He appreciates her reciting her thoughts and ideas, it gives him a chance to respond to them. Help her have an idea of which might be better in a life-or-death situation. "A headbutt is like to daze you as much as it dazes them. Keep that for a last ditch effort." That said, Matt has totally done it in a pinch... maybe he should teach her a bit about meditation and centering her breath. It might help if she's going to pull a move like that, but it's more fiddly than simple hand to hand.
"Good. Go for the middle of the foot, just in case they've got something steel toed." He approves of her logic, though it's not surprising to Matt that Karen is clever and thoughtful. He knew that about her almost as soon as he met her. She manages the removal, slower than onehanded, but that's to be expected. He nods his approval, and instead of just grabbing her again, he instructs, "Hold still."
He ducks a little to press two fingers behind her knee. "You can put your heel here," he explains, pushing slightly to make her knee bend. "And use that to sweep them. It might wind you a little to land on top of them, but it'll wind them worse." He pulls back, and his eyebrow tucks just a little. "I'd show you, but I think it'd be easier just to try it."
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Date: 2019-10-20 11:34 pm (UTC)"Good. Go for the middle of the foot, just in case they've got something steel toed." He approves of her logic, though it's not surprising to Matt that Karen is clever and thoughtful. He knew that about her almost as soon as he met her. She manages the removal, slower than onehanded, but that's to be expected. He nods his approval, and instead of just grabbing her again, he instructs, "Hold still."
He ducks a little to press two fingers behind her knee. "You can put your heel here," he explains, pushing slightly to make her knee bend. "And use that to sweep them. It might wind you a little to land on top of them, but it'll wind them worse." He pulls back, and his eyebrow tucks just a little. "I'd show you, but I think it'd be easier just to try it."