Post by Christophe LaChandos on Oct 28, 2008 22:30:17 GMT 1
Name: Christophe LaChandos
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: European/French
Attended School:
Age: 17 (Junior)
Weight: 168 lbs
Height: 6ft 1”
Appearance:
Body: Christophe's physique isn't particularly impressive, as he is built on the wiry side, with not a great deal of muscle evident. He isn't a twig, but he has a certain leanness about him. This belies the strength he possess, but not ludicrously so – Christophe isn't going to lay somebody out with one punch. Christophe is neither tanned nor especially pale as regards to his skin tone. The only noticeable aberration on his face is a jagged line running from the corner of his lip to the bottom of his chin, dark pink in colouration, a scar gained from a particularly wild rave.
Cosmetic: Christophe doesn't hold to any particular style of dress, though he has a tendency towards the skin-tight as far as shirts go, and precisely the opposite for his bottoms. If pressed, his favourite outfit would probably be a loose-fitting pair of ordinary trousers and a sleeveless t-shirt. When the mood takes him, or in colder weather, Christophe also wears a bright white jacket with most of both sleeves removed.
However, given time to prepare for a fight (if it has been scheduled) Christophe will participate in the bout shirtless, wearing baggy short trousers, which don't reach his knees, in terms of length. He also puts on some slightly more specialised footwear – a little heavier than your ordinary shoe for his fights.
Eye colour: Grey
Hair: Christophe's hair is a very dark brown, approaching black in shade, and is generally kept short, just brushing the tips of his ears left down. However, Christophe doesn't tend to leave it alone, instead gelling it up into small spikes, and sometimes ventures into the bizarre with the styling of his hair.
Habits: Christophe, when agitated or excited, tends to lapse into French, almost unconsciously. In normal conversation, he also throws in the occasional word in his native tongue. Another habit he has is that of murmuring snatches of song to himself when he is either daydreaming or concentrating heavily, which he often doesn't even realise he is doing.
Other Information
Personality: Christophe is a friendly and outgoing person, with an energetic nature and huge enthusiasm for almost anything he decides to apply himself to. He does possess a highly independent streak, however, and hates being confined in such a way that prevents him from living his life exactly how he wants to. Although a nice guy, Christophe is also something of a wild card, as he doesn't tend to act with logic, rather gravitating towards the course which he believes will allow him to have the most fun. For this reason, Christophe is both unreliable and unpredictable, charging through life with a wide grin even as he tumbles headlong into more scrapes and difficulties than you could count. Danger, risk and rules are immaterial to somebody simply looking to have a good time.
Although not malicious, Christophe is a rather selfish and self-indulgent person, since he always puts himself and his own desires in front of everything else. He also lacks consideration for other people, and can be careless with his words at times. This doesn't make him the greatest friend in the world, though there are people who are either prepared to overlook his shortcomings or are simply kindred spirits. Christophe is often guilty of not taking things seriously enough, even though anything he decides will be fun, he'll throw himself into one hundred percent. Nevertheless, Christophe's actions tend to the whimsical, ensuring that nobody ever knows precisely what he is about to do, least of all himself.
Hobbies: Christophe is a musical person – he loves to listen to it, and make it, whether with his voice or with his guitar. He also frequently fails to join bands (people either don't think he is reliable or believe him too eccentric), although he tries often. Christophe also has a vested interest in gymnastics (the primary reason for his lean build), as he enjoys possessing the ability to hurl himself around elaborately. Predominately because of his roots, yet partially due to his own enjoyment, Christophe frequently practices Savate.
Extracurricular: Christophe doesn't have enough ability to commit to join any school-based clubs.
Important Details
History: Christophe LaChandos was born in France, but didn't live there for all that long. Whilst he was still in his infancy, his father - Alain decided that it was time for the family to make a fresh start, and departed his home country to live in America. That, at least, is the story Christophe was fed, which he doesn't believe but has no means of disproving. Christophe knows that his father loved and still does love France, and finds it highly unlikely that he would have made the decision to move without some kind of major incentive. Most of these clues, he gained from the manner of his upbringing.
From a very young age, Christophe found himself extremely constricted. His father insisted he spoke French, and French only, he made the young child learn all about his home country, which was lauded to be some kind of paradise, and forced him to practice all kinds of things which he saw as 'tradition'. It wasn't long before Christophe, even as a child, began to become doubtful of the veracity of many of Alain's claims for but one simple reason: If the country was so great, why had they ever left it?
