Bamboo Blade/Awesome


 * Tamaki repeatedly holding her ground against Ishibashi-sensei. When her first strike - a one-handed one which qualifies as a CMoA in itself - is called shallow, she executes a far more difficult and stylish one-handed evading strike.
 * The legendary  at the climax of , complete with battle screams and a silhouetted slow-motion of the brutal blow that lifts the opponent of their feet that one would expect from a shonen action show rather than a light-hearted character-driven sports show.