> >Is it Zelazny's book _Doorways in the Sand_ where we see a duel > >between two expert swordsmen, the duel consisting entirely of the men > >circling each other looking for an deadly advantage? I remember one > >dueler saying, "You almost had me there" at some point, though > >nothing visible changed. I watch video of the late kumite rounds of the world Shotokan Cup a few years ago. It was remarkably like this. -Jot -- Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> http://www.bofh.com/books/ "I'm upping my standards, so up yours!" -Pat Paulsen (1927-1997), Presidential Campaign Slogan