Cascading Kumite

**Cascading Kumite** (しだれ組手, *Shidare Kumite*) is a form of hand-to-hand combat, primarily utilizing moves and techniques found within aikido, it is the primary fighting style of Futaba Yozakura.

## Overview

Cascading Kumite is a martial arts technique that uses the principles and movements found within aikido to create and control a force known as "**Aiki Energy**" (or simply "*Aiki*").

Using this unique form of energy, a practitioner is capable of doing incredible things from releasing powerful blasts of pressurized wind to redirecting and/or nullifying incoming attacks.

## Techniques

* **Dragon's Flower Breath**: Upon getting close up and personal with her target, Futaba focuses all of her strength into a single point, resulting in the release of a huge whirlwind.
* **Cherry Blossom Drain**: Futaba creates a massive, cherry blossom-like whirlwind using just a mere snap of her fingers.
* **Sleeping Dragon**: Futaba channels Aiki into a cup of tea while stirring; should it be disturbed by any undesired motion or tremor, the Aiki will be unleashed and cause a strong whirlwind that can send people flying.
* **Sinking Wind**: By simply tapping a cup, Futaba is capable of creating a force able to bring all those around her to the ground. Futaba can do any downwards motion to activate the technique, applying a considerable amount of downwards force onto the area.
* **First Gale of Spring**: Futaba gathers all the wind in the immediate vicinity using her Aiki, upon which, she uses it to create a 360 degree blast around her to send anything close to her away.
* **Tamamo Seaweed**: Futaba controls the air around her, creating a sphere around her that deflects attacks.
* **Easterly Wind**: Futaba holds her opponents hands as she nullifies all the damage they try to inflict.
* **Weeping Kumite**: Futaba propels her target upwards with a small touch.
* **Extreme Easterly Wind**: An immense attack which propels massive force towards her opponent.
* **Storm Scabbard**: With a single touch Futaba contains the energy of an attack, nullifying it.
* **Wind** (解風, *Kaifu*): Futaba sends a gust of wind to the ground, relieving and strong pressure and protecting those around her.

### White Dragon Form

**White Dragon Form** (白竜の型, *Hakuryuu no Kata*): An form of the Cascading Kumite techniques which involves charging up a ball of Aiki Energy before the user's attacks.

* **Mountain Breeze** (青嵐, *Seiran*): A palm strike of Aiki Energy.
* **Hand of Protection** (守護手, *Mamorite*): Futaba gathers Aiki Energy around her hands for a defensive stance.
* **Morning Sea** (朝凪, Asanagi): Futaba uses both her hands to block an oncoming attack

### Black Dragon Form

* **Winter Wind -** Ninomae raised both her hands by her side and created strong whirlwinds on either side.
* **Dry Wind -** Ninomae coats her hand in Aiki Energy, using the back of her palm to block attacks.
* **Kasane Stacked -** Ninomae creates and stores up Aiki Energy in her palm.
* **Southerly Wind of the Rainy Season -** Ninomae coats her hand in Aiki Energy and gently put her arm forward, creating massive force.

## References

1. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 67, pages 17-19.
2. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family - Chapter 152, pages 14-15.
3. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 69, pages 9-10.
4. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 70, pages 14-15.
5. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 83, pages 9-10.
6. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 83, pages 13-14.
7. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 84, pages 4-5.
8. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 6.
9. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 9.
10. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 10.
11. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 13.
12. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 15.
13. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 8.
14. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 10.
15. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, page 13.
16. ↑ Mission: Yozakura Family (Manga) - Chapter 107, pages 14-15.

## Trivia

* Due to a change in translators, the technique has two names, "*Cascading Kumite*" and "*Weeping Kumite*".