Christophe grew older, hating almost every aspect of his lifestyle. He had a love of music, but not of the classical sort which was impressed upon him, and absolutely loathed his weekly violin lessons. To him, that wasn't what music was all about. He grew restless with his limited freedoms, and in time, began to hate how he was being brought up. Christophe understood why Alain treated him in this way – he wanted to instil the same sense of patriotism he had into his son, but Christophe knew that his father would never understand one thing: though he had been born in France, his heart was with America.
The two areas of his life that Christophe didn't despise were gymnastics (which had originally been imposed upon him, but he had grown to love) and the practice of Savate. Alain had a great enthusiasm for the sport and was himself a skilled Savateur, and although he introduced Christophe to it because he felt it was a traditionally 'French' martial art, he was surprised by how Christophe took to it. The young Christophe (at the time only around 9 years of age) enjoyed the fighting aspect – using it as a means to take out some of his pent-up frustrations without fear of retribution (though a concern expressed frequently by his teachers to his father was that Christophe used too much force).
However, it wasn't long before Christophe grew tired of the restrictive nature of Savate, and told his instructors as much. After some debate, they agreed, along with his father, that he could learn Savate de Rue – Savate Defence, which allowed for a much greater range of fighting and a whole new area of technique to consider.
But Christophe still wasn't satisfied, and began straining and stretching to break free of the restraints placed on him by his parents. He refused to speak in French around the house, and began to make no secret of how much he hated violin, to the point where he eventually launched the instrument clean out of a window, snapped the bow over his knee, and ripped up all of his musical scores. Anxious to find the root of the problem, Alain gave ground frantically, allowing Christophe more freedom than he had ever possessed in his life. As an attempt at placation, his father purchased him a guitar, and let him begin to take lessons.
Unfortunately, the momentary peace wouldn't last too long, as Christophe sought to remove the remaining constraints on him. It wasn't that he was some kind of rebel, it was just that, having been confined for most of his life, he wanted the chance to spread his wings. Christophe stayed out late at social gatherings, stumbling in at the early hours of the morning with little to no explanation as to where he had been. He began to come home with various small injuries, which he either refused to speak about or addressed with a transparent excuse. One of the bigger incidences was the fight which resulted in the scar on Christophe's face, which he received after, at an informal concert, he decided to cause some trouble with a number of members of the band – eventually causing him to be hit in the face with a guitar. The incident (or at least the fight that had broken out following it) was heavily publicised, and there was no question for his parents that Christophe had been involved. Hoping to prevent Christophe's wild behaviour and close the rift that was opening between them, his father began taking a personal part in various parts of his life. This, though, had almost the opposite effect.
Christophe resented the imposition on his privacy and personal affairs – more so as his teenage years progressed, and he and his father grew steadily further and further apart, leading the senior LaChandos to make a crucial mistake.
He offered to spar Savate with Christophe.
The sixteen year-old Christophe could hardly believe his luck: here was finally an opportunity for him to exact some physical retribution for all of the hardships and restrictions that Alain had placed on him. He was careful not to waste the opportunity, and spent a number of weeks carefully gauging the exact extent of his father's abilities (considerable, but by this point he was in his mid-fifties and somewhat overweight, which acted heavily against him), taking care not to exhibit too much skill, allowing himself to be defeated as much as he claimed victory.
Then, when he felt sure enough, Christophe struck. In one of their sparring matches, his father found himself on the receiving end of a broken shin from a casually thrown kick, known as a 'coup de pied bas' that Christophe had learned in Savate De Rue. Although this allowed him to finally get back at Alain, it would have repercussions.
Being a Savateur himself, Christophe's father knew that his son had known exactly what he was doing, his flimsy pretence of the attack being accident quickly stripped away. Fearing what Christophe might decide to do now that he had clearly demonstrated his family no longer had any hold over him, Alain arranged for him to be transferred, not long before his seventeenth birthday, to a school where he would be 'dealt with'...
Fighting Style: Christophe's predominant style is Savate, specifically 'Savate de Rue'. Christophe rarely attempts to grapple, instead going in for a wide variety of striking attacks, including the use of knees, shins, and elbows. However, his main offence comes in the form of kicking (although the closest second would be plain punching), with which he will target anything that looks as though it could be damaged. Christophe doesn't usually actively attack, instead preferring to harry until an opportunity to do some serious damage opens up. He tends to rely on agility, as his rather non-muscular build puts paid to any notions of overpowering opponents, similarly, Christophe tries, whenever possible, to avoid getting hit at all as opposed to the usage of blocking. He places a heavy emphasis on dodging, and although he prefers not to go in for flamboyant manoeuvres, he'll use his acrobatic abilities to get the hell out of the way if necessary.
