Since he wasn't expecting it from a greenhorn, the feint caught King badly enough that he was at least thrown off-balance somewhat by the kick, the recovery time making it easier for Julian to avoid the next knife jab that came for his chest. King anticipated this, though, and instead did a flip back out of the way, taking his knife in mid-air and throwing it at Julian so that the blur of his movement made it more difficult to tell what he was doing.