Form one line, no pushing

[readmyback]

Who: Sadamitsu, Kazma, Lancelot, Rin, partners(?)
What: Sadamitsu wants to fight.
When: April 5th, 2012, after this.
Where: Hyperion gym


The group who had been using the gym were finally done with their...whatever that was...and now Sadamitsu stood in the middle of the room and waited for his first challenger. He was vaguely aware that going up against multiple opponents in a row might be a bad idea, especially with the caliber of some of the fighters here, but he wasn't worried, only confident and excited.

As usual, Kulon and Junk sat on a bench to the side and Sadamitsu was wearing his newly cleaned and repaired white fighting outfit.

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[readmyback]

"Don't count Aniki out so fast!" Kulon retorted. "Aniki's awesome!"

Sadamitsu bowed back and slid into his own stance, raising his bokuto in both hands in front of him. The way Lancelot was holding his sword was strange. Sadamitsu had only seen a hold like that with a knife before and had never expected to see that large a blade held like that. He paused for a moment, then shot forward with a yell and a swing down at Lancelot's shoulder.

As the fight progressed, Lancelot would probably be able to make a few observations about Sadamitsu: He was tired, having been exerting himself heavily for some time before their duel; He was enjoying himself while taking the fight seriously; He didn't seem to have any particular style and likely had little-to-no formal training, though he was definitely experienced and knew what he was doing; His motions weren't balanced or finely honed, rather he subscribed to the "the best defense is a good offense" school of thought and there was some wasted energy and motion in his movements; He wasn't wide open to a counter-attack, but there were plenty of weak points that a skilled swordsman might turn into openings, yet would be harder for someone fighting unarmed or with something like a knife or club to exploit, which said something about the kind of opponents he had initially learned to fight against.

[knight_of_the_lake]

Lancelot raised his sword quickly, flipping the blade over to block the hit to his shoulder with the blade of the wooden sword. He pushed back against the man and spun around; using the spin to gain speed and aim a more powerful strike at the human's side.

He would continue to stay on the defensive and counterattack for now so he could get a better reading of Sadamitsu's skill. The man was obviously self-trained and though he had potential he had obvious weaknesses. Ones a true foe would use to fall the man in a real fight.

Sir Rorke shrugged at Kulon and shook his head, which rattled thanks to the helmet. "An impressive Knave is still a Knave. And no Knave can best a Knight of the Round Table."

[readmyback]

Sadamitsu blocked Lancelot's strike with his bokuto and felt the shock go up his arm, but kept his grip and tried to shove his opponent's blade back, then follow up with a quick swing downward at Lancelot's knee.

"Aniki's beaten all kinds of people. I bet none of them thought a human could beat them but he did."

[knight_of_the_lake]

Lancelot stepped back with the push, not fighting it at all. The path of least resistance would help him keep his energy. He raised his blade to block the downward slash, using his other hand to hold his own sword steady.