I’ll print and propose to play the game. I even thought of some cards I want to make, like, diversify grabs. I’ve been looking for this game for a couple of years actually!
The game may be a thing of the past for you, but I think you captured a feel of combat that is right, and made it into a form many people can engage with. That’s a lot!
A few regrets: the jab is drawn as a hook, Recoil is not so clear until you read the play reference, and halving and rounding numbers makes it harder for children who could otherwise totally play the game.
That doesn’t mean you should rework it. But I’ll be glad to see how you would make a new game on a similar topic now that you’ve evolved.