the training of ryo kan

[Count Sam]

Before attacking again,Ryo sat down,and meditated for half an hour to feel the force and let it guide him.He then got up again,and took the stance again as he spreaded, and bent his knees,and then he moved the handle of the weapon down,and finally he raised his rightfoot up,and his lightsaber 45 deegres above his head as he got ready to attack.Ryo attacked again concentrating ,and putting effort in every hit making them faster, and stronger, but not too strong just like his master told him.He was attacking from every side, but concentrating more on the right side as he tried to make every hit,and move count.

 

[Galykia]

Good, your swings are not wild and uncontrollable, they are elegent, precise, and above all leathel.
Now we shall learn defense when you are being attacked.

Galykia kept his legs spread and bent. He took kis weapons silver hilt and lifted it to his chest to be parallel to his body. This made the sabres edgge cover the middle of his face.

"This allows you to block just about any attack with the same effort. Another good thing is it allows fairly easy counters and a quick and easy way to switch stances. If you wish, you can move one foot infront of you instead of spreading your feet. It is a matter of what is most comfortable.

Now attack my head at a downward angle, like a hammer. Do it slowly so I can show you an easy way to dodge and counter it.

 

[Count Sam]

"yes master"Ryo said as he held the lightsaber's hilt with both his hands,and striked downward aiming at his master's head,but he made sure that the hit is slow,and not strong since his master was trying to demonstrate the defence way only.

 

[Galykia]

Galykia sidestepped the attack, causing it to miss. The padawans saber was know low to the ground. He then took his saber and pretende to strike at the chest.

When that move is used in this stance, that is your best bet if you are fast enough. If you don't want to kill the person, you can grab their wrists and give a kick. That should dissarm them. Understood.

 

[Count Sam]

Ryo noticed the move that his master did,and tried to learn everything from it,since it was one of the best ways to defend,and specially that Ryo was from the people who react and move fast so that move could really help him in future battles."yes master"he said.

 

[Galykia]

After a few days of combat practice, Galykia found his padawan suffice at using his lightsaber. He was ready to move on to the force. Being taugh the force can be hard, it is not easy explaining how to use it. It must come naturally through persitence and will.

Take this pebble out of my hand and into yours. You must use the force, so clear your mind and take your time.

 

[Count Sam]

Quit a few days had passed now,and Ryo's skills in using the lightsaber was getting better,but it was time for him now to move on, and learn force power.Ryo's master asked him to take a pebble from his hand by using the force.It took Ryo awhile as he closed his eyes, and cleared his mind,and as he concentrated the force on his right hand's palm, and pulled the pebble toward him.Ryo never expected himself to be able to do it, but it seems that his skills in using the lightsaber was not the only thing that was improving during the past few days,as he was able to sense, and control the force much better.

 

[Galykia]

Not take these two, at the same time. Galykia now held two rocks. Getting both simutaneously would be much more difficult for the boy.

 

[Count Sam]

His master wanted him to pull two rocks.It sounded hard, but if he thought about doing it that way,he was going to fail.Ryo sat down and mediated for awhile untill he sensed the force strongly,he then got up,closed his eyes,and concentrated the force again on his palm.The rocks started to shake,but they were not moving,so Ryo putted more effort on it as his mind was cleared from all thoughts except pulling the rocks.He then opened his eyes to see if he had pulled them or not.And it seemed that he was able to pull the rocks once again.

 

[Galykia]

You are likly overthinking it, focusing too much about there being two. Think of them as one, small and light feather. Use the force, and concentrate.

 

[Count Sam]

Ryo cleared his mind of all thoughts again.He then concentrated the force on his right hand's palm,and his eyes were completly closed,for he did not want any thing to distract him.He only wanted to concentrate on one thing, and that is pulling the rocks toward him.It took Ryo some time,but finally he was able to pull both of the rocks toward him."how was that master?"he said in a deep tone.

 

[Galykia]

That is good, soon you will do it very quickly. Now male the three pebbles orbit your body, like moons orbit a planet.

 

[Count Sam]

Ryo sat down cross legged,and his eyes were closed.This task was going to be hard,but he had to do it.clearing his mind of all thought he concentrated the force on his palm,and raised the pebbles again,and started to make them move around him.IT took Ryo some time to do it,but he felt the force much more stronger around him,as the pebbles started to orbit his body,and as they rotated around themselves.

 

[Galykia]

Excellent. Now I will throw anoter rock at you. I want that one to move up and down from your position. All the while you must keep the other rocks in orbit. Galykia took yet another rock from his bag. He gave it a gentle yet fast toss at his meditating padawan.

 

[Count Sam]

Things were getting harder,but Ryo was feeling the force muchs stronger around him,and it was like he was being part of it.The task was pretty hard,but Ryo was able to maintain the orbit of pebbles while moving the rock that his master tossed up,and down even tho Ryo was struggeling to do it,but he felt the force much more stronger around him by every second that pass.

 

[Galykia]

"Now make this pebble do the opposite direction as the previous pebbles. So one should go up and the other goes down, remember to keep all the rocks going."

 

[Count Sam]

Ryo never thought that the job was getting harder,because with the force everything was possible,and a jedi can do anything,so while maintaing the postions of the orbiting pebbles,he made the other two pebbles go up,and down.Ryo was so glad about doing that,he was so proud from himself,but he had no time to think,for he had to keep his mind cleared as he controlled the pebbles using only the force.

 

[Galykia]

Now I want you to walk around, while keeping the objects afloat.

 

[Count Sam]

the job was getting harder,and Ryo was growing impatient,but he could not quit,or even hesitate now,as he struggled to keep his mind cleared from all thought,and as he slowly got up,and opened his eyes.He almost lost control over the pebbles,but well he was able to keep his balance,and prevent them from falling,as he started to run all around,and as he struggeled to keep the pebbles in their postions.

 

[Galykia]

Galykia carefully observed the boy as he walked around. He was glad that he didnt quit after the rocks began to fall. Ryo had the will to go on and not give up at the first sign of trouble. After watching several minutes of the padawan easily walking and keeping the pebbles in order, he needed to give him one more test.

He took a lond and stiff stick from the ground beside him. He threw it at the padawans legs. It would surely trip the padawan and force him to loose control over the pebbles. It was impossible for padawan to do, maybe even for himself.