"Very well then. Now from what you told me before I think a defensive style that would suit you would be Makashi, based on your endurance." Zavzen started to pace in front of [member="Jarven Zexxel"], as he tried to convert his knowledge into words. "Makashi focuses on foot work to outmanoeuvre an opponent, bare in mind that this style is suited to one on one combat mainly. The style also focuses on small, neat blade work to converse strength, only applying the minimum amount of force to redirect an attack, these movements are often described as smooth, flowing chaos.
"First, footwork. In Makashi footwork is important in both offence and defence, bringing you in close to attack, dodging attacks and retreating from or leading your opponent. The footwork is mainly focused in a line with you moving backwards and forwards, of course, you should not take this literally or it will leave you open to attack. Many practitioners of the form have often been described as dancing when fighting while a common tactic is to attack them retreat.
"Second, bladework. In Makashi the aim is to draw out the duel, wearing the opponent down with minimalistic blocks, causing them to lose energy and endurance as you preserve your own. To do this well you must train yourself to be able to anticipate where an attack will come from. Now, that is all defensive, there is a slight offensive side to Makashi. Precision and efficiency is encouraged in this style over power, as such most attacks are jabs and light cuts, to slowly wear down the opponent, instead of slashes and chops.
"However, this style, like every other one, has its weaknesses. The first I have already mentioned, it is most effective against single, not multiple, opponents. There is also the facts that: it's offensive side does not lead to victory unless the opponent has already been weakened and worn down and that this form focuses on blade combat, as such it's not much use against blasters unless you train extensively to over come that weakness. But its glaring weakness is that its unable to generate kinetic energy, this means that its unable to generate more power than your muscles can provide. As such forms such as Juyo, which, as I'e explained, focus on building kinetic energy could break through these defences if you try and block. The only way to stop this is to build your own strength or to simply not be there."
The Zabrak stopped his pacing and turned to face his student. "Any questions?"
