Grinning, John nodded. "I'll just walk you through the steps, yeah? And you can go nice and slow. A good way to practice is to get a pillow on a wall, about the height of a man, and stab at it."
Stepping back into the living room, John gestured Cole forward. "Okay, so I'm goin' to hold your shoulder just to be safe," he said. "What I want you to do is bring the knife up from you waist. Aim for about here." John indicated the gap between two of his ribs. "Go slow and don't adjust. Just swing and go. You're gonna wanna learn how to hit here fairly infallibly. It'll definitely take awhile to learn, but go ahead. I'll give you some pointers."