[He has no counter argument so he's just going to take the out to talk about actual swords.]

'S the art of drawing yer sword! Obviously a lotta people just draw their sword before they start fighting, but some schools incorporate the draw, or even treat a sheathed stance.

[Izou gets up and steps away from anything stabbable in the room.]

Somethin' like this;

[He places a hand on the sheath of his wakizashi and then with his free hand, draws it with the same lightning speed his actual attacks usually have. Of course he lets the tip of it hang in the air in front of McGillis's face for a few second before putting it away.]