Raymond
Thankfully enough, Chiho had actually practiced enough on his own time to be good enough with the blade fundamentally to complete a parry. It was textbook however, and telegraphed, but it was good for someone who'd never had a chance before to hold a blade. Chiho stiffly pushed Sousaku's strike to the side, his arm straining under the force. . . One was meant to use finesse over force in a one handed style, but it would take some getting used to regardless.

"Y-Yes. . . Tch. . . This is so much harder than swinging a branch."

Chiho threw a strike back, another textbook slash, at the very least, he hadn't slacked on his studying before this.
Jared
He quickly moved his wrist, flicking it and parrying with the strike that Chiho had thrown. He may not have been the greatest with the way of Kenjutsu, but he knew more at least. He was going to bring Chiho to his level, and perhaps he would even be able to go even farther than he had ever gotten. He placed his foot against the ground firmly, and got into a wide stance. He wanted him to attack him face on, he had to get faster at striking live opponents.

"Strike me."

He said, ushering him to do it.
Raymond
Skidding back, Chiho balanced himself, trying to refrain from dipping into the Drunken stance he was so privy to. While his taijutsu was definitely up to snuff, he barely even knew how to swing a sword, and he'd do himself no favors in not learning the basics at the very least. Giving a nod, Chiho dug his foot into the ground before dashing forward, a wide swing, one meant to catch an enemy more than strike them down, aiming for Sousaku's mid section. While most people would be worried of hurting their partner. . . Chiho genuinely believed Sousaku was just as tough as Lord Eleventh.

"I'll do my best!"
Jared
Sousaku watched as the blade traveled to his side, whilst he could block it, he wanted Chiho to have a sense of accomplishment. He stood there, and tanked the blow as the sword glided off of his body. He had adapted quickly, and switched up his attacking pattern nicely. That's what he was happy about, and that's how Chiho had improved. Though he wondered if he actually wanted to get some better Kenjutsu training. He wasn't the best, but he knew a person who was quite skilful in it to say the least.

"Good job. You've improved since the start of our training, if you want to receive better Kenjutsu training, perhaps go see Sadako."
Raymond
"Really? I mean. . . I hope so. . . I don't want to just mess up the moment I try to use this in a mission is all. . . I can't stop here obviously, but I'm glad that it's totally a good start."

He carefully held the sword, trying to remember the weight. It was heavy, but not unuseably so. Perhaps if he put some time into the forges he could make something for himself?. . . Though that was for later. At the mention of Sadako however, Chiho lit up, almost as though given the most wondrous idea.

"Oh! That's perfect! I can use kenjutsu training as an excuse to interro- politely question her about stuff and things for that thing we talked about! Great idea!"

``` Tutoring end```