[After Shouto's network conversation with Hijikata in April it took the latter a full month to get back to him on the usefulness of sword skills in the Moon Knights - not for lack of motivation but rather because all sorts of shenanigans (including that disastrous boyband concert) distracted his attention.

To Hijikata's surprise Shouto moved much faster than him and already passed his entrance exams in the meantime (which, yeah, made him feel a little slow). On the upside this meant that Shouto would now have access to the Moon Knights' training facilities (not that they wouldn't have allowed Hijikata to use them too, seeing how he's been a regular at the HQ for a while now, eager to help despite not yet being part of the force).

This made it easy for them to meet for a "Swordfighting 101" session (outside of either of their moon cycles) in which Hijikata showed Shouto the basic grips, moves and steps and practiced with him using the wooden practice swords. At the end of it he's pretty satisfied.]

You're doing well. Honestly, the most important thing is the right grip and stance, all the rest comes with practice. If you want you can take a photo to help you remember.

[He demonstrates the two-handed grip once again, standing right next to Shouto so he can get a close-up snapshot.]