>Seriously though, how are you going to defend yourself better
>if you
>are in a less mobile position and have lost the advantage of
>leverage?
>There is just no way in hell that what you are saying makes
>sense/is
>at all logical.

Apparently you've never fenced, professionally, or as a kid with a wooden sword. Fending off blows when you're on your back isn't hard at all, and being a trained warrior in the world of CF, I don't see any problems with it. As for the added defense boost when you're down, whatever, the first concern was a nifty echo.

As for logical, I suppose everything in the world of CF makes perfect sense. Such as the one hit pugils, or the mostly non insta-death impales, or Valgs seriously questionable 'new' spells with half-assed names.