[OOC] Kyōsō wa, ichi de : Rivalries at Edo

[ruronihs]

Name: Takashi, Hayazo
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Dojo: Hachiro
Student Rank: San-Dan

Appearance:

Personality: Friendly, Easygoing, Generally Positive

Short Biography: Hayazo was born into a merchant family with many brothers and sisters. The Takashi family, though well off, was so saturated with children that they sent them out to learn various trades to expand the family's prestige. Hayazo found himself taking up the sword from a very young age. He was first rejected by the Akihiro dojo after training for a month but showing no notable progress, however, he found the Hachiro dojo more suited to his learning style. He now lives at the school performing daily chores to earn his keep while having his parents take care of any fees for studying.

Notes: Hayazo is far from the best swordsman at the school, and his technique is most commonly described as "sloppy," but he excels in the Zen teachings, particularly the philosophical aspects.

[Metal Zeta]

oh gosh I made my post.

Just as a warning, it's been a looooooooooooooooooooooong-ass time since I've done a group RP, so it might take me a bit to get into the swing of things.

[Winter]

Name: Tashigi Yuki
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Dojo: Akihiro's
Student Rank: Nana-dan

Appearance:

Tashigi

Personality: Serene, Kind, Gentle, talkative, wise and enjoys fun.

Short Biography:

Born to a noble family her parents believed it was wise to have her attend the school as a way of teaching her discipline and an art form. Yuki, who often goes by her first name for the sake of hiding her ties to nobility has a high expectation for success and achievement and so she has always applied herself fully into the teachings of the dojo.

Notes: Loves tea and talking about interesting conversations which promote deeper thinking. She also likes to think of herself as a friend to the other students, someone they can confide in and talk too about their troubles. She will always give her time to those who ask her for it.

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I know it's not allot, but I was a little stuck for a story for my history :S

[Twinklemoon]

I am overjoyed to see new people. ^^

Metal Zeta said
oh gosh I made my post. Just as a warning, it's been a looooooooooooooooooooooong-ass time since I've done a group RP, so it might take me a bit to get into the swing of things.

Don't worry, I haven't done a group one in some time, too, to be honest. As long as people gives their best, I don't mind. :P

@Winter It's mighty fine, and I love the image used.

Welcome in to everyone !

[Winter]

Thanks ^^

And posted!

[Twinklemoon]

Good posts, good posts *_*
I will wait about one more day for those that did not show up yet, and post against myself for the beginning of the weekend. :3

[CoyoteKisses]

*rolls around*

[Twinklemoon]

Think it's about time I go at it again then. :) I can't tonight, or I don,t think I can at least. It might be tomorrow morning when I come back from class. :)
Thank you all!

[Jivusa]

Name: Hanari, Yosuke
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Dojo: Hachiro
Student Rank: Sho-dan

Appearance: Small in stature, and unassuming. Paler skin and soft features make Yosuke appear meek and weak. He has long, black hair that is usually tied in a ponytail. His eyes, one as green as jade, and the other blue like water, sit evenly in their sockets. His eyes are the only feature that make him stand out. Always wears kimono and hakama, with sandals or geta, and an obi sash. An unassuming male.

Personality: Shy, quiet unless spoken to, and seemingly always in a state of melancholy or depression.

Short Biography: The only child of a two peasant farmers, he lived his young life starved and ostracized. It was only a matter of time before his parents passed away from the impending sickness they'd had for a long time. He was around 10 at the time, and his only family was taken from him. Yosuke was forced to carry a large burden he couldn't carry on his own without giving out. So, after years of trying to make it work and failing, he did what he could at the time, his last resort. He sold his parents' rice farm to a local merchant. He would use this money to travel to Edo, where he would then enroll in a dojo owned by Hachiro Kenji.

Notes: Though small and not as strong as bigger people, he is quite fast. Though, he doesn't wish to use the way of iaijutsu offensively or defensively, unless absolutely necessary. Stronger attraction towards the practices of Zen.

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I tried.

[Twinklemoon]

Hello. :) This is more than enough for me! Welcome in. :)
I was going to post, but I'll let you do your intro post first. you good with that?

[Jivusa]

Yeah, that's fine. And, thank you.

[Twinklemoon]

Np :)

I just want to make a quick roster check. Who's still with us so far? ^^''

[drallinix]

YO

[CoyoteKisses]

hai

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twinkle, you should just post so the plot will move on. :D I'm sure everyone is still onboard~

[ruronihs]

'ello

[Metal Zeta]

I AM HERE

[Jivusa]

Herro

[Twinklemoon]

CoyoteKisses said
haitwinkle, you should just post so the plot will move on. :D I'm sure everyone is still onboard~

I believe you are right. ._.

So I posted! On the the beginning of the day. Soon enough there will be ''Hostilities'' between the Dojos, since the Roleplay will be all about that. I got something up in my sleeve that should be pretty fun for all of us. >:)

Also, special raise of my hat to Jivusa who used the term Iaijutsu instead of Iaido, which was the real term they sued back then. Iaido is the term they begun using in modern era. I completely forgot, so thank you. x_x

[Jivusa]

I actually felt compelled to call it battojutsu, which is hypothesized to be an even earlier name for Iaijutsu. Though, I just stuck with Iaijutsu, since that hypothesis has not been proven, per se.
I think.
I feel special. I got a raise of the hat. Yay!

I was also thinking about using the sword from a seated position, which, if I am not wrong, is possible but not the most effective way of doing things. Still, if there ends up being a duel, one could catch their opponent off of their guard by still being seated and fighting, even making themselves able to do some sort of jumping or dashing attacks for surprise.

I just think it looks cool.

Also, some music:

[drallinix]

you can use the sword from a seated position. when in took Shotokan once you reached brown belt you learned how to use a weapon and I chose the katana. One of the training exercises for laijutsu/kenjutsu is to learn how to defend your front sides and back while sitting. Samurai sat in a line and te person to your right was better then you but the person to your left was under you so if they killed you they took your place hence why you had to learn to use the sword sitting down.