[quote=@DJAtomika]
[@MelonHead] So does that mean my close range attack missed? Itsuki was down on the floor and past Judgement already with her attack. 
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My character interrupted that attack, his sword strike was conducted as your character was falling to the ground.

Judgement swings, Itsuki jumps high enough into the air to avoid a sword strike at mid-height, she falls at the normal speed of a human falling (there isn't much you can do to adjust how quickly you can fall in this circumstance) Judgement being superhuman is holding a piece of metal that weighs a minute amount to him, and can easily draw his blade back to threaten Itsuki before she even hits the ground, which is what happened.

You'll have to decide what to do about the immediate threat before you can launch your ground attack, because you haven't hit the ground unmolested yet.