Chapter 19: Swordsmanship Lessons
Early the next morning, to be precise, it should be early in the morning, and the daily training venue was already crowded with recruits.
When Evan arrived half an hour earlier than usual, he was really startled by the sight in front of him. Obviously, he has not really experienced struggling in the mud in his two lives, and he still underestimated their desire for swordsmanship or to change their fate.
In fact, almost all countries on the mainland have their own military swordsmanship, but in addition to the common point of being unpretentious and straightforward, they have their own emphasis.
As a maritime power, Pharytis has also modified and improved his military swordsmanship according to the characteristics of the user, which is very suitable for naval combat.
Because the most suitable weapon to use this kind of swordsmanship is the naval saber of the Kingdom of Phaletis, a long, straight knife with a single edge, which can be stabbed and slashed, and even the new navy can exert a lot of lethality after a short period of training.
Therefore, it is more appropriate to call it "military swordsmanship" than "Pharytis saber art".
After Ai Wen arrived, under the eager gaze of a group of people, he gave each reserve recruit a wooden training saber, and then lined them up in a neat phalanx, and the swordsmanship training officially began.
At this time, no one questioned whether Aven, who was a recruit of the same period as them, was capable of teaching them. Although Eugene wants to be lazy, he doesn't want to shoot himself in the foot, and through the public training with Evan two days ago, while completely conquering the recruits with superb swordsmanship, he has long made them understand how far away they are from each other.
At this time, naturally, no one questioned Aven.
The lesson starts with how to hold a sword.
At this time, Evan realized that this errand was not so difficult, and it was not as boring as he imagined.
"Hold the sword firmly, but don't hold it too tightly, or your arm will get tired quickly. Gripping your hands is only needed when chopping and parrying, and how to relax your hands after completing a movement is an art, also known as soft hands.
This is a necessary talent to learn swordsmanship, which will make your hands more agile and at the same time not get tired and stiff. β
"Loosen a little, loosen a little more. β
"Don't stiffen your arms and don't keep your eyes on your sword. β
After turning around to make sure everyone was holding the sword correctly, Evan went on to explain the three defensive moves in the "Faletis Saber Technique":
High Guard, Outside Guard, and Inside Guard.
Out of some selfishness, Evan directly called Gary, who knew Gary the earliest and best relationship, and asked him to cooperate with him in the demonstration.
"Boss Aven!" Walking to the front of the queue, Gary called Aven, only to be a little confused by the staring of many pairs of eyes.
Don't look at Gary's rough and tall appearance, he is actually the same age as Evan, and even a month younger than him. After joining the army with Aiwen, it didn't take long for Aiwen to be convinced by Aiwen, who was much stronger than him in all aspects, and became a small follower.
However, in the eyes of others, Gary is not so much a follower as a big thick leg.
The honest man of Mu Ne also has his survival wisdom!
Just rushed to this "boss" Ai Wen was also determined to let him change his shy temperament from now on.
Signaling Gary not to be nervous, he began to show one move after another, and explained while demonstrating.
"The high guard can be used to deal with all body and arm slashes, and the sword is in the best position to defend the head and feet. When your opponent's sword attack comes, you only need to raise your hand slightly or lower the position of your hand to block them. β
"When the hand is on the right side, it is called the outer guard, and when the hand is on the left side of the body, it is called the inside guard. In these two defensive moves, although one side of the body will be exposed to the opponent, you can't force the enemy to attack only when you are in a good position, so you must be proficient in every defensive move!"
"Gary, high on the defensive ......"
Smack-
Smack-
Successive moves of wooden sword strikes made Gary use each move three times before stopping.
At this time, the main point of the "defensive move" is explained: all defensive moves must be completed with the strong part of the sword body, that is, the unedged part near the gauntlet, which is usually called the "strong sword body", and the part corresponding to the sharp edge of the sword is called the "weak sword body".
In the previous battle between Evan and Billy the Black Bear, he used the move of using a "strong sword body" to wring the opponent's scimitar with a close standing position.
At the end of the lesson, we talk about how to attack, which is the simplest but also the most complicated.
Stabbing and slashing are the most basic moves, but they can only be memorized by practicing hard day after day, and there are no shortcuts.
