One possible take on martial arts and "parry"

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Originally Posted by Nils_Lindeberg

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. IQ 14 (2p)MA V Gives +1 dice for an enemy and -0 DX for you when def. or dodg., +2 dice for DX -4 and +3 dice for DX -10.
Unarmed nerve attack (Disarm or knockdown) when you do at least enemy ST / 5 dmg (round up).

Summary: "Poor man's parry"
Implement a trade-off between to-hit and enemy to-hit. Make it available to everyone. Add it to UC talents and remove some of the limits on minimum adjDX and no armor rule. People need high adjDX to use it properly anyway. Make it possible to Defend and Dodge at the same time at high talent levels.

I disagree with IQ 14 martial talents because of the 40-point attribute cap. I recommend lowering the IQ req and adding DX and ST reqs if you want to restrict the talent to higher than 32 points, as in my post above with a ST 11 req.