Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25268570-20150216024744/@comment-24901923-20150305130107

Arcturus chuckled a bit at Ladan's energy.

"Sorry, Ladan. The gym isn't set up for weapons practice, since we can do that at Beacon. This is where we do training the school isn't equipped for. Let me show you.", he said, gesturing for them to follow. Arcturus led them to the Parkour section.

"Here's our parkour course. It trains a lot of the skills we use as Hunters. You think quickly, critically, and creatively to move through the environment without stopping, overcoming fear and using discipline and improvisation to try to plot the most efficient route through an area as you go. You come to know that most of your limitations are self-imposed, and that often the reason you can't overcome an obstacle, is that you don't want it enough. You also come to know yourself and what you can do, as well as what motivates you best. It's one of the core components of our training, since our martial arts style is based on agility and flowing from one move to the other for both attack and defense, stringing combos together or blending into your opponent's moves to avoid or redirect them so you can counterattack. I'll show you the basics. That means learning how to roll, vault, climb, and land from a fall and into a roll, which is both to prevent injury and to keep your momentum going.", Arcturus explained, stopping at a practice section filled with padded mats and blocks. He used them to demonstrate the techniques he just mentioned, getting Team ALFA to try each one themselves afterwards.