Post by Ryan Z on Dec 4, 2007 19:32:34 GMT -5
Name: Ryan Z
Refer to as: Ryan
Age: 15 (Early Birthday: January)
Grade: Freshman
Height: 5 ft. 10 inches
Weight: 170 lbs.
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: American (whatever this is supposed to mean) and Chinese
Hair: Medium long, it's completely black and normally messy. It doesn't interfere with Ryan's eyes when he's fighting, but it could get a tad bit untidy. Not that Ryan would even mind or try to fix it.
Eye color: Dark brown. Not much else to say here.
Appearance: Ryan has a slight build, not too muscular but more with slim muscles. He normally wears loose clothing, pertaining to red, blue, and black. His style normally revolves around shirts and jeans with the occasional sweater if it gets too cold. He's not exactly the most attentive on fashion.
Personality: Ryan likes to analyze the situation before choosing to act and how. He does this very fast though, because he could easily listen on any news and gossip, and piece it all together like a puzzle. He's very attentive, but he doesn't seem that way most of the time, as he can seem to be drifting off when he¡¯s actually paying close attention. As you can tell he normally has little of no friends, not that Ryan minds at all. Ryan also has a stubborn attitude about things, and most of the time would argue to the last point if he would just open his mouth.
History: Ryan was born in America, in New York to be specific. His mom was American and his dad was Chinese. Both families were open minded and the marriage was celebrated with much laughter and when Ryan was born, many hugs. Life was good for him as his parents were caring and he would've lived a substantial and full life if it wasn't for the Accident.
When Ryan was five, his dad and mom were driving home. They had just visited a private school they planned to enroll Ryan in and were just coming home. Midway there, the Accident occurred. They were driving down the block, just minutes away when a drunk driver slammed in to them. From that moment on, Ryan's entire life was changed.
Ryan moved in to his grandfather's house, on his dad's side, and was told a simple lie for the first year after the Accident. Simply said, Ryan was told they were away on vacation, and that it would be a long time before they would come back. After going through the Kindergarten year, his Grandfather couldn't stand it anymore; he told Ryan that they were dead, but made sure to keep all the details out. He promised that he would seem them again, in Heaven and that they were happily waiting for him. Ryan cried for a long time that after that day. It was really serious and Ryan was made sure to go to the pyschiracist for the next few years to come. He was deemed well enough to go to school, but all throughout first and second grade, Ryan was really quiet, unlike his cheery attitude in the first year of school.
After a while, Ryan stopped going to the phychiricist, for the thought that he had no other problems. They thought that he simply had become more timid and was just learning to cope with his loss. They thought it would all just go away in the years to come.
They were wrong, in a sense.
When Ryan started going through the third grade, his grades all went up. He was taking the test better and better, but the teacher was getting more and more dissatisfied. They complained that he never paid attention in class and that he had to cheat in order to get such good scores. Many times Ryan was forced to move to accommodate to new schools as the former ones could no longer tolerate such a student. All of this forced Ryan to grow up too quickly for his age. At young ages he began observing the world and making assumptions and most were in the correct sense. He was unnervingly smart as many regarded him as lazy and obnoxious, and he being stubborn around them didn't help.
Around this time, his grandpa decided to give Ryan a sport, something to pursue. Ryan seemed to go through basketball, soccer, baseball, all of them without any interest. Grandpa was about to give up. Many of the kids at school would jump at the opportunity for any of them, but Ryan instead had declined. His grandpa felt so guilty, ashamed that he had told Ryan years ago of his parent's death.
But it seemed that Ryan was not to be left with any sport. In the fifth grade, Ryan was suddenly introduced to Wing Chun. No one really knew how, but Ryan developed an undying passion for it and seemed attached to it. To this day, no one knows why but Ryan. His grandpa took this to his advantage and enrolled him in a small after school class. It was known to be lenient and easy, as grandpa was afraid to hurt his small little grandson. But he got kicked out. And out of the next and next. Ryan seemed to anger the teachers too easily. Not knowing where to turn to, his grandpa did one of the simplest (and probably the stupidest) methods ever. He decided to enroll his grandson in a slightly more challenging program. The teacher of the program was known to be strict, but fair, to the students. The grandpa hoped that Ryan would give out from the torture and appreciate the easier teachers. The opposite happened though. Ryan at once loved the course and stuck with it throughout the end. He had it every week, on Sundays and practiced every other day. The complete self control Ryan showed shocked his grandpa. He just didn't know what to do.
At school, he quieted down too. His grades became mediocre and he no longer stood out of class as obnoxious and lazy. Instead he became more of an invisible person. The motivation: he no longer wanted to move and he knew this was the only way to accomplish it. He even compromised his middle school so he could continue to go to his program. He went through middle school without anyone hardly even knowing his name, always quiet and in the corner. Many of the guidance counselors thought they had reached him; that he was indeed talking, but just out of everyone's notice. So thus, he mastered the art of invisibility.
