[The key difference is in the fact that nobody dies fighting in the world tournaments. Nor are they forced to be there.]

Well...the Tributes were all young, right? This was a special technique that older martial arts masters first discovered and then passed on to their students. I've never heard of anyone young learning it without being taught by a martial arts master.

[Then she realizes Effie hasn't eaten her snack yet.]

I hope you're going to have some of your snack, after all the exercising you've been doing already.