I'm confused, is this a kendo website or a junior high school website?
All kidding aside. Is he skilled? How are his cuts? Anyone can memorize a dozen kata pretty quickly, but to do them with, ability/skill, that is something you can not fake. Kim Taylor has always said, you can talk all you want, but get out on the floor and lets see what you can do.
I took Viking's quip for a Simpson's reference.