Perfect Day to Spar (Antar/Open)

[Mok]

After eating Antar’s strike with his blade, Mok’s mind slipped for a moment. For a second he forgot that he was only sparring. The blades interlocked, their bodies pressed closer, and then the myrian warrior used his free hand to punch Antar’s temple. The sudden whacking sound brought Mok back to reality. In a real life or death struggle, Mok would incorporate his unarmed training with his swordplay, but his was a friendly spar. This training session was focusing on practicing sword techniques and the young warrior now felt extremely ignorant. Luckily for Mok though the awkward positioning made for a weak punch to the head. Mok backed up and gave Antar his space.

“I apologize Antar. During a real fight you must use both your weapon and your body. It is crucial to surviving any type of combat in my opinion. Do we resume?” Mok waited for Antar’s approval before beginning again.

oocI rather finish this thread and continue with gladius training the way we planned earlier. I want to research it and structure our threads better. If you want to continue, post that you want Mok to continue, if not you can start ending it.

Red = Myrian
Bold = Common

[Antar]

Noth smiled a bit stepping backwards a few paces as he gave the myrian some distance. Using his tongue to check that his teeth were still there Noth was quite concerned about his aching jaw. He wasn't one to like being hit across the jaw like this but it was understandable. In training , when pressed he knew that sometimes instincts took over, forcing those who sparred to fall back upon the ingrained reflexes their skills granted them- with Mok's skills a bit better developed then his own.

Hard hits were just part of the training regimen, because if you didn't train like it was for real; you'd never be ready for the real thing.

Glancing at the myrian Noth held up a hand and waved the words off with a smile,"No harm, no foul big guy. Let's just say next time I hope if we get into the truly demanding things that each of us is using a wooden blade."

[Mok]

Mok sighed with relief. Wiping his brow he sheathed his sword. He was glad that he found a new training partner. He knew that with diligence they could become very good with their techniques. Relieved Mok sheathed his gladius and approached Antar. Clasping arms in true brotherhood, Mok thanked him, “Thank you Antar. I enjoyed that. Let us plan for another training session in the future. Next time we
will be more in depth and train harder.”

-End-

Red = Myrian
Bold = Common

[Cantrip]

Did you want something? Antar: XP Award: Gladius +4; Observation +1 Lores: Weapons Safety; The Importance of Footwork; Basic Strikes (Gladius); The Falcon Guard; Mok Hits Like a Girl. Mok: XP Award: Gladius +4; Teaching +3 Lores: The Joy of a Refreshing Breeze; Antar is a Quick Study; Losing Focus During a Spar, Making it Hard on Yourself. Additional Notes: I haven't perused many sparring threads, but this one made for a good read because it wasn’t entirely about beating on each other. Antar and Mok have a great dynamic. Good job!