video; un: d.larusso

[miyagimagic]

[ The broadcast seems to be coming from a Japanese-style garden, though with less greenery, given that it’s Trench. Some people might recognize the man standing in it as Daniel, though he’s not wearing his usual Trench getup, instead wearing a white karate gi, complete with headband. Next to him is a boy some people might recognize as Robby in a similar white gi.

It’s Daniel who speaks up first, his facial expression a relaxed smile. ]

Now, I know that there are a lot of people in this place who already offer help with fighting lessons. But this place can be so dangerous, and there are a lot of people here, so.. better to have too many opportunities to learn than too few, right? [ He shakes his head. ] That’s why I decided to open up the dojo I ran back home here as well, Miyagi-do Karate.

[ Yes, he’s gesturing an absolutely unnecessary amount as he speaks. It’s the Italian within him. ]

Miyagi-do isn’t about learning how to go around picking fights. It’s about learning how to defend yourself and how to protect others, while also focusing on your internal balance. All of which are invaluable skills in this place.

[ Daniel pauses, glancing at the boy standing besides him, before his smile widens a tad and he moves a hand to pat Robby’s shoulder. ]

I’m sure some of you might recognize my student Robby here. He’s been practicing Miyagi-do for a long time now [ never mind some stuff that’s being shoved under the rug here, sshhh ] and will be helping out around the dojo.

[ Robby has been quiet up to this point, letting Daniel speak without interruption, eyes cast in the man's direction without directly looking at him. But his lips roll when the hand falls on his shoulder, and his expression turns serious. ]

It's true we don't come from a world as dangerous as this one, or as many of you do, but the dojo will hold to its promise to help protect its students by passing on any knowledge and training that will give each one a better chance out there. I'll be helping to lead some beginner classes outside of weapons training, and I can give any advice to newcomers if you want to talk to someone closer to my age. [ Or theirs, perhaps, but same difference. ]

We welcome anyone from any of the other schools of fighting, just as we'd recommend that people go to others to find what works for them. Sensei Uchiha of the ninja school and Sensei Lawrence of Eagle Fang are good teachers with their own styles I can recommend, and if we can help alongside the other teachers here, that's our goal.

(ooc: daniel is the black text, robby the green text! ooc information can be found over here!)

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[Text] [Private to Daniel] username: secondtolast

[icanhearscreams]

... I have people I want to protect. I've been training with Vi, but it's taking a long time.

I'm not exactly muscular, and I'm prone to flinching unless I'm really mad, but... I need to help them.

text, continued private;

[miyagimagic]

[ .. oh, Jun. ]

Hey, don't worry about it. All you need to learn how to fight is just wanting to learn in the first place. You don't need anything else. And no reason to want to learn how to fight is better than wanting to protect other people.

Besides, I was a small kid when I was your age and I won a karate tournament. That proves anyone can do it as long as they give it their all, right?

Video | 1stStrike

[strikefirster]

[Johnny isn't so much grumbly that Daniel is reopening Miyagi-Do. But he is absolutely fussy that Robby is training with him instead of at Eagle Fang.

Has he properly voiced this? Of course not. But the fact that Robby does give a shout out to his dojo is enough to stop him from being outright belligerent about this.]

Great, great. That probably is the best shout out my dojo's gotten here.

Once you guys are done being tricked into doing karate. You're free to come learn real man karate with me.

[Should he be a bit less annoying about this, yes?
Should he specify he'd like to train with his son, also yes.
Is he going to say that?


Nope.]

[Video] username: 008

[hachitaro]

[See this, Johnny? It's a bright young man who's grinning at you. There's a bit of a knife edge to it, though.]

'Real man' karate, huh? Maybe you should get that toxic masculinity crap out of here. What year do you think this is, 1983?

un: kickflips, video

[strongroots]

[ Hi, it's your son, the problem with the face full of unimpressed attitude. ]

Thanks for returning the support, dad.

[miyagimagic]

[ .. okay, Daniel. Focus. You aren't going to start something with Johnny right on a message with such an important announcement. You're going to breathe in, breathe out, find your balance. You can do it.

...

Nope. Isn't working. Mister Miyagi, why didn't you ever tell him about the part where it's impossible to find your balance when you're dealing with Johnny Lawrence, huh. ]

Really, Johnny? Couldn't even let me have one post? [ At least this is still only a little bit petty by Daniel standards.. ]

video: un: vi

[faceblocks]

[sigh]

It's a good shoutout.

