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Gone were the scarf and nice clothes that made Edie out in most places. Instead, she was dressed in the simple white uwagi and dark hakama that was the uniform of the modern martial artist. She stood at the door to the dojo, waiting for her friend Jia-ying to arrive. She had planned this out in the weeks prior after Jia-ying had indicated that she wanted to learn naginata, and so here she was having devised a lesson plan for the next couple of hours to get her started with the basics.

Behind her in the dojo was the equipment she had brought over a little earlier - in addition to her own real naginata, which she only intended to use as a sample, she also had two of the modern bamboo naginata which lacked a metal blade that were commonplace and the global standard for modern-day naginatajutsu. She had also brought her armour, just in case they got so far as to need it, but since this was going to be a single-person tutorial she didn't expect so, though it was good to be prepared for anything. All there was left to do now was to wait.
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A short while later, she could see Jia-ying hurrying down the path leading to the dojo, dressed in shorts and a blouse and carrying a dufflle bag by her side. "Sorry, I'm late." she said as she neared the dojo. "My father wanted me to help him with a few chores. I'll get changed right away."

She took off her shoes as she entered the dojo and went to the changing room to get dressed. Since she didn't own the proper clothes herself, she had brought her gi to practice in and put it on. She tightened the belt and left the changing room.

"Alright! I'm ready to begin whenever you are." Jia-ying declared, eyeing the equipment with interest.

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Edie exchanged a polite reply to Jia-ying's arrival and accepted her apology, but once she was out of sight she made her way inside. She felt a bit tense teaching all she could to a complete novice, but she knew she had faced worse and she and Jia-ying had gotten pretty close since their fateful meeting in the library and their afternoon out.

In the time Jia-ying had spent in the changing room, Edie had made her way inside and as her friend came back, she was sat in seiza, kneeling with her naginata at the floor before her. She stood up and let her friend take a look, deciding to take things one at a time.

"There are several fundamentals to naginata," she began, "as you will no doubt learn soon enough. This is my blade, a true warrior's naginata dating back to the Sengoku Jidai," she said as she first motioned to the real thing, her own prize possession, and she let Jia-ying examine it carefully. "I know it seems heavy to you, but it's a lot lighter than you'd expect, as I'm sure you'll find out soon enough. Because of the risks with this one, however, we will not be using this today. I merely brought it out to show you how the real thing looks."

She moved on to the armour. "I'm not sure how much experience you have with kendo, but the armour does bear much of a resemblance to the armour from that martial art. Considering modern naginata's similarities with kendo, it shouldn't be too surprising. It's reasonably lightweight and gives me room to move around in, making it great for sparring and protecting me." She demonstrated by putting several pieces from the armour on, showcasing the thickness and strength of the padding and protection.

Finally, the wooden practice naginata. "The bamboo naginata is just as lightweight as you would expect, though again, given its length it will feel rather unwieldy at first. It's a product of the Edo period in the same way the armour and the shinai practice swords are in kendo, since it was considered safer to use them due to the injuries associated with sparring with real weapons as such. That said it still has the potential to hurt, so you still need to exercise caution with it."

Wrapping up her rather brief descriptions, she looked back at Jia-ying. "I'm sure you're eager to get your hands on this, but we have to start with the very basics of some things first. Before we begin though, do you have any questions?"
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Jia-ying too knelt down, placing her hands on her knees and listening to Edie carefully. She held out both hands when Edie passed her the naginata and she looked it over. It indeed felt heavy and she wondered how one would effectively and accurately wield it in battle.

She shook her head when Edie mentioned kendo. She had never practiced it before. Not officially anyway. She doubted her swings in her home garden with her aura sword counted.

"Yes!" Jiaying said excitedly when Edie mentioned actually practicing. "Well, I suppose, what's the advantage of using this over something more easily handled like a katana?" Jia-ying said then asked, leaning forward, "Also, can I see you use the real thing?"

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"I think you're getting a bit ahead of yourself," smiled Edie, noting her disciple's eagerness and attentiveness, "since we must take things one step at a time to ensure that your technique is perfect, especially since the use of the naginata is a full-body activity that requires all the different parts working together. But I'll be happy to demonstrate to you."

"To answer your question though, perhaps the naginata's greatest strength lies in its length. At least 200 centimetres in length gives more than ample reach for the blade to be effective as a combat weapon even against a better armed opponent, making up for a relative lack of body and weapon strength. The naginata's widespread use in the Genpei War in particular show its strength in its reach, especially as both a cavalry and anti-cavalry weapon, much like a glaive, pike or lance. Of course it is rather archaic and outdated now that weapons have been developed and refined over the last millennium, but so it's been said that the naginata practitioner, when sparring against a kendo practitioner, will be victorious simply because the kendo practitioner would be unable to reach the wielder of naginata without being struck."

