[spywaregorilla]

That move is interesting. If you hang back he does a spinning jump attack twice which is a little tricky to dodge but very consistent. You run towards him he will do a single strike. To me it felt like they were trying to teach you that this game needs you to disengage and sprint during fights. Either running away from him or running around to his backside work well for that.

On the converse is his upwards slash. That thing has basically no indicators and comes out faster than you're likely able to dodge... almost. If you fight him for a while it becomes apparent that when he wants to do this move he will walk towards you and otherwise will never do so. I couldn't tell if this was an intentional mechanic. Malenia later does something similar and it makes her fight much easier when you can understand her intentions before she begins doing any of her moves.