19 The Technique (1/2)

”I've gotten rusty” Dudley mutters as he lays on the ground outside of the cabin. When he a shadow in front of him, he says,

”Teacher, do you enjoy making me wake up on the floor” Dudley asks Marimo as he fully raises his head and sees Marimo standing in front of him

”Your awareness of your surroundings is good for a kid. The only reason I had to drug you was to bring you here and also because I knew you would have woke up during the journey here. But now that we are in a closed area, I can start making your senses excellent and teach you how to cure yourself even when drugged.” Marimo answers Dudley and he nods.

'Why did I lose my ability to hear any sound 20 meters away from me?Oh right, new body, new muscles to train, I wish I was like all those characters that inherits their previous bodies memories and experiences. Really, it was careless of me to not retrain all my old abilities because I lived in a home. I…' Dudley is awoken from thinking when Marimo reminds him that he is here by saying

”Boy, pay attention, we are not yet outside, we are still in the house barrier. Here is where the beginner training will begin. You must master the skills I am going to teaching in one month otherwise, you will go outside with whatever skills you master” Marimo starts to walk around Dudley.

As he is walking slowly in a set pace, Dudley begins to see copies of Marimo appearing behind his teacher and surrounding him by walking in the same manner as Marimo. Dudley looks around him and sees that all the copies of his teacher looks the same and that he could not tell the difference. Then his teacher starts speaks in multiple voices.

”This is the only footwork technique I will be teaching you because that's all you will need. This technique is mostly known as the after-image technique as it deals one's perception. Making your opponent think you are still in a position after you move is one of it's if not it's important aspect. Most martial artists I've met accomplish this feat with pure speed and power.”

”But you can also do this with the absence of sound and misdirection. As you see, the only thing you hear from me is my voice but not who's speaking. What you are hear is not what you see most of the time. You see a flash of lightening before you hear the rumbling. You hear water touching the ground before you see it happen. With this technique, you can fool everyone even it's masters depending on how you apply it and also because they are always a step or two behind in listening and following.A…”

”Teacher, could you slow down. Listening to multiple voices speaking at the same time is unnerving.” Dudley put his palms on his ears. Marimo stops walking and his copies retract into himself. He shakes his head and says,

”Your training will be increased by the factor of two for interrupting me. The reason I was demonstrating the technique to you is so, you can watch my movements along with the position of my legs and the pace I was walking in. Don't interrupt me again.” Marimo finishes in a deep voice.

Dudley nodded nervously thinking about how much worse his training was going to be. He was going to berate him big mouth when Marimo continued, ”As I was going to say, an advanced practitioner of this technique when walking will seem out of time to most of the people watching him.”

”His movement will seem like he is walking backward instead of forward but he will be miles in front of them before they realize it or see it happen. I will leave the final components of the technique for you to figure out as well as how you will attack with such a technique. Now let's begin”