That being said there's no reason why Gigue should take the sword strike at all really, he's in a fine position to just move out the way of it. It's more of a spacing move on Sigurd's part rather than a legitimate attempt to kill Gigue. But if Gigue just jumps on Sigurd I can only assume he would be getting a pretty shit wound for not so much gain, because Sigurd's arms will be in the way of all his follow ups.

Still, I can tell your heart is stuck on the ass slam, and it is a hilariously unorthodox move, so we can hash out a compromise on 'just tank the sword strike' situation if you want.