1.) use morph.
2.) slash sword.
3.) sword swings.
4.) message saying 'sword cannot be used while morphed' comes up anyway.
Also, there are random bugs spawning on the water (just outside of grotto area) that get pretty annoying... ladybugs sitting in the middle of the ocean and such, along with the dragonflies (indigenous to swamp, i believe) showing briefly in the forest around master li's dojo...