" Ready to kick me?" Anetra says playfully as she watches Marcia take off her shoes and put them in a corner.
" More than ready, I've been waiting for this my whole life" The girl says laughing at the grimace Anetra carries " I'm surprised you let me use you as a punching bag"
" I'm used to it" She shrugs " And anyway if it would make you come it would be worth it"
The brunette couldn't remember how many times she had asked Marcia to train with her, but the woman always came up with a different excuse, but that day the blonde woman gladly showed up at the gym.
Anetra looks at the blow-up dummy and gives it a weak kick, but one that causes the dummy to wobble.
" Good thing that dummy isn't me" Marcia says as she walks past the bookcase and notices the trophies and medals neatly arranged, most in Anetra's name and her teacher's name.
" Relax, I would never hurt you" She kisses the top of Marcia's head. " Where do you want to start?"
" Easy stuff,but knowing you and watching your training videos nothing here is easy " She snorts slightly annoyed.
Anetra seemed to look through some of her materials trying to decide what she was going to do, it was lovely to see her with a serious countenance.
Marcia was finding it adorable, the girl seemed to follow a simple sequence to see if it would all fit together.
The blonde was finding it all amazing, the woman had even reserved the space just for her.
" We will start with the easiest kick, your guard will always be with your left leg in front and hands up with closed fists." Anetra stands with her leg forward and her hands in a perfect guard.
"That way" Marcia asks and Anetra positions herself behind her to help during the training, she holds her hips tidying up a bit.
"But before that we should start with stretching, right? We don't want to end up twisting our foot or anything like that."
Marcia nods, although a few minutes later she wanted to deny that. Anetra wasn't getting heavy, but the lack of physical exercise was killing her.
It was a few 60-pulley squats to be exact, some push-ups, and a few more exercises that Marcia had never even seen in her life.
"Can we stop for a moment?
Anetra smiles and nods, watching the woman sit on the mat and pull out her water bottle, while giving the girl time to recover, Anetra wasted no time as she kicked the punching bag.
With each kick, Anetra shows her flexibility and ability, her perfect balance while needed. With each kick a loud scream came along with it.
" Why the scream?" This came out half unexpectedly from Marcia's words, the girl feels her face flush slightly. "I'm sorry if I'm being disrespectful."
" Oh no, dear!" The nickname made Marcia feel soft and silly " The kihap (shout), in Taekwondo, has several purposes, the main ones are to intimidate the opponent and also to boost your confidence and also to show that you are scoring points"
" This is interesting " she puts the bottle back on the wooden bench and stands up quickly " I am ready to continue"
Anetra smiles sweetly she is loving the attention she is getting, the way in which Marcia sought to interest and inform herself was somewhat charming.
More and more she found herself falling in love with Marcia, falling out of love, but never telling her. The hiding felt like a bloody punch to her stomach, painful.
" Well, let's get started! I will let you kick my body as it is easier for me, if you don't feel comfortable let me know and I will get the parachute."
The blonde girl nodded in agreement and Anetra put her on the base again in that same one she taught.
"The name of this one is the Ap Chagi, that means it is the front kick, it can go either on the front leg or on the back leg.
She lifts the knee of her right leg up to chest height and then stretches by hitting the tip of her foot in the middle of the dummy's stomach, her hips in a parallel fashion.
" It is important the way you hit it because the more exact the kick the stronger it is! Shall we try?" She asks sweetly ready to remove any doubt from the girl.
"I think so, but I'm afraid of falling.
"The words sound sweet and gentle.
Marcia stood and faced Anetra who kept a serious face, she takes a deep breath and does the kick the same way Anetra taught her, slowly and not hard.
"That's right! But that was a caress, Marsh. I know you can be stronger." The instructor encourages the woman.
"Netra! I'll remember all the times you said I carried too little make-up." Marcia says playfully, laughing, and Anetra smiles slightly.
"And yet you are without make-up..." Anetra teases her encouraging her to bring out Marcia's strength and courage.
" Your Bitch!" Marcia says and nudges the brunette.
"Marsh, now we will try Bandal Tchagui this is the back leg kick" Anetra kicks with her back leg and her instep hits the dummy's ribs.
"Okay! I think I got it.
Before Anetra can even adjust, she ends up receiving a hard kick the way she had taught the blonde. She doesn't feel the pain of the kick, but smiles proudly.
" That was great, Marsh!" Anetra says cheerfully " I am proud of you, Princess.
"I'm ready for the next one! I can't wait to kick my instructor's beauty!" Marcia gives a little wink to the other woman who's face is slightly flushed.
[...]
A while passed and between trial and error, Marcia and Anetra were happy. Marcia had just discovered that taekwondo was something she liked.
Not because of the fighting or because it was a contact sport (Drag is not a contact sport - .... Lmao, I could only remember that), but because she had Anetra and with every little thing she learned she felt good and took out her anger.
She wanted everyone to be able to know that about how good it was and not be consumed by the idea that martial arts was something aggressive.
That actually depends on who you act as, if you are a good athlete you know never to use martial arts in general for misuse.
In taekwondo this is clearly stated in the oath and the five principles, which we promise never to misuse taekwondo.
"Lastly we will do Tigo Tchagui. In Tigo tchagui, the attacking leg will be raised in an extended fashion and the foot must be at least one inch above the opponent's head.
Then, the athlete must lower the leg, hitting the sole of the foot on the opponent's head." Anetra says and then demonstrates by giving a loud yell, at that moment Marcia realizes that it was not made for her, good for that specific kick.
Anetra gets in the right position and then Marcia gets ready to do the kick, she starts right and then loses her balance.
The ground suddenly disappears and she feels like she is going to fall, but Anetra's reflex is quick and helpful. She quickly takes the younger girl in her arms and they are close together.
"Calm down, I got you.
" I-I failed...." Marcia says sadly.
"Hey, Kitty. You didn't fail, this is all a matter of training or practice" She says in a reassuring way and that the words hit the girl. " You will see the result of this after a few months, Marsh, but take it easy."
Anetra sticks her forehead to the other girl's and then their deep breaths mingle, Marcia still in Anetra's arms, she brings her hands to the woman's rosy cheek and pulls her lightly.
" Netra... I love you" the words come out low, but they sound sweet and intense, it is the truth taking shape.
" Marsh, darling... I love you so much more!" Anetra says foolishly to the girl.
Marcia pulls her into a quiet, sweet kiss, the blonde's thumbs caressing Anetra's face.
They stay there for a moment, but that to them if seemed like an eternity that could stop at that moment.
The training ended there and they started to exchange sweet kisses and caresses, but there was something that no one expected.
The gym door opened and Anetra's father appeared, the man looked at his daughter and widened his eyes surprised by the situation, but happy for his girl.
"I'm sorry, daughter! I'll come back another time" he stutters a bit as he says quickly so he can leave even faster.
The girls stand there wrapped in each other's arms and enjoying their love. There a friendship will just fade away and become the beginning of a beautiful love...