"Well, does Uchiha-san also know kendo?"
"A little bit."
Uchiha Ming put the index finger and thumb of his right hand together.
He was not talking nonsense. There were kendo courses in junior high school. Even in high school, several classes were mixed together for physical education classes. Uchiha Ming had a kendo class with two other classes this week.
I have some understanding of the basic rules of kendo.
"This club activity seems very interesting. Please allow me to watch."
Chapter 70 The Witch's Defeat
Uchiha Ming followed Matsudaira Chiyo and the other two, crossed the courtyard, and came to the school's kendo field.
From the outside, the dojo is surrounded by wooden corridors in Japanese architectural style. The corridors have eaves extending upwards. The open building facilitates ventilation, and the roof with deep eaves avoids direct sunlight, ensuring that the kendo field remains fresh.
The group took off their shoes at the entrance and walked into the room, stepping on the shiny tung oil wood floor.
With just a shout of "Su Zhen", more than a dozen freshmen started waving Su Zhen sticks in their hands.
In several competition venues, there were several people competing against each other, and the sound of bamboo swords slashing against each other could be heard continuously.
A middle-aged man leaning on a bamboo sword was looking at the dojo with a serious face. When he saw them coming over, he first looked at Tsuda-senpai, then stopped at the petite Tsukimi Inaba who was carrying a sword bag, and said with some surprise:
"Tsuda, did you bring that witch here?"
"Cough!" Matsudaira Chiyo coughed lightly, somewhat unhappily.
"Goto-sensei, that's not the case..."
Tsuda-senpai quickly stepped forward to explain.
"Teacher Goto, keep the three strongest boys in the kendo club and disband the other students first." Matsudaira Chiyo gave orders.
"Ok."
Sensei Goto bowed and said to the kendo club students who had stopped training and couldn't help but look at him with curious eyes;
"Today's club activities are over. Shigeki, Fujimoto, and Kusakabe, the three of you stay here. Everyone else, pack up and go home."
The kendo club students who stopped were whispering and talking to each other, most of their eyes were focused on Tsukimi. Words like "witch" and "monster" popped up from time to time.
But in Tsukimi, Inaba remained calm, his left eye was empty, as if he hadn't heard anything at all.
There were a few students who wanted to join in the fun with a grin on their faces, but they were all scared away by Mr. Goto's fierce look. After more than ten minutes, most of the students packed up, changed their clothes and left.
"This is Fujimoto, the forward, and this is Mogi, the deputy."
Mr. Goto focused on introducing a boy with strong facial features and a crew cut.
"This is Kusakabe from the third year. He is the head of the Kendo Club and a great player in the men's team competition. Last year, he won the Jade Dragon Flag Five in a Row Daring to Fight Award."
Looking at this tall and muscular general who was obviously a capable fighter, Matsudaira Chiyo nodded with slight satisfaction.
"Did you remember what I just told you?"
"Competing with a girl like this, five to one, is too bullying." The general looked very reluctant.
After all, there are differences between men and women. Although modern society emphasizes gender equality, the huge gap in physical fitness between men and women is an objective reality. The performance of male athletes at the county and city level is enough to be compared with world-class female athletes.
The physical fitness gap between boys and girls begins to emerge in junior high school, and it widens further in high school.
The general looked at Tsukimi Inaba, a girl who was even smaller than an ordinary girl, and was afraid that he would chop her down with one blow of his bamboo sword.
"Just compete if I tell you to." Teacher Goto said unhappily.
"That's right, the legendary witch, I also want to see her." A tall and thin boy with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks said with a smile.
"Since that's the case, let's go change our masks and protective gear. Tsukimiri-san, you can come with us."
"No need, just give me a bamboo sword." Tsukimi Inaba said lightly, carrying a sword bag on his back.
"So far, no one has been able to get a copy from me, so no need for protective gear..."
"No, this is too dangerous!"
Before she could finish her words, she was dragged towards the women's locker room by Matsudaira Chiyo.
Goto-sensei looked at Uchiha Ming and asked:
"My friend, how much do you know about kendo? Would you like to join the club and give it a try?"
