Life in the fast lane

Dómari returned her polite nod as she stated she was looking for someone to spar with or teach her to spar, however as she set her defenses it seemed clear that she wanted a practice battle. That was fine with him, he wasn't sure how good of a teacher he could be but he could definitely be a decent spar partner. As he moved across from her to leave a good amount of space as Regulus walked in. Dómari felt a touch of nervousness at battling in front of the alpha but he pushed those worries aside and instead focused on what he was doing. He watched as Adore set up her defenses.  He nodded. "Good start Adore, that is a good foundation." He moved to mimic her defenses. His ears pinned to his head, he spread his legs slightly more than shoulder and hips width apart to distribute his weight equally across his limbs. He then bent his limbs to lower his center of gravity and to prep him to move swiftly. He moved his head to level it with his spine, tucking his head as he did so.  

Dómari opted to move his tail so that it was level with his spine. "You can either keep your tail level with your spine or tuck it, it really depends on the situation. Having your tail out makes it easier for you to adjust your balance while you move but it can leave it open to attack. Tucking it is good for close quarters combat or when fighting a smaller opponent that might go for your underside. If I may I have a few more suggestions. You've got your head tucked which is good, now try rolling your shoulders forward and scrunching your neck back." Dómari rolled his own shoulders forward, neck scrunching back to demonstrate. "This will push your fur and flesh over your neck to help protect your throat and the veins and arteries there. You know how your fur stands on end sometimes when you're nervous or on edge? Let that happen, the more fur you put between your opponents teeth and your skin the better." He let his hackles raise to demonstrate. "One more thing, go ahead and spread your toes, dig your claws into the earth. This will help given you better traction, especially as winter moves in and terrain becomes more treacherous." Once again Dómari demonstrated as he spread his toes, claws biting into the earth.

"Do you wish to go first or shall I?" He didn't feel right just attacking her and wanted to be sure what she wanted to get out of the fight. Did she want to practice making the first move or did she want to practice responding to attacks?


Dómari vs Adore for SPAR
Rd. 0/2
Height: 37"
Build: Heavy