Anika stood in the forest, her eyes closed as she readied herself for the training. Her Guan Dao resting on her lap as she rests on the forest floor, legs folded under her. She slowly releases her breath, opening her eyes as she unrolls the scroll next to her. Reading it over she then slowly rises, lifting her Guan Dao in hand, the Jade Tiger Crescent Blade.
"Alright then. The Flickering Slash.. sounds like this could be a fairly useful Kenjutsu, eh?" She grins, looking to her Guan Dao, as if it could speak with her. She lifts the weapon, setting her footing as she readies her stance, her gaze falling on a single tree. She checks her stance, then she rushes the tree full boar, channeling her chakra into her arms and hands, to increase the speed of her attacks. She slices the Guan Dao through the air, in an attempt to hack off some of the trees trunk.
The blade sinks into the trunk, but it doesn't hack clean through. She sighs at this, lifting a leg and pulling on her Guan Dao to free it from the tree. "I really should work on your edge.. Hmm.."
She grins slightly, shaking her head as moves back into position before dashing forth again, channeling chakra into her arms before swinging the heavy weapon in a high speed thrust into the trees trunk, the tree taking the hit, due to its massive thick bark. She shakes her head, grinning some as the blade sinks in deeply again.
She sighs, pulling it free as she readies for another attempt.