another block/charge "twist"

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Yep. Another common myth. I hear that a lot...."If the defender backs up or doesn't take it right in the chest, it's a block".

The only way you can battle the myth -- besides clearing it up verbally every single time you hear it (oy!) -- is to call it correctly. If someone objects that the defender was moving, just counter with, "yes, laterally" or "obliquely." It's hard to effectively debate that point.