Natsuhiko spent a day training in the grip of kendo and the starting hand, and after mastering it, the next day Asai began to teach him the footwork of kendo. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are many footwork techniques in kendo, and there are six basic footsteps, which are folding feet, stepping feet, sending feet, following feet, opening feet, and stepping feet.

Among them, 'folding feet' is the most used foot movement method in kendo, similar to sliding steps, the feet are not raised, and they move against the ground, which can reduce the shaking of the body and maintain the integrity of the posture.

It took Xia Yan two days to be able to keep his body steady while sliding on his feet.

In this process, Xia Yan needs to hold the long sword and maintain a basic sword holding posture.

Then Asai Koiji taught the foot, the foot is very similar to the foot folding, almost the way to walk with the foot folding, step by step.

After that, the feet should be sent forward, with the right foot in front and the left foot behind, and the heel of the left foot should be slightly raised.

If you move forward, first move your right foot forward with a folded foot, then quickly follow with your left foot.

If you move backwards, move your left foot backwards and then your right heel in a foot-folding slide.

In addition to moving backwards and forwards, there is also diagonal movement, which requires the use of a sliding method to move with both feet in front of the back while maintaining a stable posture with the upper body.

It is not possible to move forward or backward at the same time, this is to have a supporting foot to stabilize the body during the movement.

It took Xia Yan five days to master the delivery.

After that, there is the opening of the foot, which is a diagonal, sideways change of the footsteps in place, through which the body is rotated to attack and defend against the enemy's attack.

This is relatively simple, and it took Xia Yan two days to master it.

After that, there is the following foot, which is very similar to the foot delivery, but the difference is that the foot delivery is to move the front foot first, and move the back foot first.

On the other hand, when the hindfoot is forward, the back foot first closes the distance between the front foot and the front foot, and then the front foot forward, bursts into an attack, or retreats instantly.

The first step of the footwork is also called the 'stealing step', and this footwork is used to surprise you.

After Xia Yan mastered it, he learned to step on foot, which is also called vibrating feet, which is closely related to sending feet.

When moving forward, the front foot is forward, but the whole ball of the foot is on the ground, and it uses a great deal of force, while the back foot quickly moves to follow.

The moment you step on the front foot, the strength will build up, and the strength of the body will explode as you follow the heel of the back foot.

These are the six basic footwork, and it took Xia Yan more than ten days to master, and along with the training, the density of his spirit son is also slowly increasing.

Footwork is the key in kendo, and if you practice footwork well, you can be stable in shape, and you have the foundation to practice play.

The first practice is oscillation.

The footwork used in the oscillation is closely related to the stepping or vibrating foot, using the abdominal breathing method, when the vibrating foot forward, adjust the center of gravity, tilt forward on the upper body, and at the same time spit out the gas in the body, and at the same time take the shoulder joint as the axis, throw out the arms and split forward.

There are also requirements for the movement of the hand when swinging the sword, and when the sword is first swinged, the little finger of the left hand should hold the hilt firmly, and the left hand should be slightly turned inward.

However, when the sword is swung to the farthest distance, the right hand must be twisted inward, and the force of the squeeze will be turned inward with both hands, and the force will be struck at a point and transmitted to the enemy through the blade of the sword.

Oscillation is the result of the joint action of the foot, body and arms, which requires the mobilization of the strength of the whole body, which has great benefits for exercising spiritual pressure.

There are also two types of oscillation training, one is to pursue the number of oscillations, and increase endurance by oscillating as much as possible.

The second is to pursue the speed of oscillation, which increases the number of oscillations per unit of time.

Rukia asked Natsuhiko to train in both ways, especially the first one, which must not stimulate the spirit child, and can only do fifty oscillations at a time.

This is quite a challenge for the young Natsuhiko.

Natsuhiko taught Rukia the basics of oscillation, and then began to train alone, holding a bamboo stick and standing in the open space to practice oscillation.

Once, twice,...... Five times, ten times.

Xia Yan just started oscillating, very relaxed, and quickly did it ten times, but after ten times, he could feel the weight of the wooden stick, and a trace of fatigue.

