I'm high-crossing a good deal more than I wanted to, probably because I was a little tired and lazy.
Yes.
One thing I also notice is that I am hunching up too much. I need to remain more vertical, straighter knees.
Yes. Think about a boxer or an MMA fighter. Stand up, then adjust based on opponent and what you're trying to do.
As I said, footwork was a little hard to do right with the slippery mud, but still, I'm too long and too low.
Yes, and yeah, mud is rough.
With two-sword, I go outside a lot and kind of flail sometimes
Yes.
but I think I'm finally getting to the point where I feel I'm a serious threat in that weapon combo.
No. Not to anyone with experience fighting good two-sword fighters, anyway. The mud really helped you out, here. If Arrakis had had decent footing, you would have gotten shanked mercilessly. As you said, you have a tendency to go outside and flail, and that's going to make you the opposite of a threat with that style. Work that inside lane, and stop throwing throw-away shots to his shield. Put that baiting shot in on his hand (if he's wearing gloves) or to the forte of his blade. That's how you coax out favorable returns.
And in general, it looks like the left hand is developing reasonably well.
You're definitely using it more. Needs more left-handed single blue.
Per the usual, no side-to-side action, poor setups to the closing, but given the mud, that's forgivable this go around.
The following is critique of the two-sword v. board:Looks like you understand the idea of covering the left with your right, but the form is all wrong. Your right is too tight to your body, and no need to float that elbow up. Project your right like you're singling it, and angle the tip to your left; keep the right hand on the right side of your body, and don't clutch or flare that elbow.
Your left sword isn't closing off the outside lane. There are a number of different guards you can use in two-sword, but the most reliable I've seen is the one you're attempting to emulate: the right covers the inside lane to the left, the left closes off the outside left. When Arrakis goes for that deep wrap to your left, you should be able to turn those hips out and murder the hell out of him. You're not doing a good job of making him fight to get inside because he's having too much success going outside. Really take away the left side of your body as a viable target; make him
want to cross. That's why it's so important to keep your right projected: if he crosses, you cut it off with a small movement, instead of the right having to race across your body to beat the shot there.
You're doing this weird thing where your back foot is coming off the ground while you're throwing shots; don't do that.
I like that you're stepping with your stabs. Good improvement.
Your guard keeps drifting up. There are times when your guard needs to come up, but generally, it won't. Stay home, live longer.
I can tell that some of the theory is sinking in. Execution isn't there, but effort is. Good stuff.