Ben backed off once he saw the knife swing, however it was too late for his sleeve, the distinct ripping sound was heard as knife met fabric, he barely cut the skin as a very small thin line of blood showed on his forearm, his Uniform would have to be repaired.
He quickly countered with an Open Palm thrust of his free hand to the chest and followed up with a horizontal slash of his knife arm towards the man's face, he didn't expect either to hit successfully as this was a further probe of the man's skills.
