Panel 1: Yes, this is a familiar set of moves often seen when practicing katana cuts on bamboo, as referenced from either photos in one of my many reference books on Japanese swords(manship) or frames in a paused YouTube video.

Panel 2: What might Syndablokk mean by "moving targets"? Find out tomorrow, webcomic readers, which is also when I'm going to attempt another excerpt from prose experiment I Am Empowered.

Today’s Patreon update: Originally done as a means of scratching out more worktime to complete the long-gestating Empowered vol. 12, I've switched over to a Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Patreon posting schedule that won't feature the fixed content format I previously used. So, who knows what today's post might feature? Could be Life Drawing or Distressed Damsels content (both of which are featured at least three times per month), or something in the Work Stages, Vintage Con Sketches or Design departments, or possibly something entirely new. Golly!

-Adam Warren