Cuts
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- He lets the mook beat him up for a while and very nearly win, then when the mook rushes in for a killing blow, the warrior casually sidesteps it and cuts off his head in one stroke.
Source: Weak, but Skilled -
In addition, Yakuza boss O-Ren Ishii calmly cuts a fellow boss's head off in one stroke for insulting her Chinese-American/Japanese heritage.
Source: Made of Plasticine -
In his first appearance,Tatewaki Kuno cuts down a tree this way with a single, one-handed back-stroke from his bokken.
Source: Clean Cut
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