any thoughts about fighting styles in MKDA?

Sun-moon and butterfly knives also had the same moves. The sai was weak and just a toned down version of the daggers.

Let's see... judo came across as very unauthentic (with kicks and punches!) and so did aikido. Also wrestling should have had more moves and imho it's weird that they gave one of the few Western fighting styles to a Chinese guy.

Leopard and fu jow pai were also similar to a great degree.

I liked the way broadsword was done, but the name of the weapon shouldn't have been broadsword :). Jeet kune do could have been much better and much cooler. Sambo and san shou are usually more powerful.

Yeah, in short, some styles were messed up big time. Others were fairly interesting, like crab or dragon...

VQ

Wing Chun; in reality this is a very powerful style, but in the game it's just pathetic.

Also, as RasAlGuhl said, Jujutsu should have had more throws, locks, and submissions. I've also read that Hapkido has many such moves, which weren't used by Scorpion.

LONGFIST! It sucks beyond description!

I hated Subs Shotokan purely based on looks. Sub looks too stiff and awkward when standing upright, sticking his chest out, and puting most of his weight on his front leg. Very silly indeed. It's amazing that they allowed one of the series most popular characters to look so strange in one of his fighting styles- when Scorpion for example- looked so damn tight in both of his. I would much prefer him to have a fast and low fighting style (at least more athletic looking then Shotokan) which would compiment his Dragon form nicely.