[ Ah, the dinner. Awkward, but bearable. The two of them were more bothered about it than Vi appeared to be, anyway, so at least that was something. Maybe if they could get a club going - Jim had practiced with Claude on occasion, but having a more regular thing would benefit all of them. On the ship, he'd spar with Spock - they hadn't done so much here, but then, Jim had been a little lax with a lot of his usual training - there was just so much else that needed doing.
Jim nods, taking a step closer as they face each other. He takes Caitlyn's hand and rests it on his forearm, prepping to demonstrate. ] Exactly. Your weapons are only useful if the current engagement supports them. As soon as that changes, you have to pivot to whatever you have available.
If the options are pulling hair, poking eyes - that's what you go for. [ Jim's been in plenty of very undignified fights. Sometimes you had to fight dirty if you wanted to avoid getting crushed. ] Here, grab my arm here, okay?
[ Once Caitlyn has a decent hold, Jim slowly twists his arm - enough that she can see the movement, the way he's turning his wrist to the inside in order to escape the hold. ] You have more strength in the whole arm than the person grabbing you has in their grip, see?
[ The move ends with Jim being the one grabbing onto her, and he tugs lightly to demonstrate. ] I know it feels counter-intuitive, but it's best to pull them forward after something like that. Use their body weight against them - someone who's grabbing at you is leaning forward, and it'll throw them off balance. Your turn.
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Jim nods, taking a step closer as they face each other. He takes Caitlyn's hand and rests it on his forearm, prepping to demonstrate. ] Exactly. Your weapons are only useful if the current engagement supports them. As soon as that changes, you have to pivot to whatever you have available.
If the options are pulling hair, poking eyes - that's what you go for. [ Jim's been in plenty of very undignified fights. Sometimes you had to fight dirty if you wanted to avoid getting crushed. ] Here, grab my arm here, okay?
[ Once Caitlyn has a decent hold, Jim slowly twists his arm - enough that she can see the movement, the way he's turning his wrist to the inside in order to escape the hold. ] You have more strength in the whole arm than the person grabbing you has in their grip, see?
[ The move ends with Jim being the one grabbing onto her, and he tugs lightly to demonstrate. ] I know it feels counter-intuitive, but it's best to pull them forward after something like that. Use their body weight against them - someone who's grabbing at you is leaning forward, and it'll throw them off balance. Your turn.