Swords < Swallows
I'm sorry , I just had to disagree with you there. You bring up a good point in my little fight scene, but you're talking about a STAFF WITH BLADES ON THE END!
Making it 2 fighting styles in one.
Also, The first time many gamers played through Chrono Cross, like me they had little or no clue how to use the Chrono Cros against the Time Devourer. Thus they had to defeat it with brute force.
And on top of that, Crono wields a katana. Kendo isn't a very flexible style, and if you ever miss an attack it leaves you wides open. Kendo involves simple straight slashes (along with no stabbing), while The swallow doesn't even have a style of it's own. It's a much more flexible weapon, letting not only slashes be used, but swipes, stabs, and it gives you much more leverage in a grappling situation.
So, yeah. >:U