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Except it isn't. Your concept does not translate adequately into this scenario.

In order for your stated scenario to work, you would have to immediately move at 250 feet per second in a direction that you are swinging the sword.
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No, you've just misunderstood my metaphor. You don't wait until the moment where dodging is impossible to dodge something. 
Regardless, I actually agree that modern day firearms and futuristic firearms have no place in a tournament with medieval and fantasy opponents, I made that argument a few days ago.