When the chips are down
the stakes are high
the difference between losing and winning comes to a point
years of training boils down to instinct
every moment up to now plays in slow motion
A parry and an advance manifests by your body before you realize it’s in your mind
a lunge reaches forward coming from the ice in your veins
stretching to make contact from across the mat
contact comes as you make your point known
silence erupts into victorious shouts
you have won the match to end all bouts
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