I'm an English teacher.
Parry - L1
Evade - L1 and up or down directional button
Dodge - R2
Nice try though.
then that’s embarrassing on your end…bcuz literally nothing I said was incorrect…and I absolutely only use L1 and then press square/triangle quickly when parrying their attacks…“nice try though” lol…you JUST started playing the game…you’ll see what I’m talking about eventually with practice