Edie returned to face Jia-ying and sat down in front of her. "Before I go ahead and demonstrate though, we must follow the custom of the dojo. Bow and ask for a good practice."

"Rei." A kneeling bow with interlocking hands. "Onegaishimasu." Please. "Seiza." Return to sitting upright.

"And here I go." Edie picked up her naginata and walked down the edge of the tatami until she was stood a fair distance from Jia-ying so that she could see. She stood at shizentai, at one end of the dojo's tatami, the naginata upright in one hand. Then she gave a cry and changed her guard into chudan, with her body in a sidestep posture, her chest facing Jia-ying, the blade now faced at a hypothetical opponent's heart.

She began her demonstration. A series of sidesteps, swings and parries that demonstrated her full capability to use the naginata offensively and defensively with poise and grace. Back and forth, switching her technique here and there into various combinations that highlighted the full range of technique that she had learned, without compromising the finesse of her form. At each end of the tatami she would enter into a different kamae, or guard, showcasing how a basic posture could influence the following moves.

Once Edie was sure she had used up all her knowledge of techniques, she stepped back and stopped. Returning to Jia-ying, she put the naginata down, sat and looked her in the eye. "That must have been a lot for you to take in there. But don't worry, I can help you get there one step at a time."
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Jia-ying followed Edie's instructions and bowed, asking for a good practice then sat up and watched Edie intently, watching her movements and listening to the words carefully. Edie was a very good teacher, she took care to explain everything in detail, demonstrating each step in a way that even to Jia-ying's untrained eye, the movements were distinct and purposeful.

Though what stood out the most was how graceful and fluid Edie was despite wielding a long and heavy weapon. Looking at her you'd think it weighed nothing It was like watching a dancer perform.

"That was wonderful." Jia-ying breathed when Edie was done. She nodded to Edie's statement and said, "I am sure it will take me years to even get half as good as that but I can't wait to get started. Where do I start? "

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"Well, I know you were mostly looking up here," said Edie as she laid down the weapon, "but most of where it all begins is down here, at the feet. Having a solid footwork is the basis for proper naginata, as the techniques of weight distribution and movement are vital to getting around not just in direct combat but also in synchronising with your upper body movements and moving around and across the ring."

She stepped back and beckoned Jia-ying to follow. "We're going to start without the naginata since getting through this is absolutely vital first." She took a spot on the mat and let her watch a little more closely. "The main movement in naginata is to go by sidestep. For that the body must be rotated in a sideways direction, such that when you hold the naginata in the ready stance your body is parallel to it, although you would be facing forward. That position is called the shizentai," she said as she explained. "Note that in this position, in which I would normally hold the naginata ready for the fight, I have my right foot perpendicular to the shaft and my left parallel to it, in the direction I want to go. From shizentai, you advance and retreat accordingly in the sidestep, which makes the placement of the feet so important."

She began to move slowly but smoothly to make sure the demonstration and direction was coming through. "Every foot moves one at a time, so don't move one leg before the other's foot has already been planted. It's steps, not leaps. Be smooth, graceful and swift, don't let yourself hesitate. Be light on your feet, and don't feel weighed down in any way." She paused. "Admittedly it will become rather more habitual once we move on, but every single step counts. Why don't you give it a try?"
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Jia-ying listening attentively, following Edie's movements as she demonstrated, moving slowly at first then gradually faster. Unlike Edie, her movements were not as fluid and she got her footwork wrong a few times but she was slowly learning.
She watched keenly how Edie moved her feet and tried to mimic her, admiring how nimble Edie was on her feet,
"What age did you begin training?"Jia-ying asked her.
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Edie had taken the time to walk through Jia-ying through the nuances of the footwork step by step until she was sure she had the hang of it. She made sure to take corrective actions and give pointers as she saw fit, until she was sure she knew what she was doing. As she let her go on her own, unassisted, to her satisfaction, she answered the question. "It's said that Japanese women should be able to handle a naginata perfectly by 18, so I got a pretty early start on it, part of it because of my own interest in it and my mom's dedication to training me, starting from age 5. As it were I guess I was supposed to take things slowly, but I got well ahead of schedule, enough to teach you here now."

"Speaking of which, you're pretty good on your feet. I know it takes a bit of time to get used to, but you've gotten it down quite well now. I'm going to move on. It's about time for your first hand on the naginata."
With that, Edie moved to the weapons, picked the two practice naginata up, and held them upright. "Here, take it. I will teach you all manner of discipline with having the naginata in your hand."

