Rurouni Kenshin Schools and Techniques.

i realize that i already made a thread on this but it was kinda messed up because of my own doing...so i fixed it up and here it is...
Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu
Kenshin's stlye of Kenjutsu. originally it arose during the Sengoku period with the intent of fighting more than one opponent at the same time. Kenshin is the 14th Inheiritor of the school.

Basic Techniques

Ryuu Tsui Sen
the user jumps into the air, at the peak of the jump (the point at which there is no air or gravity resistence, the user reverses postions so that the sword is held with one hand stretched downward and the other other hand grasping the handle of the sword behind the tsuba (hand gaurd) kissaki point toward into the air. then just before contact both hands are placed on the handle and it delivers a crushing blow to the head or shoulders. Now in Kenjutsu most school taught very little about defending from an ariel attack so therefore the Ryuu Tsui Sen is a very useful move.

Ryuu Tsui Sen-Zan a dirivitive of the original Ryuu Tsui Sen basicly instead of a downward slash it is a downward stab kissaki(blade tip) first.

Ryuu Shou Sen
The user grasps the handle at the end and using the other hand places it on the mune (back edge of the blade) so that the sharp edge is facing up. Then jumping or thrusting with the help of the left hand the sword is thrust at the target. again this is a very useful move because of the swiftness and the fact that it's an effective anti air move.

Sou Ryuu Sen
The Sou Ryuu Sen if a nidan battou jutsu (a second level battou jutsu) Holding the katana in the scabbard in a traditional Battou Jutsu stance (a traditional Battou Jutsu stance would be with the Right leg forward and crouching back on the left leg sword in the left hand with the blade pushed out just past the friction point and the right hand out or on the handle. now when drawn theres a possibility that you'll miss therefore instead of leaving youself totally open you swing the saya forward and strike with it. again this is a very useful move although if you were skilled enough chances are you wouldnt miss the primary strike.

Sou Ryuu Sen Ikatsuchi
this is also a dirivitive in which you lead with the saya using it as more of a distraction while landing the blow with the katana.

Hi (pronounced hee) Ryuu Sen
this is a left handed battou jutsu. its used as more of a suprise attack than anything else. Spinning in the to the left the user then slams his thumb into the tsuba (hand gaurd) and propels the sword at his/her opponent.

Ryuu Kan Sen
this move is a split second reaction move. When attacked the user block the sword and spins to the right while moving toward the opponents back. then the katana i brough around and slams into the base of the opponents neck. Very Lethal with a real sword.s

Ryuu Kan Sen-Tsumuji
here the user jumps into the attack and swing around to strike the base of the neck.

Ryuu Kan Sen-Arashi
the user spins into a ball sword stretched out to strike the opponent

Ryuu Kan Sen-kogarashi
standing in behind the opponent the user spins infront to strike in the neck.

Ryuu Sou Sen
a primitive form of the Kuzu Ryuu Sen (see bottom) this move basically strikes the nine vital points of the body many times at high speed.

Ryuu Sou Sen-Garami
this move like the Ryuu Sou Sen strikes many time at high speeds but focuses on one point.

Dou Ryuu Sen
this move has the user slice his or her sword very fast near the ground the movement of the sword will draw up rocks and hurl them at the opponent.

Ougis

Kuzu Ryuu Sen
this is the first of the two ougis(succesions techniques) of the HIten Mitsurugi school. this move hits the nine vital points of the body all at once. only the Ama Kakeru Ryuu no Hirameki can defend against this.

