"Roar." Little rabbit, follow my lead.
The Iron-Armed Azure Ape turned sideways to Xiao Wu so she could get a good look, bent his arms slightly, lowered himself into a half crouch, clenched both fists, and then punched!
But this punch only stirred a gust of wind, without a crack of bursting air.
Xiao Wu stood a few paces beside the Iron-Armed Azure Ape, her gaze following him the entire time.
"Roar." Learn the movements first. Through those movements, find the sensation of your muscles working, and come to understand every muscle and bone in your body.
Xiao Wu nodded, walked to the edge of the clearing, planted her feet, lowered her center of gravity slightly, staggered her feet one ahead of the other, and followed along with the same movements.
Imitating the Iron-Armed Azure Ape, she turned her toes inward and ground her soles against the earth. She excelled at explosive bursts from her legs, which was itself a way of borrowing strength from the ground.
But this time, she controlled that strength, sending it up through her calves, raising her leg and twisting her hips before throwing a punch forward.
As she drew her fist back, Xiao Wu looked at it in delighted surprise. That punch had been considerably stronger than she had imagined.
"Teacher, how did I do?"
"Roar." The transitions still aren't quite right. The flow of power almost broke when it reached your stepping movement. I'll demonstrate again.
This time, the Iron-Armed Azure Ape slowed his movements to a crawl again.
Xiao Wu followed along beside him, constantly adjusting her posture.
"Roar!" Your hands are too low! Your knees are too high, lower them a little more! Your waist! Don't hold your waist in that position, or you'll hurt yourself!
Not until the tenth attempt.