Training Area

Carmon blushes a little at Gar then turns to Jordan. "Um I don't know. To be honest I don't think I really belong here."

"None of us belong here. Some of us are just better at hiding it." Jordan said. "Do you want me to show you a few things or not?"

Carmon sighs but nods.

Gar nodded "I understand all that but right now this is the safest place to be."

Carmon sighs, "But I was in a normal school. And if I hadn't pestered my dad on who my mom was, then I would still be there."

Jordan nodded. "I get that but now that you're here, you're going to eventually have to learn how to defend yourself. It's part of our lives outside these walls." Jordan stood in front of Carmon which his sword in his hands. "Show me your stance." He said.

"But it could have ended up with someone getting hurt or worse" Gar replied as he watched.

Carmon takes a deep breath. She could care less what happened to her but she did care what could happen to her parents so she pulls out the dagger and stands awkwardly to face Jordan.

"Okay. That's a start." Jordan said. "Spread your feet so they're shoulder-width apart for starters, then, are you right or left handed?"

"Right handed." She says as she fixes her feet.

"Okay. Hold your knife out in front of you with your right hand and point it at me." Jordan said.

Carmon does as she is instructed.

"Now hold that posture." Jordan said as he walks over to her. He pulls her shoulders back slightly. "If you take anything away from me, let it be this." He said from behind her. "Stand tall, and confident."

Carmon nods and does her best to fake confidence.

"Also, don't lock your knees. Never, ever lock your knees." Jordan said.

Gar turned into a dog and stretched and laid down on the ground far enough away to watch them.

Carmon just nods as she tries to hide her disenjoyment of combat

Gar noticed the look on Carmon's face and watched her.

"Alright." Jordan said. "Now that I've taught you proper form, act as if I was your target and try to hit me."

Carmon gives him a look, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah." He punched his chest. "I have a vest on."

Carmon sighs and lunges at him.

Jordan nodded. "Okay. That wasn't bad. Except when you lunge, your weight needs to be in your upper body, not your legs. Again, don't lock your knees when in your stance. If you try to carry all the weight on your legs, that's asking for an injury. Always keep your center of mass on your upper body. Try again." He instructed.

Carmon nods and tries again.

"There. That's better." Jordan said. He walked over to her. "Make sure you kinda push outward with the hand your weapon is in when you lunge. Otherwise, you risk not lunging far enough and missing. Watch." He then demonstrated. "But you look like you're catching on. Now you're going to do the same thing. Lunge at me and I'm going to show you how to block."