The Samurai will excel in Parry and Dodge and use counter-attacks that are proc based and it fits in on how they function per Chūdan-no-kamae (中段の構え:ちゅうだんのかまえ?), Chūdan-no-kamae translates to "middle-level posture." It provides a balance between attacking and defensive techniques.

The Samurai will have a skill called Gedan-no-kamae. Gedan-no-kamae means "lower-level posture." This position is adopted when the sword is held out in front of the body pointing at the waist in kendo, or at the knee or sometimes the ankle in kenjutsu.

It is considered a variant of chūdan-no-kamae and therefore appearing as a defensive posture, but instead it is used to deflect blows and create striking opportunities. This stance is used as a transition from chūdan-no-kamae to a tsuki (thrust). It is called the Kamae of Earth (地の構え chi-no-kamae?) in Yagyū. Once you pop this cooldown you can go "Bankai" like a boss!