[Is there something he can do to prove to her that he might just have the strength to do it, though? Izuku wonders...]

Ah- I usually fight with close combat, hand-to-hand using my own style.

[He does look like a scrawny nerd, though. But he is a lot stronger than he appears.]

So- I think if I can do that I should at least be able to give a broadsword a fair shot.