*Auron grins as he take the hit square on his sword. Nope, not knocking it out of his hands. Granted she's just a newbie and doesn't have the kind of strength needed to do it, but it's good practice for her to see how to ground yourself.*

I'll take that as a compliment. When you're fighting, even though you're striking with just a tiny surface area, you're using your whole body. So when you want to defend, you use that same strength to defend. Most importantly, you have to be grounded, or having your feet touch the earth at all times.