Saturday, September 25, 2010

Tourou-Ken

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Mantis was developed in 1600 by Wang Lang in the Ming Dynasty in Northern China. Wang Lang based this martial art on observations he made of a preying mantis fighting a cicada. The Mantis fighting style is known for its quick and accurate attacks and lightning-fast speed. One of the most distinctive features of Northern Praying Mantis is the "praying mantis hook". a hook made of two fingers directing force in a whip-like manner, and it can be used for blocking, adhere to an opponent's limb, or attack critical spots. Here are some techniques below.





Taizan Soukoushu
The user coils back with a low crouch, then lunges both hands to the upper body. This move will home in on dodging opponents. 

Hiten Rakutai
The user does a full body flipping kick with one leg outstretched. This technique covers a lot of space because of the outstretched leg, meaning you can even catch those who
try and roll away if they don't do it fast enough.

Toukuu Gekishou

While jumping straight forward, the user swings his hand in an overhead arc. For a jumping attack this move comes out relatively fast, and the nature of the arcing punch makes it a little less easy to peck.

Kousou Ryou'inkyaku
The user does a very low sweep kick followed by a mid hitting lunging spinning kick. This move has deceptively long range and, if some anticipation is used, it can hop right over low attacks while still connecting.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Kazama Style Ancient Martial Arts


Kazama-ryuu Martial Arts
 (風間スタイル武道)
 

Kazama-ryuu Martial Arts is a fighting style created and primarily used by the Kazama family, which incorporates the traditional Japanese martial arts of Daito-ryu Aiki-Jujitsu, Aikido, Judo, and Karate. It is a defensive style utilizing circular patterns and momentum throws, and the objective of this style, and all who carry the name Kazama, is to cleanse evil wherever it may roam. The masters of this style spread their teachings to their students about bringing light to the darkness, as its history started with the creator of the Kazama-ryuu Martial arts, Shou Kazama, who cleansed evil with this style, and the art was passed on to many members of the Kazama family.




Mist Palm (霞ヤシ)
The user charges forward at a full run and with their left palm reared back, they thrust their right open palm forward at the opponent's midsection, knocking the opponent away.



Demon Executor (鬼殺人上限)
The user quickly crouches forward, charging at a full run. Then, when rising back up, their right forearm rises, along with their fist launching straight up at the opponent's chin, sending them flying in the air.

Falling Cloud Kick (立雲蹴り)
The user twists their body while both legs are lifted from the ground and swung around, and the torso remains as horizontal as possible. As the farther one slams down on the opponent's head, the other one knocks them down.


Spinning Heel Drop (鬼首落とし)
The user spins around like a human tornado, and after a few moments spinning, they swing their left leg horizontally at the opponent's temple, knocking them away.

Heron Dance (鷺舞)
The user kicks their right foot low, followed by a high left backhand, then a quick right punch, and finally, the user swings their right leg horizontally, knocking them away.