Eleven times, twelve times,...... Nineteen times, twenty times.

Xia Yan continued to train more than twenty times, and when he reached the twenty-first time, he felt his body tired and his arms ached, and he had to stop and recover his spiritual son to replenish the spiritual energy consumed in his body.

Xia Yan rested for a while, and then trained, oscillating again and again, letting the spirit child be consumed again and again, but constantly replenishing.

In such a situation, Xia Yan's spirit child density increased extremely quickly, and he was able to hold on to an extremely large number of oscillations.

Thirty-five, thirty-six, forty.

Forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty.

It wasn't until half a month later that Xia Yan was able to oscillate fifty times in a set, satisfying Rukia's requirements for herself.

However, if you only master the movements, you are just getting started, and you need the help of others to train the force used in each part of the body when oscillating and how to respond to the moves.

At this time, Rukia took the initiative to serve as Xia Yan's sparring partner.

Rukia stood in front of Natsuhiko with a wooden sword in her hand, her beautiful eyes exuding a serious look.

Natsuhiko stood three steps away in front of Rukia, he held the knife in both hands, took a deep breath, and suddenly took a step forward with his right foot, stepping heavily on the ground, and then quickly followed with his left foot.

At this time, Xia Yan's hands were with the help of the shoulder joints, from the tip of the sword of the flat arm to the upward, into the arm bent, swung out violently, and slashed forward.

The wooden stick followed Natsuhiko's movements, smashing into Rukia's front door.

Rukia raised the bamboo knife in her hand, only slightly adjusted the posture in her hand, and slapped the side of the wooden stick in Xia Yan's hand with the side of the wooden sword.

It only used extremely weak force to open the wooden stick in Xia Yan's hand and bounce it to the side.

And the appearance of this force also made Xia Yan's movements stagnate, and at this time, Rukia stepped heavily on her right foot, and the bamboo knife in her hand slashed out.

Xia Yan felt a huge wind coming, and the shadow of the bamboo knife instantly arrived in front of him, and he couldn't help but close his eyes.

But the expected blow did not come, Xia Yan opened his eyes and found that the bamboo knife stopped one centimeter in front of him.

Rukia withdrew her wooden knife, shook her head and said, "When you attacked just now, the movements of your hands were not well coordinated, and your strength was not concentrated. The second point is that the regression is not done well, the oscillation not only has forward movements but also backward movements, don't just because the opponent blocks your sword moves, you don't retreat. Timely regression can avoid the opponent's next attack, giving you the ability to dodge and counterattack. ”

"I remember."

Natsuhiko kept these in mind, and Rukia nodded and said, "Come again." ”

Xia Yan trained in the company of Rukia, mastered the essence of oscillation, and was already familiar with it.

Next, Xia Yan learned a lot of basic kendo techniques, such as hitting the face, such as hitting the abdomen, stabbing the throat, cutting back to the face, and touching the body.

These are the basic moves of kendo, and they are also the most straightforward and simple moves.

If you can master these skills, you will have enough combat power to protect yourself, but compared to the breadth and profundity of kendo, these are just the simplest moves among them.

There are also face attacks, abdominal attacks, hand attacks, and throat attacks.

In addition to this, there are also schools and hundreds of branches such as the Nin-ryu system, the Ichi-sword ryu system, the Yin Ryu system, and the Shinto ryu system.

But neither did Asai Koiji and Rukia Kuchigi, and the Grim Reaper who had fallen here only taught them these basic techniques and had to leave.

But just these basic playing styles are enough for Xia Yan to protect himself.

At the same time, Xia Yan also mastered the technique of using spiritual pressure, and increased his speed, reflexes, and strength by consuming spiritual seeds.

Covering the sword with a spirit child can make the sword faster and more powerful.

The current Xia Yan is only eleven years old, and his body is small, not as good as Asai and Rukia, but by consuming Lingzi, he can already compete with the two for a short time.

With his cultivation, Xia Yan's spiritual density has also increased a lot, and he must be able to reach the fifth level of spiritual pressure one day if he continues to exercise like this.

And at this time, it has been three months since Xia Yan came to this world, and the time has also reached winter.