Warstrider : Jackers

To Western sensibilities, the tea ceremony is alien, flat, and lifeless. To Nihonjin, however, each motion, each aspect is charged with subtle meaning, providing aesthetic stimulation, refreshment, and the well-being and security of time-honored ritual. Here, surely, is the soul of Zen, understatement speaking directly to the mind.

—Japan: From the Past to Tomorrow

Frank Harrison

C.E. 2045

Basic to all combat is the concept of using an opponent's strenghth against him .