[It does work, and Masaomi does start to go down. Yes, that works.
But as he falls, Masaomi repositions his feet and his elbows that almost as soon as he connects, he's reversing the momentum to get back up on his feet to go for another swing. Mind you, given what Shikamaru knows of Masaomi's acrobatics and endurance, he probably foresaw that, so-]
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But as he falls, Masaomi repositions his feet and his elbows that almost as soon as he connects, he's reversing the momentum to get back up on his feet to go for another swing. Mind you, given what Shikamaru knows of Masaomi's acrobatics and endurance, he probably foresaw that, so-]