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This includes the fist, forearm, elbow, shoulder, hip, thigh, knee, and foot to deliver a powerful blow in close range. Bajiquan is also known as the "bodyguard style", as this was the pugilism style taught and used by personal bodyguards for Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, and Puyi (the last Qing dynasty emperor).
Dan Hibiki (Japanese: 火引 弾, Hepburn: Hibiki Dan) is a character from Capcom's Street Fighter fighting game franchise. He was created to parody Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, the two lead characters of SNK's Art of Fighting series, as Capcom saw Ryo as a ripoff of Street Fighter characters Ryu and Ken.
Dugu Qiubai's family name Dugu (literally "alone") suggests that he was ethnically Xianbei; his given name "Qiubai" literally means "seek defeat".His full name thus roughly translates to "A Loner Who Seeks Defeat", representing his status as an invincible swordsman haunted by solitude, as no one can defeat or equal him in swordplay.
There are many distinct styles and schools of martial arts. Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym. Martial arts can be grouped by type or focus, or alternatively by regional origin. This article focuses on the latter grouping of these unique styles of martial arts.
Naginatajutsu, fighting with a polearm, usually a naginata. Hōjutsu, shooting (with firearms). Hojōjutsu, tying up an opponent. Yawara, grappling and fighting unarmed. Bōjutsu, fighting with a bō (staff). Kusarigamajutsu, fighting with a chain-and-sickle. Mōjirijutsu, fighting with a barbed staff. [6] [page needed] Ninjutsu, espionage ...
Although Ansatsuken is a general term in Japanese, it has been used in the English language edition of Street Fighter: Eternal Challenge and other English-language Street Fighter media specifically as the name of Ryu and Ken ' s fighting style which is heavily based on striking-based martial arts such as Karate and Kempo. Though not a ...
His fighting style is a Yoga-based style, in which Dhalsim can stretch his arms, legs, abdomen and even his neck to great lengths making him a decent long-range hand-to-hand fighter. He also uses many fire-based attacks such as Yoga Fire , Yoga Flame and Yoga Blast , the latter being an anti-air technique.
Sōjutsu is typically only a single component of curriculum in comprehensive traditional schools.The still extant Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū claims to be the first school to include sōjutsu in its formal curriculum, and another very well known school of sōjutsu is the Hōzōin-ryū.