D'Angelo's choice of response gave Jahar just enough information to begin to confirm his expectations of the Veiled-Ones.  In some ways, Jahar was actually impressed; the man had used the most concise possible movement to avoid the slash while still keeping himself poised for a startlingly quick counterattack.  The choice of target was also telling, attacking the most exposed part of Jahar's body instead of sacrificing speed and position to attempt a killing blow.  All in all an impressive display of poise and skill in battle.

The vestiges of his unsettling smile still upon his face, the Blackvine took one step forward, placing his weight on his front right foot. He crouched his legs for the barest moment, coiling like a spring, and reversed the direction of his own sword.  He swung the much heavier blade across his body in an upward arc from left to right, driving the swing with his legs and core to connect hard with Nicoli's longsword as he drove it downward before it could reach his flesh.  The impact of the blow would likely have shattered lesser blades as bronze and steel connected with a dull ring, and Jahar felt the familiar sting in his hands as vibrations shook the Khopesh.

The swift counter swing was designed to push Nicoli's own sword upward, thrown away by the superior mass of the bronze khopesh, though the force with which Jahar had swung would lose him precious moments were the tattooed man to attempt to follow with another slash. Instead, Jahar pivoted on his planted right foot, using the motion of his brutal swing to turn his body, and immediately lashed out his left leg in a perfectly executed side kick.  

The kick was aimed directly at Nicoli's breastbone; should it connect it would be rather painful, though likely not enough to break bones or gravely injure the man.  Rather, the combination of the sword clash and kick was designed to throw Jahar's opponent off balance.  The Blackvine would waste no time after executing the move, immediately bringing his left leg back beneath him and bringing his sword to bear, ready to attack or defend should his maneuver fail.