[Yes, Ashura is about six foot tall, and his long black hair nearly brushes the grass too. He's not so much muscular as his lithe and lean, like a deer as compared to the bulls the instructors were.
He arched a brow when the other actually picked up what '-ou' meant, and then chuckled.]
No need to stand on ceremony if that is what you worry about.
[He reached out for the practice blades, selecting one that seemed somewhere between broad-sword and katana, twirling it with casual expertise.]