Ama Kakeru Ryuu no Hirameki
This is the ultamite God Speeded Battou Jutsu. Only One who is not afraid of Death can master this technique. The Master uses the Kuzu Ryuu Sen against the user. Then the user goes into a normal Battou Jutsu Stance. Then leading with the left leg (this is highly unusual because the battou jutsu technique is taught to use the right leg to avoid being cut on the draw) the user slashes out. The force of the Blade seperates the air and draws things into it to fill the void. Then Pivoting on the left leg the user again slashes. The master usually dies in the teaching of this technique. Hiko Seijurou is an exception to this, as Kenshin uses the Sakabatou Shin Uchi(saka=reversed ba=sound change on the word "ha" which means edge tou=sword Shin Uchi=Holy Blade*.
*when one makes a unique sword often times there are a couple copies of the blade made. The cheaper ones are sold off or given away and the master copy or the Holy sword is often dedicated to a shrine.

 

Kodachi Nitou Ryuu
Shinomori Aoshi's Style. using the twin Kodachi technique is proof of succession of the previous Okashira.

Onmiyo Hasshi
this is a thrown sword technique similar to the Hi Ryuu Sen, Except the user pushes the aikuchi kodachi (tsubaless short sword) into the first kodachi. that way if the first kodachi is countered there is still the second one.

Onmyo Kousa
after the lead Kodachi connects with the opponent/object the second kodachi hits the mune (the other side of the blade) and puts pressure on it to do further damage.

Goku Juu Ji
this move is like a pair of siccors. holding both kodachi's forward in an X shape edges out the user swings them away from eachother in a siccor like effect.

Ougi Kaiten Kenbu Roku Ren
This is the ougi of the Oniwabanshuu Kodachi Nitou Ryuu. reversing the hold on the swords so that both blades are facing backwards the user starts in and leads with either the left or right hand after that 5 more slashes follow in close sucession.

Tennen Rishin Ryuu
the style for the whole Shinsengumi. Saitou Hajime's actualy style is considered to be Mizoguchiha Ittou Ryuu

Gatotsu
Saitous special technique. dirived from the shinsengumi specialty Hirazuki. Actually the Gatotsu is a made up by Watsuki Nobuhiro. but Saitous actual technique which was considered to be more powerful that Okitas 3 step pierce was his left handed forward thrust.

Taikuu no Gatotsu
and anti air version of the Gatotsu.

Gatotsu Zero Shiki
the zero stance of the Gatotsu style. Done at point blank range with all the power he can sustain.

Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu
Amakusa Shougo's specialty
slightly fast and stronger than Kenshin he learned the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu from his uncle who had failed to inheirete the Ougi. Amakusa Shougo is a Christian that is worshiped as the son of God because of his lightinig swiftness in battle.

Rai Ryuu Sen
a technique specially made by him it reflects the sun of moon light off his katana into his opponents eyes blinding them.

Ama Kakeru Ryuu No Hirameki
his ougi loses to kenshins in their battle and Kenshin is still blind.

Street Fighting
Sagara Sanosuke's fighting style

Futae no Kiwami
a literal double pounch. The first punch hits with the knucles but then if followed by the rest of the fist without resistance and can literally disinigrate objects and if it cant totally disinigrate it it causes a large dent

Kiwami Hasugi
by punching youself with the Futae No Kiwami it can cancel out another Futae Kiwami.

Sanjuu No Kiwami
First the user starts off witht the Futae No Kiwami but on contact snaps out his fingers as a third hit.

 

Kamiya Kashin Ryuu

Kamiya Kaoru's Father's Sword Style. Their motto is the Sword that Protects life. Students: Master-Kamiya Kaoru Assistent Masters-Myoujin Yahiko and Tsukayama Yutarou Students: Shinichi Kosaburou, Higashidani Outa...the rest of the names arent readable. The Kamiya Kasshin School teaches that you should use your opponents strength against them. Kamiya Koujirou was part of the Sword Bearing Police and was mobilized to fight in the Southwest War, he died there far from the world he had dreamed of.

Ougi no Kiwami Hadachi
A Shirahadori that catches the end of the blade and snaps the tip off.

Hawatari
A reverse Shirahadori. Grabbing the opponents blade between the backs of the hands the user then flips the opponent into the ground.