Strengths:
Agile: Christophe's main strength in any fight is his speed, being built in a lean fashion, he finds it much easier to dart around than somebody of a similar height with more musculature would. This makes both his movement and attacks very fast – especially whilst kicking, and rather difficult to block properly.
Flexible: As far as being lightly muscled goes, this also allows Christophe a great deal of flexibility, able to deal blows at much more awkward angles than would normally be possible. This benefit is increased by the level of flexibility required for his gymnastics.
Evasive: Acting in combination with his agility, Christophe is also very acrobatic, making him exceedingly difficult to catch hold of. As his preference is for fighting at range, opponents may struggle to close with him, as he rarely moves in against his opponent unless he sees an opportunity for a telling blow.
Balanced: From both Savate and gymnastics, Christophe has developed a strong sense of balance, which prevents him from falling or being knocked over very easily – as of course the kicking orientated style requires being able to stand one-legged when throwing many blows, and similar skills are required for various aspects of gym.
Weaknesses:
Power: Although Christophe prefers precision over full-on assault, it cannot be denied that his build acts to his disadvantage. He can't muster as much force behind his attacks as a more muscular person would be able to – the price to pay for his flexibility and speed. This means that it is difficult for him to overpower anybody, and he is unlikely to be able to throw a knock-out blow unless the situation has been swung entirely in his favour.
Stature: Christophe isn't small, by any means, but he lacks the sheer size of many of those he may encounter in a fight. This causes trouble for him in terms of reach and evasion, as it is hard to fight elusively when your opponent can attack you from further away. In addition, being somewhat light, stronger opponents will be able to throw him around with little difficulty.
Space: If there isn't any room to move about, Christophe will be severely hampered, as a large part of his fighting style revolves around being able to outmanoeuvre his enemy. In a confined space, Christophe is forced to be much more direct in his attacks, which strips him of several of his advantages.
Blocking: Christophe doesn't (or at least, not nearly as much as he should), as he relies on his agility to avoid taking hits. However, sometimes, trying to move out of the way is either impossible, or causes more problems, and this often results in Christophe taking a solid shot which he probably could have parried – or at least prevented connecting so hard.
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: European/French
Attended School:
Age: 17 (Junior)
Weight: 168 lbs
Height: 6ft 1”
Appearance:
Body: Christophe's physique isn't particularly impressive, as he is built on the wiry side, with not a great deal of muscle evident. He isn't a twig, but he has a certain leanness about him. This belies the strength he possess, but not ludicrously so – Christophe isn't going to lay somebody out with one punch. Christophe is neither tanned nor especially pale as regards to his skin tone. The only noticeable aberration on his face is a jagged line running from the corner of his lip to the bottom of his chin, dark pink in colouration, a scar gained from a particularly wild rave.
Cosmetic: Christophe doesn't hold to any particular style of dress, though he has a tendency towards the skin-tight as far as shirts go, and precisely the opposite for his bottoms. If pressed, his favourite outfit would probably be a loose-fitting pair of ordinary trousers and a sleeveless t-shirt. When the mood takes him, or in colder weather, Christophe also wears a bright white jacket with most of both sleeves removed.
However, given time to prepare for a fight (if it has been scheduled) Christophe will participate in the bout shirtless, wearing baggy short trousers, which don't reach his knees, in terms of length. He also puts on some slightly more specialised footwear – a little heavier than your ordinary shoe for his fights.
Eye colour: Grey
Hair: Christophe's hair is a very dark brown, approaching black in shade, and is generally kept short, just brushing the tips of his ears left down. However, Christophe doesn't tend to leave it alone, instead gelling it up into small spikes, and sometimes ventures into the bizarre with the styling of his hair.
Habits: Christophe, when agitated or excited, tends to lapse into French, almost unconsciously. In normal conversation, he also throws in the occasional word in his native tongue. Another habit he has is that of murmuring snatches of song to himself when he is either daydreaming or concentrating heavily, which he often doesn't even realise he is doing.
Other Information
Personality: Christophe is a friendly and outgoing person, with an energetic nature and huge enthusiasm for almost anything he decides to apply himself to. He does possess a highly independent streak, however, and hates being confined in such a way that prevents him from living his life exactly how he wants to. Although a nice guy, Christophe is also something of a wild card, as he doesn't tend to act with logic, rather gravitating towards the course which he believes will allow him to have the most fun. For this reason, Christophe is both unreliable and unpredictable, charging through life with a wide grin even as he tumbles headlong into more scrapes and difficulties than you could count. Danger, risk and rules are immaterial to somebody simply looking to have a good time.
