Dodge, Dive, Dip, Duck And... Dodge!
10-14-2014, 11:01 AM
Both of the two wolves had their successes and failures in the first round, even if their attacks didn?t go completely as planned. But when you fought a living, breathing opponent, spar or not, they were going to move. One wouldn?t just stand there and allow themselves to be attacked -- they?d fight back. At least, most of the time. But regardless the purpose of this spar was battle training, was it not? So they had to fight to prepare themselves in case battle was upon them. It was not a settling thought, honestly, but Allen would prepare for it all the same. He had no choice if he wanted to be ready to protect Isokan; protect his family. Yes, overall Talvi was probably in a stronger position, but the tide of battle could swiftly change if one used their head. But considering the reason behind this battle there was no need to go all out. The goal wasn?t to seriously hurt or maim each other after all. Not that there wasn?t pain, no, the bite Talvi landed upon his scruff stung, but it was more minimal damage compared to some injuries in battle. It was one he could endure without too much consequence. Even with her bite tightened, however, he would not give in, moving on with his own attack. As he twisted he would feel both her grip lessen -- perhaps not to cause him too much injury in this practice spar -- and her left forepaw slide from it?s place to fall upon the ground once more. Allen was trying to compromise her balance in the sweep for her back left ankle, but with her front left leg resting on the ground now rather than completely manage to sweep the appendage out from under his opponent he would unsettle her balance a bit further. This would cause Talvi to topple downward slightly to her left, changing their positions up so that his bite would not land at the area intended, but lower still, connecting to her lower ribs. Fangs would pierce the skin, but with lack of force her ribs would be fine. At worst he would have only intended to bruise them in a fight like this. Crippling his sparring partner certainly wouldn?t earn them any points with their allied pack, now would it? Allen would release her ribs a mere second or so after completing the bite. To hold onto the area would be risky, and compromise his own defenses. So upon the release he would take two quick steps backward, as well as shifting his degree to the right by a step. In the very brief second or so of a breathy they held the brute did a subconscious correction of any defenses that may have slipped during their shifting of positions. His ears had remained flat against his skull, unchanged throughout the fight, just as his eyes remained narrowed to protect the vital organs of sight. Tail would instead raise from it?s tucked position, however, aligning with his spine, to aid him in balance as the next set of attacks would begin. Brow furrowed in concentration and determination -- serving as a smaller defense for his face. His core remained tightened, keeping his breathing a bit more steady, while with all four paws still upon the ground his weight was evenly distributed between them. Knees were bent slightly, his claws digging into the earth to give him a bit of a ?ready? position to respond to the next move Talvi threw his way. His head would lower some, re-aligning with his spine, with his shoulders rolled forward into place once more. His chin was tipped downward just a touch as well, to give a bit of added protection to his throat. Due to the damage on his scruff scrunching it too much would irritate the injury and cause more pain, so he would sacrifice that defense. Hackles remained raised, however, to keep some sort of added buffer against bites. Surprisingly Talvi sought to drop lower to the ground so that she lower than he was. Allen would move simultaneously with the blue and silver femme, not one to just sit there in the heat of battle and let his opponent dictate how the moves would go. The calico male would spring forward as well, and due to his shifted position when Talvi fell back upon the ground, her jaws would fall upon his left breast rather than his throat. He was trying to throw his weight forward, more of an aim to stun his opponent than to push her back, but because of that attempt the man ended up throwing himself more into her jaws, making her initial punctures deeper than intended. Along with the counter ram attempted Allen would shift his head to the left, aiming for Talvi?s neck above her left shoulder. This time he sought a hold of his own, the bite aimed to deliver moderate damage. A bit of seriousness was need, surely, but nowhere near what either was truly capable of. Being of Bevroren, former Glaciem, Allen had little doubt his opponent could have been a much more nasty opponent if this were a serious fight. Allen vs. Talvi For Fight Training Spar Round:: Two of Two Attacks:: Frontal ram, more of an attempt to stun Talvi [doing additional damage to Allen, as shown in injuries], as well as a moderate bite and grip attempt upon the left side of Talvi?s neck above her shoulder. Defenses:: Ears pinned, eyes narrowed, tail raised and aligned with his spine, brow furrowed, core tightened, weight evenly distributed across all four paws, knees bent with claws digging into the earth, head aligned with spine, chin tucked, hackles raised Injuries:: [First Round] Quarter-Inch Deep punctures to the upper-left part of the middle of Allen?s scruff. [Second Round] Quarter-Inch Deep punctures to the upper-left part of the middle of Allen?s scruff. Minor tearing to the same area due to Talvi?s shift when he made his paw swipe and she slid slightly downward and to the left. Moderate punctures to the left side of Allen?s upper chest, worsened then the initially planned bite due to Allen throwing himself into Talvi?s jaws with his ram attempt. Notes:: -- "" |