lith is 8 feet long, so to holding it between the two people defensively would have the grip and armored arm raised higher and in front of his face since he doesn't need line-of-sight to see. and with the ready defense and large amount of surface area that is set up to combat energy attacks it would have a better capability to deal with the charge, and with the tip against the ground it would take less effort to divert it down than to absorb it making it even easier to avoid damage.