Shissō

[Ryu Hikari]

(OOC: Chase)

Theme Song: Shissō (Sprint)

"Hyaah!"

The sound of a martial artist's cry could be heard, as a lone figure could be seen sparring against the heavy bag hung up in the weight room of the school gym. A thin layer of sweat clinging visibly to his body, Kazuki was practicing the Shifting Dragon style of fighting, like he always did every day, picturing the heavy bag in front of him as a person, and struck at the various vital points of a person.

Dressed in a plain black tank top and black track pants, his track jacket neatly folded and left on top of one the benches nearby, a look of intense concentration was visible on Kazuki's face, as he continued to train away, not paying very much attention to anything else happening around him.

[Chase Pecador]

Chase had been walking the grounds for a good part of the day after his classes. He wanted to know the place like the back of his hand. He didn't like the idea of running and getting lost on a school ground, not the best way to make a name for yourself.As he walked he found the way to the weight room. He was glad to find that he enjoyed lifting here and there despite his desire to remain more flexible.

As he walked to it he heard a loud cry and sounds of strikes being made. without even thinking chase broke into a run and went into the weaight room and found someone practicing on a punching bag and saw the strikes he made. He was impressed, he didn't know the form the -person was using all he knew was he was good in it.

He moved around quietly to get a better view of the person and his techniques and what he did see was amazing to him. "Wow..." He said lowly. Before he could stop himself however his hands begun to clap. As if he was watching an oscar performance.

[Ryu Hikari]

"...?"

His hand hovering in the air in mid-strike, Kazuki would look around and behind him as he spotted a guy standing over to the left of him and clapping like he had been watching a performance. As Kazuki knew there was nobody else in the weight room aside from him, Kazuki was 100% sure that the guy was applauding him, though he wasn't exactly sure why, all he had been doing was just his normal, every day training.

"... I didn't think it was that impressive. Are you a new student here?"

Straightening up, Ken rolled his shoulders and then curl and uncurl his fingers, loosening them up as he turned to face the guy.

"... If you don't mind, I could use a human opponent though. You alright with that?"

If the guy accepted, easing into a simple stance, his hands held loosely in front of him, Kazuki wasn't the gung-ho type in his past fights, and he certainly wasn't gung-ho now. Why go to your opponent when you can have your opponent come to you?

[Chase Pecador]

"Oh, yeah." Chase said taking his hands out of his hoodie's pockets and walked closer. "I'm Chase. I actually started this week." He said introducing himself to the new person. He saw the guy step away from the bag and loosen himself up. The guy had a decent build which was a given seeing as he was trained.

"Huh?" Chase asked looking at the guy after he asked if he wanted to spar with him. Chase initially wanted to say no but he was curious. Chase rubbed his chin for a moment before smirking and nodding. "Sure." He said rolling up his hoodie's sleeves.

"I warn you though. I am not really good at fighting." He said before taking a stance his legs spread a little less than shoulder width apart and both his hands up his right; leading hiw elbo pointing downwards and palm pointing upwards. His left hand in a similar manner but bent closer to his body and his palm down facing his right arms elbow bend.

His smirk turned to a more playful smile and begins moving slowly towards the other.

[Ryu Hikari]

"... Nice to meet you Chase, I'm Kazuki."

Watching Chase pull his hands out of his hoodie pockets and walk closer, rubbing his chin in contemplation before smirking and nodding, rolling his sleeves up after accepting Kazuki's challenge, it did not matter to Kazuki if Chase was good or not good at fighting, any knowledge he gained from a fight, was worth more than a win, loss, or a draw.

"... Don't worry about that, just don't hold back, and we're fine."

Waiting for Chase to get into his stance, he'd watch him carefully as he began to move slowly towards Kazuki, casually shoving his hands into his pockets, he'd spread his feet apart so they were now shoulder-width, if there was one thing Kazuki never forgot, was to never underestimate his opponent. For all he knew, Chase could be bluffing, and really was, in fact, good in fighting. Time to show and tell...

[Chase Pecador]

Once close enough Chase began to gauge Kazuki. The style he had used was different to him but interesting. He hoped to see it in this. Once he got close enough, with his lead hand he shot out a quick jab. It wasn't to hurt, it was to see how the opponent would react.

Sending out the punch it started with the bottom of his fist pointing upward and twisting as he neared Kazuki's body. This was to build momentum and power giving a hard strike on impact, but again that wasn't his intention.

If the strike landed he would twist his hip in the opposite direction of his punch. His teacher taught him that opposite energies when met would create explosive energy which would create a more than apt punch.

As he punched howeverhe brought the other arm up as a cover hand incase a strike was launched against his face.

[Ryu Hikari]

Kazuki had to hand it to Chase, the guy was fast, if not on par, with his own speed, and he seemed like he could last just as long as Kazuki could. But that's where the similarities ended, all the speed and stamina in the world couldn't help the fact that his strikes were just too predictable, and easy to counter or evade, which is exactly what Kazuki would do. Easily evading the punch simply by stepping to his left, Chase's arm covering his face to defend from face strikes was well timed...

If Kazuki had been planning on striking his face in the first place that is... which he was not. With Chase concentrating more on strikes to his face that would never come, seizing the opportunity, Kazuki would attempt to plant a one-two kick combo into Chase's ribs, Kazuki landing flat on his feet and hopefully sending him to the floor... hard... Before the guy even knew it was coming... hopefully.

[Chase Pecador]

Chase was expecting for that attack to fail. It was a testing blow do those ever really work? As Kazuki stepped to his left Chase knew the cover hand was more of a reflex than something that would actually work right now. Lowering his guard he barely noticed Kazuki readying his kick, he began thinking of something to do.

Watching the kick he would take two half-steps back hopefully avoiding the first kick and jamming Kazukil in case he was preparing for another kick. he would also use the beginning part of a Xing Yi form known as Pi Chuan (Metal) bringing both fists up with his right arm leadning and his rear almost at the elbow using it almost as a brace for the strike he was hoping to hit with.

[Ryu Hikari]

His first kick missing Chase as he took two half-steps back, as he went in for the second kick of his combo, again, Chase's stance that he used as a brace would be great... if Kazuki had been aiming for his chest, that is. Adjusting his aim on the fly, he would aim a little lower than his original target, which was Chase's ribs, and instead would attempt to slam his foot into Chase's knee, aiming not to send him back, but to inflict enough pain to incapacitate one leg, hopefully he would be caught off guard by Kazuki's target switching on the spot.

If his second kick connected and Chase was sent down on one knee, pulling his hands out of his pockets, he'd send a straight right jab to Chase's unguarded face. If his jab was blocked, which, he was hoping for in fact, his left knee would come sailing from underneath his right arm, aiming to bury his knee just blow Chase's chin, and send Chase to the floor with a powerful knee strike, hopefully the impact would knock the wind out of him.