A Touch of Sweetness (Finnick Norton and Vivian William) novel Chapter 1719

Never Late, Never Away Chapter 1719

Her voice trailed softer. At that, Jory panicked and thought that she was upset. He quickly comforted, “But look! You still managed a firm grip on my arm. I can’t move, see?”

Nancy patted his shoulder. She spoke earnestly at first before her voice started to bubble jovially, “So that means… I won this sparring match!”

There was no way Jory would admit defeat before a mere girl, so he swatted off Nancy’s hand from his shoulder. “What do you mean? I was technically the first to pin you down. No matter how you look at it, we’re evenly tied for this match.”

A wide grin spread across Nancy’s cheeks. She then roared out in laughter, “Just kidding! No need to take my words seriously. You shouldn’t be so petty.”

Jory pointed at himself in disbelief. “I’m petty? Are you kidding me? If I was petty, then why would I let you start first? How ungrateful!”

Nancy had already stood up and was holding her clothes. “I’ve gotta admit that I’m impressed. Your ability to react is much faster than mine. But then again, we have to consider that I haven’t practiced in a long time. Also, there’s a natural disparity between men’s and women’s strengths. It just can’t be helped…”

That last bit sounded like she was reminding herself. However, her words rang true to Jory. He agreed that the difference between men’s and women’s strengths was an important factor in winning sparring matches. Some men packed a powerful punch and weren’t afraid of pain; they could easily stand a couple of blows from a woman, whereas a woman might end up being thrown over the men’s shoulders. In such situations, it didn’t matter how agile or good a woman’s moves were because they wouldn’t even get the chance to show their skills.

This was obviously the way things worked in Taekwondo. Yet, it also seemed applicable to the unspoken rules within the commercial field; it was impossible to defeat the larger companies with big businesses and abundant funds. No matter how hard anyone tried, they could never single-handedly win against those big companies.