But Aven also taught the recruits his own experience of practicing swordsmanship, hoping that they would gain something.
"Remember the point of the attack: when attacking, never let your front foot land before the sword reaches the target, and never let the tip of the sword leave the best path to attack!
Only then will you be able to stab your opponent faster than your opponent and save your own life. β
Hold the sword, attack, defend, and don't even have the false moves that the usual swordsmanship would have, and military swordsmanship is so simple and direct!
In the end, Evan held the sword in one hand, showing the recruits how to use a good stab and slash.
Whewββ
Just a random sword dance, the blade slashed through the air, forming a cyclone. As the shrill screams continued to reverberate, Evan slowly stepped down the high platform of the demonstration.
"It's so strong!"
"Even if a body is not strong, can we do it with such strength?"
"Sooner or later, I'll be so strong. β
No longer caring about the mood of the recruits, this basic knowledge is ready to continue to teach for three days, and then let them slowly turn these moves into their own instincts in actual combat training.
After that, they can check and fill in the gaps according to their performance in actual combat, and even Ai Wen is ready to use the data vision to correct everyone in a targeted manner.
After being a fart in his previous life, and just a down-and-out nobleman with an empty name in this life, Ai Wen also experienced the pain of class solidification. Whether it's out of compassion or as a surrogate teacher, Evan is willing to help them in any way he can.
Of course, by the way, it is also essential to collect the data of every recruit in the same period to enrich the database. ( Μβ½ Μ)/
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Two weeks later, when Major Eugene suddenly appeared out of nowhere, he was surprised to find that almost all the recruits in the boot camp had already compared the "Pharytis saber technique" to a good one.
Although he is really immature and dull from the perspective of his knight level, and it is still very early to really apply it to actual combat, it can indeed be called a solid foundation.
Major Eugene wondered, "Are all this batch of recruits so talented?" β
When he took over the rest of the training, he realized that it was all an illusion, and it was still the same group of elm pimples.
But it has nothing to do with Evan anymore.
During this two-week substitute teaching, Evan's attitude actually changed subtly, from a slight impatience at the beginning to a wholehearted dedication later. Because in the process of teaching the recruits, in addition to reaping their sincere gratitude, he finally understood what it means to "teach and learn from each other"!
Everyone's physical condition is different, the perspective of cognition is different, and the way of thinking is also different, which requires the teacher to truly understand his knowledge thoroughly in order to solve the problems of each student.
It was in this process that Ai Wen found that his understanding of the two swordsmanship "White Sail Swordsmanship" and "Military Swordsmanship" that he had mastered now could be called by leaps and bounds, and even his physical fitness, which had not improved for a long time, had changed.
Name: Evan Garlott
Gender: Male
Attributes: Constitution 0.9+0.01
Power 0.86 + 0.02
Dexterity 0.93
Intelligence 0.9
Skills: White Sail Swordsmanship (proficient, including supporting breathing, swordsmanship, and potions) Military swordsmanship (proficient, including supporting breathing, swordsmanship, and potions) Archery (proficient) Grammar (proficient) Nautical knowledge (introductory) Pharmacy (introductory)
Constitution increased by 0.01 and finally reached 0.91, and strength also increased by 0.02 to 0.88. Different from the difficulty of Bai Fan's swordsmanship breakthrough, military swordsmanship is very simple to break through the mastery level.
The "military swordsmanship" that Eugene taught to Aven includes a full set of swordsmanship, breathing, and matching potions, and in principle, it is also a "transcendent swordsmanship" that can directly point to the extraordinary.
This can be regarded as the hidden benefit of the "Medal Students".
However, after comparison, Ai Wen found that although the "military swordsmanship" moves are simple and easy to learn, it is more focused on battlefield fighting, and the most important transcendent qualitative effect is not satisfactory.
In terms of the matching breathing method, the "Military Swordsmanship" with only five variations and the "White Sail Swordsmanship" with twelve variations are only literally compared, which can be called a difference between cloud and mud.
Moreover, the only thing Eugene authorized to teach Evan directly to the recruits was swordsmanship, but he was strictly forbidden to spread the matching breathing techniques and potions at will.
Just as there is a "technique" but no "law", this policy of the upper echelons of the navy has almost completely cut off the possibility of them directly stepping on the extraordinary.