Kiro had frozen in place, just before he left the 'ring', as he heard Shaz call him a coward. It angered him greatly that the bully would stand there and say such things. Kiro quickly whipped around once he heard Shaz rushing at him, quickly putting up a mid-block. It was a quick defense, and would've worked too, if it wasn't a faint! Kiro's eyes widened, as his left arm was caught by Shaz's amazing grip. The boy had paused in fear, as memories flooded back of precisely what everyone had said on the matter.

[quote]"You see, Kiro, judo mainly focuses on throws, chokes, and joint locks. And in an actual judo match, this is how you would get your points to win. Guys will spend years trying to master these moves, eventually getting to the point where they could throw and sling you around in whatever sort of way they desired. Remember that in the fight, once you get in their grip, you're like putty in their hands. You have to be extra careful, especially if the guy's trained." The master explained,[/quote]

[quote]"My intel tells me he's a master in judo, Iron Grip Shaz they call him, because once you get in his grip, you're done for! Impossible to escape from! I've seen it first hand, you don't get out unless he wants you to." Niijima laughed as if he wanted Kiro to be afraid, as the pointy-eared boy recalled the match between Shaz and the other member of Ragnarok. [/quote]

'[i]This is exactly what they told me to be careful of![/i]' Kiro cried internally, as his face turned pale white. Kiro was so busy dreading the next attack, he had missed his split-second opening to counterattack. By the time he started hesitating, the chance had already escaped him, as he had psyched himself out into thinking that his opponent's hands really were inescapable.