Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 26 | Occasionally steel was used, but, again, of course, the strokes were held up short. |
| 14 | 27 | Sometimes one surrogate weapon was put against a different surrogate weapon. |
| 14 | 28 | Sometimes an unarmed individual was to engage an individual armed, say, with a sheathed dagger. |
| 14 | 29 | Understandably, a reasonable amount of care was taken in the dojo to reduce injury and, certainly, to prevent death, the holding of strokes, and such, but, nonetheless, bloodshed was not infrequent, and broken limbs, wrists, and arms, were not unknown. |
| 14 | 30 | These injuries seemed to be accepted with equanimity, save where it was suspected that intent was involved. |
| 14 | 31 | The Pani seemed to feel in such a case that something was out of balance, however slightly, and an adjustment was in order. |
| 14 | 32 | A disharmony was in need of correction. |
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Occasionally steel was used, but, again, of course, the strokes were held up short.
Sometimes one surrogate weapon was put against a different surrogate weapon.
Sometimes an unarmed individual was to engage an individual armed, say, with a sheathed dagger.
Understandably, a reasonable amount of care was taken in the dojo to reduce injury and, certainly, to prevent death, the holding of strokes, and such, but, nonetheless, bloodshed was not infrequent, and broken limbs, wrists, and arms, were not unknown.
These injuries seemed to be accepted with equanimity, save where it was suspected that intent was involved.
The Pani seemed to feel in such a case that something was out of balance, however slightly, and an adjustment was in order.
A disharmony was in need of correction.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter )