Book 14. (1 results) Fighting Slave of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 19 | 4 | View more quotes about first">First, they strengthen the muscles of the shoulders, back and arms, building up incredible strength; second, when they are removed, it seems as though the hands, relieved of such weights, can fly like hornets. |
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Book 14. (7 results) Fighting Slave of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 19 | 1 | Taphris The training beam, about a foot Gorean square, sunk a yard deep in its wood-lined well, braced, too, within the wooden-floored, high-roofed barn, shook with the blows struck against it. |
| 19 | 2 | On my hands I wore the gunni, training devices, curved weights of lead, several pounds heavy, with handles, cushioned with cloth. |
| 19 | 3 | The value of these devices is twofold. |
| 19 | 4 | First, they strengthen the muscles of the shoulders, back and arms, building up incredible strength; second, when they are removed, it seems as though the hands, relieved of such weights, can fly like hornets. |
| 19 | 5 | I stayed close to the beam. |
| 19 | 6 | The fist moves most swiftly and has the greatest power within the first six inches of its motion, with the back and arm behind it. |
| 19 | 7 | Too, it is similar to the loosened arrow, which has its greatest swiftness, and maximum striking power, immediately after being sprung from the string, immediately after leaving the bow. |
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Taphris The training beam, about a foot Gorean square, sunk a yard deep in its wood-lined well, braced, too, within the wooden-floored, high-roofed barn, shook with the blows struck against it.
On my hands I wore the gunni, training devices, curved weights of lead, several pounds heavy, with handles, cushioned with cloth.
The value of these devices is twofold.
First, they strengthen the muscles of the shoulders, back and arms, building up incredible strength; second, when they are removed, it seems as though the hands, relieved of such weights, can fly like hornets.
I stayed close to the beam.
The fist moves most swiftly and has the greatest power within the first six inches of its motion, with the back and arm behind it.
Too, it is similar to the loosened arrow, which has its greatest swiftness, and maximum striking power, immediately after being sprung from the string, immediately after leaving the bow.
- (Fighting Slave of Gor)