The new training facility has been opened to the public, to all three rings. Lessons are free, and are gaged by rank of expertise. For beginners, self-defense class and basic stances are taught, followed by moves that can be used from those stances. The next stage is for offensive stances and moves, then stances and moves that combine offense and defense. A separate class with the same structure has been formed for those that wish to use weapons, though only wooden weapons can be found.
The building itself is built like a giant dojo, with a basement and six floors. Each member of the 'Academy' starts off in the basement level, and with each rank up attends classes on the next floor. The teachers and guards within and around the Academy were hand picked by Zen, the Chief of Defense, the same one that built the Academy in the first place. All of the staff and faculty are mostly women, which raises some questions as to their origins. Zen, nor the staff, have answered any of them.
Outside, there's a sign:
Welcome to the new Ba Sing Se Combat Academy, or C.A. Here, we teach all who are willing to learn the foundation of melee, ranged, and bending arts. The faculty reserves the right to accept or deny anyone entry into this facility. Two simple rules: No Death Matches and don't harass the women. Any peeking or sexual assaults of any kind give them the right to do as they please to you. You have been warned.
As stated before, most of the staff and trainers are women. Do NOT let this be a reason to question their ability. There were, as stated before, hand picked by Zen himself, so they know what they're doing. The C.A. staff is under the command of Naida, or just 'Nai'. Most of the trainers look just like average woman, maybe a little more beautiful than normal women, but there are hints through out the Academy that these women were apart of some kind of special unit, and were brought here.
The building itself is built like a giant dojo, with a basement and six floors. Each member of the 'Academy' starts off in the basement level, and with each rank up attends classes on the next floor. The teachers and guards within and around the Academy were hand picked by Zen, the Chief of Defense, the same one that built the Academy in the first place. All of the staff and faculty are mostly women, which raises some questions as to their origins. Zen, nor the staff, have answered any of them.
Outside, there's a sign:
Welcome to the new Ba Sing Se Combat Academy, or C.A. Here, we teach all who are willing to learn the foundation of melee, ranged, and bending arts. The faculty reserves the right to accept or deny anyone entry into this facility. Two simple rules: No Death Matches and don't harass the women. Any peeking or sexual assaults of any kind give them the right to do as they please to you. You have been warned.
~Zen
As stated before, most of the staff and trainers are women. Do NOT let this be a reason to question their ability. There were, as stated before, hand picked by Zen himself, so they know what they're doing. The C.A. staff is under the command of Naida, or just 'Nai'. Most of the trainers look just like average woman, maybe a little more beautiful than normal women, but there are hints through out the Academy that these women were apart of some kind of special unit, and were brought here.
