you're gonna go far, kid !! [grouse training]

[Mica]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 39 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and a pale green eye (left gouged out)]
Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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[Grousepaw - @redshiftreign ]
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Grousepaw's paws came in contact with her ribs and she grunted, letting go and rolling away so he couldn't continue to bunny kick her. "Good response to being brought down." She commented, matching his pawstrike with one of her own. She was moving faster now, having found her groove and wanting to give Grousepaw a taste of what an actual spar would really be like. He seemed unsure of himself now, a far cry from his easy smile when they began.

Mistlewhisker lunged again, aiming to wrap her arms around his neck and bring him down again. If they were smart, they wouldn't let her bring them down. She wanted to see if Grousepaw learned on her paws.

[redshiftreign]

DOES THE SWALLOW DREAM OF FLYING AS IT SLEEPS ON THE WING?
[ @Mica [mistlewhisker]]

the same trick twice? mistle must think her a fool. grousepaw snorted, and as she hooked her paws around their neck, they slammed forwards with their broad shoulders to her chest with all their weight in an efforts to bring the slightly larger she-cat down, or at least wind her, he hoped.

[Mica]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 39 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and a pale green eye (left gouged out)]
Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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[Grousepaw - @redshiftreign ]
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She seemed to guess Mistlewhisker’s move, bracing themself and slamming into her chest as she dropped her weight. It sent both of them tumbling to the ground, Grousepaw on top of Mistlewhisker.

The Enforcer brought her hind legs up over her stomach, aiming to jackhammer them into Grousepaw’s belly to destabilize them so she could get the upper paw.

[redshiftreign]

GROUSEPAW
THE TRAILBLAZER
"the sky above us shoots to kill. rain down, rain down on me."
[ @Mica ]

a subtle ache shot through grousepaw from the impact, enough to make her kick off the ground with her hind legs and spring off of mistlewhisker. wavering for a moment as he got his bearings, grousepaw moved to pounce on mistlewhisker as she rebounded, amber eyes squinting in concentration.

[Mica]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 39 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and a pale green eye (left gouged out)]
Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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[Grousepaw - @redshiftreign ]
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All talking had gone out the window, which meant the real fun began. They were both locked in, breaths coming out in pants as they lunged and dodged, wove and pounced on each other in a dangerous dance. For being untrained, Grousepaw was effective in using his size and strength to his advantage. Mistlewhisker could tell she was trying to be unpredictable, but it cost her time and created sloppy execution.

Mistlewhisker slowly worked on different moves playing to Grousepaw's strength, watching with glee as she began incorporating the moves into their spar. Eventually the fight began to peter out, and Mistlewhisker decided that it was time to end it. Pushing them to their breaking point immediately was unwise. Bracing her muscled body, Mistlewhisker lunged forward and rammed her shoulder into their chest to hopefully drive the wind from their lungs and leave them wheezing. A finishing blow for most.

[redshiftreign]

GROUSEPAW
THE TRAILBLAZER
"the sky above us shoots to kill. rain down, rain down on me."
[ @Mica [mistlewhisker] ]

impact. solid, sturdy, and suffocating. grousepaw felt the air leave her lungs, winded, and stumbled backwards on paws knocked off kilter by the perfectly placed blow. but, even when grouse wavered and they stumbled to the side, they did not tumble to the ground as one might and after several seconds he managed to wrangle some air back into his chest and straighten himself, blinking a few times to clear the wetness from his eyes. he shook his head, sucking in through his teeth and pinning his ears back. he had lost, or at least, that was how they saw it. as a loss. xe canted their head to the side.

"good game, mistle," grouse said, lifting her head once more as a grin returned. oh well. that was good. he learnt a lot, he was sure, and he made sure to note the signs of a finisher like that so that she could avoid an embarrassing end like that next time. as energy returned to them, they hopped in a half-circle around mistle, blood pumping now as if that had been a warm up. thank (or, in mistle's case, curse) starclan for his boundless energy.

"care to tell me where i need to improve? what i could do better, what was good as is? i wanna be able to tussle with the muscle so to speak- an' i don't think i cut it as is."

[Mica]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 39 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and a pale green eye (left gouged out)]
Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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[Grousepaw - @redshiftreign ]
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Mistlewhisker grunted in the way only an exasperated teacher can do as she began to trot around with endless energy. Well, at least they took losing well. The Enforcer sat down, raising a paw to run it over her ear. "You are versatile with both dexterity and strength. You learn well on your paws." Mistlewhisker began. "But. You are too hesitant. You lacking in knowledge and skill. Luckily that can be fixed." She paused to give Grousepaw a dry look. "With training."

"Specifically, you moved around too much and made yourself vulnerable for unbalancing. It felt as though you focused too much on planning your move instead of executing it."

[Me spinning horsecrap out of thin air like]