And now, she watches him. Uncurling from her place, she stands to look at him in different angles as he moves. Shiva shakes her head a little bit as she watches him.
Again, she asks, "What would you learn, Little Bird?"
The rest of the world outside is forgotten as Tim moves.
There was a time when an exercise like this would have been something he'd strive to master and surpass. Something that stood in his way that he would overcome and move beyond with determination.
That isn't him anymore.
Every step, every move, every exercise; each of them become more valuable each time he visits them. He's come to know that these are not stepping stones across a river that must be traversed. They are the stones from which his foundation is built and they must be made strong every day, for the rest of his life.
Time is forgotten in this place. He breathes and he moves, with each repetition he draws closer and closer to becoming the movements rather than simply preforming them.
She steps into his path. It is not an attack - not truly - but she's looking to see what he does. Does he take it as an attack? Does he simply move around? Or something else?
It's not an attack. It would feel different if it were. It could become an attack however. Distance, position, momentum, it all factors into the interchange and he new place in the organization of the scene alters the equation. So his alters as well
( ... )
His center is lower than hers and that's where he expresses Wudang San Shou from, using her height against her.
The move is quick and sudden and only uses minimal effort to direct her strike to the left as he move slightly to the right and closer in. As if in the same motion both of his hands flash in an upward angle, striking inner torso and shoulder locations.
With a normal opponent it would disrupt their balance and capitalize on the sudden burst to throw them back, assuming the opponent was skilled enough to not simply receive a crippling blow. Shiva is an entirely different opponent however, but he didn't come here to 'win'.
The blows are received, almost as if she's taking them on purpose and she returns, again, a single blow. This one has more force to it and, perhaps, seems a bit more like she is fighting in a style not her own.
He can block this, but it's probably not the main point of what's happening here. Trying to understand what's happening, Tim focuses on the internal movement and energy that's being exchanged through Baguazhang. He's moving with Shiva, paying attention to the changes in their internal and external bodies. As she expands, he contracts. As she recedes, he moves in.
She's not attacking as if she were herself. There is a look if he attempts to block it. The blow... the blow itself would be considered a good one from almost anyone other than Shiva. From her it appears almost awkward.
It looks like someone else's fighting style. Perhaps, someone with more power, more strength... much more strength.
The moves come from a premise of power and strength, so Tim replies with speed and precision. Rather than pit power against power, he becomes softer and more flowing in his movements. Instead of meeting strength with strength, he directs it's momentum to orbit his center, making her energy his to use. The foundation of Wudang Bagua.
Maybe he's trying to read this too hard. Maybe he's thinking too much. It's hard to say as he looks for the chinks in the riddle being posed here.
She's fighting as if she has strength to spare and skill to go with it. There are a few warriors, mostly women, who fight like this, though Tim has not much been in their orbit.
She fighting ...differently. Tim's not sure what the point of it is, but he's certain there is one. Ever the troubleshooter, he tries to map what he's seeing.
He could fight differently too, but he's not sure where this is going. 'Winning' isn't at issue here. If it was, he'd be on the floor by now. So why not experiment?
Shiva was moving differently, but it was still very effective. It was like she was pretending to be someone else.
Maybe...maybe this was that 'language' thing Cassandra, Dragon and Shiva spoke of now and then. He understood the premise conceptually, but hadn't ever come to a visceral connection with the phenomena. He was here to learn though...
"So what 'language' do I try out?"Conner? He knew Superboy's moves better than the Boy of Steel did
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It seems she's always waiting.
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He enters and begins.
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Again, she asks, "What would you learn, Little Bird?"
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Shiva watches him, changing her angle again and again.
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There was a time when an exercise like this would have been something he'd strive to master and surpass. Something that stood in his way that he would overcome and move beyond with determination.
That isn't him anymore.
Every step, every move, every exercise; each of them become more valuable each time he visits them. He's come to know that these are not stepping stones across a river that must be traversed. They are the stones from which his foundation is built and they must be made strong every day, for the rest of his life.
Time is forgotten in this place. He breathes and he moves, with each repetition he draws closer and closer to becoming the movements rather than simply preforming them.
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She steps into his path. It is not an attack - not truly - but she's looking to see what he does. Does he take it as an attack? Does he simply move around? Or something else?
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Just one.
Shiva moves in to place an open palm strike to the middle of his torso.
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His center is lower than hers and that's where he expresses Wudang San Shou from, using her height against her.
The move is quick and sudden and only uses minimal effort to direct her strike to the left as he move slightly to the right and closer in. As if in the same motion both of his hands flash in an upward angle, striking inner torso and shoulder locations.
With a normal opponent it would disrupt their balance and capitalize on the sudden burst to throw them back, assuming the opponent was skilled enough to not simply receive a crippling blow. Shiva is an entirely different opponent however, but he didn't come here to 'win'.
He came here to learn.
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It's daunting.
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It looks like someone else's fighting style. Perhaps, someone with more power, more strength... much more strength.
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Maybe he's trying to read this too hard. Maybe he's thinking too much. It's hard to say as he looks for the chinks in the riddle being posed here.
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Then again, maybe not.
She's fighting as if she has strength to spare and skill to go with it. There are a few warriors, mostly women, who fight like this, though Tim has not much been in their orbit.
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He could fight differently too, but he's not sure where this is going.
'Winning' isn't at issue here. If it was, he'd be on the floor by now.
So why not experiment?
Shiva was moving differently, but it was still very effective. It was like she was pretending to be someone else.
Maybe...maybe this was that 'language' thing Cassandra, Dragon and Shiva spoke of now and then. He understood the premise conceptually, but hadn't ever come to a visceral connection with the phenomena. He was here to learn though...
"So what 'language' do I try out?"Conner? He knew Superboy's moves better than the Boy of Steel did ( ... )
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