Ooof. Any form of punch will at least give him pause, but Zuko ignores it as best he can, grabbing the arm that just hit him (around the Dao hilt in his hand - not ideal, but doable,) and pulling it further forward, to both get Val off balance, and prevent her hitting him with it again, while making it a difficult angle for her to use her other arm against him as well.
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Ooof. Any form of punch will at least give him pause, but Zuko ignores it as best he can, grabbing the arm that just hit him (around the Dao hilt in his hand - not ideal, but doable,) and pulling it further forward, to both get Val off balance, and prevent her hitting him with it again, while making it a difficult angle for her to use her other arm against him as well.