When Jia-ying had taken it, Edie stepped back and stood at attention with her naginata in her right hand upright. "When taking the naginata in hand, this should be the position you are in - shizentai, the natural standing position." She took a moment to let Jia-ying settle into it. When she did so to her satisfaction, she moved to the next step. "From shizentai, you will move into chudan-no-kamae, the middle-level ready position. This position is the normal one from which you will enter a routine or sparring session," she explained as she demonstrated the position. "I'll let you try both positions out at your pleasure until you're ready to move on."
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"That's a pretty early age to start. Are your parents the strict sort?" Jia-ying asked curiously then said, "My own didn't want me learning any sort of martial arts or weapons." She sighed then said, "However, I long for it. I am not even sure why." She said sheepishly.

"Thanks, " Jia-ying said appreciatively when Edie commented on her footwork. The truth was that even she was surprised at how fast she was picking it up. It was almost like a part of her was thirsting for this and wanted to absorb as much as she could.

She followed Edie's instructions first assuming the shizentai then the chudan-no-kamae. She practiced it a few times till it felt comfortable and said, "Alright let's go."
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"Strict? Coming from something of a noble background there was quite a bit of expectation that shaped how I lived and grew up," said Edie. "Obedience, formality, etiquette, there were always things I had to abide by. So in that sense it was strict. On the other hand, being the last child and with most of the family inheritances occupied by my older siblings did interesting things to me. I guess I was a bit spoilt for life choices, which is what led me to all the fun stuff in my life - history, horses, you name it."

"In any case, though, now that you're here you shan't need to worry about your parents stopping you. If they give you trouble I'll be here. I'll even put a good word in it for you."


Having taken the time while talking to help Jia-ying adjust accordingly with her positions and the transitions, Edie decided that it was time to begin the real part of training. Taking the other practice naginata in her hand, she demonstrated and showed as she explained. "In wielding the naginata, the first thing you will learn is basic striking techniques. The first, and most basic, is furigae. That is an overhand strike in which you lift the naginata to bring it down on your opponent. Let me demonstrate." And so she did, explaining each step in detail as she moved. "From chudan, take a step forward with your right foot, parallel to the naginata. As you step, raise the naginata behind your back so the blade is facing the ground at around a 45 degree angle with your body. Then step forward with your left foot and in that one stroke bring the blade down." She showed the steps first, then a full fluid motion at once.

"Let's have you try by steps first. Just take them one at a time and I will correct you for each step until I'm sure you've got it right."
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Jia-ying nodded in understanding when Edie described her upbringing, "That's to be expected, I suppose. Though, I am not entirely familiar with that lifestyle." As she said that she briefly wondered about her mother's side of the family. What would it be like growing up in such a stiff atmosphere? Probably nothing fun. "I have to admit not being allowed to decide your own destiny seems a difficult way to live. I wonder if any of your older siblings feel resentful." Jia-ying mused.

"Okay," Jia-ying said and practiced the overhead strikes as Edie watched closely. Her footwork and grip needed adjustment and Edie was quick to point them out. Jia-ying nodded and adjusted accordingly.

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"To be fair to them, they genuinely enjoy it," Edie explained. "It just seems ingrained in them, I don't know why. My oldest brother is a fighter pilot and he was always into aviation and such from a young age, while my sister always closely accompanied and observed my mother attending to her duties at the inn. But they had opportunities to pick out what they liked in their own right, especially at school, which is why my brother is also an excellent rugby player while my sister has the odd hobby of going to arcades a lot. It even extends to the older generations - my dad was very into trainspotting and has an entire album of the trains he documented when he first came to Japan."

Thinking back to the first time Edie had found out about that hobby and her bewildered reaction to her dad's explanation still brought chuckles to her. She could remember her incredulity that her dad might well have been like a child. Then again she knew better now that she was aware of the extent such a hobby was practiced around the world, especially in the UK.

"In any case though, I did enjoy my childhood. I took discipline and etiquette to heart rather than rebel against it, partly because I was taught to respect authority and differentiate right from wrong early on. But I was also very close to my parents and they were very understanding of me, and they let me pursue what I wanted. Not just history, but also the things that I clearly wanted to do and was willing to invest time and resources into like horse riding and of course, naginata."

All this Edie spoke of casually and coolly as she continued to take Jia-ying's instruction of the strike slowly to be sure. An adjustment here, a point and gesture there, all helping her to get her form better.

