This technique of the wordHiten Mitsurugi Ryu/word is taught before the ougi. This move involves striking the 9 vital points (Head,
shoulders, wrists, both sides of the waist, between the legs, and
the chest) so fast that each strike seems
simultaneous. The user can do nothing to defend these strikes except to use an equal or stronger Kuzu Ryu Sen, or the wordAma Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki/word.