500+ Fighting threads are hard :| Let me know if I misunderstood something/responded poorly. Basically, she blocked both punches and while his kick did hit her, it did not throw her off balance! 
She feared he would be too self-conscious to give her a proper show, but if so, it couldn’t be helped. It would be hiss problem, not hers. She matched the sly smirk on the man’s face and waited, flexing her fingers unconsciously as she waited for his lead. What mattered was that he tried. The reason why they were here was because they both had areas they needed to improve in, and therefore his lack of skill and elegance in optime would not be ridiculed by the female warrior. His general stance was far from horrible. She was reluctant to judge him harshly for he was an elder in a most positive way. He had been a feared warrior before she had been born and had been here since the creation of Inferni. That fact alone gave him deep respect from the younger female that loved to look down on her fellow clan members.
Her front swivelled along with him as he swiftly stepped to the side and moved to strike. Her answer to that move was instant; a mechanic reflex that she only had to be aware of as her arm swiftly moved to block the incoming blow. Some canines did what they could to avoid blows altogether, but that tactic would only get them so far. It was much more important to know how to handle the blow and eventually turn it around, either using his own strength and moves against him or block the attack and seek immediate retaliation. But that was not what she was after. She took a synchronized step back as he did the same, awaiting his next move instead of going after him. His arms were raised in a protective matter similar to how hers. Good, another sign that he had the basic idea already. Of course he would; he was not some novice sissy taking on a battle for the first time. It was only the form he was unaccustomed to.
His footwork was good, and she blocked the next incoming blow in a similar move as the first. His continued movement revealed that there was more, and she quickly repositioned her weight to minimize the chance that he would get in a kick that could jeopardize her balance. Her forearm shot down in an attempt to block the majority of the power of the blow, but perhaps she had made the mistake to underestimate him anyway, for she did not seem quite fast enough to block the incoming kick completely. She leant back on the other foot only for a split moment before she moved toward him in response, allowing her weight to return to the leg that had received the man’s kick and taking that one step forward with a clenched fist flying toward his stomach.. It was a swift response that wanted to take advantage of the risk he had taken by kicking out for her, and she wanted to use the significant moment that existed before he regained his secure footing. It didn’t matter much if he was able block it or not, for her main intention was to disturb his balance as he had tried to do to her.
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