Ken saw that his opponent was not going to try to move into a counter offensive but he also sensed that she wasn't particularly calm in the midst of Ken's offensive flurry. Ken knew he had plenty of options at his disposal now and he would pick the right one if given the chance. Ken started to slash with less force but he started to stab at Aria's defensive blade probing at her with the blade. If this was with his usual saber this battle would be much easier. But this standard training saber hindered his ability to maneuver his saber. Ken pressed on Aria breathing in slowly and methodically controlling his breathing. His lessons he learned on his time on the wookie homeworld served him well. His fellow consulars had condemned him for his equal focus on his lightsaber skills alongside his force abilities but he wasn't going to go into any situation half cocked. His green saber weaved a beautiful arc of emerald waves as his blade smashed against Aria's wall. 

What would he need to do in order to get Aria to fall? Would he need to change into another style? Would he need to keep with Makashi? He could use the force but anymore than he did already would be frowned on by Zhar probably. For now he just needed to wait for her to make a slight slip up even the smallest one would leave her open for him to disarm her or push her back. The defensive style she was using wasn't going to withstand his Makashi assault for much longer. He would eventually find a way into her guard he just needed to puncture her guard! Ken's mind was a blur of thoughts and it was hampering his ability to think of a complex strategy but Org Gle had drilled into him that a jedi needn't think to fight merely let their body do it's job. Ken was in auto-pilot his mind focused on strategy, his body weaving and bobbing a probing but steady offensive.