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Fight Meby ~Kai-Taks

Manga & Anime / Traditional Media / Drawings

"Elisa, don't do this."

"Fight me."

"All I said was that my fighting style is better."

"Prove it to me."

"Elisa-"

"You challenged me. Now take me up on that challenge."

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Not my best editing (used Picnik to adjust the contrast and exposure, just to get rid of the shadows from my camera work), but it looks better than the original picture I took with my phone. I think I might change around the contrast and exposure settings of all my next uploads using Picnik. . .

AS I've said in a Journal entry a while back, I based Elisa's fighting style off of the Filipino martial art, eskrima. Eskrima is a sport that uses two sticks, made of rattan wood. The sticks act more like an extension of the person's arms, so eskrima is based more around the usage of the arms and legs to successfully take down the opponent. In Elisa's case, she uses a modified katana and a knife, a bladed variation of one form of eskrima involving one short stick and one long stick. Much of her fighting style is based off of the slashing and jabbing moves used in eskrima, which is why I based her fighting style more off of eskrima than off of Japanese martial arts.

Eskrima fighters can actually use a variety of weapons, ranging from the standard two sticks, to blades (as in Elisa's case), to improvised weapons like coffee mugs, trash can lids, and rolled-up magazines. So, in an urban environment, Elisa would be at an advantage if she were disarmed.

I've even seen people use cell phones and iPods as weapons. . .

Here's a link to the reference picture I used for her pose >>[link]

Using this one rather than a male reference allowed me to make Elisa's pose more feminine, explaining my choice on this reference photo. . .

I hold a lot of pride with my Filipino culture, though I've never gotten into eskrima myself. I've done Filipino folk dancing, though, which is very fun

OC Elisa Mitchell belongs to me, ~Kai-Taks.

The short dialogue at the top has no point, other than to show Elisa's environment if she is told that her fighting style is inferior to others. More like obscure rather than inferior, since eskrima isn't as widely popular as other martial arts like karate or kung-fu, even though eskrima is just as widely practiced all over the world as karate and kung-fu.

*Rovanna Dec 31, 2011 Digital Artist

Good job with the pose and the angles on the arms! I think it will look a bit better with less contrast though. I like the softer look of your other pencil drawings.

~Kai-Taks Dec 31, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Eeeyaah. . .

I just now realized I saved the version withh too much black in it. . .the second edit had more of my original line work in it. . .

Thanks for the input