Countering Mastery

Countering Mastery
Master Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) curbstomping Leatherhead with the latter's own momentum and strength.
Power/Ability to:	Be a master of countering physical attacks.

"The true path to victory is to find your opponent's weakness and make him suffer for it. To take his strength and use it against him until he finally falls or quits."

― Master Shifu (Kung Fu Panda)

"Is easy! You haf only to use zer man's own strength to get him down! Zer stronger he is, zer better for you."

― Cilindric the German (The Twelve Tasks of Asterix)

The ability to be a master of countering physical attacks, either innately or through training. Real-world version of Counter. Technique of Combat Specialism. Variation of Complete Mastery and Intuitive Aptitude.

Also Called

• Aikido
• Counterattack Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery
• Countering Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition
• Judo
• Jujutsu
• Kuzushi 
• Redirection Kata (Kenganverse)
• Opponent Anticipation

Capabilities

The user, either innately or through training, is a master of countering any physical attacks, able to use the opponent's momentum, strength, and size against them. The user's body will automatically counter any attack no matter the scale. This is the ultimate counterattack mechanism that is almost impossible to hit the user with any attack since they will automatically counter it. Unlike Physical Attack Reversal, this ability deals with just physical attacks like weapons and opponents, so it does not include telepathic attacks.

Applications

• Attack Prediction
• Attack Reversal
• Auto-Reflexes
• Bodily Rotation Manipulation
• Deflection
• Disarming Mastery
• Enhanced Catch
• Enhanced Throw
• Evading Mastery
• Movement Prediction
• Trajectory Prediction

Associations

• Ability Intuition
• Aikido Mastery
• Anatomical Mastery
• Body Language Analysis
• Enhanced Unarmed Combat
• Judo Mastery
• Martial Arts Mastery
• Ninjutsu Mastery

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Claire Stanfield (Baccano!)
• Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
  • Yuuichiro Hanma
  • Yuujiro Hanma
  • Baki Hanma
  • Gouki Shibukawa
• Yoruichi Shihōin (Bleach)
• Sakura (Code: Breaker)
• Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
  • Son Goku
  • Videl
• Akaza (Demon Slyaer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Gildarts Clive (Fairy Tail)
• Kenshirō (Fist of the North Star)
• King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• Various Characters (Gintama)
  • Gintoki Sakata
  • Utsuro
  • Housen
• Tatsuma Ushiyama (Golden Kamuy)
• Saichi Sugimoto (Golden Kamuy)
• Niko Style Practitioners (Kenganverse)
  • Niko Tokita
  • Ohma Tokita
• Shen Wulong (Kenganverse)
• Akira Kurosawa (The Last Exorcist -Ender Geyster)
• Jinbe (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Iska (Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World)
• Daniel (QUESTISM)
• Etsuko Satoda (Sakamoto Days)
• Ma Dongwook (Solo Leveling)

Cartoons/Comics

• Lewodans (Ben 10)
  • Poltroon
• Val Armorr/Karate Kid (DC Comics)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Midnighter (DC Comics/WildStorm)
• Various Kung Fu Masters (Kung Fu Panda)
• Neena Thurman/Domino (Marvel Comics)
• Master Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Oroku Saki/The Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
• Cilindric the German (The Twelve Tasks of Asterix)
• Omi (Xiaolin Showdown)

Video Games

• Samus Aran (Metroid)
• Chun Li (Street Fighter)
• Assassins (Assassin's Creed)

Live TV/Movies

• River Tam (Firefly/Serenity)
• Monica Dawson (Heroes)
• Keill Randor (Last Legionary)

Known Objects

• Anubis (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• Processor Suit (Toaru Majutsu no Index/A Certain Magical Index)

Gallery

Griffith (Berserk) countering Guts' punch.

Yoruichi Shihōin (Bleach)

Val Armorr/Karate Kid (DC Comics)

Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)

Videl (Dragon Ball Z)

Gildart Clive (Fairy Tail)

With his incredible kinetic vision, Tokita Ohma (Kenganverse) can use the Niko Style's Redirection Kata to manipulate his opponent's flow of power to turn their attack against them.

Samus Aran (Metroid) using a Melee Counter.

Chun Li (Street Fighter)

Jinbe (One Piece) is a master of Fishman Jujutsu and knows many countering techniques.

Iska (Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World)

Batman (Arkhamverse)

Videos

Kung Fu Panda - Shifu vs Tai Lung - 4K-2

64 MINUTES of Every Shredder Battle with the Ninja Turtles! 🥷 - TMNT-2