Some sword moves don't appear as alternates

frowningmirror

I'm pretty sure I get the general gist of how moves work. For hand to hand, moves in the chain are dependent on stances starting from top to top and bottom to bottom, as well as unique moves top to bottom and bottom to top. This variation disappears in alternate attacks.

When you add weapons, left and right stances matter because of your sword hand.

But why is it you get less moves (example bushimo) for your alternate when you have a weapon?

slcp_Vanguard

I had to ask around about this one because it wasn't something I was familiar with. Moves with weapons were designed with the sword hand taken into account so attacks wouldn't be mirrored and alternate attacks should always change your stance unlike with regular moves.