Working On Up

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"Good good.... your footwork is much better here. Now we will disengage and lock up again just so you get used to your feet and legs immediately starting in the correct position. Repetitions make for muscle memory so we will keep locking up, push against me or try to spin me around and we will keep doing that over and over for a few minutes." Dan said. It would help Emilia and it would give Dan time to think of an exercise to do next to help out her technique inside the ring.

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Emelia nodded, doing her best to concentrate on Dan's words and the new tips to help her stance. They disengaged and locked up a few times as she tried to commit the changes to memory, before opting to push against him.

Gritting her teeth with effort, she tried to move him in a circular motion, though a couple of times she stumbled over her feet and felt herself blushing furiously as she tried to incorporate the new footwork withe some application in the ring.

[Highfly]

"Good good.... we can keep doing this a few times. We can do this as many times as we have to. Once a foundation is set we can build off of it!" Dan said cheerfully to Emilia. "Once we have a rock solid starting point that is when we can build up and transition to some moves. I see improvement with each grapple so we'll keep at this for a few more minutes and once things start to turn into second nature we can move on to some moves. Is there anything in mind you want to try to work on as far as your offense goes? A slam? A throw? A hold?" Dan said as he was talking to Emilia and also taking note of what she said so he could fully incorporate it into the training.

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Emelia tried to think on Daniel's words as they continued working through the basic grapples, her footwork getting steadier with each rotation. She felt like she had gotten largely to grips with it - it was time to figure out how to deal with her other weaknesses, of which there were many. Frowning, she tried to pick something.

"I think... slams," she said finally. "I can never get the set up properly. I know I'm strong enough to do it, it's just... people seem to get away from me and counter it. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong."

[Highfly]

"Okay sure, once we finish this up I can grab a 120 pound dummy and we can watch your form." Dan said as the two continued to grapple. Before long it looked second nature to Emilia and she was going right in with far superior form than before. Once Dan was fully confident she had set this foundation in place the two stopped for a minute and he made his way towards a supply room.

A couple moments later out he came with a dummy over his shoulder. "All right, we will have ya set up and try a couple moves. I know how to correct basic moves and such since I am not exactly as experienced in the ring as my aunt haha." Dan said with a laugh. "We can get ya lifting better and throwing down harder with some minor adjustments I imagine." Dan added with a smile as he slid the dummy underneath the ropes before getting back into the ring himself.

"So how is the training going so far? Good? Bad? Informative? Am I useless?" Dan asked with a smile as he readied himself once more to observe Emilia's form also waiting a moment for her to start so she could get a drink and take a bit of a breather.

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Eventually she got to grips with Dan's tips and pointers for grappling, soon finding her movement around the ring much smoother and getting a firm seal of approval from the trainer. Smiling breathlessly, Emelia quickly grabbed a bottle of water as she waited for him to fetch the training dummy for the slams. Sweeping her thick luscious locks of dark hair out of her face, the young Norwegian gulped down some refreshment, before Dan returned.

He slid into the ring with the training dummy, outlining his plans for increasing her skill, before inquiring as to how helpful she was finding the session.

"Oh...I... it's great," Emelia blurted. "You're great - I mean - ah - your training is really helpful!" She felt herself blushing stupidly as she tried to compliment her new-found trainer. Flustered, she turned her attention to the dummy and set her feet, before attempting a simple scoop slam on the training gear.

[Highfly]

"Haha, awesome that is what I like to hear!" Dan said with a smile. "Maybe sometime I can schedule ya with another female wrestler so you can also see how they do things in the ring and get another perspective to learn from sometime? Irlia Xu and Alaina Sanders are both good women to learn from." Dan said also realizing that his girlfriend and aunt would be the two clients of his most willing to step in to help another wrestler.

"Okay, that isn't bad! You have power for your size but you could add to the lift and impact a bit more. Bend the knees as you grab the dummy and explode straight up with your legs while straightening your back, and lifting them up with your arms into position. You will easily lift a heavier opponent up and over your shoulder to the point they are parallel to the mat before sending them crashing down." Dan said as he pantomimed everything in slow motion, explaining it again and pointing out what Emilia could try. "Okay... now keep that in mind and do a few more slams on the 120 pound dummy. I will get the 150b dummy and I promise you that when you lift with your body working in concert with itself you can easily throw that 150lbs around like that."

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Emelia smiled back as Dan beamed at her assessment of his training. When he suggested a female companion to help, she nodded eagerly.

"I know Alaina!" she babbled. "I was watching all her matches when she came back onto the scene! Could... could I work with her? She must know loads of tips!" The young Scandinavian was acutely aware of how girlish she sounded, but she couldn't help it. Alaina Sanders was a big name in wrestling - the more help Emelia Hjaal could get the better!

With that she tried concentrate again to follow his guidance to increase the effectiveness of her slams. Emelia normally relied on simply striking power in the ring, and clearly her lack of adaptability was hurting her chances in the ring. She tried to explode upward as he said, smashing the training dummy into the canvas.

[Highfly]

"Well I can shoot her a text and see what she is up to. Maybe she could even stop by today if you like?" Dan said as he watched her slam the dummy a few times as he returned with the 150 pound dummy. He noted her corrections and while it was an improvement he grabbed the 150 pound dummy in his hands.

"Okay you are sort of going step by step which is all right but try to explode up with your legs at the same time you lift so they sort of help each other. Watch me." Dan said as he demonstrated what he wanted Emilia to do with the heavier dummy going in one big motion and then slamming it as hard as he could. He picked it up and demonstrated a few times before having Emilia try out the 120 pound dummy a few more times. Once she was doing the motions well he was going to have her give the 150 pound dummy a try.

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Emelia let out a growl of exertion as she executed a slightly unsteady slam on the smaller training dummy, before Dan set up the larger one. Her eyes lit up when he offered to have Alaina come and join them - her new trainer was very well connected!

"Yeah? That would be amazing!" she blurted, unable to contain her excitement. Then she turned her attention to the heavier dummy, trying to be mindful of what Dan said as he demonstrated the correct way to get the best out of the slam. She was impressed, watching him effortlessly plant the 150 pound dummy into the canvas.

Nodding her understanding, she took up her position in front of the 120 pounder. Concentrating hard she performed another series of slams, doing her best to coordinate the explosive movement of her legs with the rest of her body to turn the whole thing into a single smooth motion.