Altough bo RAi Cho created the style in Earthrealm, assuring that his knowledge hidden within the complex system would carry on. This style does not requires constant drunkard behavior, altough Bo Rai Cho can swiftly drink anyone under the table with his incredibly enduring constituti-on and stomach.

martial art name: Mi Zong Lou Han
used by whom: Bo Rai Cho
used in episodes: MK Deadly Alliance,
MI ZONG LUO HAN (My Jong Law Horn) is composed of two styles from Northern China. MI ZONG - a soft style from the town of Cang in the province of Hebei. LUO HAN - a relatively harder style under the Northern Shaolin system.
The origin of this composite style can only be traced back to Grand Master YE YU TING. Master YE YU TING was born during the Qing (pronounced Ching) dynasty around 1892 in the province of Hebei, in the township of Cang, and learned his martial arts from his uncle YE Xi Zhen. At twenty four, he joined the Northeast External Victory BIAO JU, an operation equivalent to today's Brinks Armor Car for transferring money and valuables. At this time, the Manchurian Government (Qing Dynasty) has just been overthrown but the country is still far from united. This was the period of the Warlords and power struggles were occurring everywhere. In the outskirts of towns and cities, bandits were gathering together like armies. Master YE earned a name for himself in the Northeast after numerous successful operations defending against the bandits.
He was quickly recruited by WANG Huai Qing, the Infantry Commander in the City of Beijing (Peking), to be the Martial Arts Instructor for his soldiers. Within three years, Master YE was promoted to the rank of Chief Martial Arts instructor in WANG's army. Master YE taught under WANG for seven more years before the Commander merged his army with General ZHANG Xue Liang of the Nationalist Government. Master YE continued to teach for General ZHANG for three more years and then resigned to return to his home town.
At this time, the province of Shandong was controlled by Commander ZHONG Zong Chang, who seized the opportunity and asked Master YE to be the Martial Arts instructor for his army. Master YE accepted the offer and taught the Shandong Army for two years until Commander ZHONG died from assassination in 1932.
In Shanghai, the Jing Wu Athletic Association was getting to be very well known by accomodating many different Martial Arts styles under one roof, and have attracted many famous Martial Artists of the time. The association also has its own system of forms, which were set up by Master ZHAO Lian Huo. Ten of these were designated as the "Ten forms of Jing Wu", and must be learned by all students of the association before specializing in any particular style

