Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-118.211.8.204-20150302141811/@comment-31338621-20170318195422

ZeHaffen wrote: Using two swords without Skill Connect doesn't give him an advantage, though. Sword Skills are pivotal for duels, so to use your free hand on a sword that doesn't get used would be pointless. In fact, it'd probably be disadvantageous because he's removing the ability to use Martial Arts skills (Asuna used one to overwhelm Yuuki). If Kirito had thought that using two swords would give him the advantage he would have used two swords. He didn't because Skill Connect, the sole advantage of using two swords, is very risky and would easily cost him the duel if he were to screw up. Using two swords can give him the ability to attack and defend at the same time, it can give two objects too defend with or give him two objects to attack with consecutively, thus leaving her little chance for offense. Kirito even said he prefers two sword style due to the abundance of variations.