Training Dojo, An Earth Benders Heaven

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Breathing gently, Vladimir sat, meditating quietly. The wind whipped around him on the high plateau, he shivered slightly, waiting...always waiting. Waiting for enlightenment, or in this case, waiting for a young student to appear.

[Justin]

*Rides in on tyson* *steps off bowing* Ello Vlad, good day?

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Vladimir nods, getting up slowly after meditation. He stands still and breathes deeply, then opens his eyes and smiles at Justin.

Justin! Good to see you could make it. Well, since we're both here, let's start with going over what you know. You had...3 years training with the Omashu Army right? Or has it changed?

[Justin]

*Nods* 3 correct but i may be a little rusty

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Vladimir smiles again, nodding,

Well, we'd best get started

He turns towards the scene spread out before them, the sun gleams off the land, full of life and lustre. The village of Tu Xia Jiang glimmers, it's people living out their lives in various degrees of happiness. The Earth Kingdom is spread out like a vast painting come to life. Vladimir brings both hands up in fists so they gently touch together at chest height, he nods to Justin to do the same.

[Justin]

Copies exactly what Vlad does Ok got it!

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Right.

Vladimir smiles and closes his eyes,

Ok. Earth Bending is a lot of dificult moves stuck together with a heavy stance, right? But if you look beyond that, it's a whole lot more. What can you feel out there? Can you feel the rock beneath your feet? The mountain beneath the rock? The hills beneath the mountain? The Earth Kingdom? The world? Everything is Earth, everything that walks, walks on it, everything that swims, is in a huge bowl of Earth filled with water...it all links back. You got all this?

[Justin]

nods im folowing

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Great, well, if everything is linked to earth, the earth is linked to everything. So when you're bending earth, you're trying to bend all the living things, all the things that have happened to that earth all through time. Look,

*Lifting one hand Vladimir bends a small rock up to Justins face level*

What has this rock been used for? Killing? It could have killed some one long ago, it could have been the corner stone of a temple, it goes all the way back to when Earth Bending began and further back still...so impossibly old...yet it's still here. This is why Earth Bending is stubborn, why it is difficult to control. But now,

He lets his hand drop, the rock falls,

Let's see what you can do!

He gestures to the flat area of ground in the middle of the dojo, and stands waiting to watch Justin's moves.

[Justin]

Right Stands in a horse stance and rises two rock pillars up to vlads face like this?

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Vladimir nodded, pleased with his young apprentice,

Exactly. That's a very good move to use to stop enemies in their tracks, but also can be used like this,

He concentrates and takes a heavy stance, jumping and slamming a fist down, bringing a pillar of earth upwards. Using his hand like a blade he slices through the pillar, sending a flat disk of earth spinning off. He turns to Justin,

Good luck. It's a bit tricky to get the hand movement right, but eventually you'll get it.

[Justin]

Hmmmm ill try...Jumps smash is fist onto the ground. Smashes to deep. Pulls out. Let me try again. Jumps and lightly jumps and smahs is hand down forming a pillar of earth to rise. Using his hand just like vlads he slices through it forming a small disk much samller than vlads. Like this sorta?

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Vladimir smiles broadly,

Excellent! We'll make an Earth Bender out of you yet!

He walks around Justin and looks at his stance,

Hmm, you have an excellent stance, no question there. But with this move try to loosten up your arms slightly, allow the feeling to move through them like a whip, so you flick the rock disk away.

He stands back again and motions for Justin to proceed.

[Justin]

loosing his arms as vlad requested and flick the disk slowly like a feather to the ground.

[Vladimir_Draconovitch]

Vladimir picks up the disk and nods his approval,

Well, you have the action, now flick it slightly more to get the speed.