Kick

Kicking is a mechanic that allows you to knock someone down without knocking them first, to do so you first have to parry them, then pressing Q will kick them down. It is a useful mechanic for prolonging a stun from a parry, as if you do it at the end of a parry you can get about 1 more hit with a heavy weapon, and around 2 - 3 more hits in with a light weapon depending on the speed. It also plays a kicking animation.