She blinks at the attire but Kanoe was not necessarily shocked by it. The woman looked dressed for training while she was more dressed for running like one of those who run in parks. The witch nods her head slowly.

"Yes," she says softly, "I hope this is alright. I..well never been to a gym outside of school before."

The witch blushes faintly. She was not sure what to expect. Hopefully this one will be gentle. At least Taisie did not look like a weight lifter. She pulls her long hair back behind her shoulders, never considering to tie it back. Oh well, she was not about to worry about such simple things. Kanoe was going with this woman to learn so she will try to keep an open mind.

Kanoe leads the way to the training facility. With people still in class, the place was practically empty. She enters the building, stretching out slowly. The witch turns around to Taisie.

"Well, what shall we start with?"

After receiving the nod, she too gives a nod of her head and follows the woman softly behind her. Though only having a bra and sweatpants on was deemed unworthy in Kanoe's eyes, her own cleavage was quite viewable to the open part in front of her. Light blue, with the tint of white underneath to let someone know there was another shirt beneath her outer attire while her belt was a yellow color and her pants the same color as her top made her look like she was certainly from Japan.

Considering the woman actually believes in her gave her enough incentive to overlook her clothes easily. She was fine the way she was, though her hair may get in the way. No matter, as they reached the gym, she lets herself loose, stretching herself backwards and forwards with very good flexibility.

Upon being asked the question, she blinks while pondering. Since she asked the question, it basically allowed her to know that Kanoe basically had no sort of experience with fighting or self-defense. It amused her deeply on how set to go she was, asking the question already before they even stopped stretching.

"No fighting right now," she begins, looking her over once more before shaking her head, "You need to learn how to land on your feet or roll when someone or something attacks you. Knowing fighting styles doesn't help much if they catch you on the ground on your back, understand?" she asks softly, not at all trying to seem like Kanoe asked a stupid question. Being thrown of one's feet and landing back on them would help her immensely in not getting the breath knocked out of her.

"How to roll?" she replies, "I suppose that's true enough."

It made some sense. It was like magic. Magic was useless if a monster has knocked her down or bound her in tentacles. Maybe a little practice will help her recover faster from their attacks and hopefully last longer. Ok, that is asking a bit much for a simple fundamental but it is better than nothing.

She walks over to the mats, looking around a bit. Her cheeks flush gently at her top. A sports bra covered much more of her chest than an ordinary one but revealing so much skin was still a bit new to her. Ok that is a partial lie. New to her when not with her lover or a monster. She looks over at Taisie, obviously she knew not how to start on this.

"Umm...does this mean you are going to throw me?" she blinks.

"Good choice in picking mats. And no, I'm not going to throw you just yet until you understand what I'm doing or else you'll be thrown and you'll never understand what I did," she replies, stepping onto the mats with Kanoe.

Shaking her hands quickly, she makes a few little jumps on her toes before stopping. This was going to be the easiest part of trying to teach someone, but none the less... it was still difficult. She had never taught her style of fighting to... anyone. It was hard to imagine why she was even thinking of showing Kanoe, but they were already here. Might as well try to show the woman how to defend herself.

"Well, I guess we should start with having to jump over very tall objects and rolling. Such as a monster or something would help in avoiding the thing... altogether. Alright well... how about this..."

She steps back and seems to be calculating the distance between a line in the mat and Kanoe. Finding and pulling a tall, matted object onto the other mats, she looks it over and compares it to Kanoe's size. The mat was at least five feet tall standing straight up, but if it was knocked over it was three. Just to demonstrate what a leap is, she instructs Kanoe to stand off the mats and be able to see over the mat to the other side. Taisie steps onto the mats and makes a good distance between herself and the mat.

In a spur of speed, Taisie sprints to the mat and at the last moment, she launches herself over the mat in a fit of side spins. Neatly tucked in, she lands with a thud on her feet, her back hunched over and her arms nearly touching the mat before she stands up straight. Clearing such a height was a moderate task, certainly not easy, but she landed it nicely.

"If you kept at this, such a feat may not be too far away from you. I've... never instructed someone before so... do you have any questions about this before I continue and start you off at three feet to jump over?"

The witch did as she was instructed. She waits off to the side as she watches Taisie warm up. Jumping, well glad she went with a sports bra. She could only imagine what jumping in robes would be like. Kanoe was not sure what to think of it all. She had no clue what she was doing here. This was worse than being a novice in magic. At least that she can embarass herself in solitude. Why was she worrying so much?

She watches the woman dash toward the stack of mats and tumble over them at a rapid rate of speed. It was an impressive feat to see. Well, it did not look too difficult though the thought of physical activity sounds troublesome. No, she has to do this. Three feet does not seem high at all. Hope she is not troubling this woman with all this.

