[Shun turns and steps back as she rolls, figuring she's going to angle for something low while she's down there - while it gets him out of easy reach of the gut punch, when she straightens up he doesn't have a great deal of choice but to front her.
He tries a different method this time, crossing his arms for a block so he doesn't have one arm numb from just trying to hold it there with nothing to brace against, and he can slow the punch more than just trying to stop it immediately. The impact still hurts like hell, and he lets out a hiss of pain, but he pushes back and twists, bringing his leg up to try and drive it into her side.]
Why bother saying that? Keep going. [However wearing it is on him, Shun appreciates a challenge when it comes his way, and if anything's become abundantly clear in these few strikes they've exchanged, it's that she knows what she's doing.]
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He tries a different method this time, crossing his arms for a block so he doesn't have one arm numb from just trying to hold it there with nothing to brace against, and he can slow the punch more than just trying to stop it immediately. The impact still hurts like hell, and he lets out a hiss of pain, but he pushes back and twists, bringing his leg up to try and drive it into her side.]
Why bother saying that? Keep going. [However wearing it is on him, Shun appreciates a challenge when it comes his way, and if anything's become abundantly clear in these few strikes they've exchanged, it's that she knows what she's doing.]