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The Flying Blade Archetype gets two Deeds...
Disrupting Counter (Ex): At 3rd level, when an opponent makes a melee attack against her, she can spend 1 panache point to make an attack of opportunity against the attacking foe. This attack of opportunity can be made with either a dagger or a starknife. If the attack hits, the opponent takes a –4 penalty on all attack rolls until the end of its turn. This deed replaces kip-up.
Opportune Parry and Riposte (Ex): At 1st level, when an opponent makes a melee attack against the swashbuckler, she can spend 1 panache point and expend a use of an attack of opportunity to attempt to parry that attack. The swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity; for each size category the attacking creature is larger than the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler takes a –2 penalty on this roll. If her result is greater than the attacking creature's result, the creature's attack automatically misses. The swashbuckler must declare the use of this ability after the creature's attack is announced, but before its attack roll is made. Upon performing a successful parry and if she has at least 1 panache point, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried, provided that creature is within her reach.
Can these both be used vs one attack (assuming the PC has the available AoOs and panache)? Normally, you can only make one Attack of Opportunity vs one provoking action. However, these don't specifically call out the attack as 'provoking an AoO'. On the first, you, "...make an AoO...", while the second, you, "...expend a use of an AoO to attempt to parry the attack."
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...and additionally, could Disrupting Counter be used vs multiple attacks, to increase the penality that a foe has to attack you (since the penality lasts for the foe's turn)? -4, -8, -12...So...any thoughts on any of this? Anyone?
...well, I'll just finish the thought to myself. <grin>
Upon reflection and some additional digging, it looks like the additional penalties (-4, -8, -12, etc.) wouldn't stack, since it's from the same source. However, it appears that you could make the attack of opportunity using disrupting counter...then spend the additional panache and AoO to parry (hopefully with the target at -4, if your attack of opportunity hit with the first ability).
Actually, penalties don't have a 'same source' restriction as bonuses. It says 'most penalties stack', which should mean that if it doesn't stack it should be called out as an exception.
I also can't see anything preventing you from using both abilities.
Too late to edit, but I found the same source restriction on penalties - ignore my statement on penalties, I was wrong.