[Kaybug.]

 

Originally Posted by Dolomedes

Rabbitpaw
He/him | WC Apprentice Tunneler | Moons: 6 | Purrks: Cat got your tongue? | Part Manx cat

Rabbitpaw smiled, excited at the prospect of being able to run again soon but for now he needed to learn, learn, learn, so it's battle time! How else will be able to protect Windclan from fish and minks alike! The warrior started to explain and the blonde apprentice fixed his green eyes on her, carefully watching the way she moved her paws and body as she swung out, woahhhh! That's so cool! The tom bounced in place once and then stilled as Bravebird turned to him and gently bapped his head and shoulders. Rabbitpaw giggled, though you weren't supposed to laugh when you got hit, but it was very soft it was like playing!

Then Bravebird showed another way before motioning for Rabbitpaw to try to move out on Dovepaw. Yes! He's going to be so good at this and then Dovepaw is also going to be so good at dodging too! Then they'll both be so great! Rabbitpaw turned to face the other apprentice and steadied his paws under him like he saw Bravebird do, and then he used a paw to shoot out at Dovepaw, aiming for the other's shoulders with a sheathed paw. Regardless of that hitting or not the blond apprentice then, even though he knew that Dovepaw wasn't probably going to try and hit him back, jumped backwards a bit to put more distance between them. In a real battle, this would be so his opponent can't lash back really quick! At least, that's how it would work in his brain.

After a moment he glanced towards Bravebird with a wide grin, "Howwasthat!" His words came out really quick and almost non-understandable even to his own ears, so the lad had to slow down with a scrunched up face, as though it took more effort to speak than it did to practice fighting. His words tumbled out unintelligibly two more times. Until finally, "How. Was. That? There! Wh-why was that so difficult?" The second question was aimed at himself more than it was at Dovepaw or Bravebird. Still he didn't linger long and moved on to waiting for Bravebird's feedback instead.

[ @taillow - Bravebird | @Kaybug. - Dovepaw ]


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Originally Posted by taillow

 

BRAVEBIRD
she/her | windclan fury | 45 moons | active purrks

At the enthusiasm of Rabbitpaw, Bravebird grinned and flicked her tail. Crowtooth was a good choice for his mentor; he'd be certain to foster that sense of excitement within the young tom. "More than likely, yes. Just as important as hunting and battle training is building your endurance. A WindClan strength is being able to out-speed our opponents - tire them out and then come at them with enough blows to knock them down." Trotting a bit further into Sunset Grove, to a patch that was a bit more clear, she turned to face the two. "We'll start with basic fighting moves, and then try a bit of partner fighting since there's two of you."

Turning first to Rabbitpaw, Bravebird squared her shoulders as she faced the apprentice. "First basic move you'll need to know is the front paw blow. You'll take your front paw, lift it like this, and strike down on either your opponents head or shoulders." Lifting a paw, she aimed to swipe at the air in rapid succession, each time bringing her paw down hard enough to create a small breeze. Then she glanced towards Rabbitpaw, and with the same sheathed paw brought it down gentle on first his head, then his shoulders. "In a real fight, you'll do it with your claws out. You can also change it up to have your paw coming from the side, like this-" Taking her paw again she aimed a gentle paw on Rabbitpaw's cheek - nowhere near hard enough to hurt, just a gentle tap.

"Now, if a front paw blow is being used on you, best way to dodge is to yank your head back, or duck low to the ground. Side to side also works." Really, any move backwards or out of the way would suffice. Bravebird glanced at the two with a nod. "How about Rabbitpaw, you try the move, and Dovepaw, you try to duck. Then, you can switch."

DOVEPAW

Dovepaw had already learned how to do this skill. In fact, it was one of the few things Heatherwhisker had taught them before Heatherwhisker had gone missing. Despite knowing how to perform the skill, he didn't say anything to Bravebird about it. Instead, he just listened to the warrior explain everything to Rabbitpaw. They paid keen attention to the form of Bravebird's paw.

Soon enough, Bravebird had finished the demonstration and told Rabbitpaw to try it on them. Dovepaw turned and got into position as they waited for the blonde apprentice to try it out. But before Rabbitpaw's paw could make contact with Dovepaw, Dovepaw batted Rabbitpaw's paw away just like Heatherwhisker had taught him. The move was muscle memory at this point. They blinked their blue eyes as they watched Rabbitpaw's paw get deflected by their own paw.

Then Rabbitpaw jumped back like he had anticipated. Dovepaw wasn't planning on hitting back anyways. He didn't move closer or farther away, he just turned his head towards Bravebird as Rabbitpaw rambled. Which Rabbitpaw's words were fast and hard to understand.