[Moon13: Morning- Armory, Open] Nerves

[Ichiro Yakusoku]

Yakusoku chuckles, eyes going half-lidded, her head shaking. "Not exactly what I had in mind. But I'm sure it'd turn some sailor's heads all the same."

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"I can only imagine," Rinzuki laughs, still fanning herself.

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko shrugs. "I'm sure I could give some lessons, though the only frame of reference was how my sensei taught me. If ya'd like to learn ta scrap, I'll show ya some stuff."

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

Rinzuki looks Himiko over for a few moments before smiling broadly.

"I would be most indebted to you, Yasuki-sama. Thank you."

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko nods and rises, popping her neck a couple of times. "Aight, first thing ya gotta do is get loose. Nothin' gits yer ass kicked faster than bein' too stiff in yer stance."

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"Get loose?" Yuriko's eyes widen slightly as she stares at the other woman. "How...does one do that, per se?"

[Yasuki Himiko]

"Ah, right." Himiko takes her right arm and cradles it in her left, stretching out the arm. "Stretching's probably the best way if ye have time."

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

The shugenja copies Himiko's motion with one arm, then the other, before letting them fall to her side. "Okay."

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko moved through her stretches, making sure the Iuchi copied her every move. "Alright, now, you right or left handed?"

[Shiba Nozomi]

Nozomi, having already stretched out, watches the other two women limber up dispassionately. Wrestling? It was a far cry better than swinging sticks at each other...

Curious, and thankful for something else to focus on rather than the creepiness all around her, she examines Himiko's stance once one is taken.

"You j-joining in, Ichiro-san?"

[Ichiro Yakusoku]

The woman was finishing up with her wakizashi and when the offer's made she moves to put her blades on a nearby stand. The katana could be done a bit later. "I 'spose I'll do that Shiba-san. Could use a mornin' workout." Moving back to her section of the armory floor, the Badger begins stretching, working out the familiar stiffness that occasionally came with sleeping on a hammock. Now and again her gaze shifts to Himiko. The two had talked about an all out spar in the days to come and she wanted to see just how the Crab moved.

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"Right-handed," she says, holding out her arm as she does so. "Is that important?"

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko nods. "Just like when swingin' a sword, yer jiujutsu stance changes dependin' on yer handedness. Since we're both right handed, it'll be a bit easier." Himiko shows off a simple jiujutsu stance, one that Rinzuki should easily be able to copy. "See?"

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"Alright..."

Rinzuki copies the stance as best as she is able, though she has to pause for a moment to adjust her shirt.

"Right, like this?"

[Yasuki Himiko]

"Not bad, but there's a couple adjustments that'll help. With yer permission can I give ye some physical nudges to help? It'll be faster than just tellin' ya."

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

Rinzuki lowers her head as a faint smile creeps up her lips.

"Whatever Yasuki-sama feels is best for our lessons."

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko nodded, approaching and making adjustments, moving mostly the Iuchi's arms and legs. Admittedly, she wasn't much of a softy when it came to moving Rinzuki around, and in fact she was only careful enough to make sure she didn't accidentally pull something out of socket.

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

For her part, Rinzuki seems to enjoy the bit of manhandling, and is grinning widely by the time Himiko gets her into position. "Yasuki-sama has such strong hands..."

[Yasuki Himiko]

Himiko shrugs as she drops into a Jiujutsu stance. "That's what they say." If there was any hint that Himiko thought there was anything untoward about the comment Rinzuki made, she didn't show it. "Now, I'm gonna show you a simple left handed jab. Remember when yer throwin' a punch to keep yer thumb outside of yer fist, unless of course ye like splintin' it up after it breaks." She tosses a quick, slow, easy punch, enough to show the movement behind it to the less experienced shugenja.

[Iuchi Rinzuki]

"Finger outside the fist," she echoes, adjusting her hands accordingly. Copying her instructor, Rinzuki throws the most adorable little powder puff punch ever.