He gets out of balance. He knows that his opponent has a huge advantage now, but he doesn't give up that easily. He twisted the blade in a weird position and tries to his his leg as hard as he can so he has to step backwards and that might give Daniel enough time to get up and restore himself. His eyes take a good look at their surroundings but he can't find anything useful that's not too far away. He looks back at his old teacher and just tries to go for his leg as he doesn't have a lot of choices right now.