Kyosho Style Traditional Martial Arts

Kyosho Style Traditional Martial Arts is a style of traditional marital arts passed down in the Kyosho family, the current head of which is Kirei Kyosho.

Overview
The Kyosho Style is a style of swordsmanship derivative of Iaido, specializing in lighting fast quickdraws and precision strikes to bring down an opponent. The Kyosho Style in particular focuses on extremely rapid bursts of powerful sword strikes straight out of the sheath, allowing one to overpower an enemy quickly and end the fight ideally within seconds. That said, long drawn-out engagements are a weakness of the style, as the sword strikes use a lot of energy in those short burst, which can quickly lead to exhaustion, though some students of the art have been able to counter this weakness by incorporating different styles into the art.

Variants
There have been multiple variants of the Kyosho Style of swordsmanship, belonging to those who have incorporated their own style into it to make it more effective, or to fit their particular skill with a blade more. Though certain aspects can vary, the guiding principles of these variants remains the same.

Dark Slayer
The variant of the Kyosho Style used by Yamato Ovan. The style most closely resembles the original Kyosho Style, but with some variants to make up for its shortcomings. The Dark Slayer variant utilizes dodges and blade redirects to conserve energy throughout a fight, allowing for Yamato to fight for much longer, and working to exhaust an opponent before delivering a precise and fatal blow to break through their defenses, all the while constantly looking for any opening to exploit to end the battle sooner. The style also utilizes scabbard and pommel strikes on occasion to take an opponent by surprise.

White Resonance
The variant of the Kyosho Style used by Ishi Haseo. The style resembles Yamato's Dark Slayer, but utilizes more confrontational blade-to-blade tactics, meeting an opponent's blade head-on and striking it away to allow for an opening to quickly cut down an opponent. It uses more energy than Dark Slayer, but also takes advantage of Ishi's more aggressive and proactive tactics, creating opportunities instead of waiting for them.

Black Hunter
The variant of the Kyosho Style used by Yamato Haseo. The style is a step away from the traditional Kyosho Style, firstly by specializing in a different type of weapon, being a dual-edged longsword, and second by utilizing a reverse-grip. The style, however, reflects its origins by specializing in extremely quick strikes meant to hammer away at an opponent's defenses while keeping up a strong offense at any angle presented, also utilizing evasions and blade redirections. The style also makes use of punches and kicks mixed in with the bladework.