[quote=@Vordak] If Florian parries the weak (closer to the tip) of Brennus' sword with the strong of his (closer to the hilt), then he can do it even with one hand. [/quote] He's not doing that though, he's stepping into the attack exposing more of himself to Brennus' 'blade' and also reducing the target he has to strike at on the sword to the wider area. His sword is also on the wrong side of his body to parry with the 'strong' part of his blade. Also, you must have misunderstood something, my character's left foot was only behind his right when he attacked, it says in that post 'his right foot back.' I might have somehow misled you with the earlier mention of the left side facing you, when it would have been more appropriate to say his left shoulder was closer to his opponent, but in my opinion neither signify what you were saying. You never said how you were holding the sword, but I inferred from your immediate grappling focus that your character was only using it in one hand leaving the second hand free for grappling.