Even so, Ichi does a double check of his surroundings just to make certain that there isn't anything he might knock into, should he string a few moves together. Locating himself almost dead center in the open area, he sits down and holds his cane at his side. In his mind, he is replaying the events of the ambush, picking and choosing parts that he thinks may be most useful to The Shadow.
"Iaido is mostly intended for protection in an ambush during daily activities. Many of the katas start while sitting." He appears relaxed for a moment, and then with hardly any warning, he bursts into a flurry of movement, swinging his cane as he moves into a standing position and then stops, hunched over, and tip pointing to the ground. In that short series of motions, he demonstrated quite a few different cuts. Lowering his cane to the floor he smiles. "Many of the motions also apply when standing. I'll go through that set more slowly, but standing this time." He resumes the hunched position and shows the six different moves he makes, at a speed that allows The Shadow to easily note the fine intricacies of each movement.
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Date: 2009-10-15 01:58 am (UTC)"Iaido is mostly intended for protection in an ambush during daily activities. Many of the katas start while sitting." He appears relaxed for a moment, and then with hardly any warning, he bursts into a flurry of movement, swinging his cane as he moves into a standing position and then stops, hunched over, and tip pointing to the ground. In that short series of motions, he demonstrated quite a few different cuts. Lowering his cane to the floor he smiles. "Many of the motions also apply when standing. I'll go through that set more slowly, but standing this time." He resumes the hunched position and shows the six different moves he makes, at a speed that allows The Shadow to easily note the fine intricacies of each movement.