[no drunken broadcasts that go on far too long, no name calling. it's a pretty chill effort, but johnny's pants are bunched up a bit again. not like, princess carry level, not art referring to d's ...d level, but it's got the potential to go there because it's johnny.]

What if people wanna do both? It's me. I'm "people".

[ video | un: keith ]

[tempredmental]

You really just... cannot let things go... can you?

[Hi, pot... meet kettle. Because, if letting things go were a thing, Keith would not be commenting in the first place.]

un: enneameter | video

[noniad]

[The lens comes into focus on a solemn, skull face painted man sitting against a nondescript wall, with a tiny, softly glowing bug perched on his shoulder. Ortus has had less occasion than he might have liked to speak with Daniel LaRusso, the former partner of the man Gideon once called Sensei Lawrence, but he has always retained his gratitude for his aid in the hideous days of summer.

And this, it seems, is the face of the boy that Daniel and Johnny were shouting at each other about on the last announcement of a new dojo. Ortus can see the resemblance at once.]

I wish you success in your endeavour. To teach others is a noble calling.

I did not know that karate might be used in defence. Miyagi-do must indeed be a style that deviates from that of Eagle Fang.

text | un: rin

[offinventory]

You can watch some media about karate at The Entertainment Feed. In Earth media, it is a popular and versatile genre.

text | un: duty

[martyrofduty]

It looks good.

[miyagimagic]

[ You learn a friend has a praise kink one time..

Though, as always, just a slight compliment like that immediately makes Daniel a little more giddy, especially coming from someone he's fond of. Enough to want to show off. ]

You think so? Hold on, I can turn the camera so you can see the entire yard.

[ Despite him sending the message back in text, it switches over to video briefly, just so he can turn his Omni around slowly for a 360 degree view of the outside dojo, switching it off to turn back to text afterwards. ]

Putting this together without falling asleep was a real pain, as I am sure you can imagine.

un: AskMalice, video

[slayerskiss]

Oh hey, you're that guy Johnny always talks about.

[She's calling him out. But also... Robby. Is that the famous Paubby?

She looks at Daniel talking about defence and encouraging Robby and - kind of gets the source of Johnny's grudge really.]

So... yours is more like the fancy meditation and tea kind of crap? [It's not derisive, though it's pretty clear which seems more appealing to her specifically.] What kind of weapons are you training with?

Ozpin's also offering lessons more specifically about fighting monsters - and he's setting up a whole school and shit, he might be able to help you guys out. He's kind of a tool - not to mention English - but he knows about that much.

Interject -- Video | un: justafarmlad | don't mind me.

[justoscar]

What's English? Ozpin's from Vale!

video: un: vi

[faceblocks]

I'm down. [she'll fit it in somewhere.] I've been saying I need to work on my defense for ...way too long to still be saying that.

I could probably use some more balance, too.

[it might have helped her with the whole transformation adventure. it might also be something she could use to help jinx. maybe even teach her?]

[miyagimagic]

Hey, it's great of you to acknowledge that. Not anyone can do that, you know?

[ It's Daniel.

Daniel is the 'anyone' who sucks at admitting things.

But this isn't about him here, and he instead gives her - what he hopes is - an encouraging smile. ]

I get that it's much easier for some people to throw punches than to block them, and I'm more than glad to teach the latter with all the danger around here. Have you already been fighting for a long time?

voice; un: Hakkai

[knowsvinewhip]

That is quite the noble goal. And admirable.

Please, if I may assist? I am happy to do so. I've quite a bit of time on my hands, haha.

[miyagimagic]

[ .. Daniel is actually a little surprised to receive this message in particular. Not even in a bad way! If anything, it's a good surprise, but still-- surprising. ]

Really? [ The surprise is definitely audible in that word. ] I mean-- I sure don't mind.

[ Maybe also so he can keep an eye on Hakkai. To make sure he's doing alright.

Sssh. ]

I guess we didn't really get to talk about the topic of fighting before, huh? [ With everything else going on. ] Do you have a lot of experience?

Video | un: justafarmlad

[justoscar]

So... Are you teaching karate, or ethics?

[Oscar saw the post and understood-- but this was one time the the culture clash of not coming from a world that was at all similar to Earth came into play. He wasn't against the idea-- people needed to learn how to defend themselves and protect what was important, but... ]

Why does there need to be two karate schools? Its all the same moves, and sounds kinda like you're trying to just sell vanilla ice cream while Mister Johnny Sensei sells chocolate? Why can't we just have an ice cream shop that sells all the flavors?

