Other
Sword Techniques (these include the other people who
have battled Kenshin)
- Gatotsu:
Saito's
favorite move. It is done in three categories: the
nishkie (strikes diagonally up to down), sanshiki
(anti-air: slashes upward) and the zeroshiki/reishiki
[zero and rei are the same anyway] (all of the upper body
strength is used).
- Seiki-Kanuma-Ken:
It
was done by Himura in the movie (not OAV). Only one hand
on the sword to thrust the opponent.
- Kanuma-Shouyu-Ken:
Mastered
by Kanuma 3... namely Shigure and Gentatsu.It is a 1 step
circular attack which is really hard to evade.
- Kanuma-Shugetsu-Ken:
Another
of Shigure's techniques which he used against Himura. The
offensive , first, attcks with the sheath followed by the
sword. Kind of like the reverse of Battou Jutsu.
- Shukuchi:
This is
used by Seta-kun!!! It uses great amount of strength at
the lower extremeties to move fast enough so that a mere
human could not follow him.
- Shun-Ten-Satsu:
Also a
technique of Seta-kun ^^.It confuses the enemy on which
side he'll be attacking because of the sound of his
footsteps speeding by all over the place. The attack is
in form of the battou jutsu (drawing of sword).
- Kaiten-Kenbu:
Aoshi's
technique which is as (more? less? you decide) decieving
as Soujiro's Shun-Ten-Satsu. He surrounds the enemy in a
circular pattern showing multiples of him in the process.
Then, he attacks with 6 strikes of his kodachi.
- Kaiten-Kenbu-Rokuren:
Aoshi's
technique which is performed by spinning and slashing 6
times...it is only effective if you slash 6 times!
- Izuna:
Used by
Raijuota using vacuumed air as a primary weapon. There
are wo types of these: Tobi (air type) and touate (ground
type)
- Modoshi giri:
Himura
cuts an object but does not completely destroy it.
- Jigen Ryuu:
A
powerful slash used by the Setsuma Police.
- Shiden no
Tachi:
It's a
technique by Sasaki in which the speed doesn't give time
for the opponent to attack.
- Zantetsu:
This
technique cuts through iron (can anyone tell me who
applies this technique? I just asked this from a friend).
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- Sandanzuki:
- An ougi used by Okita using 3
thrusts - one to the neck, then left then right...shoulder that is.
These
techniques are not for swords but I'll include them anyway.
- Ensatsu Gogou
Ken:
Okina
uses his tonfa (2 sicks joined together by a chain) with
an upper cut-like hit.
- Kansatsu Tobi
Kunai:
Misao
releases her kunai while in the air.
- Kecho Giri:
Misao
uses her flying kick to the head to dislodge an enemy.
- Futae no
Kiwami:
Primarily
Anji's style of exerting double force on an object to
blow it to dust (I mean literal dust!!!).
- Kiwami
Hazuchi:
it is a
defense technique that neutralizes Futae no Kiwami.