And Max gets a chance to see what his big brothers do at the MMA class!

Chapter 11: First MMA Class

By around 2:30 pm, Logan was standing in the living room, waiting for Tae Kwan Do and Max to come down and he grew just a little short of patience because he has to deal with the fact that Max is going to join them on their classes and he fears that Max might soil his reputation if he bring up some stuff that would never be mentioned in front of the class...evidently fearing that he'll be ridiculed by his fellow classmate, Amber.

"...and all you have to do is just go with whatever they teach you there. The headmaster's always cool with visiting students so it'll make you feel like you're part of the class for a day." Tae Kwan said, heading downstairs with Max.

"Okay." Max replied.

"Now if you get a little nervous or frustrated with those lessons, just let them know and they'll break them down for you so you'll get used to it." Tae Kwan stated.

"Okay." Max said.

Logan tapped his foot on the ground and Tae Kwan can tell on the look at his face that he's not looking forward to this day at all and he said, "Can we get a move on, please?"

"All right, Logan. Jeez, you need to take one of those chill meds, dude." Tae Kwan stated.

Logan mocked Tae Kwan's statement and he comes up to Max and he said, "We're only letting you go with us because it was all Tae Kwan's idea...so if you do anything to embarrass me, I will personally give you a huge purple nurple and it ain't gonna be pretty. Got it?"

"Why would I embarrass you?" asked Max.

"Just do me a favor; don't be yourself. Please...don't be yourself. It gets me the most irritated." Logan stated.

Tae Kwan could tell the reason for Logan's warning was something totally different and he said, "Why is that? Afraid that Max might steal Amber away from you?"

Logan slowly turned to Tae Kwan with a little vein popping his forehead and said, "Shut...up."

"Ignore what Logan says and you'll be fine." Tae Kwan stated.

As soon as they made it to the class, Max was amazed by how it looked like in the first step and it was unlike anything he's ever seen and it was a far cry from the Jade Palace and that it didn't have nothing on this and Tae Kwan could tell Max is taking it all in and is sure that it's gonna be a great experience for him and that most of the training at the Jade Palace would be showcased in there.

"What do you think?" asked Tae Kwan.

Max chuckled softly and he said, "It's really awesome."

Just then, Logan spots that vixen coming by and he could not believe how athletically and physically strong she's being and that's the one thing attracted to her the most and he said, "Hey, Amber."

Amber looks up while doing some stretches and saw Logan there and she said, "Hey, Logan. What's up?"

"Aw, you know...just trying to limber up for today's lesson. Putting out some vibes on my strength and maybe growing some muscles a little bit." Logan replied, looking coy.

Amber chuckled softly in response and she said, "Very well put, Logan."

"That's right." Logan stated.

Tae Kwan sighed and shook his head in response to that and he looked at Max and said, "When you get to Logan's age and try to impress a girl, don't do the same thing he's doing. That just screams desperation."

Max couldn't help but see the way Logan's acting and he knows a lot better than to play it like that and said, "I won't. Like you said, I have to just be myself."

"Exactly. Flattery's nice and fine, but overdoing it...might not be the best way. Logan's got a mad crush on Amber since after that Junior Kung-Fu Tournament you entered and I think he's trying to make some moves on her since." Tae Kwan added.

"No wonder he's trying to tell me not to embarass him." Max added.

"He's embarrassing himself." Tae Kwan added.

Many seconds later, in comes the headmaster; a 35-year old silver fox wearing a orange and silver headband with a traditional martial arts robe with shaolin wraps above his knees and arms as all of the students gather around together in front of him and all the students bowed at him and the headmaster bowed back as well and he said, "Afternoon, students. Before we start off today's lesson, I understand we have a visitor to spend the day with us."

The headmaster turned to Max and called on him to introduce himself to the class and Max stands up, faces everyone and said, "Hi, I'm Maximus Bushido-Akio. My friends call me Max."

"Hello, Maximus." everyone responded.

"Another Bushido-Akio joining us...I see that Logan and Tae Kwan Do brought you here today." the headmaster said.

Max turned to the headmaster and asked, "You did?"

"Yep. Had a hunch that you're a Bushido-Akio when you came in with my two best students. Either way...it's an honor to have you with us today. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask." the headmaster said.

"Yes, sir." Max replied.

With that, Max took a seat and he was hoping that he'll get something out of this and Tae Kwan could tell that this will be an interesting day while Logan was waiting for this session to end so that he'll avoid future embarrassment. Soon enough, the headmaster said, "Today...we will learn a combination of self-defense with a form of sneak attacks. Basically, just breaking down the enemy without him or her knowing your presence."

