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It seems odd that you could physically force a weapon away to the point that it's harder to defend with it, but posing no impediment to attacking with it.
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Think of it this way, when you go to attack someone, say swinging a sword at them, what's the first thing you do? Bring the weapon back to a position to swing it and get some momentum in the blade. So if you knock my weapon to the side, it's right where I want to put it to hit you anyway. But if I want to parry with that weapon, I have to bring it all the way back between you and I. Hence, harder to parry, not to attack.
However, thrusts would be harder, since I'd have to realign my sword properly to thrust it into yer gullet.