Spinning Defense

Spinning Defense
Neji Hyuga (Naruto) using Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigram Rotation to create a spinning defense.
Power/Ability to:	Defend by spinning.

The power to defend by spinning.

Also Called

• Spin Defense

Capabilities

The user defends themselves by spinning, covering large amount of area and creating a 360 degree defensive field that can make almost anything unable to penetrate. No matter where the attack comes from, the spinning defense will cover that area.

Techniques

• Spin Dash

Associations

• Absolute Defense
• Cyclone Spinning
• Force-Field Generation
• Omnidirectional Energy Waves
• Spinning Attack
• Spinning Combat
• Spinning Inducement
• Tornado Creation

Limitations

• May succumb to nausea if they spin around too much.
• Rotation may be disrupted by inserting certain objects into it, such as spider threads.
• A counter spin in the opposite direction with superior speed will overpower the rotation.

Known Users

• Ultimate Way Big (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Gyrators (Gesellschaft Blume)
• Siegfried (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
• Hyuga Clan (Naruto); via "Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven"
  • Neji Hyūga
  • Hiashi Hyūga
• Mikado Sanzenin (Ranma 1/2)
• Rushuna Tendo (Grenadier)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog Series)
• Kaiten Banchou (Kongō Banchō)
• Top Man (Mega Man Series)

Gallery

Using Gaifu Senjutsu, Rushuna Tendo (Grenadier) spins with enough force to deflect projectiles.

Sonic can perform the Insta-Shield ability to phase provide invincibility and attack enemies.