i played dark souls before, and i'll be honest, my first time fighting the black knights i was really scared and died about 15 times before i got its attack pattern down, all you gotta do is put your shield up when he attacks and circle around him in the right direction, don't get greedy, and it works well on all of them, i also would recommend a shield that blocks a 100% physical damage, if your someone like me who cant backstab to save your life, then this could work well for you.