I like spamming, I dont manuel very well, but im ok at it i usualy block 2/3 the attacks.
You cant manual block at all New Wind, but you do teamhit a lot.......
I wasnt gonna share the secret, but FAR and AWAY the best of all 2h weapons are: Maul (yes the cheap wooden hammer) and Spiked Mace (Crushthrough, knockdown, superspeed, looks good)
Heavy bastard and longsword are both very good swords:
GREATSWORDS: All swords bigger than longsword are GREAT, if you like being considered an easykill. So many samurais now with nodachi, and loads of greatswords around: TOO SLOW: I kill them with my 50 wpf in 2h on my archer, let alone on my dedicated 2h: Katana, either bastard, longsword, spiked mace: All of these dismantle the greatswords, 2h axe users.
So if you cant be fastest, get crushthrough, its SO hard for someone who blocks by instinc to NOT just put the overhead block up, its just a natural movement.