Akashima=japan?

[AdventWings]

W3wt. Caught this just as I was online.

Anyways, to answer Winterhair's question:

Generally I would refer to traditional Japanese kata and swordstyles of the pre-Meiji era. This would also include Miyamoto Musashi's Ni Ten Ichi Ryu if you want to use it. However, seeing that there has yet to be a canonical figure directly emulating the Master Swordsman, making it up as you go along is fine.

I haven't canonized any official sword style, so feel free to come up with your own. Who knows, if it's good I may just make it one of the first official ones.

Note: The name of the sword style needs not be strictly in Japanese/Akashiman. However, if you intend on making it sound Akashiman-like, I'd be grateful you don't end up butchering Japanese in the process. ^_^;

[Winterhair]

Don't worry, I won't. I'm actually taking it from a real sword style and slightly modifying it for my own uses: Karinzan-Jutsu, which means "Slashing Flame Circle" in Japanese/Akashiman. I was looking up sword styles for Vincent, and this seemed to fit him the best, so wah-lah.
M'yes.

Thanks, both Advent and Tainted.