User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-4555457-20120102174818/@comment-4555457-20120102185513

there certainly is, you use axe mode when you're at a distance to help close the gap with the thrust, and if you're at a point where you're going to be at the monster for some time you switch to sword mode and give it a few swings till just before it acts then you're back in axe mode and keep mobile - and of course of the monster trips get you some phial burst 8)