Develius
"Kaiju Enthusiast"
With some personal training, Baharius would find his efforts fruitful as the swordsman recruit was getting better at managing his posture and strikes. There was still plenty of room for improvement, sure, but the lad certainly was on the right track thanks to him. The saurian gave a proud smile as he gave a satisfied grunt of approval. "Very good." he said with a nod, "Keep it up and you'll become a fine swordsman yet. Carry on lad."
With that he plodded off and continued overseeing the rest of the recruits. Eventually his gaze turned to another struggling recruit, this one focusing on hand to hand combat. The saurian grumbled gutturally as he approached him, mounting his greatsword atop his sail as he changed fighting tactics. Just as he was experienced with a blade, he too knew a two or thing about melee combat.
"You're slouching." the saurian announced bluntly as he inspected the man's posture. He then rose a fist and made a motion to sock at his chest with powerful force, only to stop just inches from the recruit's chest. "And you're leaving your full frontal body exposed. Really, your whole stance is unbalanced. No good."
Baharius recoiled his fist and would stand next to the recruit's left. "Watch closely." he ordered, as he began to get into position.
His right clawed foot stepped back to position his legs at roughly shoulder length of his body; one foot facing forward and the back one at a 45 degree angle. His weight was pushed towards the back of his body and placed upon his heels with his knees bent. He had a more upright posture, being lowered to the ground thanks to his bent knees to keep his profile better protected, and had his body facing at a more right side angle instead of directly forward. Both of his burly fists rose up - with knuckles to the sky and elbows down and in close to the body - while his head tucked underneath his chin between them. Ultimately he intended to demonstrate a classic boxing stance, again keeping his tail raised to better align with the humanoid anatomy.
"Posture yourself like so." Baharius explained before letting out a one-two jab and punch as an example, "Be light on your feet and distribute your weight to keep yourself balanced. Guard your face, torso, and other vitals. Your arms should be relaxed yet firm, like a coil ready to spring. Sturdy enough to block and ready to strike a quick and powerful blow. Follow my lead." He'd ensure the new recruit would understand what he was attempting to show him, like how a proper yet fair general should.