06-03-2025, 12:11 PM
Elyse watched as Arabella tested the bonds of her relationship with Nox. Nox hadn't needed to do anything about the tennis ball hitting her. She could take it. But Nox was Nox and even emotionless, he wanted to to protect everyone. Maybe that was a good thing. Part of him still existed in there.
Jared then approached her on the mat, and they began to spar. She knew Jared was trained in aikido, and as a soldier, he probably had trained in more forms of hand to hand combat. She thought why not and offered the first attack. Then she was on the floor. She rolled out of it and got back on her feet. The move was unfamiliar to her and it had seemed so easy to Jared.
"I've never seen that before," she said, not embarrassed, but curious. "Do it again?"
Jared nodded at her. "Slower?"
Elyse nodded, and attacked again slower. Jared went through the move, and then she saw it. He hadn't blocked her attack. He had moved with it. He was using her own movement against her. He hadn't so much as thrown her as guided her to throw herself. It was kind of neat. He rotated, her wrist in a lock and then he threw.
Once again she was on her back and then rolled out of it. "Your throw almost seemed like a sword strike?"
Jared smiled. It's based off of one," There was a light in his eyes then as if something came to his mind just then. Jared turned to the kids. "Any of you guys familiar with martial arts? Want to practice, move through some forms, maybe learn something new?"
Elyse smiled. It might be fun to turn this into an impromptu class.
Jared then approached her on the mat, and they began to spar. She knew Jared was trained in aikido, and as a soldier, he probably had trained in more forms of hand to hand combat. She thought why not and offered the first attack. Then she was on the floor. She rolled out of it and got back on her feet. The move was unfamiliar to her and it had seemed so easy to Jared.
"I've never seen that before," she said, not embarrassed, but curious. "Do it again?"
Jared nodded at her. "Slower?"
Elyse nodded, and attacked again slower. Jared went through the move, and then she saw it. He hadn't blocked her attack. He had moved with it. He was using her own movement against her. He hadn't so much as thrown her as guided her to throw herself. It was kind of neat. He rotated, her wrist in a lock and then he threw.
Once again she was on her back and then rolled out of it. "Your throw almost seemed like a sword strike?"
Jared smiled. It's based off of one," There was a light in his eyes then as if something came to his mind just then. Jared turned to the kids. "Any of you guys familiar with martial arts? Want to practice, move through some forms, maybe learn something new?"
Elyse smiled. It might be fun to turn this into an impromptu class.