"Robert inhaled, then followed the motions shown in the video. The initial attempts came out clumsy; he was accustomed to direct, powerful blows, not the flowing coils of this new style."
"This style demanded a total mental reset. Rather than smashing into an attacker's force, each motion curved, redirected, and slipped past it. Robert's first tries looked clumsy, his shifts stiff instead of fluid."
"Flow like water, twist like wind," he muttered, repeating the mental cues from the training video.
"Robert spent the first hour just trying with the footwork. The Coiling Scales stance kept him low and balanced yet ready to spiral any way he needed. His legs burned from the odd posture, but he kept going."
By the second hour, muscle memory began developing. His movements became less forced, more natural. "Spiral steps that used to seem impossible were now just difficult, and Robert felt his body adjusting to the new combat style."
