He waited for the other two to get slightly ahead before closing the distance, coming up behind the two with his cape flapping in the wind. As he did so, he aimed a rather light smack to the back of Bridget's head. Certainly not enough to injure, despite the difference in both statutes and build between the mentor and his pupil, but the 'hit' would easily be enough to mess up his hair and maybe force his head to nod forward a little.

"That's where yer lookin' at it all wrong, kid!" Kamina seems oddly serious as he explains himself, "The point of this battle wasn't for ya to beat me." He gives a gesture to Jango, "A man's gotta listen to the people around him -a man won't waste time bull-shitting another man." It was fairly obvious that he agreed with much of the dance master's opinion.

He seems to be settling into this whole mentor role rather well as he continues, "The whole point of this was seein' how ya held yerself! Ya remember Cherrygrove Beach? The way that thing in the water pushed ya around was pathetic!" After a moment's pause, he grins -a visible note of pride in it, "But the way even when Gurren was comin' down on ya full force -how ya didn't back off, ya ran with yer gut and ya stood yer ground! That was what I was lookin' for! Those are the kinda traits a man has!"