Post by Fish on Jan 6, 2017 18:36:02 GMT
Eventually, every cat will find itself in battle. It would be helpful to review these moves. Due to the different structures of the cats within the Clans, some moves are unique to certain Clans while others are universal.
• Back Kick: Explosive surprise move to catch opponent from behind. Judge opponent's distance from you carefully, then lash out with your back legs, taking all weight on your front paws.
• Belly Rake: A fight-stopper. Slice with unsheathed claws against the soft flesh of the opponent's belly. If you're pinned down, the belly rake quickly puts you back into control.
• Front Paw Blow: Frontal attack. Bring your front paw down hard on your opponent's head. Claws sheathed.
• Front Paw Strike/Forepaw Slash: Frontal attack. Slice downward with your front paw at the face or body of your opponent.
• Killing 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 larger opponent. Spring onto opponent's back and grip with unsheathed claws. Now you are beyond the range of the opponent's paws and in position to inflict severe body wounds. A group of apprentices can defeat a large and dangerous warrior in 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 fall instinctively into a defensive position, each protecting each others back while fending off an opponent on either side. Slashing, clawing, and leaping together, battle pairs can be a whirlwind of danger for attackers.
• Play Dead: Effective in a tight situation, such as when you are pinned. Stop struggling and go limp. When your opponent relaxes their grip, thinking you are defeated, push yourself up explosively. This will throw off an unwary opponent and put you in attacking position.
• Scruff Shake: Secure a strong teeth grip in the scruff of your opponents neck; then shake violently until he or she is too rattled to fight back. Most effective against rats, who are small enough to throw. A strong throw will stun or kill them.
• Tail Yank: Grab your opponent's tail and yank it with such force your opponent is thrown off balance.
• Teeth Grip: Target your opponent's extremities- the legs, tail, scruff or ears- and sink in your teeth and hold. This move is similar to the leap-and-hold except your claws remain free to fight.
• Upright Lock: Final, crushing move on already weakened opponent. Rear up on back legs and bring weight down on opponent. If opponent does the same, wrestle and flip him under you. This makes you vulnerable to the belly rake, so it takes great strength and speed.
• Half-Turn Belly Rake: Turn onto your side, slip under the opponent's belly, rake it with your claws, then swiftly turn back onto all fours out from under your opponent.
• Badger Defense: Leap over opponent, turn on your back legs and bite opponent's leg. Used only when fighting badgers.
• Duck and Twist: Simple defensive move. The cat ducks then twists around, rolling over onto their back, and then springs to their paws.
• Jump and pin: Complicated move. Leap backwards, and bounce off the wall. With precise accuracy, land on the cat.
• Rear-up to Slash: To hurt opponents coming from the air, this move can be used to rear up on the hind legs and slashing at the enemy.
• Attack Crouch: Crouching down to leap out onto your enemy.
• Tucking in the Tail: The less you give your enemy to hold on to, the better. This technique takes practice, as balancing with a tucked-in tail is tricky.
• Bushing out Fur: Puff out your pelt to intimidate your enemies and fool them into thinking you're much larger than you really are.
• Slicking down Fur: Keep your pelt slicked down to fool your enemies into thinking you're weaker than you really are.
• Arched Back: Used to intimidate the opponent or to vent out anger.
• Shoulder Drop: This move is performed by grabbing the opponent's shoulders and then locking them against the ground. From here, the cat can do anything such as churning their hind paws against their spine.
• Roll Over: Used by rolling over to avoid an enemy's swipes or grip, or used to crush an opponent that is on your back. Badgers can crush cats this way.
• Badger Defense ("Advanced"): Leap over opponent, turn on your back legs, and, while turning, rake your claws on opponent's back. Then sink teeth into opponent's leg.
• Hold And Enemy Collapse: Leap onto an enemy's back, and hold their head with your forepaws and use your hindpaws to knock their hindlegs out from under them, thus making them collapse to the ground.
• Underbelly Slash: Dart under your enemy's underbelly, slashing at the back of their forepaws. When they twist, expecting you to emerge on the other side, back quickly out of the way you came. Hook your claws into your enemies fur, and drag them to the ground.
• Lightning Strike:
Crouch behind the enemy with your patrol unseen.
Wait for the leader of the patrol to give the attack tail signal.
Spring squarely on top of the enemy, aiming for the ears, as they will bleed easily; caught by surprise, they should be easy targets. As fast as you attack, retreat back into the undergrowth.
As the enemy lets its guard down, attack from an opposite angle; do this over and over until the enemy, thinking they are outnumbered, retreats.
• Double-Front-Paw Slap-Down:
Splash water into the enemy's face with your front paws, temporarily blinding them.
• Underwater Leg Sweep (Front or Hind):
Crouch under water, holding your breath.
Sweep the legs from under your enemy as their head is raised above water-level; they struggle for breath, as other Clan cats naturally panic underwater.
• Push-Down and Release:
Wrestle your enemy under water.
Keep their head below water-level until they surrender, as other Clan cats don't know to hold their breath underwater.
• Underwater Clinch:
Use your enemy's weight to hold them underwater.
With a firm grip, raise them to the air so they can breathe, then send them under again. Do this repeatedly until the enemy gives up.
• Tail Splash:
Similar to the Double Front-Paw Slap-Down, splash the water into your opponent's eyes with your tail, temporarily blinding them.
• Underwater Push-Off:
Holding your breath, crouch below the water's surface.
Aim an accurate pounce to the warrior on the water's edge, knocking them off-balance; the element of surprise should win you this battle
• Approach from Above Your Enemy:
Gain high-ground.
Wait for the leader of the patrol to give the Attack Tail Signal.
Charge down your high ground; your enemy will be weakened by having to fight uphill.
• Use the Light from the Sun:
Attack your enemy with the sun behind you, which should dazzle the enemy and block their view.
• Know Where the Wind is Coming From:
If there is a strong wind, it should blow from behind you; that should hold them back and blur their vision with dust. However, if stalking, make sure the wind is blowing toward you, as it could give away your scent if blowing toward your enemy.
• Feigned Retreat and Ambush:
A group of strong cats screech and attack the enemy line.
The group of fit cats retreat; repeat this until the enemy line breaks.
Other warriors jump out of badger setts and dips in the ground on the other side of the attackers.
Attack from both fronts until the enemy surrenders.
• The Sky-Crusher:
Balance on a thin branch; make no sound.
Land squarely on the enemy, claws unsheathed.
• The Slice:
Balance on a thin branch; make no sound.
Drop with claws unsheathed for maximum injury.
• The Trunk Spring:
Balance on a thin branch; make no sound.
Slide down the trunk of your tree.
Spring off the trunk with your back legs at head height to clear an enemy (good if tree is surrounded).