First Reply Learning, a Lifelong Journey

[Gatz Derrevar]

Ship: The Red Night
Equipment: Jedi Robes | Lightsaber | Khair Stone
Tag: Open to anyone with reason to be aboard The Prosperity

For all his natural talent with a lightsaber, Gatz was finding Form V to be particularly difficult to learn. One reason might be because he was attempting to teach it to himself, based off of old holocrons, notes, and even a diagram written in an old book. It was easier for Gatz to learn from someone than it was to learn from any other source. He'd always struggled with learning via reading or lectures.

Yet another reason was because of the aggression demanded by Form V. Djem So in particular walked a fine line Gatz wasn't comfortable bringing himself to. He'd been an aggressive man once, and that had come with many, many mistakes. Some that still haunted him even to this day. And so attempting to learn into that required aggression made him feel as though he was regressing, and going back to the way he'd been before.

Gatz shuddered at the thought.

He knew that the smart thing to do would be to ask for help. He was aboard the Prosperity, along with nearly half the Order. There were plenty of instructors to ask for a lesson, and in fact, Valery Noble had often reminded him of the importance of learning from many different sources. But Gatz was struggling to bring himself to admit that he needed that help.

He ought be able to figure Form V out for himself.

But the longer he delayed in asking for proper help, the more of his own time he would waste. So, with a sigh, Gatz began to gather his pilfered knowledge up, so that he might return it, and then find an actual teacher to instruct him in the lightsaber.

 

[Ko Vuto]

Location: The Prosperity
Tag: Gatz Derrevar

Since beginning his journey in The Force Ko has found himself having many “homes away from home.” The Prosperity seemed now like it might be just another addition to that list. At least for now. The nice thing about living on starships Ko found was that they’re generally easier for him to find adequate climate control for himself.

Currently Ko was exercising a bit, he’d wanted to train his climbing abilities. He had rather long claws and thought it’d be good to learn how to use them for such if needed. But before he did that he wanted to actually get his body comfortable with steep vertical movement. So he was in a training room climbing rope. Continually pulling up his body up to the ceiling over and over again. Largely forgoing the use of his legs to give his toros a heavier workout. Ko figured he should get his body ready to make such climbs before using his claws. That way he also didn’t need to scratch and tear any surfaces he’d use to train with.

He’d finished his climbing reps after placing his hand against the ceiling once more in a rather large gym. Letting out a content sigh he let go of the rope and quickly fell onto the floor. Using The Force to cushion his impact some as both his feet landed firmly down with a loud thud.

Ko had worked up quite a sweat and went over to his bag to drink from his water bottle. Slotting the straw into his mask and sipping down the cool, hydrating fluid. That would conclude his exercising for today. Hoping that soon he might find himself a nice remote forest to train in next so he could climb up some tall trees with his claws.

With his gym bag slung over his shoulder Ko stepped out of the room he was using. But it wasn’t long at all until his attention was taken to another room closeby. His Force Sight peered through the wall to see that it was being occupied by an individual both familiar and unfamiliar. Ko had an idea of who it was. Stepping into the doorway Ko knocked the door frame gently with his knuckle before speaking. “Howdy… Gatz right?” Ko really hoped he was correct, given that being blind made telling some people apart a real pain sometimes. “Getting some afternoon training in too?” ​

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[Gatz Derrevar]

Ship: The Red Night
Equipment: Jedi Robes | Lightsaber | Khair Stone
Tag: Ko Vuto

“Howdy… Gatz right?”

Gatz blinked, surprised. He hadn't felt Ko approach in the Force, a rarity considering how sensitive Gatz typically was to such things. He supposed that was evidence of just how much of himself he was sinking into his training. Lightsaber combat didn't teach itself. Only an immersed mind, working in tandem with its own body, could learn such a dangerous weapon efficiently—and that left little time to notice other things.

Or maybe he was just making excuses for not being as observant as he ought to have been.

"Yeah that's me," Gatz nodded, extending a hand to his fellow Jedi, "Ko Vuto, right? Cora has nothing but good things to say about you."

It was kind of funny, actually, that the two of them hadn't crossed paths until now. Gatz knew quite a bit of Ko just through reputation alone. Hell, the man had fangirls back on his homeworld. The mere thought of that lead to a fond memory Gatz had of embarrassing Cora—who the Kel'dor women had been calling ugly—by telling Ko's fangirls that she was his boyfriend.

Ah, good times.

"I've been trying to learn Djem So," Gatz admitted, answering Ko's question, "but it's not going so well on my own. I should really just go bother Valery Noble for another lesson—she taught me nearly every other Jedi skill I know, so why not this—but I'm trying to be self-sufficient for once."

 

[Ko Vuto]

Location: The Prosperity
Tag: Gatz Derrevar

Ko had the feeling he sort of caught Gatz off guard. Which wasn’t what he had intended to do. He grabbed the fellow Knight’s hand to give it a quick shake. The Kel Dor was a little surprised to hear that Cora had been spreading a good word about him to her peers. He had the idea that Gatz and her were good friends. “Really? Well now I feel a little inadequate for not being as knowledgeable about you.” Ko replied with a soft chuckle.

“Djem So? Interesting…” He added as he continued to listen more to Gatz. Nodding along some of his words and explanation. “I would say its commendable to try and be self-sufficient in your studies. To me that shows initiative and that you don’t wanna take your resources opportunities for granted.” Ko said, vocalizing a bit of support for Gatz’s efforts. Not viewing the hurdle and struggle as pointless or a waste of time. But instead valuable in of itself.

“Form V, people call it the Perseverance Form. A fitting name I think. People also say it’s the most aggressive of all classical lightsaber forms. Personally I don’t fully agree with that idea. Not when Ataru and Juyo exist alongside it.” Ko said, explaining a bit of his own views on Form V. “I see it more as a retributive form of combat and mindset, it’s counter-offensive in its nature, and turning the tables on an opponent. I myself am more familiar with the Shien variant, but they’re the same form, just a bit different depending on the situations they’re meant to address.”

“To be honest if you're trying to learn and practice it alone I could understand why it might be a struggle. It sort of demands that you have someone or something to practice against. I could help you out if you’d like.” Ko said, offering to aid Gatz’s understanding of Form V, beyond just throwing around a bit of his own outlook and philosophy regarding the combat style. He also understood it as being a particularly popular form used by Kel Dor Jedi in the Order's history. Likely because of it's rather heavy handed and hardline approach to combatting injustice. ​

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