A Kickboxer's Submission Lesson

Considering how...all over the place Konata seemed she could be from time to time, Akino had felt a physical demonstration like this would be the best way to hold her attention while explaining the mechanics of the hold. That, and Akino was just better at communicating through actions than she was with words.

She then nodded once Konata opted to try the takedown. “Very true. Alright then, so just try to do exactly what I did a moment ago.” Once Konata was up, Akino took a boxer’s stance with both fists up, then stepped forward and threw her right fist toward the girl, curious to see if she’d be able to replicate what Akino had done moments ago.

As Akino’s fist flew forward, she watched as Konata moved aside swiftly to avoid the strike while also grabbing onto her arm. The girl then pulled down on Akino’s arm dragging her right back down onto the mat. It wasn’t the same kind of takedown the one-eyed woman had done, but that wasn’t too important right now. As long as Konata was capable of taking opponents down while keeping a grip on their arm, that was fine.

“Good.” Akino said, nodding in approval as she looked up at Konata. “Now while you’re holding my arm, try to drape your legs over me just like I did to you.” she explained. “Put one leg over my neck, and the other over my ribs, then lay back and push with up with your hips.” she said, then waited for Konata to try locking in the armbar.

Akino probably should’ve told Konata to take it easy while attempting the hold. After all, it was her first time trying it. Too late now, though. And when the girl draped her legs over Akino’s torso and pushed up with her hips, the one-eyed woman immediately grimace and grunt n pain and her lower back arched off the ground while the pressure was quickly piled on.

The blue haired woman quickly tap against Konata’s leg. “Alright, that’s enough!” she said through grit teeth. It was the girl’s first attempt, but the hold was picture perfect. Had she applied full pressure, she likely could’ve done serious damage. Fortunately that wasn’t the case, though Akino was still impressed she managed to execute the hold so well on her first try. Not that it was a very complicated hold, but submission holds weren’t Konata’s area of expertise. It seemed she was a faster learner than Akino expected.

Once her arms was released, Akino breathed a sigh of relief and stood up, wringing her arm out a bit. “It’s fine, Konata. Don’t worry about it. Just be more careful with the pressure next time, alright?” she said, smiling faintly at the woman. Had she kept up the hold, there might’ve potentially been some serious damage dealt. But since she let go as soon as she did, there was nothing to worry about.

“That was good. Flawless, even. I’m not sure if that was just beginner’s luck or what, but if you’d really piled on the pressure, you could’ve pulled my arm right out of its socket. Well done.” She rolled her shoulder a couple more times just to make sure it was fine, before climbing back to her feet. “Alright. Ready for the next hold?”

“Good.” Akino replied with a nod when Konata said she was ready. “Next is the triangle choke. This next one’s a bit more complicated, so pay close attention.” she said, before putting her arms up to take a fighting stance while moving in toward Konata.

Akino then reached out to grab one of the girls arms to pull it forward, and would then jump up and wrap a leg over Konata’s shoulder and around the back of her neck, while her other leg would then come to clamp down over it. Gravity would then pull Akino down onto her back, but she would bring Konata right down with her, with the girl’s head and arm trapped securely between Akino’s legs. Though just like last time, she wouldn’t apply a ton of pressure, only enough to give her a taste of what the hold could do, and she’d then wait for Konata to tap out.