I teach judo in Tokyo

Chapter 186 Yagyu VS Okita
Kendo's "Nen-ryu" originates from the "Swordsman"'s recitation of Ami's kindness.

This "Swordsman" is a prodigy. Although he is not known as a "Swordsman", he is probably actually a Swordsman.

His father was killed when he was young. After surviving, he was sent to a temple to become a monk.

However, Japanese monks are different from Chinese monks. They don't pay much attention to the precepts. Therefore, even if this "sword monk" became a monk, he still wanted to avenge his father and was obsessed with learning swordsmanship. He learned many secret swords while traveling and practicing in various temples.

Then he used this to travel around the world, visiting famous masters as a walking monk, deepening his swordsmanship, and finally returned to his hometown and chopped off the head of the dog who killed his father's enemy with one sword.

After taking revenge, he entered Buddhism again and changed his name to Ci En. Then he combined the swordsmanship he had learned throughout his life to create the swordsmanship school "Nenliu".

The ancestors of Yin Liu and Yidao Liu are even disciples of this swordsman.

The core concept of this genre is slightly different from the other two major streams - it emphasizes "last come first".

Before both parties make moves, they have already thought about how they will respond to the opponent's various moves, and then take action immediately at the moment the opponent makes a move, killing the opponent first and last.

(Isn’t it quite a bit like “Dugu Nine Swords”?)
For example, the core skill of "Itto-ryu", the largest branch of Nen-ryu, is "cut off". To put it bluntly, it is a simplified form of the concept of Nen-ryu - wait for the opponent to attack, and then use a sword the moment the opponent attacks. A forward slash from the center line will kill the opponent in an instant while squeezing away the opponent's weapon.

And Ito Ittousai's ultimate secret "Muxiang Sword" is essentially just a super upgraded and enhanced version of "Kirikaku".

What this genre emphasizes is a stream of consciousness.

In fact, there are not too many routines in the moves of the school. What it really trains is how to see through the opponent's movements, and then rely on its own rich experience to break through the opponent's weaknesses.

To put it more bluntly, it is a swordsmanship used by the strong to bully the weak.

After all, you are so powerful that you can see through your opponent's movements, and you can strike first and arrive first.

Then it actually doesn't matter what moves you use.

Therefore, as long as they encounter an enemy who is stronger than themselves, swordsmen of Nianliu will rest faster than those of other schools.

If you can't see clearly, can't keep up with your movements, and don't have any tricks that you have learned and practiced diligently, then you have no choice but to give up.

It just so happens that Sousuke is very strong and fits this genre perfectly.

Therefore, when he once again easily defeated five young swordsmen who were quite good in the eight-to-four competition.

Everyone finally discovered that in addition to Yagyu, Tsukahara and Okita, there was actually such an unassuming swordsman who silently led the team from the top sixteen to the top four with one score of ten.

Many media reporters woke up from a dream and immediately began to check Atobe Sosuke's information.

Then it was discovered that this guy was the flag capturer who had achieved the feat of wearing fifty on the Golden Eagle Flag a few days ago.

In fact, I didn’t just discover that on the day when the men’s group started, many media actually discovered this situation. However, Zongsuke didn’t play at all after the start of the game. It was all Minister Tenguangji who played in C. Even in the last two rounds yesterday, Zongsuke When Jie came out and wore ten, no one could react.

The other three genius swordsmen were so dazzling and so topical that the media, which favored the new and disliked the old, simply forgot about Sousuke.

At this point, another of the five large screens above the Fukuoka Dome has been targeted by the organizers.

Atobe Sousuke lowered his eyes and his handsome face with a slight smile appeared on the big screen, attracting the attention of countless kendo-loving girls.

Take another look at the title specially given by the organizer on the lower right side of his image.

"Golden Eagle Flag·Fifty Dare to Fight Reward·Winner"

"The Noble Prince of Judo——Atobe Sosuke"

Only then did everyone discover that the last swordsman who led the team to the top four was actually a hidden great god.

The audience went crazy.

This is destined to be the unprecedented and strongest Jade Dragon Flag Competition. The rounds of the competition were getting faster and faster. After Zongsuke won the last seat of the semi-finals, within a few minutes, the first game of the semi-finals started again.

"Kyoto Naru High School" where Yagyu Kujiu is located versus "Kyoto Senshin High School" where Okita Souji is located.

The two beautiful young swordsmen stayed on the stage amid the enthusiastic cheers of the audience.

Yagyu Kuju's high pony-tailed kamatachi samurai head is very elegant, and Okita Souji's short short tail on the back of his head is chic and comfortable.

The extremely good looks made the girls in the audience scream.

Yagyu Kujiu's squatting posture can be called a textbook standard. Opposite him, Okita Souji's squatting posture seems to stretch his hips.

"Okita, I watched your matches. Every time, you defeated your opponent easily. It can be seen that you have very advanced swordsmanship skills hidden behind you."

Yagyu's eyes were calm and his voice was steady as he spoke to Souji Okita across from him.

"However, it can be seen from your squatting posture that you lack respect for kendo, and accordingly, you also lack respect for me. However, I still need to remind you-" Yagyu Jiujiu said softly: "If you don't If you are serious about it, you should wait a while and lose it, but don’t feel sorry for yourself.”

"Alas, I think I can't lose." Souji Okita on the other side reached out and hooked his cheek, but what he hooked was his visor.

The referee didn't give the two people much chance to communicate. He quickly stepped forward and signaled Ji Gu to start.

"Forget it, it's useless to talk to people who don't respect kendo." Yagyu Jiujiu stood up slowly and assumed a posture that was somewhat similar to the mid-section of modern kendo.

The heels of his feet are completely grounded, allowing for optimal body stability.

The sword holding method is "Dragon's Mouth", which uses the lower muscles of the forearm while keeping the upper muscles of the forearm loose and soft.

This configuration, called "Aogishoku", is the most commonly used ancient style kendo configuration of Yagyu Shinin-ryu.

In fact, the posture of the ancient school is very similar to the posture of modern unity.

The Qingan Gou is similar to the middle part of modern Kendo, but it is not so straight and straight, but has a slightly tilted posture.

With the posture together, Yagyu Jiujiu's momentum calmed down, and a faint sharpness emerged.

Okita Souji also stood up. After standing up, he complained: "Speaking of it, this squatting action is really meaningless. As long as something like Kendo can be used to defeat the opponent, too much red tape makes it difficult to One of the big reasons why I find it annoying.”

He wanted to say something else, but suddenly his voice stopped.

Because, with his keen kendo instinct, he could feel Yagyu Kujiu on the opposite side. After hearing what he said, his whole aura changed drastically.

The expression on Souji Okita's face became serious.

In his eyes, the image of a swordsman wearing a long-nosed mask seemed to appear behind Yagyu.

"What an unreasonable person who is wasting his talent!"

"The sword in your hand must be ashamed of being held by you."

There was a thin hint of anger in Yagyu Jiujiu's voice.

"Then, let me give you a heart-wrenching defeat!"

"The Yagyu clan - Yagyu ninety-nine!"

"See you!"

He rushed out like a sharp arrow.

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