[quote=@Vordak]
He's just as fast as your ordinary martial artist - which i think was what i sticked to throughout our fight.
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eh, I dunno, not many martial artists could react to the blade actually piercing their armour and move so significantly. Remember that Sigurd aimed for the base of Gigue's neck, and the blade ended up basically harmlessly sliding down his back, that's quite a significant change in a very short period of time.

I say harmlessly because it doesn't seem like Gigue was perturbed all that much by the blade stabbing him, it certainly didn't impact his ability to lift Sigurd up and throw him.