Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 33 | In such case one slash reddening a wooden blade might be used to pay for another. |
| 14 | 34 | "Now?" I asked Tajima. |
| 14 | 35 | "No," said Tajima. |
| 14 | 36 | The exercises and contests within the dojo were obviously intended to provide serious and detailed martial training, and I am sure they had great value in this regard. |
| 14 | 37 | Why should they not? Indeed, had I not, long ago, in Ko-ro-ba, the Towers of the Morning, engaged in similar exercises, though commonly with actual weapons? But one can do only so much in such training, of course, whether with wood or steel. |
| 14 | 38 | It is one thing to face a fellow with a wooden sword, say, who will hold his stroke, or try to do so, and quite another to face a fellow armed with finely edged steel who has every intention of killing you. |
| 14 | 39 | In the latter case every corpuscle comes alive, and the whole business is commonly done within a flash or two of steel. |
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In such case one slash reddening a wooden blade might be used to pay for another.
"Now?" I asked Tajima.
"No," said Tajima.
The exercises and contests within the dojo were obviously intended to provide serious and detailed martial training, and I am sure they had great value in this regard.
Why should they not? Indeed, had I not, long ago, in Ko-ro-ba, the Towers of the Morning, engaged in similar exercises, though commonly with actual weapons? But one can do only so much in such training, of course, whether with wood or steel.
It is one thing to face a fellow with a wooden sword, say, who will hold his stroke, or try to do so, and quite another to face a fellow armed with finely edged steel who has every intention of killing you.
In the latter case every corpuscle comes alive, and the whole business is commonly done within a flash or two of steel.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter )