Natsuhiko spent a day training the grip and starting position of the kendo. After mastering it, Renji Abarai began to teach him the footwork of the kendo the next day.
There are many steps in kendo, and there are six basic steps, namely folding foot, stepping foot, sending foot, following foot, opening foot and stepping.
Among them, 'folding the foot' is the most commonly used foot movement method in kendo. It is similar to the sliding step. The feet are not lifted and move close to the ground. This can reduce the shaking of the body and maintain the integrity of the posture. At the same time, the sliding movement is small and can When attacked, adjust your posture as quickly as possible.
It took Xia Yan two days to be able to keep his body steady while gliding.
During this process, Xia Yan needs to hold the long sword and maintain the basic sword holding posture.
Then Abarai Renji taught Buzu. Buzu is very similar to Zaizu. It is almost like walking in Zaizu, moving forward step by step.
After that, move your feet forward and back, with your right foot in front and your left foot in the back. The heel of your left foot should be slightly raised.
If you move forward, first move your right foot forward in a folded gliding manner, and then quickly follow with your left foot.
If moving backward, move your left foot backward in a fold-foot glide, then follow with your right foot.
In addition to forward and backward movement, there is also diagonal movement, which requires the use of gliding while maintaining a stable posture of the upper body, and moving with the feet in front and back.
You cannot move forward or backward at the same time. This is to have a supporting foot to stabilize your body during movement.
It took Xia Yan five days to master the delivery.
Then comes the foot kick. The foot kick is the diagonal or sideways change of the original footstep. Through this change, the body is rotated to attack and defend against the enemy's attack.
This one is relatively simple, and it took Xia Yan two days to master it.
Then comes the step foot, which is very similar to the step foot, but the difference is that the step foot moves forward, the front foot moves first, and the back foot moves backward.
But when the second foot moves forward, the back foot first closes the distance with the front foot, and then the front foot moves forward to attack suddenly, or retreat instantly.
The first step of the follow-up is also called a "stealing step". This step is used to catch someone by surprise.
After Xia Yan mastered it, he learned to step. Stepping is also called Zhenzu, which is closely related to sending feet.
When moving forward, the front foot is forward, but the entire sole of the foot is on the ground, and with great force, at the same time, the rear foot moves quickly to keep up.
The moment the front foot steps down, the power will be accumulated, and as the back foot steps up, the body's power will explode.
These are six basic steps. It took Xia Yan more than ten days to master them. With the training, his spirit density was slowly increasing.
Footwork is the key in kendo. If you practice your footwork well, your body will be stable and you will have the basis for practicing your fighting skills.
The first exercise method is to swing.
The footwork used in swinging is closely related to the stepping or footing. Use the abdominal breathing method. When shaking the foot forward, adjust the center of gravity, tilt the upper body forward, and expel the air in the body at the same time. At the same time, use the shoulder joint as the Axis, throw out both arms, and slash forward.
There are also requirements for hand movements when swinging the sword. When you first swing the sword, the little finger of your left hand should firmly hold the handle of the sword, and your left hand should turn slightly inward.
But when the sword is swung to the farthest distance, the right hand has to twist inward, relying on the force of the inward rotation and squeezing of both hands to hit the force at one point and transfer it to the enemy through the sword body.
Swinging is the result of the joint action of the steps, body, and arms. It requires mobilizing the strength of the whole body and is of great benefit for practicing spiritual pressure.
There are two types of swing training methods. One is to pursue the number of swings and increase endurance by doing as many swings as possible.
The second is to pursue the speed of oscillation and increase the burst by the number of oscillations per unit time.
Lucia asked Xia Yan to train in both ways, especially the first one. He must be able to do fifty swings at a time without stimulating the spirit.
This is a big challenge for the young Xia Yan.
Xia Yan taught the basics of oscillation in Lucia, and then began to train alone. He held a bamboo stick and stood on the open ground to practice oscillation up and down.
Once, twice,... five times, ten times.
Xia Yan just started swinging, very easily, and quickly did it ten times, but after more than ten times, you can feel the weight of the stick and a sense of fatigue.
Eleven times, twelve times,... nineteen times, twenty times.
Xia Yan continued to train for more than twenty times. When he reached the twenty-first time, he felt that his body was tired and his arms hurt. He had to stop and restore the spirit energy to replenish the spiritual energy consumed in the body.
Xia Yan rested for a while and then continued training, performing the oscillation again and again, consuming his spirit particles time and time again, but constantly replenishing them.
Under such circumstances, Xia Yan's spirit density increased extremely quickly, and he could sustain an extremely high number of oscillations.
Thirty-five, thirty-six, forty times.
Forty-seven times, forty-eight times, forty-nine times, fifty times.
It wasn't until half a month later that Xia Yan was able to achieve a set of fifty swings, meeting Lucia's requirements for him.
But if you only master the movements, you are just getting started. The force used on each part of the body when swinging, and how to respond to the moves, require the help of others to train.
At this time, Lucia took the initiative to serve as Xia Yan's sparring partner.
Lucia stood in front of Xia Yan holding the wooden sword, her beautiful eyes exuding a serious look.
Natsuhiko stood three steps away from Lucia. He held the knife in both hands, took a deep breath, and suddenly took a step forward with his right foot. He stepped heavily on the ground, and then quickly followed with his left foot.
At this time, Xia Yan's hands relied on his shoulder joints, from raising his arms flat with the tip of the sword pointing upward, to bending his arms, swinging out suddenly, and slashing forward.
Following Natsuhiko's movements, the wooden stick hit Lucia's face.
Lucia raised the bamboo sword in her hand, adjusted her posture slightly, and used the side of the wooden sword to hit the side of the wooden stick in Xia Yan's hand.
With only very weak force, he opened the wooden stick in Xia Yan's hand and flicked it to the side.
The emergence of this force also caused Xia Yan's movements to stagnate. At this time, Lucia stepped hard with her right foot and struck out with the bamboo knife in her hand.
Xia Yan felt the huge wind blowing, and the shadow of the bamboo knife came to him in an instant, 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.
Lucia retracted the wooden sword, shook her head and said: "When you attacked just now, your hand movements were not coordinated and your strength was not concentrated. Secondly, you did not retreat well. The swing not only moved forward but also moved backward. Don’t retreat just because the opponent blocks your sword move. Retreating in time can avoid the opponent’s next attack and give you the ability to dodge and counterattack.”
"I remember."
Xia Yan recorded these in his mind, Lucia nodded and said, "Come again."
Xia Yan trained with Lucia's company and mastered the essence of oscillation, and he was already familiar with it.
Next, Xia Yan learned many basic kendo techniques, such as face strikes, belly strikes with strikers, throat stabs, face strikes, and body strikes.
These are the basic fighting methods of Kendo, and they are also the most direct and simple moves.
If you can master these skillfully, you will have enough combat power to protect yourself, but compared to the breadth and depth of swordsmanship, these are just the simplest moves.
Kendo's fighting styles also include facial attacks, abdominal attacks, hand attacks, and throat attacks.
In addition, there are schools such as the Nian style, the One sword style, the Yin style, the Shinto style and hundreds of branches.
But Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki didn't know these contents. The Shinigami who lived here only taught them these basic skills and had to leave.
But these basic tactics 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, reaction ability and strength by consuming spiritual energy.
Covering the long sword with spirit seeds can make the sword faster and more powerful.
The current Natsuhiko is only eleven years old and has a small body. He is not as good as Abarai and Rukia, but by consuming the spirit son, he can already compete with the two for a short time.
Along with training, Xia Yan's spiritual pressure density has also increased a lot. If he continues to train like this, one day he will be able to reach the fifth level of spiritual pressure.
At this time, it had been three months since Xia Yan came to this world, and it was winter.