Keeping the edge

[ThatPolishDude]

"Yeah, you will be fine, just take a minute without sudden movements. And I think we might want to switch to pure grappling for the rest." Huan said before returning the pat with a slight smile. Afterwards, she would get off the mat and take a drink of water.

Geun on the other hand sat down next to Senji and sighed before giving a dry chuckle. "I got angry with you two but to be honest I would probably have not done much differently." She said, just sitting there a moment to let everybody involved cool down a little.

[TheLoneWanderer]

The seconds ticked on... creeping fast into the double digits.

"I have to try harder against you two in order to keep up. And pure grappling sounds good from now on.", Senji concluded his opinion on the state of their affairs with that statement. He'd need to increase his weight by a fair amount if he wished to hit harder and strike faster. Huan and Geun were definitely ahead of him to a great degree in both... technique and strength. Actually tagging the two was one of the harder parts of their rolls now that he was reflecting on it. At least he'd gain more experience like them as he aged. Probably would have an easier time in the future, maybe. He didn't desire to be the absolute last one, after all. Huan and Geun knew their way around a mat, and he was gaining insight even if there was only so much he could gain in the roughly month's time since he joined AFW. Hell, Huan was only playing around and he had to use a lot of force to even keep up with her properly as with their previous round before it was interrupted.

Now that he had a feel for how the two functioned, he could gather that Geun favored joint locks and Lei favored their chokehold counterparts. Hiroyuki had a more well-rounded game with his BJJ and Muay Thai. Bast appeared to like a lot of throws and submissions...and everything really. More akin to traditional MMA, he supposed since he had one fight to go off of. Still, he was sure he couldn't beat them easily. Calmed down now, the dizziness began to fade as his mind recovered to restore the body's equilibrium. Therefore, Senji sat up and turned towards Geun before stretching an arm up high to invite her into a lock up should she be so inclined. Naturally, his left hand would close around the nape of Geun's neck as he took a rooted, crouched position to make takedowns on him less easy to pull off....


The only solution to this gap was plenty of time and hard work without any shortcuts.

[ThatPolishDude]

Geun would take a scan of Senji's stance as she moved her hand to engage. Senji preferred to go with just one of his arms for the immediate engagement, leaving the other to react accordingly to a situation was not a bad approach, though it gave the opponent some measure of freedom as well. Given his stance, getting a takedown would be a struggle so she intended to exploit her first finding.

To do that she would stop her hand just before reaching Senji, then she would step in close to wrap her arms around his midsection and lift him up before swinging to the side to make it harder for him to get his footing back which she would follow by bending forward and falling on top of him. Normally it would be more of a slam, but now they were trying to get less impact in so she would go a bit slower.

If that worked she would end up in a scarf position over him. While maintaining the under hook on the far side she would get her other hand to grab a hold of the inside of his elbow and push down to reach her own leg which she would pull up to trap his arm before replacing her arm with the other leg in figure four. Then her arm would move under his neck and lock behind his shoulder with the other as she pushed his head away to stop him from relieving the pressure of this bent arm lock.

[TheLoneWanderer]

This was quite unexpected. For Geun to put effort to lifting him up. Therefore, he was put onto his back. Right, she was better rested than he was. Senji found that, from the accumulation of inhibitions on his body, it had already become harder to exert himself. Consecutive fights took their toll on him, same as anyone else. He just had quite a lot of stamina naturally. Too strong an opponent, for example, would tire him out quicker.

So, Senji was forced onto his back and into a scarf Hold position. Painfully, he was made aware of one of the many applications of Geun's legs. If she had his left arm trapped, then he'd have his right arm free and vice versa. That said, Senji gave a subdued groan at the keylock's consequences. He had to get out. Now since it'd hyperextend his elbow before long. Senji began to crawl towards her back using his legs, going to throw on over her side and hook it on the inside of the thigh on that side. Senji had to try to turn into Geun as opposed to away for this to work if he could.

Afterward, Senji attempted to slip his free arm between her face and his own to push on her jaw and exert upward pressure to see if he could separate her arms by pushing her upper body away. Then, Senji tried to pop his head backwards from underneath her body if he was able to complete this sequence. As such, Senji inwardly assumed this could free his arm by simply pulling it out before she could hyperextend it with her figure four. If nothing else, perhaps he'd be made to contort onto the same side as where Geun was currently facing. This position was quite unusual for him to be in and deal with, in all honesty. Maybe he could turn this momentum around in his favor!

[ThatPolishDude]

Geun tried to keep Senji in place but he kept slipping out and before long she was pushed and the arm she trapped just moments ago was freed from her grasp and now they were face to face on their sides. Now trying not to lose her momentum she would try to throw one leg over Senji, planting it on the other side while she would try to pull on his arm to force him to flip onto his belly. If that didn't work she would try to push at his shoulder after getting to her knee, all else failing, trying to keep him in place as she was moving to take his back. It was haphazard as that position was not one would commonly find them selfs in but Geun was used to improvising, given that her own style was mostly that, resembling other things more by accident.

If she managed to get behind him she would move to have her arm wrap around his neck, bicep on the artery on one side and forearm on the other, her hands interlocking as she run the forearm of the supporting arm along his back and pushed it as if it was a lever, then her cheek would press onto the back of his neck to force more pressure on as she attempted to lock in a short choke.

