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DAN004
Since: Aug, 2010
2013-10-12 19:50:39
Martial Arts Do Not Work That Way?
Either way it's a good thing to put in YKTTW.
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Freezer
Since: Jan, 2001
FuzzyBoots
Since: Jan, 2001

There's no reason we shouldn't have this one by now, so please show me the page I'm missing.
Fighting game characters almost always block (the full damage of) attacks by putting their arms into the path of the blow. Recent games don't often see characters holding shields or summoning barriers; raise the arms in front of the face or body, and that's enough to only take chip damage.