sent the email to DR-Socharis for bug board, haven't gotten reply yet, so here's bug i found.
the skill name is working for its abbreviation, but not for the whole word typed out:
exp sk def
Showing Defending experience:
SKILL: Rank/Percent towards next rank/Amount learning/Mindstate fraction
Defending: 148 31.45% fascinated (25/34)
Time Development Points: 13 Favors: 14 Deaths: 11 Departs: 0
Overall state of mind: clear
EXP HELP for more information
>exp sk defending
'defending' is not a valid skill.
Explore the Final Frontier - the unknown calls
also -- for brawling the other poster said that would be learned by the non-combat brawl move, i tried these with my cleric, i was moving brawling, not tactics in leucros, with brawling of 129, and 228 tactics. Tactics didn't move at all.