[miyagimagic]

[ Oh, Oscar. Still so sweet, and innocent, and oblivious as to the Karate Trauma. ]

Well, it's not really the same moves. You'd be able to tell if you saw me and Johnny fight. [ Especially when Johnny - by nature - just doesn't use defense. At all. ] We practice different styles of the same bigger thing. Like..

[ .. his voice trails off for a moment. Usually he'd make a nerdy reference here to be Cool With The Kids (or in this case, with A Kid), but it's a lot harder when you don't come from the same world, huh. ]

Like playing a guitar or playing a violin. Sure, they both make music, but in very different ways.

Text | un: londonstar | private

[slightlytaller]

please tell me you at least know the worth of calling yourself a Teacher than that you're not going to do something ridiculous.

My stomach can't take watching the drama anymore.

private from here on!

[miyagimagic]

I mean, if by 'drama' you mean 'Johnny', then no. We're nothing alike.

[ Please, Waver. Don't put them on the same level! ]

I wouldn't dare call myself a teacher unless I tried to live up to that title, anyway.

(cw: snake Omen) video | un: SUSURRUS

[possessum]

( Peter isn't.... how they say, in the building right now. Truthfully, Susurrus doesn't know when that part of his Sleeper might return. Right now, only the Other One is present.

But this is relevant to Peter, and so the snake is showing his own support, in the form of just.... sharing a video of himself, staring at the screen for a few long minutes. His tail is wrapped around a little beaded snake almost like one would hold a teddy bear....

He just sits there unmoving, except for an occasional flicker of a forked tongue, and a subtle little movement of his head that could almost seem a nod of agreement. The Karate Man and Karate Boy are very nice people, and they're doing very well here! )

video, un: kickflips

[strongroots]

[ ...that's a snake.

A snake not talking, because there's the very real possibility, Robby realises, that this could be a snake...interested in karate. It still could be? An interested, non-vocal snake. Being very cute (you know, for a snake).

How to approach this? ...well, how about a thumbs up. ]

Hey.

[ sup?? ]

video | un: deku

[wannasmash]

Oh!! Daniel-san, you have your dojo open!

[ That's obvious. Forgive him, he's just excited and happy to see this. ]

I'd be honored to take some lessons. I, uh, have more free time nowadays. [ He is no longer a Hunter due to creative differences. ]

I've practiced with Lawrence-sensei and Paul-kun, but it's always good to have a variety of teachers. It's what I'm used to back home at school.

[ He knows how Johnny and Daniel get, but surely rivalry can also be fun and constructive and full of teamwork. It's not like they'd pit their students against each other, right? It's not like Midoriya gets slightly... feral... during training exercises already, right? There is no karate war in Ba Sing Se...

He waves a scarred hand, mostly energetic, slightly awkward. He's a nerd, but he's a high-functioning nerd. ]

It's nice to meet you, Robby-kun!

un: kickflips, video

[strongroots]

[ Have a hand raised back in greeting. ]

Hey. You come from a fighting school?

text: un: tenskulls

[stayscared]

I've never been much of a fighter. Pen vs. sword and all that, but if you've got kids training, then maybe I'm not a hundred percent out of my league, here.

Beginner classes, here I come? Had no idea you did the karate.


[the karate. well, it's pretty cool that he can fall back on something he likes, something he's probably good at (why else teach?) and that's familiar ...here. oh, he's learning to embrace the weird, but it's in stages, and having a bit of normalcy might go a long way. (ease into the weird.)]

he's out of shape. he can't physically fight with any real skill beyond determination, and that isn't necessarily going to help him here. the whole instance with the zealots, even if he was suddenly transported away from them hasn't done anything to make him feel safer in his own skin, and from the look and sound of them, they'd prefer him out of that skin.

plus: balance, physical and mental. he could use it. it might be a reason to stop drinking some days. maybe he could even surf again. in time.]

[miyagimagic]

Well, there never was really a good time to bring it up. And back home I am kind of used to people knowing me as 'that karate guy.' [ .. mostly because he set up his entire company's marketing based on that, but, sshh.. ] Having to actually explain the entire karate deal to others is pretty new for me.

If you're sure you want to learn, I could always just give you some private classes. You know, so it's not awkward to be lumped in with a bunch of teenagers.

Just a pair of guys hanging out and doing karate.

