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[abidingtime]

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[abidingtime]

[ He steps clear from her. ] So like...this. [ He says, doing a slow motion repetition of the movement she'd just shown him. Now he looks up at her. ] Makes sense. [ There's two more punches into the air, this time with more power. ]

[fregit]

[ She nods her head as she circles around him again. ] Yeah, you got it.

[ She stands in front of him, raising her own hands up. She moves into her own defensive stance. It's more languid and she rests on the balls of her feet. Less movement, but she's also not waiting to strike. Her hands are open palmed as she mirrors his stance. ]

Now try it. Your jab is fine, just make it sharp and fast. Don't need to pull back, though, or you'll defeat the purpose of a jab.

[abidingtime]

[ He considers that last bit, thinking through how it would affect his movement. ] Okay.

[ He sends a punch, elbow pulled back, into the air to her right, then a quick jab to her left. The first punch is good form, the second he forgets and pulls back a little. He stands in a relaxed posture, laughing at his mistake. ]

Whoops. Lemme try that again. [ A jab to her left again, this time flying without having been pulled back first. He stands relaxed again. ] That was it, right?

[fregit]

[ The right one is good. She doesn't even have to feel it to know. He had it decently before, the little tip was barely anything. More like perfecting something that wasn't so bad to start with.

The jab is loose. It lacks speed and the pull back takes away from the surprise of it. Not that she's surprised, but it telegraphs. She's about to say as much when he tries again.

She grins. ]

Caught before I could tear you a new one for it, huh?

Not so bad, though. [ She winks at him. ] You look good when you're really smiling.

Now teaching you this isn't going to mean jack shit if you can't avoid a punch. Think you can dodge and throw?

[abidingtime]

[ He gives another quick grin when she winks and compliments him.

In answer to her question, he shrugs. ] No idea, never tried. Got the feeling I'm about to though, right?

[fregit]

Unless you want me to pummel you in the face instead. [ She winks back at him. ]

We'll start with dodging. It's good to get practice with the motion of it first. [ Staying in stance, she drops her upper body bending at her knees and bobs back up slightly to the right. She doesn't shift her feet at all. ]

Try that a couple of times, like you're moving under a rope....

[ Idly she looks around. ] Shame we don't have one. Probably don't trust us enough with it. Might hang ourselves or some shit. [ She gives a half-hearted shrug. ]