Shura no Mon/Takemi

After defeating Kaidou, the boxer Takemi decides to pick a fight. A crowd of eager boxing fans are spectating the match, and two announcers are also doing a play-by-play. This is probably the highest point in Mutsu's fighting career, but, focused and determined, he doesn't let confidence get to him and prepares for a fight.

Offense and Defense
Your fight with Takemi will be different from the others. His moves look similar, but they are actually different. As he is a boxer and Mutsu is a martial artist, he uses different moves and techniques to match his fighting style.

Offense
You have learned two new moves here: the Souryūkyaku and the Mukūha. Like you should whenever you gain new moves, use them to your advantage. Because of the time where you learned them, they should be more powerful than your other moves, and hopefully more reliable. You can always depend on a few new moves to help you get to the top, but a good strategy is consistently necessary. Takemi will try to back away from most of your attacks, moving around the ring until he's ready to strike you.

Defense
When Takemi freezes after continuous dodging, that's a sign he's getting ready to strike you with one of his attacks, which aren't something you'd want to get hit with. Quickly switch into defense mode and make sure you actually can. If you struck him earlier and he defended, he will likely take the same time as you to prepare an attack/defense.