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"You must be as in the dojo, alert, and calm, cool, quick, steady, but not as in the dojo," said Nodachi, "for here you must be more, even more, for here it is different, for here you are facing steel which intends to cut you, swift steel intent upon entering your flesh, quick steel which is intent upon shedding your blood, clever, cunning steel which wants to kill you". - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 59, Sentence #189)

Few could stand against you. Your opponent is a master swordsman". Pertinax stepped forward. "You must be as in the dojo, alert, and calm, cool, quick, steady, but not as in the dojo," said Nodachi, "for here you must be more, even more, for here it is different, for here you are facing steel which intends to cut you, swift steel intent upon entering your flesh, quick steel which is intent upon shedding your blood, clever, cunning steel which wants to kill you". I wished that Pertinax had in his hand the Gorean gladius, in which he had been trained. He was no master of the companion sword, nor would he have been of the field sword. Nor was I. - (Rebels of Gor)