[Kaimetsu]

A punching dagger, eh? Sounds okay, but also kinda weedy. I'm not gonna get close to a dude with a sword with my little pointy hands. I was thinking more of incorporating kicks into normal fighting. The stance used in staff fighting looks, at first glance, like it would be unsuitable, but it might work with a sword.

Now, obviously I wouldn't be sending head-height kicks at someone with a huge sharp bone-cutting sword, because then I'd limp for the rest of my days, but a good knee-breaker would surely be useful, and very difficult to deal with when the person is busy watching out for my sword strike.

"Oh, Mister Opponent, you wish to look down at my foot as I attempt to break your knee? Gooooood."