Atajo 2 is a gain of the opponent's sword on the outside, with a step to the left (i.e. away from their sword). Figure 1: Atajo 2 Rada gives 8 first intention techniques from afar. His explanations of each are very hard to understand, so this is my best guess. Something you should start to appreciate, having learned technique from Atajo 1: in Atajo two, we are walking away from the opponent's sword, not into it. This means that we can't perform a thrust in opposition (witho