[Rani]

Crowtooth
Windclan Tunneler/Fury | He/him | 51 Moons

Power Card: Cold Gust

The toms grin was perhaps a bit vicious, but stars was it nice to see these bright minds at work, thinking and planning for fights he had no doubt they'd one day excel in.
They'd have to suffer some hard whacks as they learned to dodge first though, and keep these thoughts and plans in mind while they did so.


But first.
"Rabbitpaw an' Duskpaw ya are correct. Tails are a good target as pullin' at em can push a cat off balance, hurt, or even rip off the tail. Thats the most common loss o' limb a warrior can face though the easiest ta recover from.
However. Think o' yer stances, every warrior worth their salt will keep their tail tucked like I taught ya, fer just that reason. So chances o' gettin' that chance are low."
Untucking your tail was a mistake a warrior made only once, usually because it resulted in them being detailed and Crowtooth had personal experience. Somewhere out there there was a shadowclan warrior without a tail by the toms fangs and he himself had a scar on his by a backhanded move made post battle when he'd untucked his tail thinking things were done.
That lesson was learned now, and hopefully the apprentices wouldnt need the it in battle.


Turning to Winterpaw Crowtooth wobbled his paw a bit, humming as he did to express this was yet another mixed bag.
"If yer large an' strong, yeah legs can be good an' Ive even heard rumors about how its possible ta learn ta break them wit' ease, though I never did. Issue is legs are stronger then paws."
Flexing his own raised one he spread the limb showcasing the more fragile bones therein compared to his thicker arm.
"Paws are weaker an' easier really, but most o' fightin' is seizing opportunities opponents give ya so if the legs seem a good target go for them."


Finally Hushpaw and Crowtooth couldnt help but chuckle at his wording nodding. "Yes hips are a good one. Ya see, anywhere ya can land a long or deep cut is great 'cuz even if it doesnt bleed or do as much damage as spots like the belly or neck do it slows yer opponent. Hips might not bleed but they hurt an' pain makes it hard ta move, so as ya said no super strong springin' power."



With the kids now knowing where to expect blows and where to hit time to get to a practical and Crowtooth stood with a grin, barking out new orders. "Alrighty yall on yer paws! Battle stances! Im gonna be throwin' some hits at ya and yer job is ta dodge!


Dodgein' is partly done in the moment but if ya can watch fer some signs o' a blow comin' yer way ta get a leg up on tryin' ta avoid them.


Watch the eyes, they'll tend ta glace at or fix on where someones tryin' ta hit.
Watch their limbs, muscles an' limbs tend ta twitch involuntarily even before a cat moves an' if ya get good ya can even tell which paw will be movin' ta swipe at ya.
Finally cats tend ta lean in the direction theyre goin', so it can tell ya where is best ta dodge to.


Goal is ta dodge my blows but if ya got the opportunity try ta hit back, especially at the spots we talked about before.

Aaaaaaaaan' go!"
They had the time during his lecture to get into battle stances so the tom wastes no time throwing moves at everyone, claws sheathed and no real biting of course but as fast as he'd normally try and strike at a foe if not as strong. An opponent wouldnt hold back on them, so Crowtooth couldnt either.


A swipe to the head and side to try and knock Rabbitpaw over followed up by a snap of the teeth to a ear.
A leg sweeping swipe aimed at Winterpaw and swipe just like the one the mink had thrown at him before that he hadnt dodged to make sure he learned.
A charge at Hushpaw where Crowtooth 'bit' at his chest, near his throat before trying to swipe at his back.
And finally Duskpaw was given a leg sweeping swipe aimed at her as well, Crowtooth following up with some attempted nips to the belly that if real would take out a foe if not kill them.


It was possible to dodge for all of them from Crowtooths teachings, however they'd need to be canny and spot the toms mistakes to hit back. Not an impossible task, the tunneler was skilled but much much slower then these small agile things and built for strength, not flexibility.


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