Children of the Force
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Star Wars
This is basically karate, taekwon-do, etc . . .Most like taekwon-do, cuz that's the one I am
the most familiar with . . .for those that do not know, or have a different color system,
the belt levels are, from lowest to highest: white, yellow stripe, yellow, green stripe,
green, blue stripe, blue, red stripe, red, black stripe, then 9 levels of black, although in
taekwon-do, the only 9th degree master is General Choi Hung Hi, the "inventor" of tae-
kwon-do . . .{for example, a yellow stripe means you have a white belt with yellow stripes
at each end, and so on . . .}
Obi-Wan was startled at the ferocity in which Asa attacked. Turi, though, seemed
unfazed, and quickly defended himself against her attacks. He was also surprised to note
that Shinzo seemed angry. It flared within her, and just as quickly died down, but the
troubled expression on her face did not leave. He turned his attention back to the
sparrers, where Asa seemed to have the upper hand. Turi had a black belt, with a one,
while Asa's had a two.{a/n: normally these are in Roman numerals . . . but since I don't
think there every was a Rome . . .^_~} The match ended in about 6 minutes, with Asa
as winner. The two bowed to each other, to Shinzo, then resumed their places on the
wall. Shinzo stood silent in front of the room, still troubled. Finally, she called two more
sparrers to fight. This continued, and suddenly, she called Obi-Wan's name.
"Obi-Wan, Asa." Asa looked up, startled also.
"Master?" she said. Shinzo just looked at her, and with a shrug, Asa moved to the
center of the room. From the expressions of the others, and her excellent fighting skills
displayed earlier, Obi-Wan figured she was the top fighter in the class. Apparently, the
others thought it a mistake to put them together, as Obi-Wan was untrained in their
fighting style. For the most part . . . He had a feeling that Shinzo had waited before
calling his name, that he might learn a little . . .
The two bowed to Shinzo, then to each other, and Asa fell into a stance, ready to attack.
Obi-Wan just stood with his hands by his side, looking at the girl in front of him. Wrap-
ping the Force around him, he blocked as Asa's fist shot toward his head. For several
minutes, Obi-Wan stayed on the defensive, gadging Asa's strengths and weaknesses. He
noticed that she had a tendency to glance down whenever she prepared a kick, and that
when she punched with her right hand, her left hand dropped, exposing her side. Feeling
her anger at his placid defense, he jumped into the offense. His foot rose in a cresent
kick, and deflected the snap kick she directed at him. Instead of touchin the ground
again, his foot shot upward and over, catching the fist that shot toward him. Without
missing a beat, his other leg flew up, the minute the right touched the ground, and he
felt it contact with her exposed side. Her eyes flew open in alarm and astonishment, but
Obi-Wan dropped his foot and swept her off her feet. She hit the floor with a thud, and
Shinzo stepped forward, raising a hand. Obi-Wan breathed deeply and evenly, then
reached a hand out to help Asa off the ground. She looked at his hand, then took it
grudgingly, her face a mingle of anger and admiration. They bowed to each other, then
to Shinzo.
"Asa!" Shinzo said before they could sit down. The girl looked at her guiltily, as if
knowing what was coming next. A problem obviously dealt with before.
"I chose Obi-Wan to spar you first," she began, "because I knew he would win. You are
entirely too cocky, and that is one of your weaknesses. Remember this, if nothing else:
No matter how much you learn, and know, there is always someone out there who
knows more, and if you are too confident, it will trip you up. You must clear your mind
of all, and focus on your own weaknesses and your oppenents weaknesses and strengths.
Find them, then do all in your power to correct or make up for them. And not just in
sparring either. It is a concept applicable in life, one that will help you succeed."
Asa eyes lowered, and she nodded, with a slight bow. Shinzo nodded back, then turned
to Obi-Wan.
"Come, if you will," she said. "Asa, lead the class in closing exercises, then dismiss them,
for their duties. Tell Chaku he has mess duty, and, this time, to read the labels before he
adds things to his soup."
Shinzo lead Obi-Wan out of the room and down the corridor. As they rounded a
corner, Kusi came rushing up.
"Shinzo!"
"What is it? Kusi, calm down!" Shinzo grabbed the frightened girl by the arms. Kusi
took a few breathes, but before she could speak, Obi-Wan let out a startled yelp, and
rushed down the hall.
"Wha-?" Shinzo looked at Kusi who gasped, "Master Jinn!" then took off after him.
Obi-Wan turned the corridor and found his master moving swiftly toward him, holding
a small bundle in his arms. As he came closer, Obi-Wan could see it was a small boy, the
one that had crashed into his Master earlier. Shinzo took one look, then motioned for
them to follow her to the med center, where Kusuri took charge. The child's arm was
bent in a peculiar fashion, and a large bruise was forming slowly on the right side of his
face. After watching Kusuri deftly doing his work, Qui-Gon's face lost some of it's
apprehension, soothed by the young boy's skill.
He sat down heavily, then looked at his concerned apprentice.
"I'm all right, Obi-Wan," he said. Then he let out an involuntary gasp, as his arm
brushed against the chair. Shinzo raised an eyebrow.
"Off. Now," she ordered, motioning to his upper tunic. Qui-Gon raised an eyebrow back
at her, but did as he was told, with a small smile, that turned into a grimace as the cloth
slid across a deep cut on his forearm.
Obi-Wan gave his Master a reproving look, then, grabbed some bacta and a bandage
from the table. After it was cleaned and bandaged, Qui-Gon replaced his tunic, and began
his explanation.
PLEASE REVIEW ! ! !
