His own attack was easily foiled by a well-timed explosion of chi the pressure was enough to throw Ryuku’s right arm back and away leaving his right side exposed for a counter attack. On top of that he felt resistance on his staff as the metal of his opponent’s weapon enclosed around it, preventing him from whipping it across his body for defense. A change in tactics was needed.

He shifted his upper body, rotating his torso clockwise and bringing his right shoulder back and away from the knife hand strike. Ryuku also released his staff, using the momentum given to him by the chi explosion that sent his arm back to throw his body into a side long spin which would carry him off of the glass pillar. There would be no counter-attack, he needed the firm ground beneath his feet and not this glass pillar.

He would not continue to gather Chi either, rather, the moment his feet touched the ground he would realign his Chi from the air to the earth below him. Its steadfast defensive techniques would of much more value than the fast paced air ones he had planned on using earlier.