Why does Ichigo keep Bleeding?

[Insipidipity]

Why does he squirt out blood, even though against Kenpachi and Byakuya, both times, he broke his opponent's zanpaktou before they had a chance to reach him?

[Strider M]

Well Kenpachi's sword broke after the clash...

You got me with Byakuya.... maybe it was that uh...."Spirit Force" energy that did that cutting?

[Smitty]

did he not say the ultimate effect of his zanpaktou was to give up all defense for offense?

I assumed the final attack let ichigo go through while byakuya's attack hit him at the same time.

[zyphere]

did he not say the ultimate effect of his zanpaktou was to give up all defense for offense?

I assumed the final attack let ichigo go through while byakuya's attack hit him at the same time.

That's a possibility, since when Ichigo cut into Byakuya's zanpakutoh, it scattered into the blossoms, and we all know those blossoms have a cutting ability.