"Don't count Aniki out so fast!" Kulon retorted. "Aniki's awesome!"
Sadamitsu bowed back and slid into his own stance, raising his bokuto in both hands in front of him. The way Lancelot was holding his sword was strange. Sadamitsu had only seen a hold like that with a knife before and had never expected to see that large a blade held like that. He paused for a moment, then shot forward with a yell and a swing down at Lancelot's shoulder.
As the fight progressed, Lancelot would probably be able to make a few observations about Sadamitsu: He was tired, having been exerting himself heavily for some time before their duel; He was enjoying himself while taking the fight seriously; He didn't seem to have any particular style and likely had little-to-no formal training, though he was definitely experienced and knew what he was doing; His motions weren't balanced or finely honed, rather he subscribed to the "the best defense is a good offense" school of thought and there was some wasted energy and motion in his movements; He wasn't wide open to a counter-attack, but there were plenty of weak points that a skilled swordsman might turn into openings, yet would be harder for someone fighting unarmed or with something like a knife or club to exploit, which said something about the kind of opponents he had initially learned to fight against.
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Sadamitsu bowed back and slid into his own stance, raising his bokuto in both hands in front of him. The way Lancelot was holding his sword was strange. Sadamitsu had only seen a hold like that with a knife before and had never expected to see that large a blade held like that. He paused for a moment, then shot forward with a yell and a swing down at Lancelot's shoulder.
As the fight progressed, Lancelot would probably be able to make a few observations about Sadamitsu: He was tired, having been exerting himself heavily for some time before their duel; He was enjoying himself while taking the fight seriously; He didn't seem to have any particular style and likely had little-to-no formal training, though he was definitely experienced and knew what he was doing; His motions weren't balanced or finely honed, rather he subscribed to the "the best defense is a good offense" school of thought and there was some wasted energy and motion in his movements; He wasn't wide open to a counter-attack, but there were plenty of weak points that a skilled swordsman might turn into openings, yet would be harder for someone fighting unarmed or with something like a knife or club to exploit, which said something about the kind of opponents he had initially learned to fight against.