The World of Pirates

Chapter 5 The True Explanation of Kendo
Li Cha went back to the utility room, lit the oil lamp, and used the light to look through the "cheat book" that he had "sold" this year's salary in exchange for.

Opening the title page, four large characters came into view: True Explanation of the Way of the Sword.

"Hiss—" Li Cha gasped.If Jon hadn't used it to pad the table legs, Li Cha would have almost believed it.

[Choosing a name so bluffing, such things as swordsmanship, exaggeration is not a thing.This is something that is used to fight the enemy, the enemy will not care whether you are practicing "true swordsmanship" or "basic swordsmanship", they still have to see the truth. 】

Just looking at the name of this cheat book, Li Cha already has no expectations for the following content.

However, after flipping through it roughly, Li Cha's opinion on this cheat book has changed.

The content of the cheat book is roughly divided into four parts: configuration, basic slashing, basic footwork, and breathing meditation.

This is indeed the "ancestral" swordsmanship, and it was Mizuta Kamesaburo's grandfather Tsuyoshi Mizuta who wrote this secret book.

After Tsuyoshi Mizuta learned some basic skills in a certain swordsmanship dojo, he had a dream of becoming a swordsman, so he decided to venture into the sea and hone his swordsmanship.

It was probably because Mizuta Tsuyoshi did not go well in the sea, and later settled in Hongmu Island, teaching his son the swordsmanship he had sorted out by himself, hoping to train him to become a swordsman.

Takeshi Mizuta's son, Takehiko Mizuta, has indeed inherited his father's dream of being a swordsman.Practicing during the three volts in summer and practicing in winter during the three nines...
Finally - practiced a lonely.

Probably Mizuta Takeshi is not a good teacher, and Mizuta Takehiko has no talent for swordsmanship. Anyway, the dream of the Mizuta family's swordsman fell to his grandson Mizuta Kamezaburo in the end.

However, looking at the secret book that was mortgaged by Mizuta Kamezaburo in exchange for wine, Li Cha estimated that the dream of the Mizuta family's swordsman may need to be passed on for several more generations.

[This "True Explanation of the Way of the Sword" is actually just right for me. I can't understand swordsmanship that is too advanced. What I lack the most right now is the foundation.The swordsmanship recorded in the "True Explanation of the Way of the Sword" has been sorted out and perfected by three generations, and it still has some merits. 】

Li Cha is very clear about his position. For a layman, if he wants to learn how to use a sword from scratch, the foundation is the most important.

Otherwise, without theoretical guidance, when wielding a sword, I am afraid that I will accidentally hurt myself.

[However, without the master to lead the door, I am afraid that there are still many obstacles in this swordsmanship practice. 】

Any martial arts skill, once it becomes a skill, it is very difficult to get started without the hands-on teaching of a master.

If you practice forcibly, you will not be able to do it well, and it is easy to hurt your body.

Among other things, just running is something that everyone can do, but there are many ways to do it.

【Well, it's just a good time to test my previous idea. 】

In the shadows, the flames reflected in Li Cha's eyes kept beating.

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What is the first thing you do when practicing swordsmanship?First, you need to have a sword.

There is no need to think about the real sword for the time being. Li Cha is afraid that he will die of wound infection before he can master his sword skills.

The level of medical care in this world is really worrying, and headaches and brain fever are all borne by the body.

A perfect medical system?Don't count on that kind of thing, at least Li Cha can't count on it now.

Li Cha decided to use the wooden sword to practice first, and then switch to the real sword to practice after he is proficient in swordsmanship.

But in the tavern, there are no wooden swords.What can I do?
No knife, no sword, make it yourself.

Li Cha found a wooden board, and after drawing the pattern, he picked up the kitchen knife and swung the knife with a burst of "Ka Ka Ka" chops.

Half an hour later, Li Cha got a sword-shaped piece of wood.

……

So Li Cha replaced it with a log, cut it in half, drew the pattern again, and hacked again.

