Before I go straight into the tournament, perhaps I should have a little flashback on what sort of training I was having both Adrian and Melina undergo. This was probably a few days before the practical exam, during our usual morning training sessions before we went to school.
Both Adrian and Melina were attacking me, as usual, exchanging quick blows with our wooden swords. As usual, I was wielding two bamboo swords – one in each hand – and deflecting the strikes from their shinai with almost effortless ease.
While knocking the both of them back, I raised my two bamboo swords, and they immediately lifted their own shinai to block…
…only for me to kick their feet out from below them and send them sprawling on the ground. My movements were so swift that Adrian couldn't follow, instinctively turning to stare when Melina suddenly toppled over beside him, and then he joined her on the floor.
