User blog comment:ForrestFighter/Triss: A Discussion Essay/@comment-3462718-20130621114733/@comment-1859920-20130830041059

Wow, yeah. That's an interesting point I overlooked. And I agree that it is "stretching it". I still think, despite my suggested theories (and yours) that the balance of sword fighting was tipped toward Kurda winning an it might've been better for Jacques to add some sort of explanation as to how Triss had the skill to disarm Kurda, who as you know was more skilled.

While watching Kurda fight might've added to Triss' knowledge of swordplay, just watching her fight, and handing Kurda her swords would not've added much at all to Triss actually knowing how to use such blades with more skill.