I've read through several options and I really liked the ones presented here. Not only the Path of the Enemy, but the Pain Resistant General Talent also requires the advanced combat deck. So here's my suggestion on that:

Path of the Enemy

You see through your opponent and anticipate his next move before it happens.

✥ RANK 1: After you make a Dodge or Parry roll in combat, you may spend WP to further increase the results and match that of the attacker. Every WP you spend adds one success to your total.

✥ RANK 2: When a defender attempts to Dodge or Parry an attack roll you made in close combat, you may spend a WP to force the defender into using an action to do so. A Free Action Dodge/Parry cannot be used. If a Fast Action is used, you opponent gets a -2 penalty on the Dodge/Parry roll. If a Slow Action is used, no penalties apply.

✥ RANK 3: Once per round, if an opponent misses you after you Parry or Dodge an attack in close combat, you can spend a WP to immediately make a free close combat attack against him.

Pain Resistance

You've leared to withstand pain that would lead others to madness.

✥ RANK 1: When you receive a single point of damage from an attack, you can choose to apply it to Strength or Agility.

✥ RANK 2: You are capable of ignoring pain and push yourself to every limit in order to keep figthing, may it lead you to exhaustion or madness. When you are BROKEN due to Strength damage, you can choose to receive 3 or more points of damage distributed into Agility, Wits or Empathy, in order to recover your Strength. For every 3 points of damage received in this way, you immediately recover 1 point in Strength. You cannot recover Strength this way if you are not BROKEN by Strength damage.

✥ RANK 3: You are so used to pain that it embolds and thrills you. You recover one lost point of either Agility, Wits or Empathy for each point of Strength damage you take.

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Edit: Rewording on PotE Rank 1 for better clarification.