Although not malicious, Christophe is a rather selfish and self-indulgent person, since he always puts himself and his own desires in front of everything else. He also lacks consideration for other people, and can be careless with his words at times. This doesn't make him the greatest friend in the world, though there are people who are either prepared to overlook his shortcomings or are simply kindred spirits. Christophe is often guilty of not taking things seriously enough, even though anything he decides will be fun, he'll throw himself into one hundred percent. Nevertheless, Christophe's actions tend to the whimsical, ensuring that nobody ever knows precisely what he is about to do, least of all himself.
Hobbies: Christophe is a musical person – he loves to listen to it, and make it, whether with his voice or with his guitar. He also frequently fails to join bands (people either don't think he is reliable or believe him too eccentric), although he tries often. Christophe also has a vested interest in gymnastics (the primary reason for his lean build), as he enjoys possessing the ability to hurl himself around elaborately. Predominately because of his roots, yet partially due to his own enjoyment, Christophe frequently practices Savate.
Extracurricular: Christophe doesn't have enough ability to commit to join any school-based clubs.
Important Details
History: Christophe LaChandos was born in France, but didn't live there for all that long. Whilst he was still in his infancy, his father - Alain decided that it was time for the family to make a fresh start, and departed his home country to live in America. That, at least, is the story Christophe was fed, which he doesn't believe but has no means of disproving. Christophe knows that his father loved and still does love France, and finds it highly unlikely that he would have made the decision to move without some kind of major incentive. Most of these clues, he gained from the manner of his upbringing.
From a very young age, Christophe found himself extremely constricted. His father insisted he spoke French, and French only, he made the young child learn all about his home country, which was lauded to be some kind of paradise, and forced him to practice all kinds of things which he saw as 'tradition'. It wasn't long before Christophe, even as a child, began to become doubtful of the veracity of many of Alain's claims for but one simple reason: If the country was so great, why had they ever left it?
Christophe grew older, hating almost every aspect of his lifestyle. He had a love of music, but not of the classical sort which was impressed upon him, and absolutely loathed his weekly violin lessons. To him, that wasn't what music was all about. He grew restless with his limited freedoms, and in time, began to hate how he was being brought up. Christophe understood why Alain treated him in this way – he wanted to instil the same sense of patriotism he had into his son, but Christophe knew that his father would never understand one thing: though he had been born in France, his heart was with America.
The two areas of his life that Christophe didn't despise were gymnastics (which had originally been imposed upon him, but he had grown to love) and the practice of Savate. Alain had a great enthusiasm for the sport and was himself a skilled Savateur, and although he introduced Christophe to it because he felt it was a traditionally 'French' martial art, he was surprised by how Christophe took to it. The young Christophe (at the time only around 9 years of age) enjoyed the fighting aspect – using it as a means to take out some of his pent-up frustrations without fear of retribution (though a concern expressed frequently by his teachers to his father was that Christophe used too much force).
However, it wasn't long before Christophe grew tired of the restrictive nature of Savate, and told his instructors as much. After some debate, they agreed, along with his father, that he could learn Savate de Rue – Savate Defence, which allowed for a much greater range of fighting and a whole new area of technique to consider.
But Christophe still wasn't satisfied, and began straining and stretching to break free of the restraints placed on him by his parents. He refused to speak in French around the house, and began to make no secret of how much he hated violin, to the point where he eventually launched the instrument clean out of a window, snapped the bow over his knee, and ripped up all of his musical scores. Anxious to find the root of the problem, Alain gave ground frantically, allowing Christophe more freedom than he had ever possessed in his life. As an attempt at placation, his father purchased him a guitar, and let him begin to take lessons.
Unfortunately, the momentary peace wouldn't last too long, as Christophe sought to remove the remaining constraints on him. It wasn't that he was some kind of rebel, it was just that, having been confined for most of his life, he wanted the chance to spread his wings. Christophe stayed out late at social gatherings, stumbling in at the early hours of the morning with little to no explanation as to where he had been. He began to come home with various small injuries, which he either refused to speak about or addressed with a transparent excuse. One of the bigger incidences was the fight which resulted in the scar on Christophe's face, which he received after, at an informal concert, he decided to cause some trouble with a number of members of the band – eventually causing him to be hit in the face with a guitar. The incident (or at least the fight that had broken out following it) was heavily publicised, and there was no question for his parents that Christophe had been involved. Hoping to prevent Christophe's wild behaviour and close the rift that was opening between them, his father began taking a personal part in various parts of his life. This, though, had almost the opposite effect.
