I take everything seriously,
Accepting the trade, he slides his hands into the cushioned pads while she dons the gloves. "I'm sure you're better than you think." His motivating words are followed by a warm smile as he lifts his hands in preparation. When she moves to strike, he shifts the pad to intercept the fist despite its wide angle, watching her form closely. A few key observations catch his attention.
Zavien lowers his arms to give her some instruction. "Your stance is good, but hooks might be a little difficult if the basic movements aren't solid." Stepping to the side, he demonstrates the same stance she'd started with, feet shoulder width apart, his right foot back, taking most of his weight. "When you strike out with your fist, most of your accuracy and force are going to come from your hips, especially for women, since your power is usually in your legs." At an extremely controlled and slow pace, he reaches out his right arm in a straight punch, twisting his hips as he does so and shifting the weight towards his front foot. "It also helps to lengthen your reach." For comparison, he shows a punch without any hip movement, causing a visible difference in distance, force, and steadiness. Then he goes through the proper movement again, still keeping it slow so she can see each tense of his muscle and shift of his weight.
Zavien stands back in front of Flora, raising the pads with an encouraging smile and nod, his previous troubles nearly forgotten in the teaching. "Now you try."
Zavien lowers his arms to give her some instruction. "Your stance is good, but hooks might be a little difficult if the basic movements aren't solid." Stepping to the side, he demonstrates the same stance she'd started with, feet shoulder width apart, his right foot back, taking most of his weight. "When you strike out with your fist, most of your accuracy and force are going to come from your hips, especially for women, since your power is usually in your legs." At an extremely controlled and slow pace, he reaches out his right arm in a straight punch, twisting his hips as he does so and shifting the weight towards his front foot. "It also helps to lengthen your reach." For comparison, he shows a punch without any hip movement, causing a visible difference in distance, force, and steadiness. Then he goes through the proper movement again, still keeping it slow so she can see each tense of his muscle and shift of his weight.
Zavien stands back in front of Flora, raising the pads with an encouraging smile and nod, his previous troubles nearly forgotten in the teaching. "Now you try."
Zavien
but I also take it lighthearted to recognize I can't control it.
