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Sword blocking needs to be reintroduced

This is a feature that was removed from Minecraft Java Edition in version 1.9 and I don't think it was ever in Bedrock Edition. It should be re added in this new combat update. It would work mostly like how it works on the legacy console versions.

The Minecraft wiki (https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Blocking) states, "Swords are used for blocking incoming attacks. Blocking will slightly decrease knockback and damage by 50% from melee attacks, arrows and explosions, by holding down the respective button [...] while wielding any type of sword. Blocking does not decrease the sword's durability. While blocking, the player moves at a speed slower than if they were sneaking."

One thing I would change about this, is that the swords would take damage while blocking.

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    https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/community/posts/360011083352--Java-Parity-Sword-Blocking-

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    Por favor agreguen la combat update en minecraft bedrock edition

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    it actually was in bedrock edition because I have Minecraft for ps3 and Minecraft on console is automatically considered bedrock edition.

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    It should be reintroduced. It would be good for early game and a quick way to block damage instead of the shield (which should be nerfed) It also was a fun way to say hello to people. We could see this is brought back in the 1.21 update. Which was said to be a combative update, so adding a fun and useful technique back to Minecraft could bring some people to the new combat. It could also be useful on modern PvP, and could bring some servers to the modern day era of PvP.  There's a reason most servers didn't go to the 1.9 era, because it was slow (shields) not as fun (the cooldowns were long and one miss means you're done for) The blocking with a sword could be eased into 1.21. They could make the cooldowns less annoying, and more fun, also rid of shields being OP. The shield blocks all incoming damage. The axe's cooldown makes sense, but is almost useless and is only useful to disable the opposing player's shield. I've been dissing on 1.9 this whole time, but I have enjoyed it, but changes should be made. Playing one round on pvp legacy is as long as 5 Hypixel Bedwars game. Everyone loved blocking with a shield so no one would mind it being added back into Minecraft. In addition, blocking with sword would add new reason to play and give us something we haven't seen in mainstream Minecraft for a while. Just adding it would be enough for me. Mojang here the pleas of of 1.8 players add back blocking.It was never in Bedrock, Xbox360 PS3 and WiiU count as Legacy Console Edition.