Behold the Void - it's so nice to see someone think out their answear first.
Of course, a broadsword is actually just as fast as any oriental sword, it's the fighter who will speedup or slow the situation. Ive been in alot of situations where my opponant moves so fast all i do is remain focussed, take one step forward and they move so fast they kill themselves on my sword because they expect me to react in panick and i dont.