Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 36

“Don’t worry, I’ll go easy on you. I won’t take you down in one move.”

Owen’s words were reassuring, but Mira knew that if she hadn’t been practicing diligently these past two days, he would make sure she learned a lesson.

That’s how martial arts worked. Without pain, you couldn’t stir your emotions. If you weren’t willing to suffer, you wouldn’t improve.

She had no choice but to face him. Thankfully, she hadn’t been slacking off.

Having already practiced that morning, she did a quick warm-up and began to spar with Owen.

Mira stood at one end of the sparring area, nimbly adjusting her stance while her eyes remained fixed on her opponent’s every move.

Owen, on the other hand, was far more relaxed. He stood casually, then suddenly threw a punch.

Mira’s body swayed as she dodged the attack with surprising agility, then followed up with a spinning side kick aimed at his waist.

The instructor on the sidelines couldn’t help but nod. “Not bad. She’s bold but careful.”

After dodging her kick, Owen began to attack more frequently, constantly changing the rhythm and direction of his strikes.

At first, Mira could keep up. But after more than a dozen exchanges, she found it increasingly difficult to defend herself. She couldn't predict his next move and started taking hits repeatedly.

Unable to take any more, she had no choice but to concede.

“That’s enough. Your training partner just lowered his skill to a red belt level. The fact that you lasted more than ten exchanges is very good.

It seems you put in a lot of work after you went home yesterday.”

“Thank you for the praise, instructor.”

Mira’s spirits lifted again.

Owen also chimed in, “Instructor, she’s improving really fast. Do you think she’s ready to practice the green-blue belt moves?”

“I passed the green belt?”

The instructor nodded. “Yes, but don’t rush things. You have to build a solid foundation, one step at a time.”

“No problem.”

Mira was thrilled. Her Taekwondo level had surpassed the green belt; she was now at the green-blue belt level.

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