[TheLoneWanderer]

The momentum took a back n' forth exchange instead. He'd managed to slip out before she locked it in fully. However, an Arm Drag following Geun's fast mount finished pushing him on his side. Feeling one arm curl around his neck, Senji went to spin them both towards the right in a gamble to not get locked down immediately by not doing anything. That'd keep the proverbial flow of movement going too, similar in nature to if a fighter used the other person's motions in an Armbar to help them sit up on their knees.

The objective of this physical conjecture was to provide enough of a rocking motion so that Geun couldn't get her hooks seated. Such a roll also meant that Senji could end up on his front with his knees curled close to his stomach so as to raise himself easier into a kneeling position. Planting his right foot on the ground if this were to succeed, Senji tried to use the turnaround method of getting out a back chokehold given she probably wouldn't have her hooks in by this point.

The trade off unveiled itself in that he'd still be forced to press against her due to the arms around his head as he settled into a compelled crouch. His lips curled into an exasperated frown at this turn of events, choosing to try to keep his hands on her ribs to control her middle from going forward easily by pushing on that alongside Haru's abdominals.

Judging by the slightly quickened pounding in his chest, Geun was putting Senji through his paces.

[ThatPolishDude]

Quick series of turns and they were both back on their feet. Not only that but Senji was now turned towards her and keeping his hands so she couldn't get too close. That was not ideal but fine, as a response, Geun would put her leg between his, trying to trip him as at the same time she would throw her weight back and over one shoulder in an attempt to get them both back down and hopefully land on top.

If it worked she would try to get into a mount though the half guard was more likely and continue from there. With her arms still in Senji's general neck area, she would quickly change their alignment as to engage one to the front in a position that would enable her to attempt an Ezekiel choke.

[TheLoneWanderer]

Senji's eyes narrowed as he ended up on his back again, having to offset himself to the right to avoid irritating the area at the back end of his lumbar vertebrae. However, he was quick enough despite the toss to gather his legs around her right leg to remain in Half Guard as opposed to being forced to be completely on the bottom. He recognized her arms moving to the position for a snug Ezekiel Choke so he wished to counter that favored move of Geun's by shifting his upper body off to the right and pushing her to his left using his right hand on her shoulder. After perhaps evading her arms, Senji promptly slid his left arm upward, having to move outside of her arms and chest to actually pull this movement off, and put it straight across Geun's throat. Next, Senji grabbed ahold of her right shoulder by reaching across her back with his right arm. Firmly grasping it, Senji then aimed to bring his right leg up and throw it over the rear to secure a grip there. Finally, to finish the transition, Senji pulled on her shoulder to assist in lifting himself up as his extended left arm tried to curl around her neck. A half-guard to taking the back. Although, it was a little slower than usual.

If he was able to get this far, Senji brought his bicep to the arm he was going to use for the RNC, the left's fingers quickly catching onto the right bicep in order to lock in the chokehold properly. His head tightly nestled next to Geun's as he inserted his hooks. That consisted of both ankles being laid on the inside of Haru's thighs as he sat up on her back. Should this succeed, Senji tried to settle into a quick strangulation to pull his endeavor at a Rear Naked Choke off.

[ThatPolishDude]

Luckily for her, while Senji managed to slip out once again, his follow-up was not as quick, giving her time to react. First, she pushed her chin against her chest to prevent the choke from taking place, her free leg at the same time moving to point her knee inward to make the other hook harder to secure while she shifted to roll them on their backs. Her arm snapped right against her head as Senji began to lock the hold, immediately going after the supporting arm's wrist to grab it and pull down before he could push it behind her head, the other hand moving to grab the main arm and pull it away, digging her fingers in between his to pry the grip open. Then she would lurch, throwing her weight to the side she swung her free leg hopefully rolling to freedom.

If that worked she would let go of the arm closer to her, pushing it to the ground, if all went well she could now achieve side control and keeping hold of Senji's other arm she would move in a similar fashion as to when she previously set up americana to this time get a key lock and given their position relative to each other lock in a Kimra with a one mean addition of moving her leg so that her knee and shin would push against the side of his jaw and throat. If that all came to pass Huan would raise her eyebrow siting to the side but not reacting in any other way yet.

[TheLoneWanderer]

The pressure on his fingers proved rather effective, causing his attempt to collapse just as he was going to finish. He backed off as a result, trying to pull his arms back closer to his chest and she slithered around him. Fingers and toes snapped easier than other joints, thus making their injury critical to avoid and why he didn't use any spears or chops. However, he wasn't allowed to recoil back into the conservative style. Geun forced his right arm to the floor, targeting it for a Kimura. Not wanting to get locked down again, Senji felt for her right hip and try to shift his entire body to the left, moving his legs towards Geun's before transferring his left knee to rest underneath her stomach. After that, he thrusted his hips up and lifted with his left arm to assist it in lifting Geun upward. If he could move his right arm up despite her leverage, then it'd only help that much more.

The purpose was to attempt to push Haru into the sky with this wrestling-inspired transition and plant her horizontally across on Senji's right side as he leaned into it. That'd, if Senji made the fight go his way, end with Haru on her back and Senji following for a Full Mount. There, Senji scooted up further on her chest to discourage any hip bumps. If he reached that point, Senji's left arm came across to work towards prying her hands off his likely still entrapped right arm. All the while, Senji's subconscious breathing remained uneven. It hurts to push carbon dioxide out and pull oxygen from the air in. He wanted to finish this before he ended up running out of stamina then it'd be child's play should Geun be able to get him in a hold again and submit him, one way or another.

It seemed like Geun had an answer to everything, although it wasn't IMPOSSIBLE to tap her out, just hard. It would've been foolish had he expected a walk in the metaphorical park.