"Umm...so I just tumble over the mat?" she asks, "I'm not trying to hurdle over it am I?"

"I do need to see how far and how high you can jump. So... just do it however you feel comfortable with."

This was becoming troublesome in her mind. If it weren't for her calm facade, she would be scowling most of the time. She felt like she was showing off to the woman, yet she hated people who boast. Hating herself wasn't going to solve any of her personal problems.

She shrugs her shoulders after this thinking process. She wasn't an instructor for this kind of thing. It took years for her to get this far and now she was teaching someone blind as a bat while she was still learning. Surely this could cause some problems ahead of time. Worse was that these were things she loved to do. Get her blood pumping, her adrenaline going; something like magic did for her. These were the only two things she had that could be considered talent. She couldn't cook, she couldn't do hard math questions, and she wasn't a very good people person either. Having someone fail at athletic abilities because of her certainly wouldn't do her self-esteem any good.

"Just... show me how you would jump over something..." she says, uncertain of how to go about this, but she dare not let any emotion out of her mouth. The last thing a student needed was for the teacher to not know what to do. She really... hadn’t expected to be asked to teach someone martial arts. This couldn't possibly get any worse.

It would be more comfortable to walk around it in most cases. But, that would not help her any here. She sighs softly. Well here goes nothing. The witch runs towards the small stack of mats. She extends her arm out upon reaching it, using it as a brace as she jumps and rolls to her side. Kanoe lands on her shoulder on top of the mats as she spins and tumbles across. She reaches the other end of the mat, rolling off and landing on a foot and a knee in a kneeling position. Her hair lightly falls around her shoulders as she takes long slow breaths.

She rises to her feet and turns to face Taisie. It was difficult to tell if she did good or not by just the expression. Part of her did not want to disappoint this woman. Kanoe focused on keeping her composure as she looks at the other woman.

"Was that ok?" she asks.

"Considering you have no athelitic background, that wasn't bad at all," she replies, still trying to think of ways to possibly teach this woman. Seeing that helped her a bit in understanding what Kanoe was capable of. The only thing she had to work on was being a better lsitener.

"Next time try not to touch the mat. Using it as a brace isn't a bad thing, but it's not as if an attacker will simply let you use them if they have good reflexes. But what you did was fine seeing as how this is new to both of us."

This was difficult in explaining rather then just doing it. Kanoe wasn't doing too bad in dissapointing her, but even for ehrself there was room for improvement. One would never get it correctly done unless they continued to practice none stop and only then one would be able to land it perfectly a few times.

"Try again please."

Though she has no athletic background, the witch has had some experience when fighting and trying to avoid the monsters on the island. But she could only move so much with robes on. The witch was not used to such freedom of movement. She was not even sure she can hurdle over this wide mat. There was only one thing to say...

"Very well," she replies.

She pulls her hair back behind her shoulders as she walks back into position. Running towards the mat, she had to stop herself from reaching out for the mat. Kanoe pushes off her legs, jumping off the floor and bending her knees slightly. She pulls her legs infront of her as the heel of her foot hits the far corner of the mat, sliding off and causing her to land her rear on the edge of the mat. Her cheeks blush slightly. She knows she is not skilled in this but failing was not something she wanted to show infront of this woman.

"... Using your butt as a brace doesn't help either," she teases, for the first time a small smile creases her lips. It was amusing, though hopefully the woman wasn't hurt after landing so awkwardly. It would take time just as magic did. Kanoe probably surpassed her in magic for all she knew.

She shakes her smile off to keep her cool and stands next to the woman on the mats. She helps her up and brushes the woman off before standing behind her. Surely if Kanoe turned around she could see her flustered face, but Taisie could only pray to Buddha or whoever controlled the universe she would stay staring forward while she tries to show her what she did wrong. Her own eyes remain steadfast in peering over Kanoe’s left shoulder, flicking her head some to get her bangs out of her face.

"I saw you had to stop yourself from touching the mats and that cut you off a few steps before you actually jumped. You jumped too late and didn't give yourself enough time to leap. That's why you came up short."

She hesitantly touches the back of the woman's knees and bends them down only slightly before taking each of Kanoe's elbows with her hands and bends them back completely beside her. She could only imagine what must be racing through the woman's mind after touching her like this. Her eyes narrow to what needs to be done. Stay focused... stay focused.

"When I leap, I use my entire body to aerodynamically cut through the air and have enough distance to make the jump. For you, bending you arms back just when your about to jump will give that extra inch you need to make it on the other side. And Kanoe... probably landing on your feet would be best. Not knowing how to tumble and trying it may get you head injury if your arms give way when you land. You understand this?"

