Aikido Sensei
The Aikido Sensei is the calm, disciplined, and occasionally cryptic martial arts instructor who teaches at the Sala City Dojo. With a deep mastery of aikido and an even deeper well of patience, he serves as a rare source of grounded wisdom in an otherwise chaotic world. Despite the surreal events happening around him, he remains composed—perhaps even more detached from reality than Dook, though in a focused, meditative way.
| Aikido Sensei | |
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| File:Image of Aikido Sensei.png DALL-E Render of Aikido Sensei | |
| First appearance | Roll With the Punches |
| Species | Feline (Non-house cat) |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | Mid 40s |
| Residency | Sala City Dojo |
| Role | Aikido Instructor |
Personality
- Stoic & Focused: Speaks little, moves deliberately, and gives the impression of being ten steps ahead at all times.
- Wise but Obscure: Offers advice in the form of metaphors that may—or may not—make sense later.
- Serious but Not Humorless: Occasionally cracks a subtle joke or shows a dry wit, usually when no one expects it.
- Patient Mentor: Encourages growth through failure and self-awareness, not through aggression or domination.
Abilities
- Master of Aikido: Can effortlessly redirect energy, disarm opponents, and disable chaos with minimal motion.
- Hyper-Awareness: Seems to sense changes in the air, mood, or even plot direction before they happen.
- Unshakable Calm: Completely unfazed by dream logic, dancing mushrooms, or government agents made of soup.
Appearance
- Fur: Slate gray with darker markings around the eyes and muzzle.
- Eyes: Narrow, golden, and focused—like he's always watching without staring.
- Clothing: Wears a traditional gi with a black hakama. Often barefoot, even outside the dojo.
Relationships
- Dook: Respects Dook's internal stillness and once said, “He moves like water that forgot what gravity was.” They share cryptic nods that somehow communicate volumes.
- Flops: Flops tries to learn from him but struggles with patience. Sensei sees potential in Flops, even if Flops doesn’t see it yet.
- Officer Barky: They once silently bowed to each other at a crime scene. Neither explained why.
- Bunnyrack: Bunnyrack once attended a class and accidentally threw himself out a window. The Sensei still refers to him as "The One Who Flew."
Trivia
- Has never raised his voice on-screen.
- Once redirected a falling bookshelf using only his sleeve.
- Tea ceremonies last exactly 37 minutes, no matter the circumstances.
- Refuses to use modern technology; his phone is a rotary model kept in a wooden box.
- May or may not have trained in the Dreamlands. Won’t confirm.
“To fall is not failure. To resist falling is.” — Aikido Sensei