Kendo Hall.

This gym is basically a large house, only the first floor, there are no facilities in it, the floor is shiny as if it has been coated with wax in the morning, baskets full of bamboo knives, and wooden cabinets lined up in rows, according to Shelley, the wooden cabinets are filled with protective gear.

Modern kendo is a confrontational sport that simulates real swordsmanship using a bamboo sword and wearing protective gear. Therefore, there is also a special study in equipment, and the bamboo knife is made of four bamboo boards plus the tip leather and grip leather.

Protective equipment includes masks, chest guards, waist hangs, gloves and cotton pants. The venue is usually played barefoot on a wooden resilient floor. As a result, the protection measures are well done, so the injury rate is lower than that of other martial arts sports.

Kendo is a very large amount of exercise, which has a direct effect on burning fat and improving body shape, but at the same time, it has a unique practice method to maintain the flexibility of the body, and does not make the muscles stiff like many weight training.

Kendo is not only suitable for young people to practice, but many senior teachers still compete in the kendo arena at the age of 70 or 80, and there are even old-timers who can perform on the field after the age of 90.

Kendo is a martial arts, and the attitude of learning must be strict and serious in order to get substantial results. Appreciating and watching kendo can be seen from both the outward technique and the inner psyche.

In terms of technique, the movements are neat and the posture is beautiful, the momentum and spirit are full, showing a strong and energetic performance.

In terms of psychology, the wisdom and practice of sword practitioners can be seen by observing whether they are calm or impetuous, whether they can have keen and correct judgment in battle, and how to take appropriate countermeasures, such as the tactical use of "preemptive strike", "waiting for work at ease" or "counterattacking to win". It is likely that you need to be young and strong to have an advantage in practicing freehand boxing, but kendo is definitely an art of power control, and when you see the high-level teacher make movements that reach the concept of "four or two thousand catties" and "body and sword integration", that feeling of relaxation and joy arises spontaneously.

There has always been a saying in the kendo world that "kendo is a lifelong practice". The pursuit of kendo is not absolute strength, the brute force of punching the bull to death can be said to be useless in kendo practice, the real kendo pursues the harmony of power, that is, the complete control of power, and reaching the realm of "softness" is the real kendo.

Although Jean has almost reached the realm of "softness", he has never been able to surpass "that person", he can use the ability to use static braking to match the soft body, and successfully achieve the realm of sword intent unity, so he has defeated many strong people.

This person is the hero who once teamed up with five other people to defeat the Black Demon Beast, "White Face".

After seeing that his classmates had put on protective gear and taken bamboo knives, Jean walked over to Shelley and stood still.

Shelley asked, "Aren't you going to practice, Cella-san?"

"No, you don't. ”

Hearing this, many male classmates expressed their dissatisfaction, they practiced kendo desperately, how much sweat and tears they paid, why did this guy just say that he didn't need to practice, and stood aside leisurely and watched himself suffer.

"Why!" a male classmate couldn't help but let go.

"Just because you are not skilled in swinging your sword, it is like swinging the air, it is disgusting. ”

"You!"

"Alas...... Well, I'll play with you, and if I win, you can stop rambling and keep practicing. ”

"What if you lose?"

"Hmph...... Will I lose? Hum ......" Jean scoffed for a moment, "If I lose, I'll get out of here." ”

"It's a deal!"

"A gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase. ”

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To be on the safe side, Shelley decided to arrange a friendly match, also to see what Jean was capable of, and the game began only after he was fully prepared.

Male student A gripped the handle of the knife with both hands, engrossed in his attention, and stared at Jean intently.

Jean doesn't wear protective gear, and the way he holds a bamboo knife is the same as he usually holds the "Snow Girl".

The two bowed to each other as a sign of etiquette, and then under Shelley's command:

"The race - start (?Д?)? ！”

Da –

"Hah!"

Male student A is the first to attack, and the first strike is the first point of kendo, and only by taking the first strike can you get more opportunities to attack.

