[quote=@Vordak]
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Well, i don't think either of us even mentioned Hikaru angling the blade with her hands. Just to clear this up - at what angle do you want her to strike? At a steep angle, or perpendicular to his chest?
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I was thinking his knife was held mostly vertical with a slight inward angle due to you saying he'd move on her inward side should something happen, so that's the most convenient, I think, rather than blocking with te blade horizontally and the handle on his left side. Therefore, I planned on her stepping to the side to slide it past, moving her hand about even with her shoulder and the back of her hand facing upwards so that the blade is angled down as to the left, angled perpendicular to him.