An hour later, Li Cha got a sword-shaped stick.

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[No, this is a wooden stick, not a wooden sword. There is no change in the center of gravity. If you use this to practice, you will not get the effect of practicing swords at all. 】

"Damn!" Li Cha stood up and threw the wooden stick to the ground. The wooden stick snapped into two pieces with a "click".

"Huh—calm down, Li Cha, you need to calm down." Li Cha calmed down his restless mood.

[Practicing swords is water grinding kung fu, practicing killing skills, drawing a sword means life and death, frivolity and impatience are absolutely not advisable. 】

Of course Li Cha knows the reason for his restlessness - the more he understands the world, the less safe Li Cha will feel.

There are as many strong men in the sea as there are stars, and most of them only act according to their own preferences. It is just commonplace to slaughter islands and countries, and kill people for fun.

In this sick world, Li Cha desperately wants to grasp the power enough to protect himself, otherwise, should he hope for the pity of the strong?
Li Cha never!

[I live a new life, but I don't want to be a mayfly, living and dying, drifting with the tide! 】

"Isn't it just a wooden sword, it won't trouble me."

Li Cha calmed down and remade the wooden sword.

[First of all, the material of the wooden sword should be hard and heavy wood, as close as possible to the feel of a real sword.Secondly, the chopping method is not correct, it should be cut along the grain of the wood, otherwise the wooden sword will easily break due to force.The hard wood also helps in carving. 】

After some thought, Li Cha found the right material.

Although Redwood Island is named after the redwood tree, there is not only one kind of redwood tree on the island.

Among them is a tree species called black wood, which grows slowly, and can only grow to the thickness of an ordinary person's wrist throughout its life.However, the wood is hard, and people on the island usually use it to make handles for various tools.

[If I remember correctly, the shovel in the backyard of the tavern is made of black sunken wood. 】

As soon as he thought about it, Li Cha decisively went to the backyard to get a shovel, pulled out the nails that fixed the black sunken wood, removed the wooden wedge, and took out the wooden handle.

Hold it in your hand and look carefully. The middle part of the wooden handle has a slightly curved arc due to years of use.

"Hey, a match made in heaven."

Li Cha took the black sinker and left. He didn't notice that Jon, who came out at night, looked at Li Cha who was holding a stick excitedly, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly...

Back in the room, Li Cha didn't rush to move the knife, but opened "The True Explanation of the Way of the Sword" first.

What is recorded in "The True Explanation of the Way of the Sword" is a kind of "one sword style" swordsmanship, which is an actual combat-oriented swordsmanship based on the assumption of an unarmored enemy.

After practicing and mastering the skills of using the sword, stab and cut at the most vulnerable places of the enemy, such as fingers, carotid artery, throat, waist and abdomen, etc., so as to subdue the opponent.

The main purpose of the genre is to "kill the opponent before being beheaded", and there are naturally requirements for the swords used.

Li Cha judged from the description of the atlas that the sword used in "The True Explanation of the Way of the Sword" should be a knife.Because Li Cha had a hobby of collecting swords before, he knew a little about Japanese swords.

When worn on the map, the blade is facing upwards, so that it is convenient to draw the blade and face the enemy at the first time. It is a weapon with foot combat as the main combat mode.

Moreover, the arc of the blade is not large, and the tip of the sword is sharp. It has the functions of slashing and stabbing, and its shape is between the traditional Chinese "knife" and "sword".

These features are closer to a sword than a sword.

As for the length of the knife, it is naturally based on the length that can be hung on the waist and the arm can be pulled out naturally.

Given that Li Cha is only a little over 1 meters tall, it is of course better to make a short knife first, and then replace it when he grows taller.

After some gestures, Li Cha "has a knife in his chest", picked up the kitchen knife and began to cut.

Li Cha, who was immersed in the carpenter's craft, did not know that in the attribute panel, a new entry slowly appeared in the skill column that had been emptied by Li Cha:
Kitchen knife wood carving lv1 ↑

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(End of this chapter)