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Master Unduli nodded, understanding that that was a mistake many way of the Hawk bat user's made, forgetting they had to defend their entire body instead of just their upper torso or becoming too wedded to the attack.
Back with Harry and Dooku, Master Unduli saw that Dooku had enough of being on the defensive, and was now attacking shouting out instructions occasionally, mostly to do with footwork today, as well as overextending. Master Unduli had to nod at that as well, Master Dooku was truly a gifted lightsaber teacher.
Harry however was doing better this time around, as if that one bit of combat he had faced on Tatooine as well as speaking to Aayla for so long in his head had helped him fill in some of the gaps of his own training. Dooku wasn't shouting nearly as many instructions as he had been in similar bouts before their trip and all of them had to do with specifics to Djem So rather than basic lightsaber training.
Dooku too noticed this almost immediately as he went on the attack, and his eyes narrowed. "It would seem as if you have had a bit of an epiphany young padawan, excellent. That means I no longer need to hold back."
"Wait you wereeeE!" Those were the last words that Harry could get out that match as Master Dooku suddenly moved even faster and stronger, spreading his Force ability between Precognition and reinforcing his body to the kind of degree that Harry could not match. Of course he didn't have to, being so much younger and with more Force to call upon, but Dooku's experience allowed him to easily dominate the younger man, hurling him backwards again and again while Harry tried to break the older man's defenses, not content to pull back into a defensive stance.
Despite the fact that Makashi should have been susceptible to the power attacks of Djem So, Harry could not regain the offensive, something that began to almost visibly frustrate him as the match continued. Dooku had not said it before this, but while when he was using his Force techniques Harry would carefully mold his combat style to the needs of the moment, as a lightsaber duelist Harry fell back into a kind of focused aggression that made him perfect for Djem So. At this point in his training however, it allowed the older man to predict his attacks to an appalling degree.
The match ended when Master Dooku knocked his lightsaber out of position one time too many, and his hand came up into a karate chop as he twirled inside Harry's guard, the knife edge of his hand resting gently against Harry's neck. "And dead I'm afraid," he said calmly, before stepping back disengaging his lightsaber and powering it down with the normal faint sizzling hiss.
The other battle continued for a few more moments, before Quinlan once again got through Aayla's guard, his lightsaber slashing her across her thigh in a way that would have cut off her leg if his lightsaber had been at full power. She stumbled from the pain, and suddenly his lightsaber was there, pressed through her own defenses as she desperately tried to cross her blades to block it, the tip of it stopping right above her chest.
"Master Unduli, I believe you had some insights you wish to share as the outsider before we get down to forms and styles. We will then take an hour to go over various stances, moves and targets of the various styles, and then back to sparring again." Dooku asked, bowing towards the Miralian respectfully.
"Yes Master Dooku!" said Harry enthusiastically, powering down his lightsaber and bowing to the older man, which won a faint smile to appear on his face. The boy was eager, and a hard worker.
Later that evening, they began Harry's training in Shien. "This training is meant to enhance both your Force Precognition as well as your body's natural responses, your ability to automatically gauge distance and angles of attack." Dooku said as he finished tying down the helmet that blocked out Harry's physical senses. "Rely solely on the Force, reach out to it, let it flow through you as you do with your Force Precognition, but now it will be your only weapon."
"When it comes to Shien, the Force is a far better indicator than anything physical. We will do this for a few days then mix it up until you can use both your physical senses and your Force Precognition without them interfering as you try to deflect blaster bolts."
"If I may ask Master Dooku, why is it so important to train my Force Precognition in this manner for this style rather than Djem So or any of the others?" Harry asked. At the same time he unerringly moved into the center of the training area, his lightsaber igniting in his hand.
"A good question. This sensory deprivation training is also a way to combat your natural reaction. Your physical senses tell you 'I'm being fired at, I should get out of the way'. But Force Precognition can tell you how and from what angle the blaster bolts will come from, so that you will be able to not only defend yourself but to attack, returning your opponent's bolts towards them. You need to believe that and understand that the Force is telling the truth when it directs you to do so instead of fighting it, no matter how involuntarily."
"That makes sense, although that makes it sound as if you will eventually be training me like this in Djem So as well Master." Harry replied.
"Of course. In fact I had intended to work an hour of training like this into that before you had your Force vision of Aayla's being in danger. But to be blunt, I don't think you need to rely as much on Force Precognition or lightsaber skills as most Jedi would have to, even in close range. Your Force abilities are far more varied than most Jedi, padawan," Dooku said dryly, activating a small, circular droid which began to hover in the air on repulsors set all around its surface along with blaster apertures.
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