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** Obi-Wan does exactly this to cut off two of General Grievous' arms in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. (But then, as previously stated, Obi-Wan is a Jedi, while Grievous is one of the few non-force users to wield a lightsaber with any amount of skill.)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'': During the ''brutal'' RooftopConfrontation between Leonardo and Raphael, they end up getting into one with the former's katanas and the latter's sais. This eventually culminates in Raph [[spoiler:''[[WeaponsBreakingWeapons breaking]]'' Leo's katanas and ''nearly killing him.'']]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'': During the ''brutal'' RooftopConfrontation between Leonardo and Raphael, they end up getting into one with the former's katanas and the latter's sais. This eventually culminates in Raph [[spoilers:''[[WeaponsBreakingWeapons breaking]]'' Leo's katanas and ''nearly killing him.'']]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'': During the ''brutal'' RooftopConfrontation between Leonardo and Raphael, they end up getting into one with the former's katanas and the latter's sais. This eventually culminates in Raph [[spoilers: ''[[WeaponsBreakingWeapons breaking]]'' Leo's katanas and ''nearly killing him.'']]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'': [[spoiler: During the ''brutal'' RooftopConfrontation between Leonardo and Raphael, they end up getting into one with the former's katanas and the latter's sais. This eventually culminates in Raph ''[[WeaponsBreakingWeapons breaking]]'' Leo's katanas and ''nearly killing him.''

* Frequently in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films. (Indeed, among writers for ''Star Wars'' movies, this Trope seems to be required by law when choreographing a dramatic lightsaber duel.) Note that this is an unbelievably stupid idea, as the lack of a crossguard on most sabers would mean that if their opponent slid the blade up [[AbsurdlySharpBlade they'd probably lose half their hand]], not to mention quite possibly [[WreckedWeapon having their lightsaber destroyed.]] But then, many sources claim that a lightsaber can only be properly used by someone with Force powers and anyone who does not risks killing himself anyway.)

** Consensus appears to be that two lightsabers stick together when locked, preventing (or at least making difficult) that kind of move. Obi-Wan appears to twist his blade, rather than simply sliding it downwards.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': During the final battle, there is a move called "chance" that initiates a lock between [[spoiler:Link's sword and Ganondorf's. It's the easiest way to beat him]].

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' does this with the characters' staves, and any other device that could be swung around as a melee weapon.

* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', when Kenpachi tried to get into one with Unohana, she drew a dagger with her free hand and stabbed him.
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', it usually appears as an excuse during fights to keep up the TrashTalk and dialogue exchange, as exemplified by Hanzo and Saizo's second fight.

* Done in ''Film/StreetsOfFire'' with sledgehammers rather than swords.
* Done in ''Film/ByTheSword'' as a BreakingSpeech to [[spoiler:Villard by Suba about what really happened the night Suba killed Villard's father.]]
* Thorin and Azog get into one in ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies''. Justified in this case as Azog's blade is forked and Thorin is on the ground pushing up with both hands.

* One such instance occurs in the final battle of ''Film/TigerOnBeat'', but with ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaws]]''.

* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', the blade locks are done very differently. Instead of clashing two [[LaserBlade beam sabers]], they clash their beam sabers against their shields. [[AllThereInTheManual According to various model booklets]], the process that creates beam blades doesn't allow them to block and parry other beam blades as they just slip through, thus they use shields to block beam sabers.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'', [=Gp01=] vs. [=Gp02=] fights are also famous for having blade locks.
* In one of ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'''s first story arcs, Zabuza and Kakashi locked blades for a minute or so. Zabuza had a great carving knife of a sword, bigger than he is. Kakashi had a kunai, a stubby dagger about as long as your hand. If the battle had stuck to the rules of real life Kakashi would now be "the Two-Fingered Ninja".

* The Blade Lock is used as an actual game mechanic in the ''Franchise/StarWars [[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Knight]]'' series of VideoGames, in which you push against a "lightsaber lock" in an attempt to shove your enemy back and/or down and gain a free shot. Losing one against the tougher ones can instantly cause death. There are ways of breaking the lock, though, such as a well-timed Force Push which is handy if you know you're going to lose in a lock. Probably the flashiest move performable from the lock is when one party has two lightsabers and manages to throw one to circle around their opponent and slice them from behind.

* Your battle against CowardlyBoss Koji Shindo in ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} 2'' has you doing this during the final phase of the battle, which takes place in a Japanese courtyard, when Yayoi throws you a sword to use against him.

* Happens at the end of a "boss" minigame in ''VideoGame/WarioWareSmoothMoves''.

* You can lock chainsaw bayonets with an enemy in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar2''. Mash B to win.
* Commonly seen in cutscene fights between Dante and Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''. During their first encounter from ''[=DMC3=]'', they were pushing against each other with so much force that the blades visibly heated at the contact point from the friction.

* Subverted in the Deception trailer for ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', the main villain of the trailer momentarily locked his blade with the leading Jedi he was facing off with, whom immediately breaks the lock by turning slightly to one side, [[JustShootHim loosing his blade and smashing]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Darth Malgus]] in the face with the pommel of his saber hilt. Ala the counterattack described below in the Real Life section.

* In the final boss fight of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI'', Kratos and Ares end up doing this several times during the third round. Winning the confrontation [[LifeDrain gives the winner a big chunk of the loser´s life bar]].
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' features an unusual case of this during Kratos' first battle with Thor, where partway into the brawl, both of them [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks chuck their respective weapons at each other]] (Kratos' Leviathan Axe and Thor's Mjölnir). This leads to both divine weapons colliding and ''hanging'' in a mid-air power struggle, leading to [[CirclingMonologue their respective wielders calmly circling around for a brief exchange of words]] before they both [[SummonToHand recall their weapons to their hands]] and resume duking it out.

* Happens a few times in ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries''.

* ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'': It often happens during lightsaber duels. If the player presses the right buttons, the enemy will be knocked back and take damage, if not, the opposite will happen. For examples of this happening during the plot:
** Starkiller and Rahm Kota get into one. When Kota gets distracted by a vision of himself as Starkiller's Jedi Master, Starkiller overpowers him and shoves Kota's own lightsaber into his eyes, blinding him.
** In the Dark Side ending, Starkiller and Emperor Palpatine get into one. Palpatine uses his free hand to blast Starkiller with Force Lightning, knocking him across the room.
** In the Hoth DLC, Lord Starkiller and Luke Skywalker get into one. Starkiller uses his free hand to Force Push Luke in the gut, making him let go of his lightsaber and allowing Starkiller to chop his hand off.
** In the sequel, Starkiller and Darth Vader get into one. Starkiller gets distracted by a vision of his love interest, Juno Eclipse, dying, allowing Vader to punch him away and escape.
** In the sequel's Endor DLC, the Dark Apprentice and Princess Leia get into one. Unfortunately, the Dark Apprentice is DualWielding, so while she is occupied blocking one lightsaber, he uses the other one to kill her.

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* OlderThanTelevision: In the Creator/VanBeurenStudios era WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat cartoon ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k0Z0tRCmvA The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg]]'', Felix and Captain Kid are sword fighting, and their swords end up locking together due to the blades actually ''fusing together due to the heat from the friction of the fast fight''.

* One such instance occurs in the final battle of ''Film/TIgerOnBeat'', but with ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaws]]''.

* Frequently in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films. (Indeed, among writers for ''Franchise/StarWars'' movies, this Trope seems to be required by law when choreographing a dramatic lightsaber duel.) Note that this is an unbelievably stupid idea, as the lack of a crossguard on most sabers would mean that if their opponent slid the blade up [[AbsurdlySharpBlade they'd probably lose half their hand]], not to mention quite possibly [[WreckedWeapon having their lightsaber destroyed.]] But then, many sources claim that a lightsaber can only be properly used by someone with Force powers and anyone who does not risks killing himself anyway.)

* Happens at the end of a "boss" minigame in ''VideoGame/WarioWare: Smooth Moves''.

** While fighting aboard Trench's flagship in Episode 8, Anakin tries locking the blade of his lightsaber against Brother Hastus's power sword. Hastus is a [[SuperSoldier Space Marine]] wearing PowerArmor, while Anakin is an unarmored baseline human Jedi. It goes about as well as you'd expect with Anakin getting overwhelmed by his opponent's SuperStrength and pinned against a wall. Only the [[BigDamnHeroesMoment sudden intervention]] of Wrecker prevents Anakin from getting sliced in half with his own blade.

* ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs. Warhammer 40K]]'': Quinlan Vos and Commissar Terrandor lock blades during their duel in Episode 35; Quinlan's lightsaber against Terrandor's adamantium-tipped chainsword. Their lock is eventually broken by Rahm Kota, who slices off Terrandor's arm and kicks him away.

Technically, this is called ''tsuba zeriai'' in kendo and ''anbinden'' or simply "bind" in the medieval German longsword tradition, where both parties try to gain a position for an attack by jockeying around so that the 'strong' (the half closer to the hilt) of one's blade is pressing against the opponent's 'weak' (the other half); the kinds of attacks that can be launched from this position vary from thrusts and snapping cuts around the opponent's blade to trapping (including the famous GroinAttack), grappling, and tripping/throwing movements. Also called "''[[GratuitousFrench corps à corps]]''" ([[ConvenientlyPreciseTranslation body to body]]) in fencing/stage combat. But take notice that in RealLife, such blade locks are ideally brief moments before transitioning into the moves just mentioned, and not the ideal chances for [[TalkingIsAFreeAction extended conversations]] or pushing contests that fiction usually depicts.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'': The lock is won by scrabbling the stylus over the screen rapidly. Against a recurring MiniBoss, it's the best way to win, and it's also needed to stun the final boss.

* Commonly seen in cutscene fights between Dante and Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''. During the first encounter from ''[=DMC3=]'', they were pushing against each other with so much force that the blades visibly heated at the contact point from the friction.

** The page quote is from the fight against Mulan villain Shan Yu, during which Sora can lock blades with his foe using a Reaction Command.

** Archer and Gunner get into one. Archer is shocked by how strong Gunner is despite her small size and starts getting pushed back, but Archer [[CombatPragmatist kicks her right in a wound on her torso]], making Gunner stagger back.

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' features an unusual case of this happens during Kratos' first battle with Thor, where partway into the brawl, both of them [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks chuck their respective weapons at each other]] (Kratos' Leviathan Axe and Thor's Mjölnir). This leads to both divine weapons colliding and ''hanging'' in a mid-air power struggle, leading to [[CirclingMonologue their respective wielders calmly circling around for a brief exchange of words]] before they both [[SummonToHand recall their weapons to their hands]] and resume duking it out.

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' features an unusual case of this happens during Kratos' first battle with Thor, where partway into the brawl, both of them [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks chuck their respective weapons at each other]] (Kratos' Leviathan Axe and Thor's Mjölnir). This leads to both divine weapons colliding and ''hanging'' in a mid-air power struggle, all while [[CirclingMonologue their respective wielders calmly circle around for an exchange of words]] before they both [[SummonToHand recall their weapons to their hands]] and resume duking it out.

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' features an unusual case of this happens during Kratos' first battle with Thor, where partway into the brawl, both of them [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks chuck their respective weapons at each other]] (Kratos' Leviathan Axe and Thor's Mjölnir). This leads to both divine weapons colliding and ''hanging'' in a mid-air power struggle, all while [[CirclingMonologue their respective wielders calmly circle around for an exchange of words]] before they both [[SummonToHand recall their weapons to their hands]] and resume the brawl.