Martial Arts: How does Disarm work? - Page 2

whswhs · 10-14-2007, 11:47 PM

I've been looking closely at the fencing styles and their maneuvers, which I expect to use soon.

The Disarm maneuver lets you attempt to strike at a foe's weapon, with intent to knock it out of their hand. If you succeed, you have a quick contest of weapon skills or of Disarm vs. Retain Weapon.

Now, if I'm a fencer, and someone makes a Disarm move at me, can I use an active defense against it? Can I dodge? Can I parry? It seems as if parrying a Disarm would involve putting your weapon in the way of the Disarm, which kind of defeats the purpose, but Martial Arts does say that there are moves called "parries" that involve getting out of the way. So if I make my defense roll, did my adversary just waste that Disarm?

Or is it impossible to defend against a Disarm, and do we go right to the quick contest?

Bill Stoddard

10-14-2007, 11:47 PM	#1
whswhs Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS	Martial Arts: How does Disarm work? I've been looking closely at the fencing styles and their maneuvers, which I expect to use soon. The Disarm maneuver lets you attempt to strike at a foe's weapon, with intent to knock it out of their hand. If you succeed, you have a quick contest of weapon skills or of Disarm vs. Retain Weapon. Now, if I'm a fencer, and someone makes a Disarm move at me, can I use an active defense against it? Can I dodge? Can I parry? It seems as if parrying a Disarm would involve putting your weapon in the way of the Disarm, which kind of defeats the purpose, but Martial Arts does say that there are moves called "parries" that involve getting out of the way. So if I make my defense roll, did my adversary just waste that Disarm? Or is it impossible to defend against a Disarm, and do we go right to the quick contest? Bill Stoddard