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@CloSeph  
I made reference to nicks in response to your strange and vague assertion that ‘nicks can only do so much’.

@CloSeph  
Again, this guard position has nothing to do with nicks on the edges catching and slowing down a thrust (which is not a stroke).

@thps48  
It is not about the blades biting into each others’ edges causing nicks. I literally recreated this with 3 knives; two of the same make one of different steel. The difference in the hardness of the steels caused them to grind against each other along the sides of the knife made from different steel.
 
Doing the same test with 3 knives of the same steel I found very little resistance; and after finely processing the edges I could barely feel any resistance at all.
 
Whatever knowledge of ‘western blades’ you have is clearly lacking