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Today's lesson would be conducted in the training field center, were most training related courses usually took place. Trainee's were paired off into groups, and assigned their own area to practice in. The instructor had paired them off mostly at random. Much to Alec's luck he happened to end up with some one who would likely teach him a thing or two thankfully.

Sparring was still a new concept to Alec, he hadn't done a lot of fighting as a boy only once when some one had called his sister a name. To his credit he was quick on his feet but he was mostly untrained. However, the activity was fun he had to admit. It tested his reflexes and wasn't always exactly easy, especially if he had some one willing to show him the ropes. As luck would have it he recognized the taller dark haired man, Shun on sight.

"Oh, hey there Shun!" Alec gave a short wave standing across from the other. At 5'3" he wasn't very large, and mostly inexperienced with fighting but it didn't mean he wouldn't give it a good attempt. While he was a bit wary of how this might go it couldn't hurt to learn a thing or two. It wasn't like Alec knew Shun's story word for word, but he was a well versed man of the streets. The red head could safely assume he knew how to hold his own.

Alec walked quietly after the other, standing a fair distance apart. "I'm not sure I'm going to be that great at this." He admitted quietly. "I've been meaning to learn, or ask some one about learning." If his determination was a tangible thing, he at least had that much to go off. Untrained or not he'd be damned if he'd back down from this challenge.

He gave a small shrug.

"I'll try anyway." He had a funny feeling this fight would be partly one sided, Taking a hint he settled himself in a battle pose. (or at least one he thought might be). When the instructor said begin, Alec tentatively moved in closer. Watchful of the other in-front of him and starting with a quick punch aimed about chest level. Not being much of a fighter just yet, his guard wasn't exactly the most defensive as he took the first shot. It was lacking in force but was no less quick.

He should have moved faster, while not slow he hadn't moved quickly enough to avoid the incoming blow. It certainly didn't feel good taking a blow to the ribs. The quick step, and deflection was met with a well placed punch to his rib-cage that made Alec grunt in discomfort. A short gasp indicating it had hurt. The rushing of adrenaline was enough to make the pain tolerable for now at least.

He was aware there were other fighters around them some distance away, but all that really mattered right now what his opponent was doing.

Alec was not one to enrage quickly, instead he stayed level headed. His smile falls, concentrating on what they were doing. Refusing to let the black haired man be the only one to get in a blow, Alec followed up the blow with his other arm aiming another punch. This one aimed a bit lower, going for his stomach.

Alec's attention soon was very much on Shun, and he alone. His spacial awareness had just cost him, and his first lesson in actual pain dealt. The red head would have rather have taken a hit to the chest, side, arm any place but the face. That in its self hurt worse than the rib-cage. The well aimed fist collided with his right eye socket, causing him to recoil away from Shun.

"You've fought a lot I take it?" Alec asked, voicing his earlier thoughts. While frustrated from the strike this at least had been justified. The last time he'd been struck in the face he'd refused to speak to the person for months. His eye was already slightly discolored, but instead of being a baby about it he brushed it off, giving a try at a leg sweep hoping to catch the other off guard.

Alec have to be quicker on his feet, face blows were a serious consideration from his sparring partner now.

He almost hadn't expected the other to say anything really, but Alec gave a small nod in acknowledgement when Shun spoke. It was just how the more stoic man was, nor did he fault him for it. "Hm..you hit pretty damn hard sheesh." Alec kept a close eye on Shun, knees bent slightly not standing properly as he wasn't well versed in any formal practice, nor style. Shun pulled no punches, and a bit of endurance from taking a hit was theoretically good for him.

His admission was quiet, nearly stumbling over his own two feet in his anticipation. Alec was still standing. If this went down in such a fashion he lost miserably, perhaps he could convince the other to show him a few pointers some time.

Shun's well placed strike brought him down fairly quickly, not having the reaction timing to try and hop over the sudden burst of movement. Alec's eyes went wide as the ground was taken out from under him and he landed with a thud on the training field. Alec grunted a bit, rolling off his side and pushing himself off the ground with his hands so he was at least sitting up. After a moment to recover he stood himself back up although it took an extra second or two longer than he'd have liked.

He didn't exactly want to kick a downed opponent but Shun had kept going even on the ground hadn't he? Taking the fight to the ground seemed like a bad idea on Alec's part, he didn't know how to properly grapple, so instead he threw a downwards punch at him, refusing to retreat in a fight. That he knew was the worst thing he could do, even if his natural reflexes screamed at him to move back.

Alec didn't have the foresight to tighten his stomach muscles in order to absorb any excess pain and namely minimize the effect. Just like the face hit, if he'd lean in, instead of instinctively leaning back it would have lessened the impact.

The punch took the wind out of him, grunting as he leaned on his knees, in visible discomfort. It took him a moment, but Alec recovered, putting a bit of space between them.

He following up with a some-what slow kick, aimed at the other trainee's body.