Post by Sho Murakame on Dec 27, 2001 6:43:30 GMT -6
OOC:
Big apologies but I didn’t manage to get this done on time for MNM… please consider it as being on MNM. Sho is much more reliable than Mark A <grin>.
Hope everyone had a cool yule… I did, hence this being three days late <grin>.
Cheers,
Mark A
Sho and Mrs. M are at a dojo. Sho is leading a class, and his pupils are training a particular throw on the mats. One of the pupils is Albert Wuchie! There is a GZW cameraman filming them as they train.
Sho is on the mats supervising, and is wearing a traditional white gi with black belt. His hair is tied back and neat, revealing quite nasty barbed wire scars on his forehead. The barbed wire scars however, cannot deter much from the fact that he is still extremely handsome. His Oriental features are complemented by a burning look of ambition, courage and spirit in his eyes. Beyond this, the look of care and pride for his pupils is as warm as his natural smile.
Mrs. M meanwhile is wearing a standard white outfit, but what is noticeable is her black belt! Her greying black hair is tied back into a bun. She is training with another small lady (of white origin) who is much younger, but it does not stop the girl being tossed over Mrs. M's back and hitting the mats!
Sho turns to the camera, and addresses it.
Sho:
"I am in a place of honour. I am in a place of spiritual enlightenment where the body and the soul are one in poetic martial arts. I am here: where I train. At this festive time, if you will permit me, I will show you GZW fans a little piece of the Fairplay Enforcer's world."
Sho leaves the mats, and bows.
Sho:
"One must always respect the mats."
Sho sits down by the side of the mats in the lotus position, closes his eyes, and meditates momentarily. Opening his eyes, he gracefully turns to face the camera without taking his inside leg out of the half lotus, and the cameraman has to kneel down. He chooses and angle looking up, so that the action on the mat can be seen. Sho hooks his legs over his shoulders and lifts himself up with his arms. From there, he straightens out his legs.
Sho:
"Suppleness and grace are the ways of yoga. As valid and as influential to my wrestling style as my martial arts, yoga forms a great part of my fitness regime. Of course, martial arts training offers me the chance to keep fit and learn how to use an opponents momentum and weight against them, but it is yoga that prepares the body for the high flying, acrobatic weapons in my wrestling arsenal."
Sho, without putting his feet on the floor, takes his legs off his shoulders, and slowly, but without juddering, extends his legs up into a handstand. The cameraman moves back to get the full shot of Sho's motionless body. After a few moments, Sho flips onto his feet. He heads towards the fitness machines across the room.
Sho:
"You may think that these machines are the source of physical strength, and you would be right. But I use these only as a tool to fitness: it is martial arts and yoga that the Fairplay Enforcer loves, thrives upon, and gains inspiration from. It is true that a muscular frame can be gained from such machines, and out of necessity, I use them. However, underestimating someone or something has been a pet hate of mine for many years. Many people underestimate the Fairplay Enforcer, but I think people underestimate yoga even more! Yoga trains muscles that these machines do not; yoga creates strength and power in areas that no other discipline will create it in."
Sho walks back to the mats, and calls out a word in Chinese. All activity on the mats stop, and everyone one them leaves the mats after bowing.
Sho:
"Now if you will indulge my students and myself, we would very much like to show you one of our bo staff katas."
The martial artists hand bo staffs to one another, and then stand in a line. The cameraman then films the kata in its entirety. All members of the class, including Albert, perform the same moves in tandem perfectly. The silence accentuates the grace, and the intensity as the warriors flow through their moves. It is difficult to believe that the beauty of the kata simulates the defence of oneself against many attackers with weapons. The kata ends, and led by Sho, the class bow to the camera. Sho addresses the camera one last time.
Sho:
“From me and all my pupils, I wish every single GZW fan a very happy Christmas, and a prosperous new year!”
Sho and the class bow one more time as the scene faces.
Big apologies but I didn’t manage to get this done on time for MNM… please consider it as being on MNM. Sho is much more reliable than Mark A <grin>.
Hope everyone had a cool yule… I did, hence this being three days late <grin>.
Cheers,
Mark A
Sho and Mrs. M are at a dojo. Sho is leading a class, and his pupils are training a particular throw on the mats. One of the pupils is Albert Wuchie! There is a GZW cameraman filming them as they train.
Sho is on the mats supervising, and is wearing a traditional white gi with black belt. His hair is tied back and neat, revealing quite nasty barbed wire scars on his forehead. The barbed wire scars however, cannot deter much from the fact that he is still extremely handsome. His Oriental features are complemented by a burning look of ambition, courage and spirit in his eyes. Beyond this, the look of care and pride for his pupils is as warm as his natural smile.
Mrs. M meanwhile is wearing a standard white outfit, but what is noticeable is her black belt! Her greying black hair is tied back into a bun. She is training with another small lady (of white origin) who is much younger, but it does not stop the girl being tossed over Mrs. M's back and hitting the mats!
Sho turns to the camera, and addresses it.
Sho:
"I am in a place of honour. I am in a place of spiritual enlightenment where the body and the soul are one in poetic martial arts. I am here: where I train. At this festive time, if you will permit me, I will show you GZW fans a little piece of the Fairplay Enforcer's world."
Sho leaves the mats, and bows.
Sho:
"One must always respect the mats."
Sho sits down by the side of the mats in the lotus position, closes his eyes, and meditates momentarily. Opening his eyes, he gracefully turns to face the camera without taking his inside leg out of the half lotus, and the cameraman has to kneel down. He chooses and angle looking up, so that the action on the mat can be seen. Sho hooks his legs over his shoulders and lifts himself up with his arms. From there, he straightens out his legs.
Sho:
"Suppleness and grace are the ways of yoga. As valid and as influential to my wrestling style as my martial arts, yoga forms a great part of my fitness regime. Of course, martial arts training offers me the chance to keep fit and learn how to use an opponents momentum and weight against them, but it is yoga that prepares the body for the high flying, acrobatic weapons in my wrestling arsenal."
Sho, without putting his feet on the floor, takes his legs off his shoulders, and slowly, but without juddering, extends his legs up into a handstand. The cameraman moves back to get the full shot of Sho's motionless body. After a few moments, Sho flips onto his feet. He heads towards the fitness machines across the room.
Sho:
"You may think that these machines are the source of physical strength, and you would be right. But I use these only as a tool to fitness: it is martial arts and yoga that the Fairplay Enforcer loves, thrives upon, and gains inspiration from. It is true that a muscular frame can be gained from such machines, and out of necessity, I use them. However, underestimating someone or something has been a pet hate of mine for many years. Many people underestimate the Fairplay Enforcer, but I think people underestimate yoga even more! Yoga trains muscles that these machines do not; yoga creates strength and power in areas that no other discipline will create it in."
Sho walks back to the mats, and calls out a word in Chinese. All activity on the mats stop, and everyone one them leaves the mats after bowing.
Sho:
"Now if you will indulge my students and myself, we would very much like to show you one of our bo staff katas."
The martial artists hand bo staffs to one another, and then stand in a line. The cameraman then films the kata in its entirety. All members of the class, including Albert, perform the same moves in tandem perfectly. The silence accentuates the grace, and the intensity as the warriors flow through their moves. It is difficult to believe that the beauty of the kata simulates the defence of oneself against many attackers with weapons. The kata ends, and led by Sho, the class bow to the camera. Sho addresses the camera one last time.
Sho:
“From me and all my pupils, I wish every single GZW fan a very happy Christmas, and a prosperous new year!”
Sho and the class bow one more time as the scene faces.