"I know a little bit, but it's not necessary. I can teach myself by watching videos at home." Uchiha Ming smiled and waved his hand.
"Self-study? You can't self-study kendo. Kendo, like archery, emphasizes correct postures. Once you lay the foundation, incorrect movements will become muscle memory, and it will be difficult to correct them later."
"No problem, man."
Teacher Goto looked at Uchiha Ming's indifferent expression and could only shake his head helplessly.
He just gave a kind reminder because the boy was Miss Matsudaira's follower, but what else could he do if the boy didn't listen to his advice.
At this time, Chiyo Matsudaira and Senior Tsuda had also changed into their kendo uniforms and walked over.
Chiyo Matsudaira was not wearing a mask, and her long black hair was draped over her armor, making her look as heroic as a Valkyrie.
Tsukimi Inaba was also wearing a face mask, a toga, and a hakama that was obviously ill-fitting and too loose, and was sitting behind the sidelines of the stadium with his back straight.
"I didn't expect that Tsukimiri-san is actually even more petite than she looks."
Matsudaira Chiyo said with a smile, holding her chin.
"It's so small, and really cute, just like a life-size doll."
Uchiha Ming's expression changed slightly and he pretended not to hear this.
"Miss, don't underestimate Tsukimiri just because she is small. I have also competed with the boys in the Kendo Club. With their strength, it would be extremely difficult for them to get a copy from her." Senior Tsuda said solemnly.
The monkey-faced Fujimoto also put on an armor mask and squatted at the starting line on the other side.
"Salute!" shouted Goto Sensei, the referee.
Like Kendo, there is also a set of etiquette in official competitions.
The two sides bowed their heads to each other, and immediately Goto Sensei shouted again: "Get ready!"
Fujimoto started with an upper stance, raising the bamboo sword with both hands high above his head, looking as if he was going to chop the person in half in person, with a murderous look on his face.
As for Tsukimi Inaba, he lowered his hands with the tip of his sword pointing to the ground.
"Is this the lower style? Kendo is an offensive competitive activity, and this kind of starting style that focuses on defense is rare. Which style does Tsukimiri-san belong to?" Matsudaira Chiyo said with a frown.
"I don't know. So far, no one has been able to force out Tsukimi's unique style of skills."
"start!"
Following a command from Mr. Goto, Fujimoto chopped down with a Tangzhu!
But Tsukimi Inaba only took a small step back, and the bamboo sword almost fell from the visor.
The bamboo sword struck the ground with great force, leaving Fujimoto with a huge flaw, but Tsukimi Inaba did not take the opportunity to launch an attack, but still maintained the lower section starting position.
"Wow ah ah-"
Fujimoto felt greatly humiliated, and let out a strange cry, then jumped back and forth, slashing at Tsukimi.
Fujimoto's movements were extremely agile. To put it nicely, it was like a nimble ape jumping over a ravine. To put it bluntly, it was just like jumping around like a monkey.
But no matter how he attacked, Yue Jianli didn't even block it, but just dodged all the attacks like a startled wild goose.
"The movements of this Taisha-ryu monkey are really ugly. Why doesn't Tsukimiri-san attack yet?" Chiyo Matsudaira asked somewhat bored.
"That's how the strong ones handle things with ease. Tsukiri is always like this. She waits for the opponent to finish their attack before taking action." Senior Tsuda showed a complicated expression on her face.
At this time, Yue Jianli's starting posture on the field finally changed. She put the bamboo sword on her waist, held the hilt with both hands, and made a starting posture similar to Iai.
"Miss, pay attention! That's the trick!"
Fujimoto continued to scream as he made a left horizontal cut, and the next moment, he felt his hand lighten and the bamboo sword disappeared.
He turned around in a daze, and the next moment he found that Yue Jianli's bamboo sword was against his neck.
"Throat." Tsukimi Inaba uttered this word lightly under his mask.
"My sword was knocked off? Where is it?"
Fujimoto was still searching around on the ground in confusion, then he followed the gazes of others and realized that his bamboo sword had flown up to the ceiling at some point, with one end embedded in the gap of the partition and still shaking slightly.
