Samurai have positionals?!

[Kolsykol]

I actually loved the thrusting move. I think it's the one from two thrusting move that SAM has, the rest are slashes.

I don't really mind it being a thrust, I just think that it looks too stiff tbh.
It looks more like a pose if that makes sense.
Like your character kinda strikes a pose and then holds it, it's kinda odd imo.

I am not some kind of a fencing expert and obviously FFXIV isn't a realistic game, but I don't imagine that you want to hold a pose like that you want to keep moving stab and then retreat back.
I do like having some actual thrusts in the animations too tho, Yukikaze for example looks great.

Edit: With that said I actually think that a thrust would work better for Seigan sorta like '' parry and riposte '' it'd work better thematically imo.
But I don't mind Shinten being a thrust either I just wish it was better.