To Conquer Oneself is to Conquer All [OPEN]

Even among Namekian warriors, several sub-groups existed. While most approached the pursuit of martial arts as the true vocation, some were dabbling in the mystic arts as well. Though basic Namekian martial arts teachings were available to all, there were also things only the Namekians could do to fully access the full potential of their species.

Several young namekian warriors were attending a special lesson on this day within the Guru’s Forest. The area was not chosen at random, since it was believed to be one where magic was most dense on the planet and the air was especially clean and fresh. The removed location was calm and peaceful, perfect for those young warriors to further learn about themselves and how to bring out their power. Though spectators were allowed, they were also asked to remain as silent as possible during the exercise so as to not disturb or disrupt the fighters.

Tambo, although he wasn’t a proper warrior per say, had been asked to come and give this particular lesson since his studies had led him to learn of the mystical arts and their application in martial arts. Down on his knees, he assumed a sitting position, hands on his thighs and began speaking.

“You’ve all made great efforts to learn how to master your own energy, how to harness it and how to feel it flow to you like your own blood. This much I was told by your teacher. I’m sure you’ve all come to understand how our unique physiology can advantage us. Our bodies are sturdy, yet flexible, and can inflate and extend at our will. Some of you might even have grasped this concept, inadvertently. Thanks to our innate flexibility we can concentrate and accumulate larger quantities of ki in our body without compromising on our speed and agility. Forced accumulation takes concentration to maintain and within other species, it would be akin to containing a pot of boiling water that has been filled to the brim and keeping it from spilling. On the contrary, if we were to attempt this and assuming you have full control over your body and energy, we can use the fluidity of our form at little to no cost. If I were to give you all a very explicit demonstration…”

Tambo rose to his feet and, in front of the crowd, pushed his ki outwardly, creating an aura around him. Extending his left arm to his side, he concentrated and closed his fist. Suddenly, his entire biceps bulked up four times it’s initial size in an almost grotesque and bizarre way.

“As you can see, I’ve merely collected energy inside my muscles and let it sit there. Had my body not been flexible enough, every muscle in that area would have been torn apart. This is why when you see a fighter from another race bulk up, it has to be an entire region or all of their body at once, to avoid internal damage, and often the size they can increase is limited. Now, it only sits there and fuel this particular region of my body, but I can also move it independently. As such.”

Almost as if it had a will of its own, the energy left Tambo’s biceps and moved towards his forearm, making it bulge out in turn. He did it a couple of times to showcase how they could displace great quantities of energy inside their bodies, even around the shoulders and into their other arm. Finally, he concentrated once more and his arm regained his normal size.

“Now this was very impractical and only served to illustrate the concept behind it. We can get into applications and more practical uses of this, but before that, any questions?”

Even the public was allowed to ask questions should they have any. For now, what he had shown was only the foundation of applied Namekian Arts.