The concept of "on paper" exists in both Rigal and Crescent.

People all over the world love to see such ridiculous stories of unlearned and unskilled people whose lies are exposed.

On the plus side, it is a disdain for the vanity of people's pursuit of a poke that can be broken, a celebration of pragmatism, and a spur.

But people have a tendency to turn a good thing into a bad thing most of the time – to draw overly simplistic, black-and-white conclusions.

Take one extreme to overthrow the other:

It is not advisable to talk about it on paper, so all the martial arts-related military related to the mouth is ridiculous. Only by actually mastering swords, guns, and halberds, wielding and fighting, can you learn the real thing. All oral teachings, all pen and paper records, are nothing but vain and useless ornaments.

The irony of this total denial of the wisdom of the ancestors and the teachings of the instructors, and the belief that only by surviving from the battlefield can it be regarded as true sword skills, ironically, the loudest ones are often those who have never even held a sword.

Lower-level veterans who have really taken a sword and gone to the battlefield are often eager for swordsmanship tutorials and other knowledge that can improve their skills to kill the enemy and save their lives.

Because sword skills are such things, they are treasures that countless ancestors have fought and honed on the battlefield and summarized and passed on to future generations.

"Ha-" Yajiro adjusted his breathing, clenched the wooden knife with both hands, and adopted a conservative and offensive mid-range starting style.

The wooden knife in his hand was only about 1 meter, called "three feet" in the unit of the Moon Country, and the wooden stick that Henry had selected and roughly cut and polished from the nearby woods was 7 feet.

In terms of the length of the weapon, Kaleva has an absolute advantage, and his height is also nearly 20 centimeters taller. The taller the person, the longer the hands and feet, which further allowed the distance advantage of the long weapon to be used in a long way—and thus, despite facing the layman who had been defeated by his own hands, Yajiro did not take an aggressive stride, but conservatively and cautiously held the knife in front of him with both hands, and was wary of the wooden stick in Galeva's hand to slowly close the distance.

"Uh-uh-" Stunned Qing held the stick and pointed one end at the young master as Henry had said, while trying to keep his feet from stiff and keep moving to prevent him from flanking.

Yajiro frowned slightly, wary of the end of the stick, and then took a tentative step to the left.

"Ahh

The advantage in weapons and height and arm length makes him have a higher margin for error, even if it is half a beat slower, and due to the advantage of attack distance, Yajiro will still not be able to get close enough to be able to attack before he reacts - as long as Galeva's slowness is still within a reasonable range.

"There is a saying in our country that 'one inch is short and one inch is dangerous', which refers to this situation. "The great god who was standing next to Narumi and watching the battle rarely spoke, and his voice was close to that of a sage, and he was a type that lacked ups and downs, making people feel that he was also a calm person.

The so-called risk has a double meaning.

Short soldiers are mostly sharp blades, and the techniques are dangerous and pursue killing, so the weapon itself is a kind of "risk".

The other meaning of "risk" is for users. Because of the extremely close distance of the hand-to-hand combat, coupled with the length of the weapon, the attack frequency is extremely high and the error tolerance rate is extremely low, once there is a moment of mistake, then there will be no chance of correction.

"Hah-" Yajiro made another feint, and the visibly overwhelmed Kaleva took a step back, with an instinctive retraction of both hands.

"......" The little young master keenly noticed this and pulled away again.

"This nerd is probably going to be beaten again. The girl from Roan, who had apparently seen this action next to her, shook her head and sighed, Sakura and Lulu looked at her blankly, and Aya was obsessed with Kaleva's diary.

"yes. Henry's tone was flat in acknowledgment of Mira's point, and as soon as he finished speaking, Yajiro changed from the middle section to the more imposing upper section.

"Shhhh

"Yajiro Aota, get involved!" and then exhaled a moment later, shouting out his name and striking forward.

"Ha ——!" was so powerful that anyone could see that it was a powerful slash from top to bottom, and Galeva took a step back, and then recycled his arms and held the wooden stick flat to prepare to resist this blow-

But it is precisely because of this seemingly incomparably correct move.

He was destined to lose.

"Ahh

"Smack!!"

"Woo wow, cough ——!" received a lot of strength, this blow at least did not break the ribs, the tall and tall stunned green has first-class resistance to blows, so it is estimated that it is only bruises, but the pain is still inevitable, he felt difficult to breathe for a while, the whole person knelt down directly, and the wooden stick also fell on the wet soil, because of the pain and stiffness, a big man did not shed tears and saliva.

"You idiot, I'm ......" Mira stopped talking, and finally turned around and walked away in a huff.

Yajiro glanced at Kaleva, then at Henry, and silently walked towards Narumi and the others.

"Woo--" The sudden scream made Miss Doctor's face lift, and she was a little distressed to come over to Galeva, but the Sage stood in front of the young porter faster than she did.

