Yes yes yesyes. He says 'this is a duel to the death', and every one of the monklets goes O_O 'we can't do that, sir--'

And Ken'yuu DOES.

Goudai - may even have been labouring under some old samurai code, like, he wants to go down in battle not as some invalid. if a student downs him and inherits his title he's happy.

Unfortunately Ken'yuu got it. Uh. oops indeed. XDDD

I betcha Goudai was a damn fine Sanzo in his time. And then he got old and insaaaaane.