Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
I can only assume that dodging like he did was beyond the skills of normal IS pilots.
I don't think you have to assume. He and Cecilia were the only(?) two freshmen in their class who defeated an instructor. Cecilia because she has a Fitted IS and is very skilled at long range combat with a variety of tricks up her sleeve (that Ichika was able to see through), and Ichika because he dodged the instructor's attack and she crashed into a wall.

Dodging is a skill he's apparently quite good at.