[i]Did I just break his spirit?[/i] Takao thought at the sight of his rather desperate-looking thrust, that wasn't even pointed towards his heart. his opponent's arms are rather open, so Takao instantly raised his sword a bit to swing down & chop his arms, only to realize that his opponent lowered his sword so avoid it. [i]Shit, its a trap![/i] Takao hissed at the realization that he's being at his opponent's killing zone. In an instinctive attempt to preserve his life, he thrusted his sword forward towards his opponent's heart (with his opponent's sword being lower than his, it would be quite open). It was more of a defensive move than anything, and he doesn't really like to be on the defensive side.