Soon she could see that it was working for her, and she decided to take her instruction on furigae a bit further. "Now that we've got your form about right, I'm going to try to get you to perform furigae in accordance with calls like you would as a ritual. There are three main calls to keep in mind - hajime, mae ato, and mae. Two of those I will call, the third is yours. When I call 'hajime', or start, you should be in chudan. The moment I call it, you will raise the naginata and prepare to bring it down, but don't do it yet. Then, I will call 'mae ato', at which point you will call 'mae' yourself and bring the strike down. As you call 'mae', let the pent up pressure and energy of anticipating that strike to be unleashed because it should be called out strongly and boldly. Make your voice heard. It's a bit tricky to get the synchronisation just right, but I'm sure you will do just fine."

She took a step back and waited for Jia-ying to be prepared in chudan.

"HAJIME!"

The first bark came as Edie watched Jia-ying closely to see her reaction and her getting into position. She kept the image of those moments in her mind as she paused for her student to be ready to bring it down.

"MAE ATO!"
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Jia-ying's face broke into a smile as she listened to Edie describe her father's passion for trains. As a hobby it sounded unique and strangely carefree to her
Thinking of her own father, she felt a twinge of regret that she had always seem him cautious and alert. Did he even have a hobby? She couldnt recall one.She sighed softly at the thought, hands tightening on the weapon as she listened to Edie's talk; practicing her movement and positioning in accordance with Edie's instructions.

She nodded and as Edie called out "Hajime," she raised the naginata as Edie had taught her, her body tensing automatically. Suddenly she felt a strange sensation ripple through her.

"MAE ATO!" Edie's voice rang out as if from a distance and her body moved, almost as if it had a will of its own as she brought it down with strength and precision she didn't know she possessed. There was a whooshing sound as the stick cut through the air, stopping where it was supposed to.

Jia-ying blinked, taken aback by the force of her swing and then looked up at Edie.
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For a moment, it looked as if Edie was disappointed or upset. All she said was a quiet sentence that sounded almost antipathetic at first glance. Her normally luminous amber eyes were dull, and her look was punctuated by a silence that was so quiet it only accentuated the image as her hakama fluttered with a light breeze that had kicked up.

"You forgot to say 'mae'."

But her face quickly brightened up, and she laughed. "But I must say, that strike was superb! Congratulations, Jia-ying, you have made your first strike ever in naginata, and it went well. Savour this moment. You're well on the way to becoming a master now." She felt proud and was elated that Jia-ying could pull it off like that, and felt that the work and redoing was paying off. She made a quiet thanks of appreciation to her mother, her master.

But it wasn't enough. She was still some ways away from perfecting herself, and performing the strike properly once wouldn't be enough. She would need to be able to do it not just 1, but 10, 100, maybe 1000 times. That was a core part of learning naginata, for each strike and parry had its own character and specialty that required training and revision to ensure that they could be synthesised in fighting. And then there was still sparring to worry about.

"Of course, I guess one isn't enough though. You do need to call out 'mae' as you bring the strike down, just like you will with each of the other moves I'll be teaching you. And make sure you call it boldly, not quietly. Be a lion, not a mouse. Also, there will be more calls to give, but I can and will make sure you get the hang of calling your attacks as well as actually attacking too."

She let herself stop for a moment as she relented for a moment. Jia-ying was probably a bit tired and also a bit elated from the movement, so perhaps it was worth taking a bit of rest, though if she didn't want or need to that would be fine. "Do you want to take a break for a moment, or should we revise the move now?"
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Jia-ying looked up and seeing Edie's disappointed face , her heart sank.

"I-" she began to say but then Edie spoke out laughing and she relaxed, letting out a nervous chuckle; her thoughts going back to that strange sensation. What was it?

"Let's keep going." Jia-ying said, her hands tightening on the wooden stick.

She started the routine again and this time said loudly, "Mae!" as she swung downwards with all her might but this time, her swing was less than perfect. She stumbled forward a tiny bit since she had swung so hard.


"Ugh," she said, feeling embarrassed as she took a step back. "That uh, wasn't good."

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"No, not really," said Edie. "It does take getting used to once you go through the motions at first, but it gets a lot better from here. Let's try that again. Back to chudan."

As she let Jia-ying steady herself, she wondered whether her teachings were working. She was taking the book from how her mother had taught her and was following it, but going a lot softer. She was not a strict disciplinarian, but she did want her friend to appreciate the formality of the practice. Naginata may had lost their raison d'ĂȘtre as weapons of war, but there was still a gravity to their heritage and history in Japanese culture that Edie hoped that Jia-ying could grasp. Granted, she was into learning about weapons and war, and her lineage tied her with China's great warrior past, but she also seemed quite eager to take on the weapon first and foremost.

