actually I took the time to re watch the combat update video and retract my previus statement but am leaving it for others to make my same mistake
after seeing how amazing the combat is for a second time I realized that my previous hopes were foolish they can in no way change it so that we can control it like mount and blade. but however I see that they could still make two defense system modes
1 what they currently have
2 hold down the auto block button without the auto blocking and move the mouse in the general direction of the sword ( with the correct placement exceptions for a failed block) from the second the block button was held down. the block button can be held down for multiple swings without needing to be released and repressed, and if you block in one direction early, for example, and they fake you out and they attacked somewhere else then even if you still drag the mouse into the correct blocking placement it is successful, as long as you realized the mistakeā¦ in time 
. feedback is appreciated, negative or positive 