I'm not a martial arts expert, but I do know the game needs to improve on the styles it already has before throwing a load more into the mix.

Some styles need to be a little faster, a little more powerful or just a little more balanced and well rounded.

For new styles, they should try to keep a fair balance according to the character. Powerful and slow styles to your larger characters and the weaker, less damaging ones to the smaller characters. ANd in some cases, do a complete opposite for surprise.

Each style should have a good range of attacking options though, to counter and to attack. I felt a lot of the MKDA styles were only good enough for either defensive play or offensive play.

I would like to see some original unearthly fighting styles that Midway came up with.

For characters like Shao Kahn (assuming he is in) I would like to see a style that emphasizes on attacks that utilize the fist, palm, elbow and knees. (Kinda like Tang Soo Doo but more unique)

Fighting styles:

Hwarangdo
Kuk Sool Won
Capoiera
Pencat Silat (sp?)
Kuntaw
Yonkido

Weapon styles:

3-Section Staff (name?)
Morningstar
Mace
any kind of axe(s)
Scythe (for Noob Saibot )
Chinese sword (Jian)
Saber/Scimitar
Katar? (too much like SC now )

These are just a few I could come up with at the top of my head. I'm more confident about the weapons than the fighting styles - those I just looked up online at one time and could only give the simplest description.

The MK team has their work cut out for them if they're going to come up with 48 unique styles (if they are indeed unique).

tgrant Wrote: I'm not a martial arts expert, but I do know the game needs to improve on the styles it already has before throwing a load more into the mix. Some styles need to be a little faster, a little more powerful or just a little more balanced and well rounded. For new styles, they should try to keep a fair balance according to the character. Powerful and slow styles to your larger characters and the weaker, less damaging ones to the smaller characters. ANd in some cases, do a complete opposite for surprise. Each style should have a good range of attacking options though, to counter and to attack. I felt a lot of the MKDA styles were only good enough for either defensive play or offensive play.

I think that some characters should trade styles. Some styles didn't fit some characters too well, so maybe some one else can benefit form a style change.

Kenshi for example could use Mavado's Wing Chun style. Here's how Kenshi should look using his new style.

Hand techniques, joint locks and counters






more to come...

...Finally

Kick defense




Something along those lines would improve that style so it looks and feels more fluid.

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Ish In Ru is supposed to be used. Its a weapon defense style! :D

More styles:

HIKARITEN: Defensive martial art from Japan, mostly blocks, shoves, and sidesteps. It's the non-violent art, so it might not fit in MK, but the MK team just may be able to find a place for it.
SAI: Make the sai style like it really is. No or little stabbing, more reversals.
NOGA: Ancient Greek (Atlantian?) art said to be created by a God. It's not very well-known, but because of my religious background, I was forced to study it. It relies on dealing as much damage as possible, and has very little defensive tactics.
BOKKEN: Yes, I know, it's basically used for training, but I've seen some impressive things done with a bokken that you can't do with a sword.
BATOU-JUTSU: The true name for the Hiten-Mitsurugi style. Most of the attacks are done by quickly pulling the sword out of the sheath, slashing, and quickly replacing it in the sheath.
CAPOERIA: The Brazillian breakdancing art, just don't make it so stereotypical, like in other fighting games.
SUMO: Why didn't Bo Rai Cho' have it in DA? Some of his specials and his Fatality were based in Sumo...

I always wondered why people can't spell CAPOEIRA right... anyway I think this style looks great in the Tekken games so it should look great for MK:D as well...

I think they should incorporate *street fighting*, like how us plp from the streets fight, pulling hair, and the way we put our guards up.

I want to see a weapon fighting style using the poleaxe. Freaking awesome weapon.

DamRho Wrote: I always wondered why people can't spell CAPOEIRA right... anyway I think this style looks great in the Tekken games so it should look great for MK:D as well...

I'm sorry, I'm not too familiar with the art itself.

IamTheS Wrote: DamRho Wrote: I always wondered why people can't spell CAPOEIRA right... anyway I think this style looks great in the Tekken games so it should look great for MK:D as well... I'm sorry, I'm not too familiar with the art itself.

I wasn't specifically referring to your post, I was saying that generally you see it spelled as "CAPOERIA" which is incorrect. I'm not familiar with the art of "CAPOEIRA" either, but I'm pretty familiar with speaking portuguese

It's really normal that people commit spelling mistakes while writing another language (I probably do some spelling mistakes writing in English) I'm just surprised to see that the majority of articles where you read about it it's spelled the wrong way...

Sorry for the misspell DamRho. Just following the "i before e except after c" rule. Guess it doesn't always apply . I forgot to add Iron Whip and Cat Claws (though Baraka fans might find that a rip off). And just to clairfy on what MissKilla was suggesting, it's my understanding that Yonkindo is a form of street fighting, where anything goes - eye pokes, low blows, etc.. That is about the limit of my martial arts knowledge.

Ninja-To
Taijutsu
Wing Chun Kung Fu
Kenjutsu
Kusari
Kyokushinkan
Neko-Deh
Shuko
Tsurugi
Wakizashi

i cant think of anymore right now

I think that they should have some kind of a dirty street fighting style, maybe for Kano if he comes back. If they got that they should have low blows eye gouging hair pulling and other stuff like that.

I think for weapons they should have a Big Battle hammer or battle axe. I also think that like a celtic warrior could be a cool additon to the game they never really went in that direction at all.