Pretty much, there are some combos that can be difficult to execute no matter what, but for the rest, it takes more skill to defend against attacks. That's how I see things.
Hilde, Algol, Mitsurugi and A+B spam Cervantes take much less skill to play than it does for the opponent.
Using BBB takes less skill than it does to GI or sidestep the third hit successfully.
Etc.