Meeting A Lioness

[CaptainL]

As she locked her arms around Joyce's, Astrid prepared herself for how the Young Lioness was going to react. A Nelson hold was one of the mainstays of her arsenal, and it was a hold that many wrestlers relied on. Seeing how Joyce approached it would tell her plenty about how she could handle herself in the average match - and, even though Astrid was especially good at it, that would only indicate that Joyce was truly skilled if she could break the hold regardless.

Astrid leaned back a little further, putting more pressure on the hold, but when she saw that Joyce wasn't reacting, her eyes grew a little wider. The brunette was tougher than she'd expected, if she was able to withstand this sort of force without bending or breaking - and Astrid had to say she was impressed! But when she saw that cranking on the hold didn't seem to make a difference, she began to ease up to spare herself the stamina - and the second Joyce caught wind of that, she was ready to take advantage, as she swung her arms downward!

The Norsewoman let out a gasp, letting go of Joyce in the process as she pulled herself free. A moment later, Joyce threw an elbow into her gut, causing her to groan as she bent over at the waist - and from there, Joyce was able to grab her by the head and spike her straight downward, shaking the canvas under the force of her landing! For a few seconds, Astrid lay flat on her face, panting for breath. But she was tougher than that, and she would soon rise to her knees, looking back at Joyce and showing her a thumbs-up.

"Nice work!" she said. "You definitely know your counters well - and your endurance isn't too shabby either, seeing as you had to last long enough for me to let my guard down. Now...shall we try another?"

She stood back up, cracking her knuckles as she looked at her trainee with a smirk. Whether or not Joyce answered, Astrid would soon close in on her, throwing her arms around her to pull her into one of her trademark bear hugs! Even as she clenched down on Joyce's sides and pulled her in against her chest, Astrid wouldn't exert the full force of her grip, knowing she could use it to finish off opponents beyond Joyce's skill level. But either way, it still packed a punch!

[Joyce_Hilda]

Joyce got herself wrapped on the Bearhug. She felt their breasts touching at each other, with Astrid's bigger ones "prevailing" over her own bosoms. Also, on their position, Joyce was forced to stare at Astrid's deep blue-ish eyes. She tried to ignore all that and remain focused on the hold, the Bearhug.

Being honest, escaping a Bearhug wasn't much different than escaping from a Full Nelson. Just spend a couple of seconds offering no resistance, then move up your arms quickly and suddenly and, voilá, the hold will be broken like it was nothing.

However, Joyce lost herself in a small detail that she couldn't tell. Then, when she did the move that would break her free, it failed.

Joyce got flustered by her fail, and tried once again, nervously, once again, missing the move.

She stared at Astrid, blushing, as she felt the strong arms of that viking-like norsewoman trapping her thinner, Latina body, tightly. Joyce's face was looking like a tomato, and she started to squirm and struggle erratically, in an useless way.

[CaptainL]

Astrid had a smirk on her face as she pulled Joyce in closer, wrapping her arms tightly around her back to put her into one of her trademark holds. As far as she was concerned, all she was doing was giving Joyce the ultimate test - she had seen how the trainee was capable of outlasting and withstanding some of her holds, so she wanted to step up her game by forcing her adapt to a move that she and her family had made famous for their skill in applying it with powerful force. She was completely unaware of the other thoughts going through Joyce's head at the moment - about how closely their bodies were pressed together, the warmth radiating from one woman's skin to the others', as their chests squashed against each other and Joyce's bosom was crushed beneath the mass of Astrid's own, only grinding closer to her with every struggle they made. To Astrid, this was all just a part of wrestling, but to Joyce, it made her heart quicken with more lustful thoughts.

The brunette utilized the same strategy as before, biding her time and saving her energy before she suddenly made her move and tried to pull her arms free. Only it didn't work - she was stuck, and Astrid wasn't letting go! As she tried again and again, making little progress, Astrid merely leaned back further to put more pressure on Joyce's back. Either way, it was growing apparent that she wasn't making much progress, and eventually Astrid set her down before taking a step back and wiping off her brow.

"Well, you're off to a good start," she said. "You definitely know the basics about escaping from holds, and you even have an idea of how to get out of a bear hug! Don't worry about not being able to break mine," Astrid added with a chuckle, "I work it to perfection!" She flexed her bicep with a smirk, having no idea what she was surely doing to Joyce in the process.

[Joyce_Hilda]

"I-I-I see... perfection... pure perfection... Joyce stuttered in her words, blushing even more. "C-C-Can we move to another move?" she felt as her whole face was set on fire.

