Sunday, September 8, 2013

Training with Jun Kazama






Hello. My name is Trevor.

Jun Kazama: "Nice to meet you."

Same to you. So how has life treated you these past weeks?

Jun Kazama: "It’s been…intense these past few weeks..thank you though.."

You are quite welcome, and this offer may be a bit forward but… I want you to teach me Kazama-ryuu Martial Arts.

Jun Kazama: "Why yes I would be more than happy to teach you..but do you believe you are ready for rigorous training?"

I believe I am.

Jun Kazama: "You believe you are? That is not what I want to hear..I want to know that you know…you are."

I know I am. I know I'm prepared.

Jun Kazama: "Hmm your determination is quite interesting..tell me Trevor, this style takes years to perfect and it holds great deal of energy, if you are prepared, make sure you wear something snug..your training starts tomorrow.."

*Nods*


(He arrives to his Sensei Kazama, his whole body garbed in a white gi and black hakama, also donning a white headband and metal gauntlets.) "I am ready." (He said in a serious tone.)

Jun Kazama: She stared at him with a serious look in her eyes, she looked at him dead face, as she nodded. "Alright..the first thing you need to do is do ten laps around the forest, the final lap will be to my home..your second task will be told to you when you finish.." She turned and in an instant disappeared, retreating to her home, waiting for her new student to do the task he is given.

(Listening closely to Jun's instructions, the student headed towards the forest and did those laps there. Around the way, he encounters a robin and a squirrel. After sweating from those nine laps, he went for the final lap to Jun's home and awaits the next task)

Jun Kazama: "Ah..good.." She said as she watched him come to her home, she then instructed carefully, while placing a pale and a washcloth in his hand. Now clean the floors, they are tracked with dirt and mud, you must clean every room.” She instructed, as she began to turn. "I will check in on you in about an hour or so."

(With the pail and washcloth in hand, and those exact instructions in his head, he placed the washcloth in the water pail and took it out before putting it on the floor and moved it along with his hand clockwise, therefore cleaning the dirt and mud off of the floors. This was only the beginning. Room after room, clockwise then counterclockwise. This must be the real training, he thought.)

Jun Kazama: She checked on Trevor after an hour later, and nodded telling him that was enough..and then she handed him a paint brush, she pointed to the fence outside, she instructed him that he should paint the fence. "You will paint the fence up and down..up and down..gentle and smoothly..I will check on you in another hour.." And with that she turned from Trevor, leaving him alone with her fence in the front of her house.

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