Book 20. (1 results) Players of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 978 | It is easier to View more quotes about block">block. |
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Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 975 | The knife and arm, however, descending, passed over my body. |
| 2 | 976 | The high stroke has various disadvantages. |
| 2 | 977 | It begins from farther back and thus makes it difficult to use the left hand or arm to secure the target. |
| 2 | 978 | It is easier to block. |
| 2 | 979 | It does not have the same power as the short blow. |
| 2 | 980 | The blade that has only six inches to move, with a full weight behind it, other things being equal, effects a deeper penetration than a blade which must move farther and has behind it primarily the weight of a shoulder and arm. |
| 2 | 981 | Too, of course, the stab from a shorter distance at closer range, point-blank range, so to speak, is likely to be more accurate. |
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The knife and arm, however, descending, passed over my body.
The high stroke has various disadvantages.
It begins from farther back and thus makes it difficult to use the left hand or arm to secure the target.
It is easier to block.
It does not have the same power as the short blow.
The blade that has only six inches to move, with a full weight behind it, other things being equal, effects a deeper penetration than a blade which must move farther and has behind it primarily the weight of a shoulder and arm.
Too, of course, the stab from a shorter distance at closer range, point-blank range, so to speak, is likely to be more accurate.
- (Players of Gor)