History Main / Bladelock

* The [[WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks animated ''Mighty Ducks'']] from Disney had Duke and Falcone do the lock during a sword combat. Duke knocks Falcone off balance, and then knocks him flat on his back. Conclude with snarky comment on the theme of Falcone always talking a bigger fight then he could deliver.

* 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. 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.

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You'd be hard pressed to find a battle anime that ''doesn't'' feature a sword lock at some point, so below are some examples of noteworthy ones only.

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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 [[FridgeLogic one of the few non-force users to wield a lightsaber with any amount of skill]].)

** [[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren's]] lightsaber also addresses the issue with a beam crossguard that he can use [[CombatPragmatist to stab opponents while locking blades with them.]]

** Probably a homage to ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', in which Robin Hood and Sir Guy of Gisbourne similarly talk at intervals throughout their duel; during a BladeLock Sir Guy stealthily pulls a dagger out and tries to stab Robin with it. Robin being an honorable sort, but not LawfulStupid, when the dagger ends up missing Robin's head, Robin runs Sir Guy through with his sword.

* The BladeLock 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. 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.

* This is an ''ability'' in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. A pilot with this ability in a machine with a bladed weapon has a chance to block another robot's blade attack. With the BladeLock animation and everything.

** Archer and Gunner get into one, but Archer [[CombatPragmatist kicks her right in a wound on her torso]], making Gunner stagger back.
** Assassin and Temptress get into one, but Temptress is so strong that Assassin has to drop her dagger and run before she is overwhelmed.

* Contrary to most sport fencing today, longsword fencing in the German styles practically required this. Combined with other techniques like using the pommel and guard as blunt instruments and surprisingly advanced grappling, this was practically the only way to effectively fight an opponent in full armor. The general strategy was to bind, smash or throw your opponent to the ground, and then make a thrust at the now (slightly more) exposed gaps in your opponent's armor. Several techniques involved putting one or both hands on the blade of the sword, for extra leverage. However, this sort of blade contact was transient, usually with one fighter either disengaging or winning the bind, most often though superior technique, as opposed to the face-to-face brute-force contest of strength that is often portrayed in cinema and video games.

* In the final boss fight of ''Videogame/GodOfWar'', 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]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts2 "You think you can overpower ME?!"]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGames/KingdomHeartsII "You think you can overpower ME?!"]]

** When this happened between Kenshin and Saito, Saito shoved Kenshin against a wall and nearly managed to push the blade into Kenshin's throat.

** Probably a homage to ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', in which Robin Hood and Sir Guy of Gisbourne similarly talk at intervals throught their duel; during a BladeLock Sir Guy stealthily pulls a dagger out and tries to stab Robin with it. Robin being an honorable sort, but not LawfulStupid, when the dagger ends up missing Robin's head, Robin runs Sir Guy through with his sword.

* Subverted in ''Film/KillBill Vol. 2''. When the Bride and Elle lock swords in their final battle, [[spoiler:the Bride simply takes the opportunity provided by the drop in defenses to tear out Elle's other eye.]]

* Commonly seen in cutscene fights between Dante & Vergil in ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 3''.

* Occurs in PrinceOfPersia2008 during battle, particularly when fighting against the Mourning King, which requires mashing a button to defeat him.

* You can lock chainsaw bayonets with an enemy in ''GearsOfWar 2''. Mash B to win.

** At one point they were pushing against eachother so much the blades visibly heated against eachother from the friction.

* Averted (hypothetically) in Creator/TimPowers' ''Literature/TheDrawingOfTheDark''. Aurelianus attempts to explain to the protagonist Brian Duffy, using BladeLock as a metaphor, why epic magic is impossible when there's another powerful wizard of opposing alignment in the room. Duffy, a gritty old soldier, remarks: "I wouldn't just stand there straining. I'd knee the bastard and spit in his eyes."

* [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Optimus]] and Megatron do this on occasion with blades from their [[http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/b/b8/PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg hands.]]

* [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Optimus]] and Megatron do this on occasion with blades from their [[http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/b/b8/PrimeEp23-PrimeMegatron.jpg hands]].

* [[http://topentertainmentblog.com/the-last-samurai-3d-animation/#more-1081 This awesome video]] of a short Samurai Showdown.