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Star Wars
This is basically karate, taekwon-do, etc . . .Most like taekwon-do, cuz that's the one I am
the most familiar with . . .for those that do not know, or have a different color system,
the belt levels are, from lowest to highest: white, yellow stripe, yellow, green stripe,
green, blue stripe, blue, red stripe, red, black stripe, then 9 levels of black, although in
taekwon-do, the only 9th degree master is General Choi Hung Hi, the "inventor" of tae-
kwon-do . . .{for example, a yellow stripe means you have a white belt with yellow stripes
at each end, and so on . . .}
Obi-Wan was startled at the ferocity in which Asa attacked. Turi, though, seemed
unfazed, and quickly defended himself against her attacks. He was also surprised to note
that Shinzo seemed angry. It flared within her, and just as quickly died down, but the
troubled expression on her face did not leave. He turned his attention back to the
sparrers, where Asa seemed to have the upper hand. Turi had a black belt, with a one,
while Asa's had a two.{a/n: normally these are in Roman numerals . . . but since I don't
think there every was a Rome . . .^_~} The match ended in about 6 minutes, with Asa
as winner. The two bowed to each other, to Shinzo, then resumed their places on the
wall. Shinzo stood silent in front of the room, still troubled. Finally, she called two more
sparrers to fight. This continued, and suddenly, she called Obi-Wan's name.
"Obi-Wan, Asa." Asa looked up, startled also.
"Master?" she said. Shinzo just looked at her, and with a shrug, Asa moved to the
center of the room. From the expressions of the others, and her excellent fighting skills
displayed earlier, Obi-Wan figured she was the top fighter in the class. Apparently, the
others thought it a mistake to put them together, as Obi-Wan was untrained in their
fighting style. For the most part . . . He had a feeling that Shinzo had waited before
calling his name, that he might learn a little . . .
The two bowed to Shinzo, then to each other, and Asa fell into a stance, ready to attack.
Obi-Wan just stood with his hands by his side, looking at the girl in front of him. Wrap-
ping the Force around him, he blocked as Asa's fist shot toward his head. For several
minutes, Obi-Wan stayed on the defensive, gadging Asa's strengths and weaknesses. He
noticed that she had a tendency to glance down whenever she prepared a kick, and that
when she punched with her right hand, her left hand dropped, exposing her side. Feeling
her anger at his placid defense, he jumped into the offense. His foot rose in a cresent
kick, and deflected the snap kick she directed at him. Instead of touchin the ground
again, his foot shot upward and over, catching the fist that shot toward him. Without
missing a beat, his other leg flew up, the minute the right touched the ground, and he
felt it contact with her exposed side. Her eyes flew open in alarm and astonishment, but
Obi-Wan dropped his foot and swept her off her feet. She hit the floor with a thud, and
Shinzo stepped forward, raising a hand. Obi-Wan breathed deeply and evenly, then
reached a hand out to help Asa off the ground. She looked at his hand, then took it
grudgingly, her face a mingle of anger and admiration. They bowed to each other, then
to Shinzo.
"Asa!" Shinzo said before they could sit down. The girl looked at her guiltily, as if
knowing what was coming next. A problem obviously dealt with before.
"I chose Obi-Wan to spar you first," she began, "because I knew he would win. You are
entirely too cocky, and that is one of your weaknesses. Remember this, if nothing else:
No matter how much you learn, and know, there is always someone out there who
knows more, and if you are too confident, it will trip you up. You must clear your mind
of all, and focus on your own weaknesses and your oppenents weaknesses and strengths.
Find them, then do all in your power to correct or make up for them. And not just in
sparring either. It is a concept applicable in life, one that will help you succeed."
Asa eyes lowered, and she nodded, with a slight bow. Shinzo nodded back, then turned
to Obi-Wan.
"Come, if you will," she said. "Asa, lead the class in closing exercises, then dismiss them,
for their duties. Tell Chaku he has mess duty, and, this time, to read the labels before he
adds things to his soup."
Shinzo lead Obi-Wan out of the room and down the corridor. As they rounded a
corner, Kusi came rushing up.
"Shinzo!"
"What is it? Kusi, calm down!" Shinzo grabbed the frightened girl by the arms. Kusi
took a few breathes, but before she could speak, Obi-Wan let out a startled yelp, and
rushed down the hall.
"Wha-?" Shinzo looked at Kusi who gasped, "Master Jinn!" then took off after him.
Obi-Wan turned the corridor and found his master moving swiftly toward him, holding
a small bundle in his arms. As he came closer, Obi-Wan could see it was a small boy, the
one that had crashed into his Master earlier. Shinzo took one look, then motioned for
them to follow her to the med center, where Kusuri took charge. The child's arm was
bent in a peculiar fashion, and a large bruise was forming slowly on the right side of his
face. After watching Kusuri deftly doing his work, Qui-Gon's face lost some of it's
apprehension, soothed by the young boy's skill.
He sat down heavily, then looked at his concerned apprentice.
"I'm all right, Obi-Wan," he said. Then he let out an involuntary gasp, as his arm
brushed against the chair. Shinzo raised an eyebrow.
"Off. Now," she ordered, motioning to his upper tunic. Qui-Gon raised an eyebrow back
at her, but did as he was told, with a small smile, that turned into a grimace as the cloth
slid across a deep cut on his forearm.
Obi-Wan gave his Master a reproving look, then, grabbed some bacta and a bandage
from the table. After it was cleaned and bandaged, Qui-Gon replaced his tunic, and began
his explanation.
PLEASE REVIEW ! ! !