Horizontal Beheading

Jaw Splitting (顎割, Agitowari) is a technique utilizing the principles of Iaidō, which aim it is to bifurcate an opponents body. The sword strike is generally withheld either within the sheath or held to the opposite side of the sword-wielding hand and as it is necessary to first get close to the enemy to use, it also involves a charge with high speed. If the user is close enough, he/she slashes straight across the upper body or midsection of an enemy without warning, putting immense force behind the strike to cut right through the body, splitting it in two; instead of utilizing brute force, Chakra Flow can be used to enhance the cutting potential of the used sword in order to achieve the same effect.

Frowned upon by samurai who often use Iaidō for what they deem "unnecessary gruesomeness", this technique can also be used in a more benign manner, simply slashing an opponent to cause a still deep wound, but leaving the body intact.