[In that case, he'll use a training sword. Robert takes one of the smooth, polished-wood swords down from the weapons rack and steps back onto the mat.
As if his body has been programmed, he closes his eyes and sweeps into a respectful bow - it looks a little odd when he does it still, but that's because it's a Turtle's bow on a human's body.
Then he begins to move. As he works through the phases of a common warm-up kata, he brandishes the sword with an odd sort of lanky grace. It's the kind of precise movement that comes from repeating the same actions over and over, but it looks strange on somebody like him.]
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As if his body has been programmed, he closes his eyes and sweeps into a respectful bow - it looks a little odd when he does it still, but that's because it's a Turtle's bow on a human's body.
Then he begins to move. As he works through the phases of a common warm-up kata, he brandishes the sword with an odd sort of lanky grace. It's the kind of precise movement that comes from repeating the same actions over and over, but it looks strange on somebody like him.]