Moving a hand up, he smacked at Waver's arm to make sure the blow didn't land and mostly kept watch over his feet. He knew the mage wasn't quite skilled enough to strike him unless he ended up getting lucky.

"Good. Remember that the most important part of your weapon is your ability to stay on your feet to use it." He then went to send a sudden punch towards Waver's face just to force him to have to dodge something from above to make sure his balance was still good.