Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160424135023/@comment-26397825-20160514233825

Cinder didn't just block the blade with her bare hands. She full on grabbed that thing, clenched it tightly with her hands, and held it away from her throat. You can bet she was pulling on it while Pyrrha was trying to make it go closer to Cinder's head.

I think that argues that aura is pretty good at stopping things like that.