Vik remenicices about the talon, that the longarm left in him, during the testing into Fosterns.
It's after it, that he learned the importance of dodging.
"But blocking is also essential, when fighting a smart enemy or a zombie. A smart opponent will predict your dodging moves to his advantage. Zombies never exhaust" - pointed out Vik.
"Look at James's patern, remember it. It's a rhytm, it changes slightly. Make a few more attack and memorise it. Then you can counter it. Though don't expect to succeed for your first time on James. Took me three tries to finally lay a scratch on him back in the old days"