[Fortunately, he's not Yasusada, so poor Daisuke won't get bodyslammed with a tidal wave of factoids and gushing about living that samurai life. He is pretty enthusiastic about the idea of testing things out in a match, though.]

Sure, sure! Testing it out in battle is always the best thing to do. It's the number one way to hone your reflexes, too.

[While he's talking, he goes to pick up his own bokuto, returning to the mats in quick order.]

We'll start out with a small match, though. I'm thinking thirty second intervals. Sound good?