With that, the headmaster formed the students into groups from smallest to tallest and every observed as they watched in the hopes they'll execute the lesson perfectly and Max could tell that he can pull some of those off with zero intimidation. Soon enough, the headmaster called Max to see he got in order to go up against this 12 year old bunny and when he went go, the bunny was ready to strike him and Max was up for the challenge and blocked every single punches thrown at the bunny and did a few aerial flips and did some flips, turns and dodging each punch he's gotten.

As Max began showing a couple of moves towards the class, everyone was surprised to see that coming out of the guest and Tae Kwan could tell that every move that he learned at the Jade Palace was paying off more than anything and Logan was shocked and a little bit appalled that everyone took notice.

It even impressed the headmaster that his guest is like a seasoned pro...at such a young age and he stopped the lesson right then and there and commended them both for this example and he said, "Well done to both of you."

Max and the 12 year old bunny bowed to each other in respect and went back in separate groups and as the lesson continued on, the headmaster thought it'd be a good idea to put Max's skills to the test and he called him to show him what he can do by sparring with him. Logan wasn't sure about that idea, but he's not really one to question the headmaster about anything or object to any methods he's up to.

"Now students...watch and learn." the headmaster said.

As the gong sounds, both Max and the headmaster looked at each other, bowed and got on their stances and proceeded to spar with each other and the headmaster does a few flips while Max jumps up and misses the kick and dodges every punch and kick the headmaster gives him and used every single move he can muster.

All of the students look on in awe as this little cub goes up and above with every single move and they've never seen anyone like him do that before nor take a chance on the headmaster at all and it took a huge amount of confidence to come up with some stuff like that.

The headmaster continued on giving a few punches, but Max blocked each and every punch and it seems as though they're both evenly matched based on combined strength and Max attempted some punches, kicks, flips and moves and when the headmaster resumed kicking, Max got down on the floor without even touching it and goes back to his feet and resumed the process again.

By this point, the headmaster was almost to the brink of exhaustion because he couldn't catch up with Max's intensity level of speed and the final attempt was to break out some backflip moves, but Max dodged and avoided the kick with an aerial front/backflip as he leaped towards the wall and flips abck to the ground, leaving the rest of the students looking up in awe and in complete disbelief on what they just witnessed.

The headmaster panted heavily and looked at Max and realized that this kid is not an ordinary visiting student and he said, "Looks like all of us has learned something today from our new student."

Just then, Max bowed to the headmaster and went back with Tae Kwan Do and Logan and the headmaster said, "I commend you on your skills, young man."

Minutes later, the session was over and everyone was getting ready to head home and Max realized that there were a few girls looking at him and talking to him and he just waved 'hi' to them and their response was them giggling excitedly.

"Did you see that?"

"I know! I hope that we can have him in our class soon."

"He's so cute!"

"And the headmaster said he's related to Tae Kwan Do and Logan?"

Once he caught up with Tae Kwan Do and Logan, the headmaster looks up at the cub and he said, "Where did you learn those moves?"

"At the Jade Palace." Max replied.

"Outstanding...I have a feeling about you, young man." the headmaster said.

The headmaster walks off for a second and Tae Kwan chuckled and said, "I've never seen anyone tire out the headmaster like that."

"Was that an accident?" asked Max.

"No...it wasn't. That was pretty awesome. You just laid it all out there and gave it your all with no problems." Tae Kwan added.

Max smiled at this and he was super glad that he came by to the class with his brothers and he said, "Thanks for taking me, guys."

"Happy to do so." Tae Kwan replied.

The three were ready to leave, but soon enough...Amber caught up with Logan and he said, "Hey, Logan. Your brother is like totally phenomenal! And I think he's quite the charmer for all the girls."

Logan thought of that as a little offense to know that Max attracted some girls already, but that attitude soon changed when a few other girls caught his eye and walked towards him and Amber said, "Me and my friends wanted to ask if you could hang with us on Friday?"

"Really?" asked Logan.

"Here we go again..." Tae Kwan groaned.

Looks like Max showed the entire MMA class what he does best! And it got Logan some more girls in the end...so it's a good thing. Stay tuned for more coming up!

Voice of Max: Ben Diskin

Voice of Tae Kwan Do: (also) Ben Diskin

Voice of Logan: Mikey Kelley

Voice of Amber: Ashley Johnson

Voice of Headmaster: Kevin Michael Richardson