Like master, like disciple, the moment Ryoma takes over the mitts and begins breaking down Serrano's habits, Nakahara finds himself listening, watching with the quiet curiosity of a student.
The session itself looks similar to the rehearsal drills they occasionally run inside the ring, except this time Ryoma is holding the mitts.
And rather than simply presenting targets for Aramaki to hit, he constantly interrupts the combinations with sudden attacks of his own, swinging the pads from unusual angles and forcing Aramaki to react as though an opponent is striking back.
More than once, the attacks arrive from below, awkward and difficult to read, clearly intended to imitate the strange trajectories Serrano often uses whenever he abandons conventional form.
After several rounds, Ryoma finally lowers the mitts and steps back.
"Now see this," he says.