It was a thought that Edie couldn't quite shake as she called the next strike. She caught a glimpse in her eye and wondered what both of them would get out of it in the end, and what would come next.

"HAJIME!"

Maybe she'll teach me some secrets about the metaphysical. Maybe about making the most of my chi.

"MAE ATO!"


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They went through the routine time after time. Edie gently but firmly calling out any mistakes Jia-ying was making which she hastily took care to correct and was happy that she was picking it up really fast. Though why she had gotten it perfectly the first time and not anymore was puzzling.

Whenever Edie talked of the naginata itself or was correcting her, Jia-ying picked up that Edie wanted her to take both the art and the weapon seriously and respect it; and Jia-ying could certainly respect that. When they took a break, Jia-ying asked curiously, "Edie, can you tell me about the history of the naginata itself?"
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"History of the naginata, huh." Edie thought about how to answer that for a moment as she sipped water from her bottle and cleared her throat. The calls had started to get to her voice a bit.

"Admittedly it's rather long and complex," she began. "There is a fair bit of vagueness as to when the naginata as we know it was invented, but it was almost certainly developed from Nara and Heian period spears. The sohei - the Buddhist warrior monks who were influential throughout early Japanese history in bringing Buddhism and influencing the nobility - claimed that they created it in the Nara period, but it wasn't until the late Heian period during the Genpei War that it truly rose to prominence."

She thought back to the stories and folktales, the artifacts and heirlooms that stood out in her hometown and her family's properties. "It was during that war in which the naginata was widely employed by the warriors of the opposing Taira and Minamoto clans as highly effective and powerful weapons. They were used by cavalry as long-armed weapons for quick but powerful strikes, and were also used by infantry to target the horses and their riders. The same war also saw it become associated with femininity, as they were widely used by the onna-bugeisha, the female warriors who fought as equals to the men, if not superior. You may know some of their names. Tomoe Gozen. Hangaku Gozen. Hojo Masako. They are legends of the war, enshrined in the Heike Monogatari and the other tales of that time."

"But it didn't stay that way. The naginata eventually fell out of favour by the 16th century once the Sengoku Period was well under way. The yari, which was a simple spear that was easier to produce and arm large conscript armies with, became predominant with warlords, and the arrival of firearms meant that the naginata lost its advantage as a long-armed weapon. Still, it was still considered the archetypal weapon for women defending their homes from bandits and other soldiers, as it still gave them that length advantage to hold them at bay when the attacker would be using a shorter weapon and the lady's comparatively lower advantages in height and body strength could be compensated."

"Which leads to the practice of naginata today. The Edo period and the following centuries of peace led to the naginata being reinvented for martial arts and practice, parallel to the rise of kendo in the 18th century. That's where the modern wooden naginata comes from. When the Meiji Restoration took place, these traditional bladed weapons were rendered completely outdated and were no longer used in formal military settings. Since then the naginata has lived on as a martial art, one that's still strongly associated with women and is taught to girls across the country. It's a rich and wonderful history that I hope you keep in mind when you hold that shaft in your hand."


She put the bottle down and looked Jia-ying in the eye, like she did when she started speaking from her heart compared to when she looked to the distance when thinking. "There's just one more thing I'd like you to know. Though what I teach you is the basis of naginata in its purest form, there is more to discovering in martial arts than just one weapon. Samurai were historically balanced in their use of weapons and aids, and Miyamoto Musashi said to never focus exclusively on one weapon lest your weaknesses be completely overcome. I took that to heart as I grew up, and sought to find strength and power in learning new techniques. It's why in my spare time I learned other arts like aikido separately, even trying to work naginata into these different doctrines. Even now I'm still trying to learn. And it's been slow going. But whenever I did, and whatever I did, I always kept naginata close to my heart. It was the historic art of my family as a descendant of the Hojo daimyo, and I have strived to uphold it however I could even while trying new things."

"Please, Jia-ying, as you learn, promise me that you will guard that balance too. The balance of exploring new arts and strengths, and staying true to your lessons. They will lead you down the right path for you as you keep going."
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Jia-ying listened intently as Edie spoke, fascinated by the history of the weapon. They were seated near the window, drinking water with the late afternoon sunlight streaming in. Edie's voice turned serious when she asked Jia-ying for her word. Jia-ying looked Edie in the eye and said."I promise, " with solemn sincerity. She would not let Edie down nor forget her learnings no matter what weapon she decided to learn.

She glanced down at the wooden naginata, with her hands folded on her lap. "I won't let you down." She said to her friend.

Edited by syphl, Jul 25 2017, 03:23 AM.
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