At first Lee thought that he had kicked too hard and knocked Miss Trini over, but no. She would not have fallen straight down that way, if he had. She had dropped intentionally, and soon he saw why. Miss Trini had balled herself up, almost like a frog about to spring into a leap. So his follow up of a Leaf Whirlwind had his leg swiping through empty air again.
This frog, however, decided to leap backward, both legs aimed squarely at his chest. Lee tried to spring into another back flip in order to avoid the blow, but he was not quite quick enough. Miss Trini's kick caught him on the thigh, sending him a few feet to one side of his intended mark at the end of his flip.
"Another good move," he complimented, after he had slid to a stop once more. Then he straightened, striking his defensive pose once more.