Oh, undoubtedly. I've only been a student of the blade for a couple years. Never saw live combat until... Well, regularly, a few months ago, but before that, I never had a need for the blade. Madame Ryoshu would have no need for her odachi to defeat me quite handily, I've no doubt.

[ He knows how good he is, but he's at a level of good where he knows exactly how far he has to go. ]