Shura no Mon/Izumi

After the fight with Kimura, everybody's a little impressed, but not too much. Mutsu still has a long way to go before becoming a master of martial arts. Somehow, a great martial artist who goes by the name of Izumi hears about this. Izumi started out fighting in the same place as Mutsu, so he's concerned about the new and impressive martial artist who seemed to dominate his first fight in the place. He goes on by with his posse to check out the guy, who they obviously over-estimated in size. He seems to be a lot more puny than Izumi first imagined. Still, even the gang's jeering won't bring the now-confident Mutsu down. Seeing this, Izumi sends one of the obedient members of his posse over to test the skills of Mutsu, or otherwise beat him up. This large henchman of Izumi's gets knocked over almost immediately. Slightly amused, Izumi decides to test the kid's skills himself, and the fight begins.

Offense and Defense
A large step forward from the beginning fight, Izumi puts up quite a fight. His weakness, however, seems to lie in defending himself. He'll almost never do this, concentrating on his own offense strategies, which will make him a challenging but quick finish. Watch out for his moves, though. His strength is probably the threat he can pose on you with a single move, reducing your health speedily.

Offense
After the first fight, you'll see that Mutsu has learned a new move. It's the same one that Mutsu used in the previous cutscene to take down the large fighter. Being a quick-witted move, Izumi will barely get to defend before Mutsu lands the final blow. Use the new move at your disposal, and Izumi's damage will go down quickly.

Defense
Unlike Kimura, you can't get away with not defending at all in this fight. When you see a move quickly, get into defense mode. Block the moves as quickly as you can and you won't take as much damage. Keep in mind that Izumi's fight doesn't start off with tough moves, but ends with them. Kill him quickly before he can land the most devastating move on you. Though it isn't the safest strategy, you have to try finishing Izumi before he can finish you.