Then he struck again, as the man drew his sword and raised it for a downward cut.

Arilyn tore the blade free of the assassin's body and continued its downward cut.

The haiku was one which ended with a downward cut, followed by a single outward thrust.

He moved to his right and slashed the blade in a huge downward cut that opened a man's face.

It was the work of an instant, as I jumped quickly on one side, and instinctively made a downward cut at him in passing.

Ni-no: Step back into jōdan-no-kamae, then a downward vertical cut.

San-no: Step back into waki-gamae, then a downward vertical cut.

Yon-no: Step forward with a downward vertical cut; repeat.

Go-no: Step forward while guarding, then a 70 degree downward cut; repeat.

"I'm really sorry," I said, then made a quick downward cut.