"No," he replies simply, "your strength is not a factor. Your agility is, to some degree, but even then proper form and balance can compensate for speed."

Kirei stays pliant as she moves around him with careful slowness. He doesn't immediately yield nor resist, simply remaining steady so she can feel how much energy to exert. Her motions are a little stilted by her obvious focus on doing each gesture step-by-step, but that is expected; otherwise she is quite fluid. "Yes, that's correct," he assures her.

"If you wanted, you could continue to bend my arm toward my shoulder," he adds, "with the right leverage, you could throw me to the ground completely."

His tone is flat enough that it's clear he wouldn't mind it if she did.