Well, at least he had stopped with the insults. As weird as they were. Akira rolled to the side and turned to face him, just in time to start blocking what was being thrown at him. Eliot's strikes were fierce but he was full of openings. All Akira had to do was wait until he could find a moment to get through and exploit that weakness. However, being still on the ground didn't give him the best advantage. He waited for another strike and pushed his blade back against his before shoving as hard as he could, throwing himself forward with the momentum. As he did so he reached out to grab Eliot's arm to stop him from being able to strike so quickly, and hauled the bokken he was holding back quickly before striking in retaliation. As he did so, he let out another shout.