Anbo-Jyutsu Match

A proposed ritualized, close-quarters hand-to-hand duel — the anbo-jyutsu match Kyle plans to settle a personal grievance with his son. The contest appears only as a looming, arranged bout discussed in Pulaski's office: Kyle downplays its danger and treats it as sport while Pulaski warns of real physical and emotional harm. The match functions as a tangible threat in the scene, prompting heated argument and revealing Kyle's defensive pride and cavalier physical familiarity.

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Purpose

To resolve a personal grievance or score through formalized ritual combat, testing skill and settling disputes by direct physical contest.

Significance

Serves as the story's immediate moral and dramatic fulcrum: it externalizes family conflict, forces Pulaski's ethical confrontation with Kyle, raises the risk to Will, and escalates pressure on Riker's forthcoming choice about duty and paternal responsibility.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E14 · The Icarus Factor

Pulaski Confronts Kyle — The Duel's Moral Reckoning

The anbo-jyutsu match exists as the contested object of the scene: it is the proposed ritual that catalyzes Pulaski's intervention and Kyle's evasive framing. The match functions narratively as both a literal physical contest and a symbolic test of their father-son relationship, raising moral and professional questions.

Before: A rumored plan circulating through ship gossip; proposed by Kyle and known to others via the scuttlebutt.

After: Remains proposed and publicly minimized by Kyle; its ethical and practical threat has been highlighted but not resolved.

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