Show me what you can do
Strolling to a nice clear area Shai would come to a soft halt and lean back onto his haunches. At least he could be thankful that it really was only once a month. Lifting his head to the sky the decorated giant would call out to his apprentice for the month.
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Table by:: Eldarwen |
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Table by:: Eldarwen |
All of a sudden the boy leaped at him, eyes fierce with determination and readiness. Shai was almost sorry for his own attempted leap. As Shrike jumped so did Shai, the tall male would hope to fully remove himself from the boy's path, shifting 3/4ths of his weight onto his back legs Shai would try to leap to his right. Lifting and extending his front legs as his powerful hind limbs propelled him. He'd aim to land his front paws parallel to Shrike's hips about 8 inches away. This movement would cause Shrike's paw stomp to miss along with his attempted jaw grab.
As Shai landed his weight would be redistributed once more along his four limbs. He'd wouldn't hesitate to take his turn to attack. Aiming to disrupt the boy's balance Shai sought to shove his broad left shoulder (the whole left side) into Shrike's left hip. He wanted to hit underneath the joint 1/4th of the way between pelvis and knee. At the same time he would swivel his head and neck to the left as his jaws took aim on the smaller wolf's spine. Were this a more serious match he would have sought to crush the bone there, but with the spar all he wished was to gain control of his opponents movement and maybe cause some mild lacerations. Widening his jaws the top aimed for the right side just above the hip while the lower jaw was on the left right above the hip.
Shai v Shrike for spar round 1/2
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Table by:: Eldarwen |
As the boy had aimed directly behind him his jaws would snap at nothing but air as his attack aimed at Shai missed. The Adayemi man wouldn't lose any time in offering his attack. As Shrike's jaws shut together Shai would shift to his right and attempt to grasp hold of the younger wolf's back (half way between his shoulders and hips) with his right arm. Lifting his right front paw from the ground he'd redistribute his weight to 75% on his hind legs as he sought to rise over the other wolf and gain control of his movements. At the same time through narrowed eyes the man would open his jaws wide as again he'd seek to catch hold of Shrike spine with his teeth. Lower jaws seeking the right side of the spine and top the left he'd aim to slam his jaws into Shrike right above the boys hips. Though he'd aim to gain control rather than to permanently maim.
With his hackles raised, ears slicked to his skull, his shoulders rolled forward and his chin tucked Shai's defenses would not fall.
Shai v Shrike for spar round 2/2
SHRIKE vs SHAI for SPAR
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