Isaac took a deep heavy huff trying to calm himself before stepping over to the closet of the room and opening it up. Karen grinned at her mate while sliding into a snug-fitting sports bra that held her breasts securely in place, and some comfortable shorts she would typically wear for jogging in during the summer. She peeled her socks off, wiggling her toes before stepping onto the mat.
The wolf shrugged his jacket off and peeled his own t-shirt off. Karen felt her heart pick up the pace when his bared strong back came into view followed by his pants dropping. The bunny started to second guess her dedication to this. The heat had finally left her but the sight and smell of her dog still got her eager and wanting to mate whenever he was near. "Did I mention my dog is fucking hot?"
Isaac smiled at Karen, his tail wagging at her words before he pulled a heavy-looking robe out of the closet and put it on, it was white and he tied it off with a plain white belt. He then withdrew a smaller one with a belt and moved over to Karen with it.
The bunny gave a grin as she took it, "Nice bathrobe, are we going to a sauna?" She teased the words as she slipped into the material and tied the belt around her waist.
"It's called a gi, it's a-"
Karen bumped the dog with her hip to hush him and grinned, "I know what a gi is, you silly dog! Though doesn't it usually come with some pants?" She huffed the words playfully then turned to look at herself in the mirror that was attached to the closet sliding doors. It even had a small hole for her tail to poke out. "These feel new... even a spot for my tail. You had these made for me?"
The wolf gave her a grin and moved over, placing a soft kiss on her throat, she could see him behind her in the mirror, giving a clear indication of how much bigger he was than her. She tilted her head to let him kiss at her flushed skin through the thin fur, his handpaws resting on her hips. "The pants are more formal than practical, no need to wear them for practice, and I did, is that okay?"
Karen huffed softly at his lips wandering her throat and blushed deeper under her fur. "Dumb dog... this kind of thing is expensive... especially custom made..."
Isaac pulled away from her, stepping over to the corner of the mat to stretch his arms and roll his shoulder. "It's fine my Angel, don't even stress it."
"Yes, Sensei." The rabbit cooed the words in a teasing tone while moving over to the other corner of the mat, doing some stretching and limbering up.
"Hey, don't be silly, no need to be formal, I'm just showing you some things." The wolf spoke the words in a fussed tone.
"I know, Honey. I'm just picking on you." Karen gave him a wide grin before she hopped a few times on her toes then began bending and squatting at her knees.
'I can already tell she is fast and agile, probably the type to use an opponent's size against them, I will have to watch my balance around her.' The wolf thought to himself as he watched her limber up, crossing his arms while his large tail swayed about.
The rabbit rolled her neck a few times to loosen that up as well, then gave Isaac a playful grin, spreading her arms apart, her palms open. "Okay my wolf, teach me..." She gave him a snarky grin, her ears flicking up as she read him like a book. "and, stop analyzing my moves..."
His ears sprang up at her words and he gave a defeated grin before walking over with his paws on his hips. "Okay, let's go over some basic things you need to know. We're going to be practicing a lot of throws and grabs, you're going to be hitting the mat a lot. So let me show you the safe way to take a fall. First off-"
Once they got to it and dialed in, the sexual tension and playful attitude faded away. Karen recalled back to her days of her dad teaching her how to fight. It was a somewhat pleasant memory in a time of pain and self-change. Isaac seemed to snap right into a disciplined well-practiced train of thought.
He showed her how to take a fall from an attack or a self-imposed one, how to respond to grabs more aggressively. Some of the holds made that fear bubble up, but Karen stubbornly swallowed it down, bundled it up, and used it as a focal point. His moves were as Ivory said, all about staying on the attack. Push the opponent while also keeping your own defenses in mind.
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The two of them kept at it for a pawful of hours, only stopping occasionally for a break to get some water. Once all was said and done the sun had already set outside when they were wrapping things up.
"You've picked up a lot today, Angel. I'd say you're a natural at this," Isaac huffed the words, using the sleeve of his gi to wipe away some sweat on his furred brow.
"Dad always said I was a quick study and an eager student, by the time we were done he couldn't even keep up with me anymore," She huffed the words proudly, not looking nearly as winded as the wolf did, even though she had been doing just as much if not more than he.
"Is that right? Bet that made you feel pretty good, surpassing him." The dog flicked his ears down, focusing on the rabbit's bright emerald eyes.
"Hmm... maybe a little." Karen gave Isaac a wide grin, she recognized the look, it was that look he had when he wanted to be in control, when he wanted to take the lead. Karen reached back and pulled her hair out of a ponytail, letting the sweat-tipped chocolate locks spread out over her shoulders. "I can see that look in your eyes doggy..." She gave him a grin full of confidence, the one she had given him many times before when she basically told him he would have to work for it and better her if he wanted the lead.
"Truth be told... I've wanted to see what you could do ever since that night, Karen." He bent at the knees moving into a stance she didn't recognize, but she could tell it was all offensive, he was wide open on all fronts.
'All or nothing eh? That's my dog.' The rabbit thought to herself as she slid down into a stance of her own, a self-taught adaptive stance against larger opponents, something that brought her size profile down further and gave her more openings. "Well doggy, why don't you try your luck and fi-"
She choked back the words as the wolf pounced at the first sign of acceptance of the challenge, he was on top of her, grabbed her shoulder with one paw, the other moving in to press against her hip and drag her down. Karen's body caught up before her mind did and she instinctively did exactly as Isaac predicted she would, shifting his weight and rolling with the push.
He anticipated her to try to throw him but instead, she simply used it as an escape maneuver and slipped out of his grip, the dog stayed on his footpaws not losing balance but the rabbit rolled back and sprang onto her own lower paws before he could even right himself.
'Okay doggy, you wanted offense, you're getting it!' Karen blurred the thoughts in her head while springing forward off the balls of her footpaws. She lunged right at the dog's chest and he shifted into a defensive position as she expected. He was big as well as strong, but slower than the rabbit and she knew it. She slid down taking a hip at the last minute going right between the dog's legs. He yipped in surprise as she came up behind him, hooking a footpaw along his left ankle, grabbing his tail and pushing against his lower back with her shoulders sending him reeling forward in a tumble.
The wolf slapped the mat with his handpaws before quickly turning and hoping to rebalance. "M-my tail!? Really Karen?!"
The rabbit gave him a wide grin, "It's nothing personal, Honey. I use what I can to take someone down, you just happen to be sensitive." The rabbit rolled her head and brought her palm up, beckoning the dog in a gesture of her finger crooking. "Cmon doggy, don't want your girlfriend to beat you do you?"
The wolf huffed out of his nose, his cheeks burning at the taunting words, he knew she was trying to get him off balance and it was working, not just from the words but from the view. Her gi had slacked slightly and he could see it hanging off her now, showing off the sports bra and her silver hoop in her navel.
Karen grinned, recognizing the look, and quickly shifted her gi, tightening the belt to cover herself. Wagging a finger she cooed playfully, "Focus, Isaac... you can have that later."
