[MA] Non-Standard Whip Techniques

[Gigermann]

Originally Posted by zoncxs

He is using the whip skill, Kusari skill, flail skill and shortsword skill.

Explain your thinking regarding Kusari?

Originally Posted by Donny Brook

I'm not so sure it's a Rapid Strike, since he's not hitting anything. Maybe it's more like a All Out Defense.

No, he's neither Parrying nor Dodging there—no Active Defense. His purpose is to keep the enemy at bay, which is discussed in MA (p.106), but this is more of a "mental" application—that's a bit of a separate discussion