[Back a step, pull the blade back - he can't turn it as freely as the shorter sword, at least not yet, the length of time it takes leaving him open for too long.
He's not the sort for wild swinging and he's not really expecting to be greatly victorious at this point. So when he brings the sword down in a vertical slash, it doesn't actually have all his strength behind it, just the weight of the blade itself and enough muscle to keep it controlled.]
no subject
[Back a step, pull the blade back - he can't turn it as freely as the shorter sword, at least not yet, the length of time it takes leaving him open for too long.
He's not the sort for wild swinging and he's not really expecting to be greatly victorious at this point. So when he brings the sword down in a vertical slash, it doesn't actually have all his strength behind it, just the weight of the blade itself and enough muscle to keep it controlled.]