Yeah, in battle. But on duel I have no solution for people who use str builds and are decent blockers. I've fought the same guy on two different chars, one was balanced char with pick, second was greatsword with 36/3 STF build. His first char lost 7:0 to me, second won 10 duels in a row (because I had to hit him 10 times to kill him which isn't so easy when enemy can block decently).