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  • During demonstrations in 1978 and 1979, the anti-Shah demonstrators chanted Azhari Goosaleh, bazam migi navareh?

    Shoar in Iran: The sounds from the street 2009

  • [Doctor with torn overcoat refers to Ahmadinejad] Other huge banners read “Ahmadi Goosaleh, bazam migi footballeh?”

    Shoar in Iran: The sounds from the street 2009

  • “Attack and abide in one,” Doshu said, “migi yokogiri,” and Bob delivered his side cut.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • He saw three next steps: he could rise off the pinned sword and go for a horizontal cut—migi yokogiri—that would take Doshu across the chest; he could pivot inward, getting so close to Doshu that Doshu was helpless, and drive backward for a penetrating strike to the chest, tsuki; or he could float backward, find a new stance, and look for another, larger opening.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • I also know your particular style: the cuts are shaky, except for your best, migi kiriage, and your footwork is always suspect, said Kondo.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • He saw three next steps: he could rise off the pinned sword and go for a horizontal cut—migi yokogiri—that would take Doshu across the chest; he could pivot inward, getting so close to Doshu that Doshu was helpless, and drive backward for a penetrating strike to the chest, tsuki; or he could float backward, find a new stance, and look for another, larger opening.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • I also know your particular style: the cuts are shaky, except for your best, migi kiriage, and your footwork is always suspect, said Kondo.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • “Attack and abide in one,” Doshu said, “migi yokogiri,” and Bob delivered his side cut.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • “Attack and abide in one,” Doshu said, “migi yokogiri,” and Bob delivered his side cut.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • I also know your particular style: the cuts are shaky, except for your best, migi kiriage, and your footwork is always suspect, said Kondo.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

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