Watch your opponent's blade. When it flashes, they are about to strike. Yuki is quick and light. Hayato is slower, but his long sword reaches farther and hits harder. The Red Ronin is the hardest: fast, heavy and hard to break.
◀ ▶Walk. Double-tap toward your opponent to flip over them. Double-tap away to hop back.▲Jump over low cuts, or right over their head.▲▲Swallow Flip: tap up twice to somersault forward and cut down from above. It can't be blocked, but it needs 5 seconds to recharge.BlockHold to block. Tap it just as their blade flashes brightest for a Perfect Block: the sword bounces off and they are wide open.StrikeSlash. Works in the air too. Hit right after a Perfect Block for big damage.Rushing RiverHold away until Takeo crouches and glows, then forward + Strike.FirePerfect Blocks and hits fill Forge Fire. When full, throw two small fireballs and a big one.SpiritWhen the Spirit bar is full, the spirit of Kanemori's sword rises, five times its size, and cuts down everything in front of you.