Talk:Choosing Your Mark/@comment-16241899-20130911091120/@comment-16533050-20140308092822

Yes, the way the scene is handled with Daud stabbing Corvo is very poorly conceived.

I've studied fencing and the way its presented is extremely difficult to reproduce. If Daud was holding his Assassin's Blade in the standard format, it'd be EXTREMELY difficult for him to have enough thrusting power to push the blade through his opponent, as the positioning is hard on the wrist.

If Daud reverses his grip on the pommel and (as Mastercrafter405 said) grips it such that the blade is held as a dagger (blade downward), then it is possible to push the blade with enough force to kill Corvo using a backward motion. Again, however, the positioning is awkward at best.