Hadome
after catching the sword or staff using the Hawatari the user then slides along the blade and then lets go of the sword/staff and jams the hilt of his/her sword into the opponents chin or throat

 

Garyuu Watou Jutsu.
Yukishiro Enishi's sword style. Its a continental form of Kenjutsu *continent being China* it uses a Nihontou with a flexable martial art. so...
*Watou Jutsu means Japanese Sword Technique*


SHUUGEKI TOUSEI
*Kick attack sword force*
in this move the user puts his foot against the blade in an upward kick to put more force to the blade hence the name kick attack sword force

KAISHI TOUSEI
*Returning Thrust Sword Force*
when Enishi first uses this attack its after blocking kenshin Ryuu Kan Sen with the butt of his sword then spinning on his right foot he stabs the sword forward

SHOU HA TOU SEI
*Palm of Hand breaking sword force*
Enishi grabs the blade and does an overhead slash as it goes over his head he uses the palm of his other hand to push the sword faster on its way down.

CHOU TEN TOU SEI
*upward heaven's sword force*
Enishi plants his sword into the ground and wraps teh tassle around his hand. the stepping on the butt of the sword he pushes off and pulls the sword with the tassle.

SENRAN TOUSEI
in this attack Enishi sinks to the ground but then does a series of wide slashes in a circle at the opponent

SHIKUU TOUSEI
Enishi jumps into the air and bring his sword up for a long overhead slash. *note* during the execution of this technique against Kenshin he does a litteral in air double jump*note end*
this move can also be done on the way down from the air much like Kenshin's Ryuu Tsui Sen

GOU TSUI TOU SEI
Enishi stabs his sword into his opponent and lifts them into the air and then slams them into the ground

WATOU JUTSU ZETSUGI
KO FUKU ZETTOU SEI
*Japanese Sword Style Ultamite Technique: Crouching Tiger's Ultamite Sword Force*
Enishi first hold his sword so the the kissaki points into the sky edge away from himself. his hand has his pointer and middle fingers pointing at the ground while to others are wrapped around the handle. When he executes this technique he sinks to the ground one foot stretched as far out as it can go and the other tucked under him. his sword spins around til its facing forward and he leaps into an attack. *note* in his first fight with Kenshin hes able to duck the first hit of the Amakakeru Ryuuno Hirameki and dodge the winds that are sucked into the void.*note end*

 

Nice. I'm going to give this a sticky ^_^

 

O.O that's so cool!

 

one can still learn "Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu" nowdays, right?

~~THAI

 

its rumored to have once existed although its highly doubted by the best Nihon Kenjutsu students that it still exists, that is of course, if it once existed to begin with. the time period points to an Era that would have more likely used a Tachi or Uchigatana *also known as the Handachi as it was half tachi style. "han" means half (better explination at the bottom)* rather than a katana. its quite questionable to what techniques could be used as well. obviously the Kuzu Ryuu Sen is quite impossible. as hitting nine targets at the same time is impossible.

starting from the basics.

Ryuu Tsui Sen and Ryuu Tsui Sen Zan
although possible i think unless one climbed its impossible to jump high enough to make the Ryuu Tsui Sen a usable technique the same going for its dirivitive the Ryuu Tsui Sen Zan.

Ryuu Shou Sen
quite possible to do. in terms of usefulness, i see it as a highly usable technique. seems to be rather effective in a battle.

Sou Ryuu Sen
possible...but perhaps...ineffective. to be exact the first swing with the Katana would be effective, but its questionable to how well the scabbard would stand up. now the Sakabatou has an iron scabbard making it a very hard object. but the regular scabbard is made of ho wood, so its very questionable to whether it would break or not.

Sou Ryuu Sen Ikatsuchi
again its a question of wheter the scbbard would hold up.

Hi Ryuu Sen
well, doable...but the force needed to propel the katana from the scabbard in such a manner as to hit the opponent. probably not possible to do it like Kenshin does

Ryuu Kan Sen
possible and well as effective.

