[quote=@MelonHead] If Tab is standing roughly facing Metz (as Metz is charging his open body) then backwards would be to his right, though it's not really important as the current situation has both fighters wrestling for control, its essentially just a grapple. It wouldn't be that hard to transition from a fore-arm block to a wrist grapple after they made contact, as far as I know it's pretty standard practice for disarming. Metz isn't really using his arm to block the blade burst, his arm just gets in the way as he's grappling because the arm is between the blade and Metz face. You have to imagine Metz still being somewhat lower than he should be because he's essentially keeping fairly low to strike low at the body, or at least was until the most recent post. The whole movement is one action, it makes more sense if you imagine him ramming the blade upwards with his right hand while his left twists, faces Tab's and then yanks down while bending. Not that Metz really has the strength to outright overpower Tab, though he is slightly stronger I think. I'm not sure how your character's right arm would be in the way unless we're imagining the scene differently somehow. Metz is driving his blade up immediately after his jab, which took place simultaneously to the blade exploding. (which in turn required Tab's own arm to be up away from his body) The only way Tab's arm would be in the way would be if he completely overcame Metz strength and managed to yank his arm back like he intended in the time it took his knife to richochet and shoot upwards, which seems unlikely as Metz is the stronger. [/quote] Alright, the position of his head would have been nice to know earlier. I was just wondering how he transitioned to a wrist grab since I imagined the back of his forearm against the inside of my characters forearm. (Thus both palms facing the same direction, only Tab's hand is facing Metz's since he was trying to avoid Tab using the sword.) In my mind I have Tab standing with the right side of his body facing Metz's, basically he'd have his right leg between metz's legs. I just imagined him pushing upward right after his jab. Which left the blade slightly behind tab and under his right arm. Where did you have Metz in relation to Tab assuming the latter was in the center of a clock? Also I added Metz's strength score earlier and based on multiplying his base score by 3 (assuming his mana boost is neutral until it ends). Which left them more or less equal in strength. I originally thought it would be more.