FENCING,

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FENCING

The "Fencing style" is an unnamed form of swordsmanship that resembles classical fencing. Its attacks consist of fast cutting techniques. The majority of the techniques are named after songs and dances coupled with fencing terms.

▌ NAME: Hanauta Sanchō: Yahazu Giri (Three-Verse Humming: Arrow-Notch Slash)
▌ USERS: Swordsmen
▌ MAJORS: Haste
▌ MINORS: Accuracy
▌ DESCRIPTION: A technique in which the user slashes an opponent at such a fast pace that it appears that they didn't attack at all (in fact, to the casual observer it would look like the user simply walked past the victim). Only when a certain amount of time has passed, which is approximate to the time the user walks ten feet away, or three steps (verses, as the name suggests), does their opponent only realize the attack. It seems to employ elements of iai (instant sword-draw-and-resheath) since it is generally initiated (though not always) with the user moving towards the intended target(s) with a naked blade and walks past them before sheathing it back. The actual attack its self is however seen clearly due to the speed it implemented. The technique is highly versatile, since with it, the user can slash multiple targets at once and if they so wish, the damage they inflict can be as fatal or as incapacitating as they like.
▌ NOTORIETY: 5

▌ NAME: Aubade Coup Droit (Dawn Serenade: Right-Handed Strike)
▌ USERS: Swordsmen
▌ MAJORS: Power
▌ MINORS: Haste
▌ DESCRIPTION: A thrusting technique with the sword that apparently creates a highly compressed blast of air with enough power to burst its way through a thick wall as if fired from a gun. Powerful as it is, it could just as easily be countered by a similar attack. "Aubade" is a poem or song of or about lovers separating at dawn. "Coup Droit" means right handed strike in French.
▌ NOTORIETY: 3

▌ NAME: Prelude: Au Fer (Pureryūdo Ofueru, Prelude: After)
▌ USERS: Swordsmen
▌ MAJORS: Accuracy
▌ MINORS: Haste
▌ DESCRIPTION: A technique in which the user slashes an opponent's weapon almost instantaneously. Apparently intended to disarm the opponent by destroying whatever weapon they might be wielding at close range. "Prelude" comes from the prelude found in music. "Au Fer" comes from the fencing term "Attaque Au Fer" which is a basically attacking an opponent after hitting their sword with one's own.
▌ NOTORIETY: 2

▌ NAME: Gavotte Bond en Avant (Gabotto Bonnaban, Gavotte: Leap Forward)
▌ USERS: Swordsman
▌ MAJORS: Haste
▌ MINORS: None
▌ DESCRIPTION: A sword thrusting technique in which the user propels himself forward in order to strike an opponent. This move can be done even at mid-air. "Gavotte" comes from Gavotte, a fast-paced French folk dance. "Bond en Avant" is French for "Leap Forward" and is a technique in fencing, usually used to propel oneself to their opponent to attack.
▌ NOTORIETY: 1

▌ NAME: Polka Remise (Poruka Rumīzu?, Polka Continuation)
▌ USERS: Swordsman
▌ MAJORS: Haste
▌ MINORS: None
▌ DESCRIPTION: A technique in which the user delivers several thrusts against an opponent. Visually, due to the user's speed, it looks as if they are thrusting with several swords. When used with Aubade Coup Droit (Dawn Serenade: Right-Handed Strike), a barrage of compressed air bullets are launched at the opponent. The technique is named after "Polka", a type of dance and genre of music originating from Bohemia. "Remise" is a fencing term referring to the continuation of an attack after initially missing or parried.
▌ NOTORIETY: 4

▌ NAME: Swallow Bond en Avant (Hien Bonnaban, Swallow Leap Forward)
▌ USERS: Swordsman
▌ MAJORS: Haste
▌ MINORS: Accuracy
▌ DESCRIPTION: An aerial version of Gavotte Bond en Avant. This is an attack where the user first positions himself in mid-air several feet above his target and then performs a descending Bond En Avant spinning downwards in an attempt to spear his target.
▌ NOTORIETY: 2

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