But it seems that the heat is not enough, and every slash of male classmate A is defended by Jean again and again, and he still defends with one hand.

"Don't underestimate people!"

Whoosh –

Fighting with a stab of fate, he steadily pierced the bamboo knife in Jean's hand, but unfortunately it was still ineffective.

"Is that all there is to it? Then it's my turn to attack. ”

Pulling open the bamboo knife of male classmate A, Jean used a fluent Iai slash, hitting him in the chest and making him have to stop his movements, and then a gorgeous "Snow Dust" hit the arm, thigh, and chest position continuously, as if dancing the movement made the onlookers unable to take their eyes off it, and the soft posture and sharp swordsmanship were integrated, and finally used a move "Snow Wind" to end the game.

"Impossible...... I can't ...... backhand!" exclaimed male classmate A, who was holding his chest and panting.

Jean brushed his hair handsomely and looked at him with an extremely cold gaze:

"That's the gap between you and me, reflect on your incompetence, trash. ”

"Jean-ne, so handsome, ahhhh×h

Yukina, who was watching from the audience, suddenly walked to the arena and signaled to Shelley that she wanted to challenge Jean.

“……”

"I want to confirm your strength, this is no problem. ”

"No problem. ”

The second game was nothing for Jean to discuss, and it was good for him to do so in order to improve his game.

The two bow to each other, which is a manifestation of etiquette.

Then, Yukiba held the knife in her hand, her expression was not a trace of nervousness, her legs were not shaking, and her breathing was normal, judging from the movement of her knife and the frequency of her breathing, Jean judged that Yukina was a woman who had experienced all kinds of battles.

"Please give it your all. ”

"Please advise. ”

Da –

Smack-smack-smack-

Although she looks like a delicate girl, each of Yukina's knives has the same strength as that of an adult male, and Jean is also surprised by Shelley's strange power, and has to raise three points of strength to fend off her attacks.

"Hah!"

Yukina snorted and made an upward move, successfully disarming Jean's defensive stance.

Jean secretly took a step back, his prediction was that Yukina would definitely use a thrust, but he really guessed it, Yukina stabbed suddenly when he retreated, Jean immediately flashed sideways, but Yukina still did not give up, and stabbed him multiple times in a row.

But......

"Secret Technique—"

At this time, Jean suddenly repeated the sideways beating left and right, the speed was almost impossible to see with the naked eye, step by step like the pace of the devil, and in the process of beating, he also kept dodging Yukina's stab attack!

"Repetition-side-step!"

Due to seeing too many afterimages, Yukina couldn't confirm which direction Jean had landed, and after a while, Yukina gave up her attack and took a step back to check the situation.

It was this step that gave Jean a good opportunity to fight back.

"Blowing snow." ”

Smack-

Jean turned around and slashed at a 45-degree angle, knocking the bamboo knife in Yukina's hand away! Yukina couldn't imagine how powerful this sword was, but she felt her hands numb and couldn't move for the time being.

"The game is over!

"Ahhh×≦≧h

On the field—

Yukina, who had done her best, took off her helmet and sighed with a slightly red face.

"It's me who loses. ”

"Nope. Jean stepped forward and picked up the bamboo knife that had fallen on the floor, "If you attack more aggressively, I guess I will lose the game because I can't control it." ”

"You're very good, I hope we can compete again next time, and please give me a lot of advice in the future, Qinluo-san. ”

Yukina's smile didn't look like the shy smile she had before, but the kind of smile that the two had known for a long time.

"Ah, please advise, Yukina-senpai. ”

The two shook each other's hands and smiled at each other.

PS: Yukina Muzuki's friendship +30%, currently 10%.

PS2: Amber Himeko's opinion +10%, currently 50%.

ps3: I knew you would call Yukina Misan, Himeko Bichi.

PS4: Letty is Jean's wife╰(‵□′)╯!