Let him savor his coffee a bit. Donnie finally allows himself to relax against his seat, hands still curled around his cup as he sighs.

"That's one way to do it. Ideally the whole point is to make sure you aren't left defenseless. So whether you're left to act by your own strength or are trying to conserve it is your choice."

He takes another sip, replaying the recent fight in his mind. Some training might not hurt, he has to admit. Raph wasn't around to push them about it. Donnie knows that fight could have gone better, especially if he hadn't nearly lost his concentration at that one point. He frowns behind his cup. That's a problem he really needs to get over too.

"Just remember that so long as you have your crutch, you have to be aware of the extent of your mobility and range. Even if they get past your crutch, you can potentially still make use of it," he says, pushing those other thoughts from his mind as well as he can. "It won't be easy to do if whoever's on the other end can physically overpower you though, you'd be relying more on surprise to get yourself unstuck."