Well yeah, there's plenty of ways of using a sword. Moreso with western longswords than katanas which are highly specialized for slashing, but anyway. Yeah, the idea is to stick to the most basic usage, actual swordsmanship. You have to admit that's rare for Bleach, where even Kenpachi who had no outlandish sword power for a good while still got away with swinging it around like a killstick because of his power. My character requires appropiate stance, footwork, technique, he needs to strike well and mind his guard or risk dying.

Sorry, I misunderstood what you were trying to say about the quincies. Well, them being around only makes it more likely to actually get a specimen to examine now, doesn't it? As they would still be made with much more frequency and likely far less secrecy than the guerrilla type setup the Wandenreich set up for themselves or Uryu's old man just hanging out on Earth.