Ilusione Contratore

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Type: Staff
Strengths:Ilusione Contratore, is a fighting style centered around counter, and punishment. It takes advantage of the staff's versatility as a weapon to unbalance, weaken, and or break an opponents offensive, and then turn said offensive back at them, normally in the form of concussive blows, meant to shatter bones, damage organs, and if feeling kind, disarm the opponent.
Weaknesses: It is a Style centered around countering, and there fore lacks any real initiative Techniques, by which I mean that all the purely offensive techniques either require the opponent to be of balance or are meant to unbalance the enemy and therefore lack the power to neutralize an enemy.

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Ilusione contratore, has no real set form pattern unlike most fighting stiles. Akin to its name, the style is seemingly ethereal as many of the techniques can be executed and utilized from almost any stance/ posture. The main goal is however countering an opponent's attack, and as such it includes several techniques to goad the adversary to attack, and or give the impression that the user cant reach them. Skilled users of the style can even create the illusion that the staff grows and shrinks, mid combat, some are even said to be able to make the weapon itself disappear. All in all the Style utilizes psychological attacks, as well as powerful counters to unbalance and break its enemies.

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• ▶ Colpo - a single person strike normally delivered from a forward facing stance, the staff in one hand, is held in such a way that the adversary can only see the end of the staff poited at him, whatever remainder is hidden behind the wielder's body/enemy's blinds spot. the strike consists of a swift jab with the wielding hand, from which the staff extends, and strikes the opponent. the whole motion is executed in a fraction of a second the force of the strike is minimal however it has great accuracy and speed, its most effective range is 3-4 feet from the target
  
• ▶ Spectre - a wide sweeping spiral of strikes around the user, striking 3.25 feet all around the user. this is ussed more as a multy counter to get several enemies to back away, to intimidate a single attacker to slow down, and or to build momentum for a faster and more powerful counter
  
• ▶ Rabia Contratore - A counter made for straight on single handed weapon, the counter first redirects the assaulting arm into the user, to open up for a strike to the back of opposite leg. normally targets the back of the knee, to force the opponent of balance and or dislocate the knee.
  
• ▶ Pensiero contratore - a counter to dashing strikes. first uses the staffs rainge to breack or shift the opponents focus, then uses the opponents own momentum to "impale" them on the staff. The power of the counter depends on the speed of the enemies attack the faster the harder the counter will hit.
  
• ▶ Molti colpo - simply several colpo in quick succession. It loses some of its acuracy, but gains more power, the strikes, can be used to strike the same spot repeatedly however this limits the number of hits to 3-5 depending on the lv of skill of the user
  
• ▶ Ombra Finta - a loose technique that, encompasses acrobatic motions to dodge and exasperate the enemy into attacking in a rage, and thus making him easier to counter. It is ideally a technique used to put distance between the user and the adversary, wile making them attack more recklessly.
  
• ▶ Scherzo di Marza - A technique that uses sleight of hand to make the staff appear to have a mind of its own, its effectively a technique were the staff is thrown in such a way that it bounces right back to the owner. It is used to attack the opponents psyche more than their bodies and as such it has little striking power.
  
• ▶ Infuria Ombra - An upward combo, were the user rushes the opponent as low to the ground as possible to an unaware adversary it appears as if their own shadow leaps out at them. the strikes are directed at the underside of the arms to disarm and or shatter their arms, It work best on enemies that are not aware of the users presence or have their backs turned to him.
  
• ▶ Punisione Spectrale - A powerful technique executable only when the opponet is unbalanced, and or caught of guard. It is a barrage of strikes, directed towards disarming the opponent, and if need be, in the case of unarmed opponents, shattering the bones of striking limbs. The barrage packs a punch but its full effects can only be executed on weakened opponents, and or those unaware of his presence so its function is mainly a quick finisher/silencer.