Though I am still a novice, I am lucky to have three great mentors willing to give me a hand. Since I will be going through the exact same path this time, I should not turn out too badly either.
What Saga taught me can be considered the basics. From here on, it is a matter of practicing slowly on my own. The essentials of the techniques have been thoroughly taught, so the rest depends entirely on my own ability.
My sparring session with Saga has finally come to an end, though the feeling of being beaten to a pulp is still far from pleasant. Right after it finished, I felt a bit inadequate and went through a brief period of confusion, but thankfully I pulled myself out of it. If you are a novice, you just need to practice more. With enough practice, you naturally stop being a novice.
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