Martial art style: Dragon kung fu
Used by whom: younger Sub-Zero
Used when: MK Deadly Alliance, MK Deception
In Chinese mythology, the dragon is one of the four divine animals believed to have supernatural powers and deep wisdom. (The others are the phoenix, unicorn and tortoise.) It has been an imperial symbol for centuries and the subject of many rituals and pageants. Even today, there are annual dragon boat races in Hong Kong and a huge dragon is always part of each Chinese New Years Day parade. It is interesting that while medieval Europe thought of dragons as evil, fire-breathing, oversized lizards who should be slayed at all costs, the Chinese tended to hold dragons in high regard. The legends say that dragons could ride the wind and waves, lend their strength to heroes and bring destruction to the irreverent. Depending on their mood, Chinese dragons could be either playful or frightening. There are many paintings which depict happy dragons frolicking in the clouds and rivers. There are also stories which credit them with causing storms, floods, and earthquakes. A mark of the dragon’s importance is the belief that dragons controlled the rains and storms – important events to a people who made their living by farming and fishing.
Many Chinese martial art systems were developed by watching and imitating the movements of animals. There is crane, tiger and snake kung fu. There is even an obscure village style called turtle kung fu. Not surprisingly, there is also a dragon style of kung fu which is based on the spirit, if not the actual appearance, of the mythical animal. Actually, there are two dragon styles, one that originated in Northern China and one in Southern China.
The Southern Dragon Style of kung fu traces its origins to a Buddhist temple in Canton province. Like the Shaolin Temple, the monks in this temple found many benefits to the regular practice of martial arts - better health, increased energy, self-protection and discipline. No one knows exactly how Dragon Style Kung Fu began. It was not taught outside the temple walls until a monk named Tai Yut broke tradition and taught the style to a single layman, Lam Yiu Kwai. Lam Yiu Kwai, now considered the Grandmaster of the style passed the style on to his son and grandson who became famous martial artists and popularized the style. Today it is growing in popularity in the United States.
"The principals of the style are posture and momentum, timing and sensitivity," according to Steve Martin, an instructor at the Sojourn Past Martial Arts Institute. "These four ideas must be linked together and used simultaneously to play the style well."
Each style of martial arts is known for certain traits that are the signature of that style. Dragon Style Kung Fu is famous for its handwork. The heart of the system is a set called mor kiu or "magical arms." It is a series of high-speed hand and arm techniques using punches, grabs, palm strikes, arm blocks, and elbow strikes. The "dragon character" is present in the speed, the coiling energy of the moves, and the chain attacks. It has been described as playing chess at warp speed.
Dragon Style Kung Fu is also famous for certain weapons. In addition to the traditional weapons of sword and spear, it uses a nine-foot staff known to its fans as the "king dragon heart-piercing pole." It is a huge pole that is literally nine-feet long and is swung with amazing power and speed by people who know how to use it. It is held out in front of the player, roughly parallel to the ground, with one end nestled into the player’s side, and the other swinging freely and forcefully in circles and arcs. It definitely clears traffic. It is obviously not a practical weapon, but it is practiced to teach the student how to use the muscles of the waist. It is so long and heavy that the arms simply cannot control it; the only way to move the staff effectively is by using the waist.
In Dragon Style Kung Fu, power is believed to emanate from the waist. Because the waist is the largest muscle in the body (something not everyone is particularly proud of) and the only one cross-hatched in three different directions, it is considered the best source of physical power. Most people use the strength of their upper bodies and shoulders. But Dragon Style Kung Fu teaches people how to draw energy from the waist and manifest it through their hands and feet. Because this does not depend on a person’s size or weight, it is an effective style for women.
One of the trademarks of the style is the concept that body energy is most efficient when it is used in spiral motions. Like a dragon, who coils and uncoils, the spiral movements are interlinked so there is a continuous flow of energy. Playing a set is like connecting the dots on a three-dimensional drawing. It gives effective self-defense since the hands and feet are constantly moving, leaving no openings or "doors" for an opponent. On an energetic level, practitioners say that it seems to push their internal energy into more organic shapes and forms.
Altough various dragon styles are common, Sub-Zero incorporated his clans fighting heritage into the system, defining it clearly for assassination methods.