[ Fellas. ]

video; un: taka

[retsuden]

How do you teach internal balance?

[ He's genuinely curious, because even with the ideas surrounding controlling chakra, internal balance has a wide variety of meanings and he wants to know how other people focus on it. ]

[miyagimagic]

[ It's honestly not that much of a surprise to see Sasuke asking about that. Daniel did hear from Robby that he was getting those chakra lessons from Sasuke, after all.

It's why Daniel treats the question like the open curiosity that it is, seeming relaxed as he answers. ]

Through meditation, mostly. [ Often an uphill battle with teenagers, but.. you know. He tries. ] Also breathing exercises. Physical balance training often tends to help with it too, since it requires a great deal of concentration.

[ There's a pause, and then he adds, a tad more awkward: ]

And.. well, I know it sounds a little more corny, but I also like to tell them that they can talk to me when they have problems, rather than cropping up their feelings. [ Read: being a dad, really. ]

Video | un: Uravity

[floatsaway]

Uwaah, you've actually opened up your dojo, Daniel-san, it looks wonderful!! Congratulations to you and Robby-kun.

[He looks so happy, and, uh...d-despite the less than stellar comments from other few people (y'all are fuckin rude, holy shit), Ochako's here to lift his spirits right on up again. She's already had a sparring session with him, and it was awesome. She's been training on her own since the last two of her martial arts teachers didn't work out, so this is a great opportunity to advance her skills, and learn some new styles.]

If you'll both have me, I'd love to attend the dojo. I know a few styles of martial arts already, as you know ehehe...but I'm always excited to improve, or learn more. Teaching self-defense here is especially important, I agree. Body and mind exercises are a lot more influential in a place like this than people really understand.

[She means, mostly, meditation and slow and rhythmic movements. It's actually quite relaxing to do some Tai Chi when she's tensed up and stuff.]

un: kickflips, video

[strongroots]

Hey there; sounds like you and sensei know each other pretty well already. [ Well, obvious, but it's his way of warming into this new company, a smile on his face as he answers. ]

Nice to meet you--?

[ He holds, waiting on a name. ]

video, un: tabris

[peripheries]

What if I'm already good at defending myself? And what's "internal balance" anyway?

[He's mildly interested in this karate stuff if he's honest with himself. It's hard not to be when it seems like everyone you know is involved.]

At least it sounds better than nonsense like "Eagle Fang", which is just trying to sound tough.

video, un: kickflips

[strongroots]

Internal balance is about finding your focus, controlling your emotions in and out of a fight, and how you react. As for defence, it depends if you want to learn more. See how this kind fits you.

[ He cocks his head slightly. ]

You can always come see and find out.

Video: Un: Naegi11037

[cloversandcranes]

...What do you do with particularly...clumsy students?

[Makoto wants to join but he doesn't want to make things awkward or difficult for Daniel or his students. God knows his training at the Future Foundation was unpleasant enough and he doesn't have stardom on his side here.]

It's just, I have some...problems with luck, enough so that it can cause problems with people and fights. I am good at evading attacks though!

un: kickflips, video

[strongroots]

...You got some real problem with luck in a curse way, or just a really bad history with fighting?

[ Because it sounds like the latter to Robby, but he's been here long enough not to dismiss the former entirely. ]

Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

And so this saga continues.

[It's Maul, looking a bit bored by the whole proceedings. Sorry, he's already been a part of this story before of one side versus another in his own galaxy, he's not all that interested in watching it play out again.]

Tell me, how many more of these schools are going to crop up? It's starting to get a little crowded around here. And I have to wonder if you're teaching what's really needed around here: survival.

private, text, un: kickflips

[strongroots]

[ Huh, look. It's that guy.

He's not surprised he sounds less than impressed, but the last of what he says is what catches Robby's attention. He considers it, and instead of answering over audio: ]

what's survival to you in this place?

video; un: clarke

[romancekiller]

I know a little about the other schools around here from helping out at the tournament that happened a few months ago but yours is more of a defensive style compared to the others from what I'm understanding?

[miyagimagic]

Yes, you've got the right idea.

[ Daniel sounds pretty patient as he's explaining it, smiling as he speaks.

(He always likes talking about Miyagi-do, after all, like the true nerd he is. ]

I can't say I know everything about all the styles that are being taught here, but the emphasis with Miyagi-do is on defense. I don't want to teach anyone how to actively go out and pick a fight with a monster, but if they want to learn how to defend themselves from one, then that's what I'm here for.