She bites her lower lip in an attempt to keep herself from giving a groan. She never liked to talk so much like this. It was making her extremely uncomfortable doing this now. Part of her was actually hoping Kanoe would just give up and leave it at that. But part of her knew that the woman may be too determined to even think of quitting. Whatever may come would surely leave either of them groaning in frustration.

"Hmph!" she huffs at Taisie's joke. Well at least the woman was opening up some. The fall did not hurt, it was more of a shock really. She smiles faintly and accepts the woman's hand as she was helped back to her feet. Her cheeks flush gently as the woman even dusts her off for her.

Her body tenses slightly as the woman stood right behind her. She could feel her heart beating slightly fast as the woman spoke and reaches down to guide her knees. It was a bit awkward but the witch follows Taisie's guidance. Feeling the student's hands on her sent sparks tingling across her bare arms. Kanoe suppresses a sigh as she resists the urge to lean back slightly. She nods her head slowly.

"I understand," she answers, "Are you sure I am not troubling you?"

"Define trouble," she replies simply and lets go of the woman so she can go back to a posture more comfortable. Its not as if she would openly say this was a nuisance, her pride and ego kept her from saying something that sounded like 'I quit'. Though she was trying her best to not let her mind stray off after having such a pretty woman to teach, feeling Kanoe's soft skin under her fingers was such a delicate pleasure to be had.

She clears her throat, rubbing the side of her face to ebb away thoughts that were in the gutter. Why was she even thinking such things? Kanoe was a woman; she remembered distinctly how her parents chastised her for even saying another girl was pretty. But then again, her parents weren't the best in supporting. Maybe she was thinking too deeply into this.

She could only hope her flustered face had dimmed to a natural pale color once more before she moves in front of the woman. She wonders how progressing this could get if the woman was determined enough to learn some self-defense.

"Why don't you try it again, only using what I just showed you into practice? It... may take some getting used to but it'll come naturally to throw you arms back to give you that edge over tall objects."

The answer was not very uplifting to say the least. Though the tone was difficult to tell if the woman was teasing or not, she must be troubling her. But, it will become a waste of time if she just gives up now. Perhaps if she improves, the woman will be able to teach her things that are more enjoyable to Taisie.

"Try not to laugh too much while I practice," she replies softly.

It took several tries as she jumps over the mats. Her mind would keep doubting and causing the witch to hesitate towards the end. It was a troublesome amount of trial and error. Despite the soft mats, her body was already getting sore from her failed attempts. Her cheeks were blushing deeply in embarassment but with each failure, she was becoming more accustomed to being just a beginner again. Finally she was no longer stopping but just jumping with the woman's direction. It was far from perfect form but it was enough to get Kanoe over the mats and landing on her feet with a extra step afterwards to steady herself.

Her legs ached as she slowly turns around to face Taisie again. Sweat was now lightly glistening her pale skin as she pulls strands of hair that were sticking to her face and body back behind her shoulders.

She knew her first answer wouldn't be very uplifting, but she hoped that some reverse-psychology would work for her benefit. It seemed to have a pretty good effect as the woman continues to try. She didn't stifle a chuckle or even smile in the least as Kanoe finished her practices. She had managed to jump three feet without touching the mats. A little work in steadying herself at the end would help tremendously.

Seeing how tired the woman was, she walks back to the locker room, grabbing a white towel and uses the vending machine to get a bottle of water. Coming back she throws both one by one to Kanoe to wipe her sweat off and cool her body down with some cold water.

"Don't over-exert yourself, Kanoe. Your legs being sore means you've torn some muscles. That's good, since they'll build stronger when you give them rest. I think we should stop for now since you seem exhausted."

She swallows hard at seeing the woman's glistening body before her. She sighs to herself and turns her back to the woman to get calm. Why couldn't she be teaching a less then pretty woman? It would've been just... so much more easier then this... turning back around only blinded her eyesight with Kanoe's body. What an awkward conflict this turned out to be.

"Do you... have any comments or questions on anything about this?"

She sighs softly upon finally landing one jump mostly correct. Well it is a start. She accepts the towel and water, lightly patting the sweat from her body as she drinks. Kanoe blinks as the woman turns around. Did she do something wrong?

"Thank you for taking your time to help me," she says, "But, you have not had a chance to do anything. I can rest a bit while you work out. I do not mind."

Kanoe has taken up much of the woman's time and she was sure that Taisie wanted to at least train or work out a little before calling it a day. She sits down on the pile of mats as she continues to drink her water. The towel left her skin only glowing slightly under the lights. Though she did not show it, just hopping up on the mats to sit was a bit painful. She hopes this pain will fade eventually.