"It's this move, 'Witch's Knockdown'. The reason why Tsukimi Sato is called a witch is that when she uses this move, she will definitely knock down the opponent's bamboo sword, just like a witch casting a spell to disarm you."
Chapter 71 Magical Sword Skills
"throat."
Tsukimi Inaba uttered this word faintly under his mask.
Taking a step back, the white sword against Fujimoto's throat moved backwards.
The sound is not loud, but it is clearly audible.
Goto-sensei was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised the red flag and said, "The attack was effective, one point for the red side!"
"What was that move just now? I couldn't see it clearly at all."
Matsudaira Chiyo squinted her eyes and looked at it for a long time before she asked with interest:
"Rolling sword technique? It's a bit like the knocking down technique of the Itto-ryu."
Just as Tsuda-senpai opened her mouth to speak, Uchiha Ming blinked her dark eyes and said with certainty:
"Tsukimiri-san used the middle of her bamboo sword to touch the tip of the opponent's bamboo sword, then pressed down with the hand holding the hilt, and raised the tip of the sword to go around the opponent's bamboo sword from above. Finally, she pressed down with the hand close to the hilt, and suddenly used the tip of the sword to lift the opponent's bamboo sword away!"
Senior Tsuda looked at Uchiha Ming in surprise, and after hesitating for a moment, she said:
"That's it."
"Uchiha Ming, it seems that your dynamic vision is very good."
Senior Tsuda also deeply agreed. The knockdown of Inaba in Tsukimi was completed almost in the blink of an eye. Their kendo club also relied on the high-speed camera in the arena to slowly play it frame by frame to restore the truth of the witch's knockdown.
Miss Matsudaira's follower was able to see through it with his naked eyes the first time he saw it. It seems that he is not an ordinary gigolo.
"We in the Uchiha family have eyesight that is a little better than ordinary people." Uchiha Ming said modestly.
"It sounds complicated, but this is just a basic sword-rolling technique. Why is it given such a chuunibun name as Witch's Strike?"
"The Sword Rolling Technique is just an entry-level technique in Kendo, but it is almost impossible to use it in actual combat. Only a rookie can reveal such a big flaw."
Tsuda-senpai showed an incredulous expression on her face and said:
"But no matter who her opponent is, even her instructor who has achieved a rank, she can use this move to knock down the opponent's bamboo sword, and she never misses. It's like magic."
The second round of the competition started again immediately, and this time the player named Fujimoto was much more cautious.
After cautiously testing the attack several times, he suddenly thrust out with his sword.
But this time, the bamboo sword in his hand was easily knocked to the ground by Tsukimi Inaba.
This time, Tsukimi Inaba did not launch an attack, but retreated on the spot while maintaining the Zanshin posture.
"The white side dropped its bamboo sword twice, which adds up to one point. The red side wins!"
According to the rules of kendo competitions, behaviors such as insulting players and referees will result in a direct loss, and walking out of the competition venue or the bamboo sword falling out of hand will be deducted half a point.
Fujimoto took off his visor on the field, looking as if he had seen a ghost, with an expression of disbelief and shame on his face.
Although he was careful enough in the second battle, he was still like a child playing with adults with a branch, and his bamboo sword was knocked down immediately.
The fact that his bamboo sword was knocked down twice in a row by the entry-level sword-rolling technique was no longer a coincidence, but rather showed that the difference in kendo talent between him and Tsukimi Inaba was simply as huge as heaven and earth.
"Miss, let me be the second one."
Senior Tsuda wrapped her own headscarf, put on her armor and walked to the competition area.
Tsuda-senpai's style should be Yin-ryu, and her swordsmanship is famous for its unpredictable and changeable combination of real and fake skills, but even so, this battle of revenge did not last long.
In less than two minutes, Tsuda-senpai tried several feints to lure Tsukimiri-san into a vulnerable position, but before she could recover, her bamboo sword was knocked down twice in succession and she was defeated.
After taking off the mask, Senior Tsuda looked pale, dejected and stood aside in silence.
Uchiha Ming was leaning against the wall behind the crowd, squinting his eyes slightly, and the three-magatama Sharingan in his left eye was already open.
With the insight of the Sharingan, he had already unravelled the truth about the so-called witch's fall.
