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Chapter 31 Butterfly Dance Step
  In the spacious training ground, an unfair contest is taking place.

One party is a super grand duke who is only ten years old and only 1.7 meters tall.

The other party is an adult palace guard who is over 1.9 meters tall.

Nicholas, who was watching the game, clenched his fists and was more nervous than George on the court.

Georgi finally realized that he had gone too far, and he was sweating profusely. He really didn't want to hurt George, but with the appearance of Maria, things had completely gotten out of control.

Maria's face was frosty, and her whole body exuded the aura that no strangers should enter.

If at first, Maria just wanted to make George look embarrassed.

After Nikolai and Georgi showed concern for George, Maria's dislike of George has quietly escalated into hatred.

Sure enough, what kind of mother there is, there is what kind of seed!

My mother hates it, and my son hates it even more.

Even if he has good grades, he is still taller than his own son, and his figure is actually so good——

In Maria's eyes, all the good qualities in George and Chelyabinsk were George's original sins.

George, who was at the center of the storm, did not rush to attack. He used his skilled footsteps to keep wandering, hoping to expose his opponent's flaws.

The opponent was obviously experienced, with solid steps and a good defensive posture. His body kept shaking with his footsteps, gradually approaching George.

George slid back, away from his opponent's attack range, lowered his fists from in front of him, waved a few times to relax the stiff muscles, and looked contemptuously.

The guard opposite immediately became excited and his eyes were red.

George's action, in boxing terms, is Hong Guoguo's contempt for his opponent, and he doesn't take his opponent to heart at all.

If Maria was not present, no matter how provocative George was, the guards would not dare to attack.

Now that there is an order from the queen, it would be unreasonable if the guards, who already have the advantage in size, do not take the initiative to attack.

call--

The guard punched tentatively.

George didn't dodge and punched him.

bah—

The fists hitting each other made a dull sound, both sides had good strength.

The guard's strength was within George's acceptable range, but George was not relaxed. He was not sure whether the guard had retained his strength.

"Are you dancing? Damn it, get serious!" Maria was very dissatisfied. Maria was even more stimulated by George's provocative actions just now.

Is this provoking an opponent?

Not at all.

For Maria it was also a provocation, a provocation to royal power.

The helpless guard approached George and attacked with a combination of punches, but George slipped away again.

The guards tried their best to lower their center of gravity, and their posture was more cautious, and they did not dare to take the initiative to attack.

George's footwork has a nice name called butterfly dance.

The butterfly dance is Muhammad Ali's famous stunt. He moves like a butterfly and attacks like a bee. He hits wherever he points. You can't catch me——

The butterfly dance is mainly composed of graceful side slides and reverse slides. It is based on smooth sliding steps, coupled with unexpected lightning jab attacks while moving, which dwarfs slower opponents.

Agility and clever movement are the essence of the butterfly dance, and it is also the most important and most appreciable technical representative of the sport of boxing.

Ali won his first boxing title in 1964, and the butterfly dance became popular around the world.

Many people practice the butterfly dance steps diligently, but they fail to learn the essence of it. They are similar in appearance but not in spirit.

George's pace may not be as refined as Ali's. But it is unique in this era.

For people watching the game on the sidelines, George's steps are just beautiful to watch. They look like dancing, very rhythmic and highly enjoyable to watch.

For opponents on the court, the butterfly dance is too confusing, and it is impossible to predict what George's next move will be.

Boxing, forward and backward, as well as punching and dodging are all regular. If you can predict what George's next move will be, you can attack or defend in a targeted manner.

George's steps were like a butterfly walking through flowers, light and agile, with a rhythm that was fast and slow, making it difficult for his opponents to figure it out.

call--

George tried to attack, but was also blocked by his opponent.

If a blow misses, immediately step back to avoid the opponent's back fist.

The guard also took the initiative to attack, but George did not give in this time because the guard's punching speed was too slow for George.

The best thing about boxing is not only the pace, but the precise dodges are also very enjoyable to watch.

Skilled boxers are all good at complex combinations of punches. The most exciting part of boxing is to calmly dodge all the opponent's attacks in the dense shadow of the boxing, and seize the intervals between the opponent's attacks to effectively counterattack.

He is big and has many weak points, so his punching speed will be very slow, far inferior to George's agility and flexibility.

George stayed still and leaned back to avoid the opponent's front punch. Before the opponent could throw a rear punch, he suddenly hit his opponent's nose with a very fast punch.

The nose is the most vulnerable part of the human face. Normal people can easily break the bridge of the nose during a fight. A punch from a well-trained boxer can be fatal.

Although a broken nose is not fatal, the triangle area around the nose is a fatal area.

George punched hard, as the shattered sandbags at Yekaterin Palace can attest.

The guard was punched in the face by George, and his nose suddenly started to bleed. He was dizzy for a while, and his feet were confused and he staggered.

George took advantage of the man's illness to kill him, moved quickly, followed the guard who staggered back, and struck hard one after another.

The guards retreated step by step, holding their heads tightly with both hands, their huge bodies completely unprotected.

George used a combination of punches and continuously hit the guard's glove protecting his head.

The guard's defense finally showed a flaw. George seized the opportunity and hit the guard's chin with a sideways uppercut, KO!
  When George started to fight back, Nikolai and Georgi started to cheer for George.

When George KOs his opponent, Nikolai and Georgi cheer, this is an honor that belongs to men.

The queen's face turned as dark as the bottom of the pot.

All the jewels were overshadowed.

The attendants looked at George with complicated eyes.

Maria, Nicholas, and Georgi's attendants were also well-informed, and it was natural to see that the guards did not hold back, but that they really could not defeat George.

This is so surprising.

If you are afraid of George's identity, it is normal to lose to George.

Even with the queen supervising the battle, he still couldn't beat him, simply because his skills were inferior to others.

The key point is that George played very well. He looked shaky and shaky, but like a roly-poly, he never fell down. The opponent didn't even find a suitable opportunity to attack, and was taken away by George.

"Clap-pop-pop-"

Clear applause came from the door.

Maria was furious and looked back, only to find that Alexander III had arrived at the scene at some unknown time.

George shocked the Tsar no less than Maria.

(End of this chapter)