“You move like this,” Ash said.
Kella relaxed her body while Ash moved her arms and feet into the proper positions. Her breath caught when he placed his hands on her hips and adjusted her body position. She bit back her sigh of exasperation. He had been endlessly teasing her since she demanded that he teach her more of the moves he called self-defense.
“Now try it,” he instructed, stepping back.
They went through the sequence of moves slowly at first. He blocked her kick, then the punch she threw. She struck again. The more she practiced the individual moves, the more she began to understand what each move was for and how each related to the next. Balance was important. It was very similar to what she learned from Tallei, yet different. This balance allowed her to increase the power of
