Gladio Mori – Guide to Longsword Movement / Alternate Stance Techs

Longsword Movement / Alternate Stance Tech

By Victor_VG

Longsword movement tech

Longsword 1U LowDQ: Weave. A diagonal slash that leaves you on your opponent’s left side. Good at dodging vertical attacks and attacks coming from their left, but relatively low-damaging and requires good distance managing and timing to use effectively

Longsword 1 UAE -> I: Deflect. To use this combo effectively, you must be moving towards your opponent’s right shoulder. The first attack is not meant to deal damage, it is just a parry and setup to use I more effectively and get you out of the way of any vertical attacks.

Alternate stance tech

• Longsword 1 -> Longsword 2: O -> OJ -> J
• Longsword 2 BL: Lock in. This makes it harder to go out of Longsword 2
• Longsword 2 BJ -> BL: Alternative swing. A low, fast horizontal swing. Also hits when going BL to BJ

• Longsword 2I J: Saw. Raises your sword up until it hits something, then slashes horizontally.
• Longsword 2 -> Longsword 1: O (held)

• Longsword 2 –> Longsword 3: , block
  • Crosses arms
• Longsword 3 –> Longsword 4: J block

• Longsword 2 –> J: C shaped fast cut

• Longsword 4 -> Longsword 1: BLow
• Longsword 3 -> Longsword 1: L