Nate Smirnow Koldovstoretz

Is your character a Broom Racer? YES/NO.
Is your character a Quidditch Player? YES/NO
Is your character a Duelist? YES/NO.
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 7 | Strength: 13 |Wisdom: 7 |ArcPower: 8 | Accuracy: 9

Abilities:

Broken Broomshaft

Reducio

Nate, as well as his brother, had always been bigger and stronger than other boys their age. On the one hand, they had inherited this from their father, and on the other hand, they owed their strength to training. Not only did they go on camping trips with their father as children, where they had only the bare necessities with them, no magic was used and they learned to survive and defend themselves, but the two brothers also went boxing together and had early found a preference for sports.

But not only survival skills and strength training was on their schedule, they had also learned a lot from their father about Quidditch. Early on, he told his children stories of his childhood and youth. How he made it to the Quidditch team back then and how he had trained for it.

After the two brothers were old enough to hold their own on a broom, the first tryouts began and over time they both became more confident on the broom. After Nate's big brother started his school days on Koldovstoretz, he told many things about playing Quidditch. About flying, practicing, and playing games against each other. In his second year he had made the team and tried to pass on everything he had learned to his brother.

While the two often played Quidditch together during the vacations and Nate tried to learn from his brother, he had quickly been able to find his position of choice. While his brother was an excellent Chaser, as he was nimble on the broom and had always been good at aiming, Nate, however, had more enjoyed the position of Beater. Defending was fun for him, his strength allowed him to hit the bludger strongly and with purpose, and he knew that was his position.

After Nate also started his schooling at Koldovstoretz, he made it on the Quidditch team in his first year. Through the experience he had already gained, the training with his brother, and most of all the good word from his brother, he had made it and was now able to really develop his skills.

Fortunately for him, the team captain also saw his strength in the position of Beater and so his wish came true. But even though he was very strong for his age and already had experience, he still had a lot to learn. His love for Quidditch helped him on the one hand and on the other hand the discipline and ambition he had been taught by his father. He always gave his best to his training, continued to train boxing with his brother besides Quidditch to increase his strength even more and had made a good development. There was still a lot he had to learn and improve, but he was on a good way.

Half a year had passed and in the cool wind and snow they were playing Quidditch when Nate had hit a Bludger with so much force that on the one hand his opponent was thrown off the broom and on the other hand the broom, which by good luck had hit perfectly, broke. In the first moment he could not even realize it, because the view was so limited and that was a very clear lucky hit but nevertheless he was proud of it.

After the game, his team captain immediately approached him and was still amazed by this power and expressed that they would continue to work on it.

Obnoxiously Strong

Reducio

Nate had always been taller than the others his age, but not only taller, also broader. He had never been thin and it wasn't all due to the genes he and his brother had inherited from their father. His father is a tall, strong Russian man who passed on only the best of his genes to his two sons. Even as newborns, both sons had been above average in height and weight. But also since Nate was a child, he had always been athletic and fit. Often the two brothers would be with their father in the basement when he was working out in his little gym, playing with the light dumbbells and imitating their father, who would then show them how to do the exercises correctly. What started out with small weights and for fun for the sons had turned into a passion. To this day, the two lift weights, but in addition to weight training, there is another preference of the two brothers - boxing.

Ever since Nate first visited his big brother in training, he had fallen in love with the sport. He knew he wanted to do the same and follow in his brother's footsteps. The very next week he was also signed up in the club and since then he trained several times a week at the boxing club. His already existing strength had only increased through the training and soon he was able to participate in the first competitions thanks to his strength and his good technique. From then on, he trained from competition to competition, participating in championships and developing his skills. As strict as all this sounded to others, he did it out of conviction and fun. He knew he could quit at any time, but he didn't want to, it was his passion.

The athleticism was easy to see in the men of the Smirnov family and often Nate himself didn't even realize how strong he even was for his age. There was a click moment when he realized that he couldn't underestimate himself and needed to learn to control his strength. It was during Quidditch practice when he hit the Quaffle so hard that the broom it hit broke. He had watched the spectacle wide-eyed at the time and realized for the first time what strength he could actually wield. Of course, that didn't stop him from continuing to train and develop his strength, he just had to learn to control it.

