Board Thread:Kōgakure General RP/@comment-28412345-20170501140009/@comment-24714922-20170504125914

As Shoka side stepped to Takahiro's left, he would immediately begin switching up his attack on the fly. Before the blade could even travel very far in the swing he swapped his grip, now instead of having the blade pointed up, it instead pointed down. The left hook which had been brewing from the start evolved into a grapple, Takahiro would grip Shoka's left arm by the wrist, avoiding any potential vertical blades that might have blocked a punch to the face and yanked on it as he turned his body, essentially throwing Shoka behind him as he spun, however instead of letting go Takahiro would stab downwards at Shoka's right thigh with a rather quick and aggressive motion which would leave some deep gashes in the back of his leg, it was quite clear that they should have used wooden weapons. The Tanto that Taka used was less of a sword and more of a dagger meaning it was much more optimal in such tight quarters than Shoka's Ninjato which traditionally required more space to be able to swing effectively if they wanted to do damage. It was one of the reasons Takahiro had never invested in a full blown sword. A part of him also enjoyed the primal brutality a dagger offered.