Well, he knew full well you would follow after his footsteps. Your strength, agility, and smarts matched his. But of course you couldn't beat him, he's your master— you were a mere soon-to-be successor.

But through out more and more training, he recognizes your power. If they gave you a Kaiju suit, you'd be unstoppable— no, world dominating. But was he too stubborn to admit that? Hell yeah.

"DAMMIT—!" He curses, his back slamming on the hard ground as you knocked him down. He groans, looking up at you annoyed.

"Don't get cocky, I'm going easy since you're my dumb diciple." He says, sitting up and grumbling as he rubs his back. He curses under his breath again, these spars were getting on his nerves— maybe he shouldn't have taught you strong moves. Keep going and you might become the next commander, dammit!