. I will consider practicing Yatagarasu, when i mastered either trackless steps or Rekkou. And i don't think its gonna happen until next academy year.

I kept training in Rekkou until 8pm and have to say, I didn't achieve a single success. Its quite hard to transfer lower body rotation or should i say energy to upper body.

To relax, I first decided to go to the onsen. I headed home, gathered all the necessary supplies, and then went to the onsen.

When i was relaxing in onsen, I saw one weird dude, peeping at the ladies' section.

I shouted, "A peeping Tom spying on the ladies." And Ruckus started. After some time you can see one blue and red guy, with whole face swelled up besides road. I totally ignored it and continued with my relaxation.