Christophe resented the imposition on his privacy and personal affairs – more so as his teenage years progressed, and he and his father grew steadily further and further apart, leading the senior LaChandos to make a crucial mistake.
He offered to spar Savate with Christophe.
The sixteen year-old Christophe could hardly believe his luck: here was finally an opportunity for him to exact some physical retribution for all of the hardships and restrictions that Alain had placed on him. He was careful not to waste the opportunity, and spent a number of weeks carefully gauging the exact extent of his father's abilities (considerable, but by this point he was in his mid-fifties and somewhat overweight, which acted heavily against him), taking care not to exhibit too much skill, allowing himself to be defeated as much as he claimed victory.
Then, when he felt sure enough, Christophe struck. In one of their sparring matches, his father found himself on the receiving end of a broken shin from a casually thrown kick, known as a 'coup de pied bas' that Christophe had learned in Savate De Rue. Although this allowed him to finally get back at Alain, it would have repercussions.
Being a Savateur himself, Christophe's father knew that his son had known exactly what he was doing, his flimsy pretence of the attack being accident quickly stripped away. Fearing what Christophe might decide to do now that he had clearly demonstrated his family no longer had any hold over him, Alain arranged for him to be transferred, not long before his seventeenth birthday, to a school where he would be 'dealt with'...
Fighting Style: Christophe's predominant style is Savate, specifically 'Savate de Rue'. Christophe rarely attempts to grapple, instead going in for a wide variety of striking attacks, including the use of knees, shins, and elbows. However, his main offence comes in the form of kicking (although the closest second would be plain punching), with which he will target anything that looks as though it could be damaged. Christophe doesn't usually actively attack, instead preferring to harry until an opportunity to do some serious damage opens up. He tends to rely on agility, as his rather non-muscular build puts paid to any notions of overpowering opponents, similarly, Christophe tries, whenever possible, to avoid getting hit at all as opposed to the usage of blocking. He places a heavy emphasis on dodging, and although he prefers not to go in for flamboyant manoeuvres, he'll use his acrobatic abilities to get the hell out of the way if necessary.
Strengths:
Agile: Christophe's main strength in any fight is his speed, being built in a lean fashion, he finds it much easier to dart around than somebody of a similar height with more musculature would. This makes both his movement and attacks very fast – especially whilst kicking, and rather difficult to block properly.
Flexible: As far as being lightly muscled goes, this also allows Christophe a great deal of flexibility, able to deal blows at much more awkward angles than would normally be possible. This benefit is increased by the level of flexibility required for his gymnastics.
Evasive: Acting in combination with his agility, Christophe is also very acrobatic, making him exceedingly difficult to catch hold of. As his preference is for fighting at range, opponents may struggle to close with him, as he rarely moves in against his opponent unless he sees an opportunity for a telling blow.
Balanced: From both Savate and gymnastics, Christophe has developed a strong sense of balance, which prevents him from falling or being knocked over very easily – as of course the kicking orientated style requires being able to stand one-legged when throwing many blows, and similar skills are required for various aspects of gym.
Weaknesses:
Power: Although Christophe prefers precision over full-on assault, it cannot be denied that his build acts to his disadvantage. He can't muster as much force behind his attacks as a more muscular person would be able to – the price to pay for his flexibility and speed. This means that it is difficult for him to overpower anybody, and he is unlikely to be able to throw a knock-out blow unless the situation has been swung entirely in his favour.
Stature: Christophe isn't small, by any means, but he lacks the sheer size of many of those he may encounter in a fight. This causes trouble for him in terms of reach and evasion, as it is hard to fight elusively when your opponent can attack you from further away. In addition, being somewhat light, stronger opponents will be able to throw him around with little difficulty.
Space: If there isn't any room to move about, Christophe will be severely hampered, as a large part of his fighting style revolves around being able to outmanoeuvre his enemy. In a confined space, Christophe is forced to be much more direct in his attacks, which strips him of several of his advantages.
Blocking: Christophe doesn't (or at least, not nearly as much as he should), as he relies on his agility to avoid taking hits. However, sometimes, trying to move out of the way is either impossible, or causes more problems, and this often results in Christophe taking a solid shot which he probably could have parried – or at least prevented connecting so hard.
