Sanpo Giri Kata or Three Directional Cutting Kata
By Kuseru

One of the primary kata used in many Iaido schools, this Kata also makes an appearance in many kenjutsu, sojutsu, and naginata jutsu schools. This Kata allows the character to attack multiple opponents (up to four) simultaneously in the same melee action, with all normal strike bonuses. A Strike roll is required for each target. The character must have initiative to do this, use the same attack (i.e. a single weapon, hand, or foot), and cannot engage in advanced defensive moves (like Multiple Dodge or Circular Parry), but can perform basic defenses like Dodge and Automatic Parry, with no bonuses. Also, the character can perform special attacks like Combination Parry/Attack and Combination Strike/Parry, but with no bonuses to strike or parry, and at the loss of one opponent (the character can only attack up to three opponents when using a special attack, if there are less than four opponents, then the character is only able to strike up to one less than the number of attackers). This Kata cannot be used against attackers at Long Range or further (but can be used against attackers in Grappling or Combat Range). Also remember that Kata must be used for the entire melee round. This kata cannot be used to attack or defend against opponents behind the character.