Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-72.69.34.104-20160921225807/@comment-25396609-20160925165924

73.Anon.52 wrote: Phantomlink959 wrote: Shield bash is moslty a diversionary or counter technique, far from ideal for agressive combat. Literally throwing your only weapon away is just generally a bad idea if you don't have a guaranteed retrieval method. again... I give you Blake and Adam... neither really has a true back-up plan for retrieval... I'm not saying jaune would use the shield to launch his sword as much as they do, But I could see him using this kind of strategy to extend his range for opening rounds of combat and strategic strikes

Blake uses her ribbon and Adam uses his exclusively in close quarters where retrieving it is a non-issue