>>5241894Mount Kurama, Japan
198X
6 years ago
It's been several days since Grandfather drove you out here in his rickety Toyota. According to him, back in his day, he had to survive out here with nothing but the clothes on his back and a small knife. Fortunately for you, the small hut he built out here was still standing, thanks to Father's repairs, and you were allowed to bring a set of modern tools, some basic supplies, a few changes of clothes, and a bedroll.
You're still abandoned out here in the wilderness of the mountains to train for weeks, sure, but at least you aren't having to learn survivalist skills at the same time.
At first, you were hesitant about this idea. Supposedly, every generation of the Saito family spends time isolated in the mountains to take their training to the next level. It sounded like a goofy old tradition, and would provide nothing but a few weeks of sore muscles from sleeping on stones in the ground. But it's actually worked out well. This has been a good opportunity to really focus up.
There are a variety of tools and training dummies out here, some of which were left by previous generations, others you've set up yourself. It's a good system to simulate various forms of offensive maneuvers your opponents might try. So to start with, you've been practicing your defensive skills, specifically, one particular advanced technique that Grandfather has shown you the basics of:
>Flowing Water: Improves the amount of damage blocked by defense actions.>Ascending Carp: A successful defense action will damage an opponent's posture and stamina.>Descending Carp: A successful defense action will increase the damage of the next offensive move. 