[there she go!! The fact that she kept going with it perks Mike back up though, and he grins wide as she slides under the staff. ]

That was perfect! Ten outta ten! See, not only does it throw folks off, but if I HAD swung at you? Missing you would've totally thrown off my momentum. And while you're down there, if you wanna get bold and give someone a kick or trip them up, you've got the advantage.

Would especially work for you since it looks like you're a fast little bugger, heh. See? Don't need to be strong to outclass someone.