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Cracked ribs? That's gotta be the other person running into you, right?

• TheRealPomax 4y ago
  You're putting the mass of an entire human, with the force of a lunge, on an area smaller than a dime. There is a lot of force getting transferred during impact. Yes, the blade will flex to absorb some of that, but only some.
• charles_f 4y ago
  One was this very classic beginner move - you break both their time and their distance, suddenly they're wa too close, you fend yourself off time, and rather than trying any escaping maneuver as someone trained would, they just counter attack ; with short distance and your full weight already committed to the fente, not great. Teachable moment for everyone. An easy point to make, but risky on the safety angle. The other I don't remember precisely, just that it was a tall brute who was just coming at me. Avoided him with cause every time after