Battle Moves

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BATTLE MOVES

One of the most important skills a apprentice must know before being a warrior is fighting. Warriors are called to defend the borders or to protect the clan from attack, by enemy clans or predators like badgers and foxes. Medicine cats must learn enough fighting technique to be useful in battle.

BACK KICK- Explosive surprise move to catch a opponent from behind. Judge opponent's distance from you carefully; then lash out your back legs.

BELLY RAKE- If you're pinned down Slice with unsheathed claws across soft flesh of opponent's belly.

FRONT PAW BLOW- Bring your front paw down hard on your opponents head. Claws sheathed.

FRONT PAW STRIKE- Slice downward with your front paw at the body or face of your opponent. Claws unsheathed.

NECK BITE- A death blow to the back of the neck. Quick and silent and sometimes considered dishonorable. Used only as a last resort.

LEAP-AND-HOLD- Ideal for a small cat facing a large opponent. Spring onto opponent's back and grip with unsheathed claws. Now you are beyond range of you opponent's paws and in position to inflict severe body wounds. A group of apprentices can defeat a large and dangerous warrior this way. Watch for the drop-and-roll counter move, and try to jump free before you get squashed.

PARTNER FIGHTING- Warriors who have trained and fought together will often instinctively fall into a paired defensive position, each protecting the others back while fending off an opponent on either side. Slashing, clawing, and leaping together, battle pairs can be a whirlwind of danger for the attackers.

PLAY DEAD- Effective in a tight situation, such as when you are pinned. Stop struggling and go limp. When your opponent relaxes his grip, thinking your defeated, push yourself up explosivly. This will throw off an unwary opponent and put you in a attacking position.

SCRUFF SHAKE- Secure a strong teeth grip in the scruff of your opponent's neck; then shake violently until he or she is to rattled to fight back. Most effective against rats witch are small enough to throw. A strong throw will stun or kill them.

TEETH GRIP- Target your opponents extremities- the legs, tail, scruff, or ears- and sink in your teeth and hold.

UPRIGHT LOCK- Final, crushing move to use on a weakened opponent. Rear up on your back legs and bring full weight down on your opponent. If the opponent does the same, wrestle and flip him under you. This move makes it easy for the opponent to use the belly rake, so be careful while using it.