What's that, a Lion Duelling deck?  You heard it right folks, I made a Lion Duel Deck and took it to a tournament recently.  This deck made it to the top half, so I would say that it did fairly well.  The focus of this deck is to make the biggest chi you can, and duel, duel, and duel!  Unrefuseable duels worked quite niceley, and I even added Strike with no Thought, Bend Like a Reed, Strike Without Striking, and Strike of Flowing Water to give it a bigger edge.  I used lots of high chi personalities, such as Gunjin, Agetoki, and Matsu Tsuko Inexp.  Gohei is a must because he's PLENTY cheap off the box for his honor.  I found that the deck works well defensivley too because of Gunjin and my enourmously high amounts of focus values for the duel.  The trick to this deck is to one of two things to your opponent.  Either raise your chi to the point where he has no choice BUT to strike, or let your opponent strike and fake him out with Bend Like a Reed.  Don't be afraid to throw down high focus cards, you can use Strike Without Striking or take the honor instead.  Oracle of Fire also worked very much to my advantage, making my personalities even bigger when the duel starts.  The stronghold is what I think powered it most, cancelling all those nasty terrains like Night Battle or Deadly Ground. Here's the list:

Stronghold: Ancient Halls of the Lion
Sensei: Yoritomo

Dynasty: 40
3x Matsu Gohei
3x Matsu Agetoki
3x Ikoma Gunjin
3x Akodo Kage
3x Matsu Hokitare
1x Matsu Tsuko Inexp.
1x Kitsu Motso
1x Matsu Ketsui
3x The Hiruma Dojo
3x Copper Mine
3x Small Farm
3x Merchant Caravan
3x Fortress of the Dragonfly
1x Oracle of Fire
1x Kakita's "The Sword"
1x Charter of the Lion Clan
1x Lions Attack the Crane
1x Inheritance
1x Imperial Gift
1x Chrysanthemum Festival

Fate: 40
3x Strike Without Striking
3x Strike With No Thought
3x Strike of Flowing Water
2x Know the School
3x Bend Like a Reed
3x Counterattack
3x Block Supply Lines
3x Refugees
3x Strength of Purity
3x Come One At a Time
3x Iaijutsu Duel
3x Iaijutsu Art
3x Iaijutsu Challenge
1x Ring of the Void
1x Ancestral Sword of the Lion Clan