Thread:8-Bit Jack/@comment-4202322-20130521102126/@comment-5607198-20130522045321

I'd have to be looking at it to give you my opinion on the actual movements, and i'm not willing to look at yubtub for it.

I will say that you DEFINITELY can throw an opponent off that way. It's kind of a cornerstone of western sword combat. Despite media convention, longswords are not for dramatic slashes and chops, they are for stabbing the dick in front of you. You use the more asthetically pleasing stuff to clear an opening, but it can hurt you: Just today, in fact, my friend went for a strike to my midsection, which I caught on my guard and used the momentum to strike his hands.

If you're interested, I do full-contact fencing, using a bastard sword.