Ryuu Kan Sen Tsumuji
possible. useful in battle? well...thats questionable. the Dirivitive Tsumuji is comign from a different direction so whether you can get to that position is questionable

Ryuu Kan Sen Arashi
same as above

Ryuu Kan Sen Kogarashi
same as above

Ryuu Sou Sen
well...its hard to say...while its not a simtoneous attack the speed involved is questionable

Ryuu Sou Sen Garami
same as above

Do Ryuu Sen
i think not. no matter how hard you hit the ground you might throw up two pebbles...more than likely you'll just scratch your sword or break it.

Kuzu Ryuu Sen
as i said above...its not possible to hit all nine vital points all at once.

Amakakeru Ryuuno Hirameki
well in theory this is possible but...i dont think its possible to "split" the air.

*Handachi*
around the Nambokucho period (1336-1392) a long sword was made called a Handachi. up until then the Tachi had been used. slightly longer than a katana it was suspended on hangers from the obi, edge down. the handachi lacked obitori *hangers* and was thrust through the waist band edge up like a katana. it only lacked obitori and was called the half tachi because of this. this particular style of sword would be used for the next 300 years.

 

wow...you seem to know alot about Kenshin's fighting style.
I myself prefer Bujinkan.

 

ah, a form of Ninjutsu eh? interesting...

 

hmmm nice i've been searching for something like this. the hiten mitsurugi is probably the best out there, though you need that God speed. ugh darn God speed :anger2:

 

I was wondering what the name of the attack was that Kenshin used against the long steel sword? (Right after he got the secound Revers Blade sword)

 

your gonna have to be a bit more exact than that, but i do think i know what your talking about. the long sword was called the Hakujin No Tachi and the technique he used was the Ryuu Kan Sen Tsumuji.

 

The sword was able to go around his body, it was made by the same man who made the revers blade swords and it was a sword colletor who had it. He attack the grandson of the swordsmith in order to get Kenshin to attack.

 

yeah, the Hakujin No Tachi, a sword that was cutting edge (no pun intended) the smith was Arai Shakku a swordsmith for the Ishin Shishi.

Katana Gari No Chou (Sword Hunter Chou), wasnt a collector as much as he was a killer. he collected swords for the sole purpose of killing with them. his favorite swords were all made by the smith Arai Shakku. they were "The Renbatou and the Hakujin-No-Tachi"

Arai Shakku's grandson's name was Arai Seikku. not a swordsmith like his father he made knives and other kitched utensils.

 

Does anyone know...

Where I could learn Kenjitsu in Rhode Island, USA?

 

nowhere that i can think of at the moment, there are probably numerous small dojos around, but they mostly are unaccredited Dojo's or teach kendo which is much different from Kenjutsu. its very very hard to find a Kenjutsu dojo in america. Honestly, your best bet is to go to Japan and learn there.

 

The one problem being I am only 15 and can't go to Japan to learn Kenjitsu.

 

with time comes everything...

well then, i guess your kinda stuck huh?
since your only 15 i would suggest finding a dojo that teaches kendo or iaido and then trying to find a dojo that teaches Kenjutsu or Iaijutsu later in life...

 

is it possible?

I, personally, would like to think that the hiten mistsurugi that kenshin uses is, infact, possible and quit effective. You realy can't say its impossible before you try it (which i am doing with much succsess*call me crazy*). Its sort like when the people of the 1800s said man could not fly and then thr rite brothers proved them wrong. it just takes time for someone to do it. I hope i can conclusivly prove to the world (not yet though) that kenshin's hiten mitsurugi ryu is indeed possible. I am only 14 now and have been training vigoursly in the art since 8 years old. let me be the first to make clear that divine speed is not only possible, its actually easy to controll after a while. the bottom line is practice, are you willing to belive its possible? If you say yes it is, if no your rite too.
I havn't tought anyone hiten mitsurugi since my stupid pupil left me.-Kenshins Master