"I-ahh

"You don't know why you're losing, do you? Henry looked down at him, and with an outstretched hand, he easily helped the young man about his height to sit up.

"I ...... Too slow?" And the stunned green who gradually subsided from the pain began to try to find the cause—just like the sage and the girl of Roan had done all this time he had been silently watching.

"Don't guess, give you an answer that you can affirm. Henry hit the nail on the head.

"Hmm....... I do not know. Kaleva's breathing calmed down, and then she nodded with a sense of self-conscious shame.

"What do you think is the concept of defense?" asked Henry, abruptly averting the subject.

"Uh-" Kaleva didn't react as a matter of course, and the sage repeated again, "what do you think you have to defend yourself against the attacks of others when you fight them with a weapon?"

"Uh...... Get out of the way?" Stunned Qing began to think: "And-"

"Block. Henry snatched his words: "That's what you just wanted to do." ”

"Well, but I'm too slow to react—" Galeva hung her head, and now not only Mira, but also Yajiro, whom he had fought against, began to look at him with disdain.

"That's not the root cause. The sage began to speak.

Words are magical.

It is true that the so-called talk on paper is not possible, but it is also an incomparable pride and arrogance to think that you can achieve the highest state by blindly practicing hard.

"Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years" and "learning without thinking is reckless" are also everywhere along with the words on paper.

"Your concept is not clear. Henry held up a finger and hit the nail on the head: "Your concept of attack and defense is limited to 'dodge' and 'block'. ”

"And not knowing 'control'. ”

"Ah...... Huh?" said Caleva, still confused.

"It's our fault. Because after traveling with us, after seeing our battles, you will always subconsciously think that when facing the opponent's weapons, you need to use complex and clever blocking and unloading skills to make accurate and efficient counterattacks. The sage said this mercilessly, and Galeva understood this time, and nodded like a chicken.

"But that's not for you. Henry said this, and was stunned for a moment, and hung his head a little unwillingly.

"It's not that you're stupid, don't think about it, it's just that you haven't learned enough. The sage keenly noticed his inner thoughts, and pointed out this directly: "I will let you practice the spear because what you need on the rest of your journey is a technique that can be used immediately. ”

"Whether it's the east and west coasts of Rigal, the Absera steppes, the Ottolo Empire, or the Southern City-State Alliance. Whether it's human or dwarf. Even though most of the legendary heroes of Acura are armed with swords, the most common weapons in this world are still spears and spears. The sage looked condescendingly at the young man with his gray-blue eyes, those magical eyes that radiated a smooth but difficult to take off even the clear and sunny day.

"Haven't you ever thought about why?"

"I thought about it, but I didn't understand it. Kaleva replied stunned.

"Swordsmanship, swordsmanship. It takes time to sharpen, and it also requires talent and mentorship. Mira has been studying for three years, and she still has only mastered most of the basic types and some advanced sword skills. ”

"Changing swordsmanship and mastering techniques unknown to the enemy is indeed a way to defeat the enemy. However, the energy required and the time and labor costs of training are extremely high. ”

"Therefore, sword skills are not suitable for a large number of ordinary soldiers. "Henry, as always, dissects everything in plain language, layer by layer.

"What they needed was something simpler. ”

"Easy to learn is the most basic element of mass promotion. ”

"All the spear needs to do is stab. ”

"Rows of pikemen standing side by side with their weapons in their hands, just holding them up, without making any complicated movements, would also make the knights fearful. ”

"So you're getting the concept wrong from the start. ”

"The weapon in your hand has only relied on the 'length' and 'distance' to complete the 'defense', and according to the plan I said, you have already completed the defense by maintaining the tip of the oppression so that Yajiro can't get close, right?" Henry said this, if Galeva still didn't understand, then he was really helpless.

"Ahh

"Ahh

"Preconceived ideas are terrible, because the weapons we use all the time that you've been watching are swords, and the attack range is closer, and the main thing is to block. Therefore, you think that there are only two types of "defense" - "instinctive dodge" and "blocking the opponent's attack". ”

"But as long as the long weapon remains directly facing the enemy and coercing the opponent from approaching, it is already a defense. ”

"Distance is defense, control the distance between the two sides, rather than trying to block at close range with long weapons that are more time-consuming to wield. ”

"The moment you do that, you're doomed, because you're giving up your attack range advantage and using your weaknesses to compete with your enemies. ”

"Cumbersome and complicated techniques can be learned later, and what you need now is these foundations, foundations that can be used immediately and the right application ideas. The sage nodded his forehead and said:

"Understood?"

"Ahh ”

"Teacher!" he subconsciously shouted the salutation that Mira had been shouting, causing the Loan girl who was pacing back to shout loudly: "Ahhh

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