He hit the ground hard but wasn't much worse for wear. She'd pack a punch if someone came up behind her and really scared her. He suppressed a laugh at the last time one of his buddies had come up behind him and startled him. John had tossed the guy flat on his back before either knew what had happened. They had both laughed it off with a beer, as beer was John's preferred method of dealing with everything, but the other guy had never tried to catch him by surprise again. Ah, the good old days.
Rising to his feet with Ileana's help, he grinned at her. "It's all about using your opponent's strength against them. Knocking me off balance means I'm already headed down. You're just helping me," he said. "You wanna run through that again a few times? Then I'll show you how to deal with someone coming at you from the front."