However, studying with a teacher is both more common and considerably easier. Once the basics (the first dot) have been learned the rest can be studied alone. It is far too complex and intricate for anyone to learn on their own, and no books written about it capture its true essence. Learning Do requires a teacher of some sort. The Do Merit must be purchased during character creation by anyone playing a member of the Akashic Brotherhood. Such rotes enhance and make use of the structure of Do, allowing the Doist to perform astounding physical and mental feats. The unity attained though the use of Do also allows members of the Akashic Brotherhood to perform special rotes known to no one else. The Doist’s mind, body, and Avatar are all brought into a uniform harmony, allowing the Mage’s will to reshape the very fabric of reality as their body moves through the precise forms of this art. This same unity makes it an ideal focus for magick. However, it can easily serve as a focus for both magick and meditation. Do is not in and of itself magical and may be learned by sleepers who have both the proper dedication to learn it, and the good fortune to find someone to teach it to them. Also, unlike any conventional martial art it combines the power of the hard martial arts with the grace and cunning of the soft styles.ĭo also forms the basis for much of the Akashic Brotherhood’s magick. Properly executed Do is a form of meditation, an art form, and quite honestly the most deadly martial art on the planet.
While mastery of this art takes many years, serious practitioners realize that the true art of Do is merely relearning the way your own body would move if it were not constrained by fear, doubt, convention, or expectation. Developed more than 3,000 years ago and perfected ever since, it represents the most efficient and the most elegant hand-to-hand combat style ever developed. 1.2 The Adamantine Hand Fighting Style & Doĭo (pronounced either “dough” or “dao” depending upon who you ask) is the most basic and the most refined of any martial arts.
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