Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-6057702-20130727135327/@comment-5398287-20130727223238

Simsim40 wrote: Old Man Yama Doesn't use Kido, Unohana never used Hakuda, Joshiro is to sick to fight, and Kyuraku doesn,t use Kido and Hakuda. Uhh... To summarize, these characters can in fact do the things you said they can't (with the exception of Shunsui and Kido), and it's perfectly reasonable to believe the old generation of Gotei 13 captains were proficient in the four basic Shinigami fighting techniques.
 * Yamamoto used Itte Kaso against Aizen in the FKT, and in the anime he put up several powerful barriers during the Zanpakuto arc.
 * Unohana used Hakuda in her fight against Kenpachi.
 * While he's sick quite a lot, Ukitake can still fight: alongside Shunsui, he fought against Yamamoto and later Starrk. Additionally, he is a Zanjutsu, Kido, and Shunpo master, so he's quite powerful.
 * Shunsui used Hakuda in his fight against Sado.