Martial art style: shotokan karate
Used by whom: younger Sub-Zero
Used when: MK Deadly Alliance, MK Deception
The true history of traditional karate is almost impossible to verify due to the secrecy surrounding the arts and the lack of written records. It is known that the martial arts of Okinawa and Japan were influenced in the development of their martial arts by various Chinese sources. It is also clear that at least one source of influence on Chinese martial arts came from India.
In about 520 A.D. a Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma, or Daruma Taishi, traveled to China where he taught Chan (or Zen) Buddhism to the monks at the Shaolin Temple in Henan province. The monks were not physically capable of withstanding the ascetic practices of his teaching, so he began to teach them exercises based on a fighting system. He introduced a systematized set of exercises designed to strengthen the mind and body, exercises which allegedly marked the beginning of the Shaolin style of temple boxing. Bodhidharma's teachings later became the basis for the majority of Chinese martial arts.
The Shaolin monks eventually gained the reputation of being the most formidable fighters in all of China. Their fighting method became known as Shorinji Kempo and as they traveled to teach about Zen, it influenced and was influenced by numerous other Chinese fighting systems.
In the late 12 th century, Zen was introduced to Japan and readily became the religion of the Samurai class. As such, it would influence all of Japan's traditional martial arts. If Shorinji Kempo was introduced with Zen, as seems likely, it may also have had some influence on the traditional fighting methods of Japan.
Okinawa itself is a small island at the southernmost point of the chain of islands that comprise modern day Japan. It is the main island in the chain of Ryuku Islands which spans from Japan to Taiwan. Surrounded by coral, Okinawa is approximately 6 miles wide and only about 70 miles long. It is situated 400 nautical miles east of mainland China, 300 nautical miles south of mainland Japan and an equal distance north of Taiwan. Being at the crossroads of major trading routes, its significance as a "resting spot" was first discovered by the Japanese. It later developed as a trade center for southeastern Asia, trading with Japan, China, Indo China, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines.
Due to Okinawa's proximity to China, cultural exchanges between the two countries undoubtedly took place even before written history. When the first exchange of martial arts techniques and ideas occurred is not known. It is known that in 1372 Okinawa's King Satto exchanged diplomatic delegations with the Ming Emperor. Part of this exchange included people knowledgeable in the martial arts of their respective countries. Thus the Okinawans refined their own fighting methods further by incorporating ideas from foreign sources and adapting them to their own styles and needs.
One important factor in the development of Okinawan fighting methods was the advent of repressive rulers. Between 1477 and 1526 Okinawa was ruled by King Sho Shin who banned the ownership of weapons. In 1690 Japan's Satsuma clan came to power and continued the ban. The various schools of fighting practiced in secret, so as not to be observed by the rulers, and in deadly earnest.
Okinawa was also engaged in trade with the people of Fukien province in Southern China and it was probably from this source that Chinese Kempo, was introduced to the ordinary people of the islands. Further refinement came with the influence of other martial arts brought by nobles and trade merchants to the island.
Te continued to develop over the years, primarily in three Okinawan cities: Shuri, Naha and Tomari. Each of these towns was a center to a different sect of society: kings and nobles, merchants and business people, and farmers and fishermen, respectively. For this reason, different forms of self-defense developed within each city and subsequently became known as Shuri-te, Naha-te and Tomari-te.
Collectively they were called Okinawa-Te or Tode. Gradually, karate was divided into two main groups: Shorin-ryu which developed around Shuri and Tomari and Shorei-ryu which came from the Naha area. It is important to note, however, that the towns of Shuri, Tomari, Naha are only a few miles apart, and that the differences between their arts were essentially ones of emphasis, not of kind.
Beneath these surface differences, both the methods and aims of all Okinawan karate are one in the same. It has been suggested that these two styles were developed based on different physical requirements. Shorin-ryu was quick and linear with natural breathing while Shorei-ryu emphasized steady, rooted movements with breathing in synchrony with each movement.
This Okinawa-te continued to be practiced in secret, even after the end of the Satsuma rule in 1872, when the only "enemies" left were the other schools. The secrecy did not end until 1902 when Commissioner of Education Shintaro Ogawa recommended that it be included in the physical education of the first middle school of Okinawa.
While the need for a true jutsu had somewhat declined by the advent of the 20th century, karate's value as a character building and health promoting martial art was recognized, and it was soon being taught in many of Okinawa's schools. The first karate master to teach in Okinawa's schools was Anko Itosu. He was soon followed by a number of others, including Chojun Miyagi, Kenwa Mabuni, and Gichin Funakoshi ( the founder of Shotokan).
Seemingly Sub-Zero left this style alone, since no unique characteristics appear in his moves. Altough his attacks are linear, highly agressive and deeply enbedded, Shotokan is useful for defence.

Martial art style: hapkido
Used by whom: Scorpion
Used when: MK Deadly Alliance, MK Deception, presumebly not used in MK2 nor in MK3/UMK3/MKT
Hapkido is a martial art of Korean origin. Its name means literally "The way of coordination and internal power." Hapkido is a complete martial art in that it consists of: dynamic striking and kicking techniques, very similar to Tae Kwon Do, both hard and soft style deflection techniques, throws, takedowns, ground-fighting, and extensive joint locking techniques. Hapkido is the combination of two Korean Martial Arts - Yool Sool which comes from the Japanese art known as Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jutsu and Tae Kyon which is an ancient Korean Kicking Skill that was widespread during the time of the Three Kingdoms.
Scorpion revitalized his ninja heritage with this late korean style, but changed it in a way, that his primary attacks would be done with straightforward hand and leg strikes. Sweeps should be used by him as well as extensive workouts on ground combat.

