“That’s right. Do it like you are not hitting but pushing strongly.”

Instructor Yoo then shouted ‘focus’. Maru exchanged glances with Bangjoo, who was in front of him before getting into position again. It had been two weeks since they started practicing. Although quick movements were still awkward and dangerous at times, they were able to bring the moves they practiced together to a considerable level.

He pushed away Bangjoo’s right arm to his left before sending a knee kick his way. Switching to defense, Bangjoo pushed his knee and bashed his head. Maru flicked his head back as though he got hit and swayed his arm around.

“Oh, seonbae-nim. Wasn’t that quite good just now?”

“Yeah, we were in perfect sync.”

“So practice does make perfect. It was really hard at first too.”

“How many times have we bashed each other on the head?”

“Probably more than ten times at least,” Bangjoo giggled.

“Let’s do that once more.”

“Yes!”

“This time, we’ll start from part A and go all the way to part C.”

Their hands and feet reached out and were taken back according to a previous agreement. Although their movements were very dynamic, Maru’s head was calmly thinking about the next move. Due to repeated practice, his body was subconsciously preparing for the next move by itself, but just relying on that would cause accidents. Keep tense - action director...