At the end of his eighth year of school, Ryan faced a dilemma. He wanted to go to the program continuously, but that meant a much more serious sacrifice. The only way he could continue his training was to enroll in Hallen High, a notorious school known to be filled with teachers who supported corporal punishment. Ryan wasn¡¯t actually afraid of the teachers. He arrogantly thought he could take any of them on if they dared touch him. It was rather the attention he would get if he DID fight against them. This was something he generally wanted to stay away from. But with the end of the year drawing closer, Ryan quickly made a decision.
You could guess what that was.
Fighting Style: Ryan fights with Wing Chun, a Chinese martial art that is famous for it¡¯s quick punches that are not only fast but also very powerful. One doesn¡¯t need to be extremely muscular for this sort of martial art; in fact since the martial art was made by a woman, you necessarily don¡¯t have to be that strong at all. Many of the blocks center on protecting the center line right down the middle of the body, where all the important key points are, either for striking or protecting. Many of the blocks are key for openings to many counter attacks and also many combo chains. A skilled Wing Chun artist could strike many blows after just deflecting one. Many of the blows don¡¯t normally involve kicks, although there are some low kicks in the form. Because of this, it is generally considered a more close combat art than other styles: there is no over exaggerated stretching of the limbs as this can cause a weakness in the defense of the center line, nor it there any supreme kicks that can reach a few feet away from the target. Instead practiced Wing Chun artist usually develop opening moves for enclosing on their opponent and then proceed to fight as normal. Sometimes, they could also wait to block their opponent¡¯s first attack and then move in through the counter, but this is normally uncommon as it makes you more reactive than active.
Strengths: Ryan is very fast with his moves and stable on his footing. He likes to vary his opening moves to both opponents and, for the lack of any better word, ¡°whatever he feels like¡±. Because of this he seems rather spontaneous and just another idiot who doesn¡¯t know what¡¯s he doing. However, he is actually very skilled and can skillfully link moves together for devastating combos.
Weakness: Ryan is rather of the weaker sort of people and although this doesn¡¯t harm how he fights with Wing Chun, he could instead be overpowered. All someone has to do is exert brute force, enough that it even overrides his counters or somehow disable him. Also if you beat his speed, Ryan technically has nothing else he¡¯s good at physically as his constitution is slightly below average compare to others.
Physical: 15
Mental: 10
* I spelled pyschirachist wrong in all the times I used. Used different spelling for both either > <
Refer to as: Ryan
Age: 15 (Early Birthday: January)
Grade: Freshman
Height: 5 ft. 10 inches
Weight: 170 lbs.
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: American (whatever this is supposed to mean) and Chinese
Hair: Medium long, it's completely black and normally messy. It doesn't interfere with Ryan's eyes when he's fighting, but it could get a tad bit untidy. Not that Ryan would even mind or try to fix it.
Eye color: Dark brown. Not much else to say here.
Appearance: Ryan has a slight build, not too muscular but more with slim muscles. He normally wears loose clothing, pertaining to red, blue, and black. His style normally revolves around shirts and jeans with the occasional sweater if it gets too cold. He's not exactly the most attentive on fashion.
Personality: Ryan likes to analyze the situation before choosing to act and how. He does this very fast though, because he could easily listen on any news and gossip, and piece it all together like a puzzle. He's very attentive, but he doesn't seem that way most of the time, as he can seem to be drifting off when he¡¯s actually paying close attention. As you can tell he normally has little of no friends, not that Ryan minds at all. Ryan also has a stubborn attitude about things, and most of the time would argue to the last point if he would just open his mouth.
History: Ryan was born in America, in New York to be specific. His mom was American and his dad was Chinese. Both families were open minded and the marriage was celebrated with much laughter and when Ryan was born, many hugs. Life was good for him as his parents were caring and he would've lived a substantial and full life if it wasn't for the Accident.
When Ryan was five, his dad and mom were driving home. They had just visited a private school they planned to enroll Ryan in and were just coming home. Midway there, the Accident occurred. They were driving down the block, just minutes away when a drunk driver slammed in to them. From that moment on, Ryan's entire life was changed.
Ryan moved in to his grandfather's house, on his dad's side, and was told a simple lie for the first year after the Accident. Simply said, Ryan was told they were away on vacation, and that it would be a long time before they would come back. After going through the Kindergarten year, his Grandfather couldn't stand it anymore; he told Ryan that they were dead, but made sure to keep all the details out. He promised that he would seem them again, in Heaven and that they were happily waiting for him. Ryan cried for a long time that after that day. It was really serious and Ryan was made sure to go to the pyschiracist for the next few years to come. He was deemed well enough to go to school, but all throughout first and second grade, Ryan was really quiet, unlike his cheery attitude in the first year of school.
