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Kenshin! Should i post my facts to get you to believe him? Ka Ryu Sen: a gust of wind caused by Kenshin's sakabatô, he uses this to stun or impede opponents at a distance.

Kenshin Ryu Spinning Circular Attack: in Samurai X: The Motion Picture (Requiem for the Ishin Patriots), Kenshin faces against an old enemy who witnessed his best friend's death at Kenshin's hands. He therefore learned all of Kenshin moves and countered them with his sword and sheath attack style. As his last resort, Kenshin jumped up and fooled his opponent into believing that he was going to use the Ryu Tsui Zen. Kenshin then spun around and delivered an airborne, spinning attack that was very similar to the Amakakeru Ryu No Hirameki. Sagara Sanosuke named this attack.

About Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû
Supersonic Sword Technique. Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû is an ancient sword style that is said to pit one against many. It is a sword art that is passed from master to apprentice, its masters inheriting the name of Hiko Seijuro.

There are quite a few techniques within this sword style, all of them utilizing godlike speed and precision.

Himura Kenshin mastered the Battoujutsu style, (note the name Battousai) perfecting all parts of it, including all of its weaknesses. Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu style Battoujutsu also uses godlike speed.

Note: The Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu is a fictional style.

List of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû techniques
Both Kenshin's and his master's:

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Doryusen (Ground Dragon Flash)
A quick blow against the ground, causing massive airwaves/rocks to strike enemies. Generally a weak technique.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûtsuisen (Dragon Hammer Flash)
An overhead, double-handed swing, delivered after a jump.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûtsuisen~ Zan (Dragon Hammer Flash~ Tragedy)
A downward striking stab, delivered after a jump.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûshôsen (Dragon Rising Flash)
An upward, double-handed slash, often delivered with a jump. The main target is the opponent's neck.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûtsuishôsen (Dragon Hammer Rising Flash)
Rapid combination of Ryûtsuisen and Ryûshôsen.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûkansen (Dragon Spiral Flash)
A swing that takes advantage of the entire body's turning motion to dodge an enemy's attack or to bypass an enemy's defense, striking immediately after.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûkansen Tsumuji (Dragon Coil Flash: Whirlwind)
Differs from the normal Ryûkansen in that the swordsman is in motion (and in one particular case in midair) while spinning.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûkansen Kogarashi (Dragon Coil Flash Winter Wind)
Differs from the normal Ryûkansen in that the target is the opponent's head.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûkansen Arashi (Dragon Coil Flash Storm)
Differs from the normal Ryûkansen in that the swordsman is in a full somersault while attacking.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûsôsen (Dragon's Nest Flash)
Using the Godlike speed, this is simply a super-fast succession of swordstrikes.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûsôsen ~Garami (Dragon's Nest Flash~ Strangle)
Again using Godlike speed, a super-fast succession of swordstrikes is made, this time aimed at specifically one point (i.e. The head).

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Ryûmeisen (Dragon Roar Flash)
A reverse-battou of sorts, slamming the sword back into its sheath at superfast speeds and causing a miniature sonic boom.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Kuzuryûsen (Nine Headed Dragon Flash)
In all forms of kendo, there are nine vital target points: right shoulder, left shoulder, right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, between the legs, head, and chest. All forms of attack and defense thus focus on these points. Using the Godlike speed of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû, the swordsman strikes all nine target points at once, making any normal defense impossible. This can be considered a step up from the Ryûsôsen, which uses the Godlike speed to make successive attacks. The mark of the Kuzuryûsen is the simultaneous nature of the nine strikes. Learning this technique is the first step to understanding the nature of the Amakakeru Ryû no Hirameki. This technique appears to be a favourite of Kenshin's master.

Battô-jutsu Techniques
Art of Drawing the Blade

Stance with right foot placed in front of left, pressing the blade of the sheathed sword against the curve of the sheath, which increases draw speed. The drawing of the blade is the same motion used for the attack. It is an all-or-nothing attack where missing the target results in the user being completely vulnerable. Kenshin's hitokiri name, "battôsai", means "one who has mastered the battô-jutsu". In full, Himura Kenshin was referred to as being the Legendary Hitokiri Battôsai - The man slayer who has mastered the battô-jutsu. In the English version of the anime, they use the name Battôsai, the man slayer for short.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Soryûsen (Twin Dragon Flash)
As above, but with a follow-up attack utilizing the sheath as its secondary strike. This second swing "covers" the period of vulnerability left after a normal battôjutsu.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Soryûsen Ikazuchi (Twin Dragon Flash Thunder)
An alternate version of the above two-strike attack. The first attack is with the sheath, pushing the opponent's parrying weapon out of position for the second, drawn weapon attack.

Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû: Hiryûsen (Flying Dragon Flash)
Beginning with the sword still sheathed, the swordsman thrusts his arm outward, flicking the tsuba of the sword with his thumb at the same time. The sword is flung out of the sheath at high speed to strike the opponent. A technique with power on the same order of the Douryûsen.

Amakakeru Ryû no Hirameki (Heavens Bridging Dragon Spark, translated as "Dragon Flight of Heaven" in Viz manga)
This is Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû's ôgi (secret technique, the one technique that distills the teachings of the school to a single, signature move). This attack is a modification of a normal battôjutsu. Normally when using a Battôjutsu, the right leg is in front of the left leg so as not to cut one's leg off when drawing from the left. The only way to defeat the Kuzuryûsen is by surpassing the Godlike speed of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû, being faster than the fastest of attacks. In Rurôni Kenshin, where microseconds make the difference between success and failure, the way to do so is to quickly step forward with the left leg an instant after drawing the sword. The last step adds force and acceleration to the swing, making Kenshin's Shinsoku, or God-Speed, into the even faster Amakakeru Ryû no Hirameki.

There is another secret to this technique. If the initial strike is blocked, the unusually fast slashing motion generates a vacuum in it's wake from the clashing of the two blades. This vacuum actually sucks in the user's opponent, leaving them completely open for the second strike of the Amakakeru Ryû no Hirameki that follows the first, which is the true secret technique of Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryû. This second slash concentrates the power of the Amakakeru Ryû no Hirameki and makes if far more powerful than the first strike.

"Amakakeru Ryû no Hirameki" is so fast that its implementation can be successful even when the enemy's strike has actually reached the user's body, as in Rurouni Kenshin manga volume 14. As depicted, Shinomori Aoshi's signature Kaiten-kenbu Rokuren attack has actually begun to cut into Kenshin's neck when Kenshin released the attack, and blows Aoshi back before he can even finish.

"Amakakeru Ryû no Hirameki" is the pinnacle of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryû. Part of its strength is its user's dominating will to live. "To live! that is the heart of existence," admonishes Kenshin's sensei.

Miscellaneous Techniques
Zantetsu
The most skilled swordsmen were purportedly able to use their swords to cut through steel. Kenshin states he can use it anywhere except underwater.

Shiraha Dori
A defensive technique where the enemy's sword is stopped by a clapping motion of both hands.

Modoshi Giri (Return Cut)
The most skilled swordsmen using the best of blades were supposedly able to slice an object in two and rejoin the halves together, as if it were never cut at all.