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Once again, Sira is in another match.
Alright, heartbreaker. Let’s see how well you can dance.Junn mostly stays in longpoint — a position where the sword is extended forward nearly horizontally, pointing at the opponent. He can prod Sira’s defenses and strike with a thrust if he is careless.
When Sira tries to cut at the blade to knock it away, he dips under and over his cuts and tries to thrust.
Occasionally, he will try to circle his blade around Sira’s to avoid the bind — by having the blades contact each other, the two can feel each others’ force and intentions.
After a couple of close exchanges, Junn begins transitions to ox guard — his sword resting above his head and the blade becomes parallel to the ground. He’s taking this a lot more seriously.
Rather than thrusting, Junn begins throwing out a series of thwart cuts — horizontal cuts aimed at Sira’s head. With both of his hands on the hilt, he can use the leverage to quickly shift from one side to the other.
Sira responds to this by…
>Slide to the side and thrust (inquartata)Slide towards side while thrusting with one hand on the hilt, allowing Sira to gain more reach.
>Put his hand to the ground for a low thrust (Passata soto)By getting as close to the ground as possible, Sira is able to thrust at his belly.
>Crooked strike to swat aside his blade (Krumphau)Sira holds his sword in front of him and performs a vertical sweeping cut that slaps aside Junn’s blade, allowing him to displace the cuts and cut at his fingers.
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