Word Count: 410

Martial Artist

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Nate started boxing at an early age. He followed in the same footsteps as his older brother, who was already in the (children's) ring before Nate even started training. But the Smirnows were not only known for their family and their magical abilities. They were also known for men who were big, broad and strong. Nate's father himself had been a successful boxer and by now he was passing on his knowledge. And so he did with his own sons. Both Smirnov sons became part of their father's fight club at an early age.

They always rehashed with a lot of discipline, and this carried over into their training. While in their younger years it was all naturally kid-friendly, the older they got, the harder the training became. Jumping rope, cardio, coordination training, speed training and strength training. Everything was on the list besides the actual fighting. Before Nate was even allowed to go into the ring for the first time, he had to build up all these skills. For a very long time he fought only against the punching bag or against the paws held by the trainer. Enviously he went to his brother's first fights, the first one he even won, and Nate felt an inner pressure. He would have to become at least as good and so he put his energy into more training.

Before school he went running, after homework he did weight training and in the evening he went to the fight club. At first it stayed with ground fighting and when Nate was old enough he could take part in his first grappling fight. He had learned a lot from his father, his friends and his brother. He had tried to perfect the techniques of leverage and sweaps. And then the day came, the day of his first fight. Nate was so nervous, he didn't want to disappoint his father and his brother. But most of all, he didn't want to disappoint himself. His first fight was also a win. And he built on that for the next few years. Besides grappling, he soon started boxing and kickboxing. He continued to develop and after a few years he stood in his first MMA ring. He would never forget that feeling. He would also never forget the jubilation when he won this fight.

Martial arts became part of his life and even after he left America for Koldovstoretz, he tried to keep up the training. He went running, did his strength exercises and met his brother for boxing in free times. He was still outclassed and always managed to get him into a choke hold. But Nate vowed that one day he would win against his older brother, and until then he would take everything he could learn from him.

Word Count: 465

Evasive Maneuvers | WC 634/400

Reducio

Nate was tall, strong and ambitious. These are probably three characteristics that described all the men of the Smirnow family. His father, his big brother, and him as well. They all had so much in common and the two brothers were truly their father's sons. They had inherited his stature and since childhood they were under his upbringing. He valued honor, sincerity, and strength - physical and mental. But family was also very important in the Smirnow family. But among all the values, there was another commonality that the sons inherited, so to speak, from their father. It was the love of sports, especially boxing.

Ever since they were kids, they started training and since then it was a love that had not faded. Nate was not only strong and big, he was also nimble. It was something you probably wouldn't expect from a boy of that stature. But a boxer should not be underestimated. His footwork was nimble, his hands were quick, and his many fights taught him how to handle stress. He learned to keep the overview even in stressful and exhausting situations. He couldn't lose sight of his opponent, he had to keep his concentration and be ready at any time. He had to dodge the attacks. It was almost like a chess game, he had to know the next move before it was made. All of this was far from easy, but years of training brought him to this very point.

But in the ring it was easy, there was only him and his opponent. They were in their demarcated area and the fight was between these two. There were no sudden threats that could come from the side, let alone from behind. Nate was strong, fast and focused, but at the same time he was in tunnel vision. He wasn't aware of his surroundings, only his opponent. So Nate had to learn to leave that tunnel vision behind. He learned it, like so many things, from his father.

At first, Nate didn't understand why it was so important. He had never lost a fight, and yet his father criticized his fighting style. It made him angry inside, but after a while he understood. The real world was not a boxing ring, there were no ropes around him that excluded other people. In the real world, it wasn't just him and one other person. He couldn't carry that tunnel vision with him outside the ring and that meant losing it.

It wasn't easy and the training was tough. His father had no mercy and while Nate always had the upper hand over his direct opponent, in the early days his father would always surprise him from the side and attack him. But as tough as the early days were, there came a point when Nate learned quickly. He managed to overcome the hurdle and break through the tunnel. Practice came, and his father lunged from the side with his claw, and Nate blocked the attack. It was almost as if his arm reacted on its own because it couldn't take it anymore how Nate and his thick skull kept getting hit. This was the breakthrough and already quickly Nate improved and finally he managed to break through the tunnel. Not only was he strong, nimble and focused, now he had a sense of more than the obvious. He was not only aware of his surroundings, also he had developed a certain intention for danger. It started with his father sneaking up on him from time to time, at first it went unnoticed but soon such things caught Nate's attention. In combination this was a huge improvement and even if Nate hopes he never really need that abilities outside of his fights he was grateful that his father taught him those lessons.