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on Nov. 13, 2022

The Body Strike

Drako the barbarian’s friend, Harsova has asked him to help him protect a foreigner who is threatened by assassins. This story is rated “A” for adult readers for nudity, sex, drugs, and violence.

The title is based on Miyamoto Musashi’s “A Book of Five Rings”. The body strike is a technique where, “you approach the enemy through a gap in his guard. The spirit is to strike him with your body. Turn your face a little aside and strike the enemy’s breast with your left shoulder thrust out. Approach with the spirit of bouncing the enemy away, strike as strongly as possible in time with your breathing. If you achieve this method of closing with the enemy, you will be able to knock him ten or twenty feet away. It is possible to strike the enemy until he is dead. Train well.”