Ataru. Ken knew of the style but he had never even considered practicing it. It was a lot of flash with overwhelming power and acrobatics mixed in. However he immediately had put himself into a disadvantage against Ken by picking that particular style. Ken paid attention to the arm movements and swiftly moved to the side calmly and with grace dodging the blow as he kept a fair distance from his opponent if he coutinued to push however he would have to swap over to Makashi. Still Ken watched carefully for the feet and leg movements too tell where the blows would come from. Observing while defending against any more blows watching for openings. It would be presumptuous and foolish to aim for a blow off the bat against a power duelist. He kept his feet steady and apart planted solidly on the mat as he moved. Steady footwork was the key to a great fighting and control. If Alek failed to come at him however Ken use a light force push with his free hand in an attempt to spur on the man.