Originally Posted by
Krandor
Triangle + Circle, Triangle+Circle is a much faster way to AED then using R2+Triangle, assuming you don't need the Guard Point.
Regardless, I would not recommend CB for a beginner. To use it optimally it's honestly quite complicated, and it has more moves then every other weapon in the game. Granted every single axe move but AED is garbage (unless you're trying to cut a high tail), but the fact remains that between phials, shield timer, Sword timer, and bounceback from overcharging the phials can be a lot to think about.