User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Technical Swords Play/@comment-79.181.154.147-20130710224440

Well, swordmanship against non-swordsman doesn't make much sense. We have seen more technique in the East Blue saga and I guess fights like Mihawk vs Shanks will HAVE to put more emphasis on sword handling skills but really - One Piece is not about sword battles so putting enormous amount of detail into that doesn't seem fitting.

Besides, Oda may be continueing DB(Z)'s old model of losing the martial arts "technique" as the power scale grew in the series. What I think this blog lacks is some more elaboration on swords use in other anime, if could be expressed by writing, as I haven't watched Bleach or Kenshin.