This was a discussion that our group started last night and I wanted to open a discussion with other folks about it. I'll present my interpretation and proposal along with the passages I have found that support this. 

Proposal:

Everyone, including Duelists, can remove Brutes with Raises on a 1 for 1 basis regardless of how many "Wounds" you can deal with a Raise. What this means is that Duelists attack Brutes just like everyone else and cannot take down "Weaponry Ranks" of Brutes with a single Raise.