[CaptainL]

Astrid blinked to herself, tilting her head toward Joyce. "...hmm?" She raised an eyebrow, noting that her actions seemed to have stirred something in the girl, but she wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not. Nevertheless, she cleared her throat, standing a little taller. "Yes, of course! Though, I should remind you - it's never a good idea to let yourself get distracted in the middle of a match. You never know what your opponent could do to you! Like...this, for instance!"

Smoothly transitioning into her next move, Astrid moved to grab Joyce, bending lower and sticking her head underneath her trainee's arm. "All right," she explained, "now you see I'm setting up for a suplex. If you see your opponent doing this to you, what are you going to do?"

[Joyce_Hilda]

"This? A suplex?"Joyce raised an eyebrow "You put yourself on a trap. All I need to do now is weaponize our weights combined, like this!"

As she said it, Joyce tightened the hold on Astrid's arm, then she wrapped her legs around her torso and tugged her back and down, taking Astrid down with a Leg Assisted DDT.

[CaptainL]

Astrid hoped that by putting Joyce into a suplex position, it would serve as an example of another familiar situation in the wrestling ring, one that the Young Lioness would be faced with many times in the future and that she was best served learning how to get out of as soon as possible. What she didn't realize was that Joyce was ahead of the game! Even now, she had been in enough suplexes to know how she could turn them to her advantage - she simply tipped herself back and threw her legs around Astrid's torso, letting gravity do the rest of the work as the Norsewoman fell to her back with a ring-shaking thud!

For a moment, Astrid panted for breath, trying to get the air back in her lungs. Slowly, she began to sit back up, rubbing at her head as she looked at Joyce - but when she did, a smile crossed her face. "I have to say, that was impressive!" she noted. "You've shown me that you know how to use leverage when you're up against a larger opponent, which can be a big help. And for the stage you're at, your knowledge of counters is commendable! Well done indeed!" She held her hand out, offering a high-five to Joyce.

Either way, though, Astrid would next get to her feet and dust herself off. She motioned for Joyce to stay down - then, she would step closer, starting to bring her well-muscled thighs together around her head, explaining the plan all the while. "Here, you should recognize that I might be setting up for a powerbomb," the Norwegian explained. "I know that sounds like a big move to go to in a training session, but you've demonstrated enough to tell me I can be confident you'll know how to handle it. I'm curious now, what are you going to do?" At this point, Astrid was just eager to see what Joyce would think of next to get herself out of trouble!

[Joyce_Hilda]

Joyce obeyed her trainer, and ended up getting startled as she was lift that high from the mat. Joyce had some fear of heights, and started to become nervous at the imminence of being thrown with everything on the ground.

"I, uh..." Joyce start to stumble on her own words "I try to unwrap your hands from my legs? I start to punch you in the head? I don't know, please, don't throw me at the mat! I thought about unbalancing you with my weight, but our size difference is too big for it to work! Please, don't throw me down!"

[CaptainL]

So far, Joyce had shown an admirable command of counters, managing to keep Astrid on her toes and outpace her whenever she had the girl in what seemed to be a clear advantage. The Norsewoman was growing confident that she could outwit her at every turn, and she grew bolder in what else she was willing to put the girl up to, convinced that she would find a way to escape. However, when Astrid grabbed Joyce's head in her legs and clutched at her waist, the brunette began to panic. As quick as she was to learn, she was still a rookie, and Astrid would need to pace herself when it came to managing her.

"Shh, hey!" the champion said, bringing Joyce back down to rest on the mat, though she still kept her legs around her head. "Don't worry, I'm not really going to powerbomb you. I'm just trying to figure out how your strategy works - and right now, it seems, that you don't really have a plan for dealing with a powerbomb from a larger opponent. That's okay - you're still learning, yeah? But it's a good thing to learn. It's a move that larger wrestlers like me use often, so if you're up against someone who beats you out in size, it's a good idea to be prepared for it and to know what you can do for it. Punching me in the head is one option, if you can force yourself up in time. And you're right about upsetting my balance, but that might be tricky for you, as you've pointed out. Let's slow down a moment, now. The easiest way to stop a powerbomb is before your opponent lifts you, so let's say you find yourself in this position." She released Joyce's waist. "What might you do?"

[Joyce_Hilda]

"*Phew* Much better" Joyce smiled, a bit ashamed for her panicking "Well, if I was still on the mat, and I already knew your intentions of using a Power Bomb on me, my first strategy was to avoid you to catch me. My other option was, before you had the chance to lift me, I would Bell Clap you like this" Joyce demonstrated by just making the move of clapping both her hands at Astrid's ears, not clapping for real.