Yet he repelled Aramaki without using a sword,
most swordsman sure channel their haki wit their sword, but since when shanks did it, most of the time his haki alone was the only main attraction of him,
i said it before and say it again, there were 2 kinds of Swordsman, 1 are the full pledge the other just just ones who like swords as a default weapon.
If swordsmanship was shanks trump card he would not let his hand chop just like that, shanks is not pre accupied with his sword because he can play with his haki like a fcking god, :cheers: