Soo he's actually good at fighting? He kept acting like he needed help and he was risking his life all the time, but if he can block the enemy leader's attacks that easily, he's not that much in trouble, is he.
@Liu somewhat, he basically put all his defensive magic into one small point to catch the blade. If it had been a more clever enemy or had the kitty cat been using both hands and not what I assume is his nondominant arm (it is his left after all), it's almost certain that this move could have gone sideways really easily.