How did you keep yourself in shape for such a long time? You where in chains. Locked. And you still had the skills to take down your master and the elite 4.. -That anon-
"The Tortoise Shell Restraint is designedto prevent the flow of one’s Chi entirely -Chi being the life-force, the flow of energywithin all things; with the flow halted, Chiremains still. There is no progression, andthus no gain in presence or prowess; at thesame time, there is no loss in them either.
Instead, the flow is left to stagnate - whilstI was more than capable of dealing with theidiots at Chorh-Gom Prison, taking on theFive or Shifu so soon after my escape wouldhave been a fool’s game. I took time duringmy travel from Chorh-Gom to the Valley ofPeace to work on my Chi flow - by the time ofthat battle upon the bridge, I was almost atthe height of my strength once more.
But it was a gruelling process - two decades Ihad been in chains, and that is not a blockadeone would seek to shunt into movement withoutdue consideration. To put it simply to you, it was