"When you swing the sword, it must be straight. Perfection is the only thing that should be aimed for, any other thing is useless."
Under Jonah's instruction, I had been training for the past week. He had told me we wouldn't leave until I had reached a satisfactory level of power.
I slept on the cold stone for four hours then Jonah woke up by kicking me. I was practically running on fumes now, but I could feel my below amateur level swordsmanship getting better. Even if we hadn't moved past the vertical slash.
"An old swordsman told me that when a person swings their sword, there should be the proper mentality that goes with it. If you are swinging downwards, find the proper image to accompany it."
"If you want to be unmovable, then visualize yourself as stone when you swing. It may not help much, but it could improve your concentration."
"What does that mean? I'm not really smart, so can you explain it to me in foolproof terms?"