After a while, Ryan stopped going to the phychiricist, for the thought that he had no other problems. They thought that he simply had become more timid and was just learning to cope with his loss. They thought it would all just go away in the years to come.
They were wrong, in a sense.
When Ryan started going through the third grade, his grades all went up. He was taking the test better and better, but the teacher was getting more and more dissatisfied. They complained that he never paid attention in class and that he had to cheat in order to get such good scores. Many times Ryan was forced to move to accommodate to new schools as the former ones could no longer tolerate such a student. All of this forced Ryan to grow up too quickly for his age. At young ages he began observing the world and making assumptions and most were in the correct sense. He was unnervingly smart as many regarded him as lazy and obnoxious, and he being stubborn around them didn't help.
Around this time, his grandpa decided to give Ryan a sport, something to pursue. Ryan seemed to go through basketball, soccer, baseball, all of them without any interest. Grandpa was about to give up. Many of the kids at school would jump at the opportunity for any of them, but Ryan instead had declined. His grandpa felt so guilty, ashamed that he had told Ryan years ago of his parent's death.
But it seemed that Ryan was not to be left with any sport. In the fifth grade, Ryan was suddenly introduced to Wing Chun. No one really knew how, but Ryan developed an undying passion for it and seemed attached to it. To this day, no one knows why but Ryan. His grandpa took this to his advantage and enrolled him in a small after school class. It was known to be lenient and easy, as grandpa was afraid to hurt his small little grandson. But he got kicked out. And out of the next and next. Ryan seemed to anger the teachers too easily. Not knowing where to turn to, his grandpa did one of the simplest (and probably the stupidest) methods ever. He decided to enroll his grandson in a slightly more challenging program. The teacher of the program was known to be strict, but fair, to the students. The grandpa hoped that Ryan would give out from the torture and appreciate the easier teachers. The opposite happened though. Ryan at once loved the course and stuck with it throughout the end. He had it every week, on Sundays and practiced every other day. The complete self control Ryan showed shocked his grandpa. He just didn't know what to do.
At school, he quieted down too. His grades became mediocre and he no longer stood out of class as obnoxious and lazy. Instead he became more of an invisible person. The motivation: he no longer wanted to move and he knew this was the only way to accomplish it. He even compromised his middle school so he could continue to go to his program. He went through middle school without anyone hardly even knowing his name, always quiet and in the corner. Many of the guidance counselors thought they had reached him; that he was indeed talking, but just out of everyone's notice. So thus, he mastered the art of invisibility.
At the end of his eighth year of school, Ryan faced a dilemma. He wanted to go to the program continuously, but that meant a much more serious sacrifice. The only way he could continue his training was to enroll in Hallen High, a notorious school known to be filled with teachers who supported corporal punishment. Ryan wasn¡¯t actually afraid of the teachers. He arrogantly thought he could take any of them on if they dared touch him. It was rather the attention he would get if he DID fight against them. This was something he generally wanted to stay away from. But with the end of the year drawing closer, Ryan quickly made a decision.
You could guess what that was.
Fighting Style: Ryan fights with Wing Chun, a Chinese martial art that is famous for it¡¯s quick punches that are not only fast but also very powerful. One doesn¡¯t need to be extremely muscular for this sort of martial art; in fact since the martial art was made by a woman, you necessarily don¡¯t have to be that strong at all. Many of the blocks center on protecting the center line right down the middle of the body, where all the important key points are, either for striking or protecting. Many of the blocks are key for openings to many counter attacks and also many combo chains. A skilled Wing Chun artist could strike many blows after just deflecting one. Many of the blows don¡¯t normally involve kicks, although there are some low kicks in the form. Because of this, it is generally considered a more close combat art than other styles: there is no over exaggerated stretching of the limbs as this can cause a weakness in the defense of the center line, nor it there any supreme kicks that can reach a few feet away from the target. Instead practiced Wing Chun artist usually develop opening moves for enclosing on their opponent and then proceed to fight as normal. Sometimes, they could also wait to block their opponent¡¯s first attack and then move in through the counter, but this is normally uncommon as it makes you more reactive than active.
Strengths: Ryan is very fast with his moves and stable on his footing. He likes to vary his opening moves to both opponents and, for the lack of any better word, ¡°whatever he feels like¡±. Because of this he seems rather spontaneous and just another idiot who doesn¡¯t know what¡¯s he doing. However, he is actually very skilled and can skillfully link moves together for devastating combos.
Weakness: Ryan is rather of the weaker sort of people and although this doesn¡¯t harm how he fights with Wing Chun, he could instead be overpowered. All someone has to do is exert brute force, enough that it even overrides his counters or somehow disable him. Also if you beat his speed, Ryan technically has nothing else he¡¯s good at physically as his constitution is slightly below average compare to others.
Physical: 15
Mental: 10
* I spelled pyschirachist wrong in all the times I used. Used different spelling for both either > <