Timestamp: 40th of Winter, 517 AV
Kelski was back for more training. Since Darvin had given her a crash course in down and dirty dagger fighting, she’d found herself in more and more situations where she needed to use one. As big of a bastard as he was, Darvin was still a good teacher and competent in his use of the weapons. Her immediate goal, beyond staying alive on the streets of Sunberth when she got separated from any escort, was to actually be effective at self defense and perhaps offense if the situation called for it. Like it or not, she was owned by a gang, wore their sign openly, and that put her at a vulnerability to any gang that considered itself a rival of The Sun’s Birth. Kelski didn’t like this fact. She in no way shape or form wanted to be considered vulnerable, so Darvin’s training, even if it came with a high cost, was something she desperately needed.
Today he’d had her meet him in a set of vacant rooms in The Barracks where a set of clothing had been set up stuffed with straw for her use. It was a training dummy. She recognized it as such from the Proving Grounds where the gang usually trained. Upon her arrival, Darvin had issued her the small wooden dagger, and had gestured to her to approach the dummy.
“Today we are going to talk about angles of attack, Kelski. In any one combat situation, either in a confined area or an open area, there are nine angles of attack. I’m going to want you to learn all of them. The first….” Darvin said as he stepped up to the dummy and demonstrated. “… is the downward diagonal slash, stab, or strike towards the left side of the defender’s head, neck, or torso.” He walked up and with his dagger in his right hand raised the blade high and slashed downward, at what was the left shoulder of the stuffed enemy, dragging the blade across the stuffed body in a well-executed slice.
Kelski watched intently, carefully observing his motions.
He backed up and gave her the ‘go ahead’ gesture. She walked forward and repeated what he’d said. “Downward slash stab or strike toward the left side of the defender’s head, neck, or torso…. Right… but this is an obvious attack. It’s not a concealed down and dirty one like you’ve been previously teaching.” She said as raised the dagger high and slashed it harmlessly across the torso of the dummy.
Darvin nodded. “This is formal training Kelski. You’ve had the down and dirty introduction course, now we are going to get more formal. The second angle of attack is the downward slash, stab or strike towards the ride side of the defender’s head, neck or torso.” HE already sounded board with the training, but Kelski was fascinated.
She did what he described without a demonstration, finding it more awkward because she had to reach crosswise across her body to do so when she was standing armed with her dagger in her right hand. “This would be better suited to someone wielding a dagger left hand or having two daggers… its awkward crossing the body.” She admitted.
Darvin nodded. “Exactly. You’ll get there. You aren’t ready yet… because you haven’t even graduated to metal daggers yet, but once you have and are showing progress, I’ll get you used to dual wielding them.” He said, reassuring her.
Today he’d had her meet him in a set of vacant rooms in The Barracks where a set of clothing had been set up stuffed with straw for her use. It was a training dummy. She recognized it as such from the Proving Grounds where the gang usually trained. Upon her arrival, Darvin had issued her the small wooden dagger, and had gestured to her to approach the dummy.
“Today we are going to talk about angles of attack, Kelski. In any one combat situation, either in a confined area or an open area, there are nine angles of attack. I’m going to want you to learn all of them. The first….” Darvin said as he stepped up to the dummy and demonstrated. “… is the downward diagonal slash, stab, or strike towards the left side of the defender’s head, neck, or torso.” He walked up and with his dagger in his right hand raised the blade high and slashed downward, at what was the left shoulder of the stuffed enemy, dragging the blade across the stuffed body in a well-executed slice.
Kelski watched intently, carefully observing his motions.
He backed up and gave her the ‘go ahead’ gesture. She walked forward and repeated what he’d said. “Downward slash stab or strike toward the left side of the defender’s head, neck, or torso…. Right… but this is an obvious attack. It’s not a concealed down and dirty one like you’ve been previously teaching.” She said as raised the dagger high and slashed it harmlessly across the torso of the dummy.
Darvin nodded. “This is formal training Kelski. You’ve had the down and dirty introduction course, now we are going to get more formal. The second angle of attack is the downward slash, stab or strike towards the ride side of the defender’s head, neck or torso.” HE already sounded board with the training, but Kelski was fascinated.
She did what he described without a demonstration, finding it more awkward because she had to reach crosswise across her body to do so when she was standing armed with her dagger in her right hand. “This would be better suited to someone wielding a dagger left hand or having two daggers… its awkward crossing the body.” She admitted.
Darvin nodded. “Exactly. You’ll get there. You aren’t ready yet… because you haven’t even graduated to metal daggers yet, but once you have and are showing progress, I’ll get you used to dual wielding them.” He said, reassuring her.
