Strix; The Authentic Art of Martial Purity Because of his strenuous and near fatal training, the Count of Owls is capable of tangling (and defeating) meta, mutant, and superhuman foes in-spite of the absence of superhuman abilities and mutant gentics. Exclusive and privileged mentoring and specific tutoring have advanced his mind to the point in which transitioning from a visual-spatial of working memory, to other forms of thought, (language, art, mathematics, reflexes, etc), have been accelerated by the unique emotional disposition of his prodigious and cognitive functions. Raised with an obsessively disciplined regiment of traditional despotic demands, Ishmael has been baptized in the ways of ancient and traditional forms of martial machinations. Often times studying a single style for a year before sculpting it into a piece of combat precision which he then integrates seamlessly into his ever expanding martial arts repertoire. Fortified by a comprehensive injection of intercontinental techniques and styles. Mostly in the empty-hand, submission and suplex based art of Pankration. Viewed by the secret society of enigmatic Strix as the purist form of combat. Mutants and metas, in the eyes of the aristocratic truest, having corrupted and tainted the purity of other forms of hand to hand combat. Pankration places great emphasis on footwork, mobility, and body positioning.  Ishmael (Hellfire Years)The same concepts (of angles of attack, deflections, traps, passes, etc.) are also applied to similar situations with different ranges. Making the understanding of ranges and how to bridge them very important. Thus allowing Ishmael to see situations and patterns and utilizing them to aid in his posture, positioning, and movements. As well as other integrated advantages associated with the ancient form of combat. Most if not all of the Count's techniques emphasize circular line-cutting (a la, greco-roman wrestling and the Strixian trademark, Pankration). while others (like, Wing Chun), emphasize range. Others call for the Count to move inside his oppoent as soon as possible. Both opposing dualities have been systematically melded into Ishmael's matured development in order to cultivate the exclusive trademark style. A style originally engineered by his mother. Early on in the young Strix's development, a three year sabbatical, authorized by his mother, transformed his body using a strict regiment of ancient Greek decorum. Immersing himself in the teachings of Aristotle through literary works following in the foot steps of Alexander the Great who had been tutored by the now infamous philosopher. As well as continuing to evolve his martial arts prowess through the adaptation of the Greek combat form known as Pankration, sharpening his physical form to the peek of Olympic standards by his 18th birthday. Adopting a dogmatic ritualistic dietary principle and extensive exercise regiment maturing his muscle index to an extraordinary level . As the Ghostshell of GothicSculpting his frame into the mirror images of the proto-artistic bronze representation of the ancient Greek Gods and athletes. Over time Ishmael has cultivated an expansive multi-deminsional sphere of assorted expertise. Melding an eclectic catalog of skills that, when amalgamated into a rarefied combat composition, stylistically fabricated an exclusive martial arts model. Copyrighted by the Strixian hierarchy and hereditary traits found in most Strix. Symbiotic techniques that continue to evolve over time, granting the blueblood the luxury of aggregating new forms and systems. |
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