The Matriarch Takes a Stand (格闘茶道·家元立つ! Kakutō Sadō Iemoto Tatsu!?) is the 9th episode in the fifth season of Ranma ½, Martial Mayhem, and the 97th episode overall. Sentaro Daimonji begs for Ranma and Akane's help after his grandmother, the matriarch, announces her intention to take a stand.