[Ansteorra-rapier] Ansteorra-rapier Digest, Vol 17, Issue 17

[Kevin Wilson]

Well, if we're talking about possible tacky moves, and with the discussion
about what to do when a blade is grabbed, I'll add this:

Scenario:

I'm fighting, say, Robin (first name that came to mind, not sure why).
We're fighting using blade grasping.  At one point he grabs my blade, say,
2/3 of the length towards the tip (beyond the fulcrum of the forte and
foible) firmly to move it out of the way and go for a thrust.  As soon as he
does, I drop my blade and do whatever wiggy dance I have to to avoid his
attack.  Now the sudden weight change of my blade in his hand is GOING to
move the blade in his hand.  If he can hold a rapier up by the foible
without it even budging in his grasp, then I don't ever want to shake hands
with the guy.  So, most likely, play has more or less stopped, because I'm
unarmed, and Robin, being the honorable sort is not going to attack an
unarmed opponent.  I ask for my blade back, he complies, and we can
continue, but now he's lost the hand.

It definitely plays your opponent's honor against them.  But it is an
option.  

I think this move is called "pulling a Porthos".

Corvin