[b]Tesusto saw the movement, and aimed to beat her to the punch. He quickly kicked at her right knee with his own right leg in his kneeled position, then slipped his blade downwards on a left angle in the hold. He slides the blade to the right of him, keeping it away, as he slaps Irina's left hand out of the way. In an act of desperation, the samurai quickly hit the woman in the gut with the palm of his hand and dove back out of her reach. [/b]