Compound: Defense Training for Carys with Aric

Aric Chase   March 23 *Wandering around his room he knows he isn't going to sleep anytime soon.*What the hell. I wonder if Carys is up, maybe she can distract me.*Picking up his phone he shoots off a text to her. Txt: Sis, what are you doing? I'm bored and thinking we could do some training maybe? Let me know. Hitting send he waits for her to answer.

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Carys Chase *Sitting in the middle of my bed reading, I look up when my phone beeps. Setting the book aside I get up and cross my room to my desk where my phone is charging. Picking it up I see the text from Aric and smile. He's not sleeping either..*
:txt: I'm awake. would love to do some training. Meet you in the gym. :endtxt:
*Hitting send I grab some workout clothes and my sneakers to get ready.*

Aric Chase *receiving the reply from Carys he changes into sweats and a tank, grabs his phone and heads for the gym.*Maybe some self defense will be appropriate for her today... *Walking into the gym he sets his phone on the bench and starts to stretch.*

Carys Chase *The compound is quiet as I leave my room and head down the hall. Pulling my hair up into a ponytail as I pass Gideon's computer lab, I see it is empty, for now anyway. I make it to the gym and push open the door, smiling when I see Aric already there and doing some stretches.* Hey, Bub. You couldn't sleep either huh?

Aric Chase *he grumbles* No, don't know why either. You'd think after last nights patrol sleeping wouldn't be a problem but here I am hours later and all I've done is wear a path in my carpet. Interested in learning some self defense today Sis? I know Dad has been teaching you how to fight and Tegan has the weapons training well underway. Isn't Dante even working with you on blade training too? Someone told me they saw you two working the other day.

Carys Chase *Grinning wide* Yeah, Dante has been showing me some things. I'm not that great at it but, he says I'm improving. I can't wait till I get to train with other weapons. *Moving aside to do some stretches* Dad has shown me a lot but, there is so much more I need to learn. You know, so he will trust I could protect myself in any situation.

Aric Chase ok Sis. First lesson.*walking over to a poster on the wall.*Look familiar? these are the most vital spots on a human for maximum pain. Eyes, Nose, throat, groin, knees are the top spots. We can get into pressure points another time. For now I want to teach you how to get out of the trouble you seem to get into all the time.*grinning he leads her to the mat.*

Carys Chase *Smirking* Trouble? I never get into trouble because my brother is usually with me. *Rolling my eyes at the look he gives me* Okay, fine..show me, teach me to protect myself brother dear.

Aric Chase OK, Say you are walking through a club and someone grabs your hand like this.*reaches out and takes hold of her wrist.*What are you going to do?

Carys Chase *Studying him for a moment, I ball up my fist of my free hand* I'd ask them to let me go and then punch them in the face.

Aric Chase *he laughs* You could try, and what do you do if they grab your other wrist? Then they have both of your hands. No Sis. the first thing you always do is set yourself. Bend your knees a little and set your body to defend. Like this.*he shows her how to stand* Then there are a couple different ways to break their hold. One is you roll your wrist so your thumb is between their fingers and thumb at the break point of their hold. Then you simply pull your wrist towards you as you roll your elbow under and up against the back of their arm.

Carys Chase *Nodding, I do as he tells me* Okay, let me try it a couple of times. *I let him tell me step by step what to do and free my wrists. Then he has me do it twice without him telling me what to do. Growling, I screw up the first time and he makes me do it twice more to get it right.*

Aric Chase There you go, that is better. Hang on, let me pull up the video, maybe that will help.*Grabbing his phone he pulls up the self defense video he had stored for her. Here watch this...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_YOvLi06-0

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Carys Chase *I watch the video closely and hand him back his phone. I know he only wants to protect me so, I smile and nod* Show me everything you got, bub. I know I need to learn it for my own good and, thank you for caring enough about me to go through all the trouble to teach me.

Aric Chase Ok Sis, show me what you got.*Reaching out I grab her wrist tight* Now break my hold.

Carys Chase *Steadying my stance as he grabs my wrist, I roll my wrist like he showed me and pull my wrist free.* Like that, Aric?

Aric Chase *he grins* Yep, just like that. Now what if I do this?*he grabs both of her wrists this time and holds them close together*

Carys Chase *Looking at his hands, I move slightly and grab his left forearm with my left hand and pull my right elbow up towards him, breaking the hold of his right hand so I can use my elbow to break the hold of his left hand* Like that? *Grinning at him*

Aric Chase NICE Sis! ok, you have that down pretty well so let's move on now.*Showing her some other basic moves and following up the lesson with videos, they work on learning how to break different holds.*

Carys Chase *Following his instructions and, thankful my brother is so patient with me, we go through several more moves. His smile and encouragement help more than he knows. I love making him proud of me. I never want him to just think of me as the sister he has to protect. I want him to be confident that I could protect myself.*

Aric Chase After going through the different moves some more he picks up his phone again. Here Sis. Sit down, grab a drink and rest while you watch these too, then we will practice again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qi4hFyRM1c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D8r-wH0dkkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq9HpxSyy2k

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Carys Chase *Sitting on the mats I watch the video, taking mental notes of the different moves. Looking up I see Aric watching me. I stand and hand him his phone so we can go over the moves. I have to laugh every time I go to clap my hands over his ears..he flinches like I'm really going to do it hard*

Aric Chase *They worked on different moves until he was happy with her responses. She was quick and agile. With her Breed strength he knew anyone that tried to mess with her was going to be in trouble anyway, but knowing that she knew exactly what to do in any situation helped ease his worry some.* What do you think Sis, think you could remember these moves under duress?

Carys Chase I think so, I'd like to maybe try some outside sometime. Maybe you could surprise me. *Grinning I hug him tight* Thanks, Bub. You're a great teacher and I really appreciate you helping me. *Linking my arm through his as we walk out of the gym.* Now, if you'll just let me teach you about fashion, maybe revamp your closet a little......~

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