[quote=@ImportantNobody]
<Snipped quote by Vordak>

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.
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You've probably messed up the stances, as there is no way it could result in a perpendicular strike. They aren't in mirror stances, here both have the left or right foot leading - Hikaru has the right leading and Vos has the left.