User blog comment:Draevan13/The streamlining of the Elder Scrolls series, and some Skyrim flaws./@comment-1786741-20121111072739/@comment-3492791-20121112194920

Hand-to-Hand skills: Blade Skills:
 * Novice (0-24): Basic power attack with a damage bonus in all directions.
 * Apprentice (25-49): Damage bonus with mastery standing power attack.
 * Journeyman (50-74): Mastery left and right power attack, has a chance to disarm and also recoils opponents using weapons when blocking. Your attacks can now also damage ghosts and similar creatures.
 * Expert (75-99): Mastery backwards power attack, chance of knockdown and, when blocking, has a chance of knockback.
 * Master (100): Mastery forward power attack, chance to paralyze and, when blocking, has a chance of disarm on knockback.
 * Novice (0-24): Basic Power Attack with a damage bonus in all directions
 * Apprentice (25-49): Gain damage bonuses with a Mastery Standing Power Attack
 * Journeyman (50-74): Gain Mastery Left and Right Power Attacks, which have a chance to disarm
 * Expert (75-99): Gain Mastery Backwards Power Attack, which has a chance of knockdown
 * Master (100): Gain Mastery Forward Power Attack, with a chance to paralyze.

Seems to me that Hand-to-Hand had more advantages than using a sword.