martial art style: pi gua axe hitch chuan
used by whom: Scorpion, Hotaru
used when: MK Deadly Alliance, MK Deception
Pigua Quan or axe-hitch Chuan was known in ancient times as armor wearing Chuan. Ming Dynasty General Qi Jiguang included the move of putting on armours while fighting as laid out in his book, A New Essay on Wushu Arts.
When the National Wushu Institute was founded in Nanjing in 1928, Pigua Quan specialist Ma Yingtu was put in charge of the fist play department of the Institute. He invited another Pigua Quan pugilist Guo Chang-sheng from Hebei to lecture. The two of them delved into the Chuan adjusting the moves but keeping the excellent essentials and adding speed and explosive power as well as the skills from the 24-form Tongbei Quan. The revised edition of Pigua Quan turned out to be a com-pletely new art, which was said to be feared by even deities and demons.
Pigua Quan in fashion at present has come mainly from this revised version. The axe-hitch Chuan which is popular in Gansu Province consists of axe-hitch, blue dragon, flying tiger, Taishu and Dajiazi Quan (big frame Chuan ) while the popular version in Cangzhou is made up of axe-hitch, blue dragon, slow and fast axe-hitch and cannon Chuan.
Execution of the axe-hitch Chuan demands accuracy, fluency, agility, continuity, speed, power, dexterity, excellence, subtlety and uniqueness. Be it single moves, combinations of moves, or the entire routine, the axe-hitch Chuan requires a learning process which ranges from simplicity to complexity. In the first place, the stance and execution of movements must be accurate and standard. The emphasis then goes from accuracy to fluency, to agility and continuity, and then to speed, power, dexterity, excellence, subtlety and uniqueness.
Pigua Quan also concentrates on combinations of movements which are complementary to one another and is known for its slowness in pitching stances but its swiftness in delivering fist blows and its subtle use of tricks. The execution of moves and tricks involves tumbling, strangle-holding, axing, hitching, chopping, unhitching, scissoring, picking, brushing, discarding, stretching, withdrawing, probing, feeling, flicking, hammering and beating.
The features of the axe-hitch Chuan include abrupt starts and stops, powerful axing and hitching, straightening arms, holding arms and connecting wrists, twisting waist and hips, restraining chest and protruding back, standing high and creeping low, closing knees and clawing feet to the ground, lowering shoulders and breathing deep, as well as continuity of movements. Different styles of axe-hitch Chuan, however, have different stresses in execution

this is it for now. Say, lets play a vote game, vote for a style that is mentio-ned here. The 5 styles with the most votes gets to be examined, while others remain to be selected after the votes have been accounted for,
and the arts have been examined properly:
Also, this thread should be dedicated for, what fighters should have proper martial arts, and what martial art fits who or what.
Choy lee fut,
Monkey,
Shaolin fist,
Mantis,
Chin na,
Bak sil lum,
Crane,
Snake,
Jeet kune do,
Karate,
Kenpo,
Tae kwon do,
Muay thay,
Judo,
Sumo,
Suay chiao,
Tai chi chuan,
Pak Mei,
San shou,
Shiranavajramouthi,
Baji quan,
Hwa Rang Do,
Ninjitsu,
Sambo,
Baranta,
Tang lang,
Iron Palm,
Krav Maga,
Long fist,
Wing chun,
Hsing yi,
Dim Mak (also known as Death Touch)
Pankratión,
Capoueira,
Savate,
Kajukenbo,
Sarit-Sarak,
Ba gua,
Eagle claw,
Togakure Ryu Ninpo,
Chan kin,
Nan chuan,
Jujutsu,
Aikido,
Faan tsi,
Leopard,
Fu jow pai,
Goyu-ryu,
Shinto-ryu,
Shorin-ryu,
Tong bei,
Yuan yang,
Yan yanga lu chan,
Goshindo,
Lui ho pa fa,
Wu shu
Escrima,
Tang soo do,
Hung gar,
Crab,
Moifah (also known as Flower Fist),
Silat,
Yin yeung,
Mian chuan,
Vale tudo,
Zha chuan,
Huachuan,
Choujaijo,
Sen fi- haka feeling,
Tae bo,
Feldenkrais
Shinergy,
Fudokan,
Kyokushin karate,
Daito-ryu,
Kickboxing
I shall examine the votes tomorrow...

But I will send the description of any style if it is asked out of the voting tournament. Just Vote goddamn, and let us know power in knowledge.

Wow. That’s some awesome info dude!
Good job! I didn’t read all because its too much, but I did read most of it.
I would like to know more about Tae Kwon Do.

Wow this is really good, congrats. I think this might be the place to complain about all the styles in the game . So first of all: PEOPLE THE KARATE MOVES AREN'T REAL(except a couple of kicks and punches). I myself train the Wadoryu style of Karate, and it makes me kind of wondering, why the MKTeam displays them as real styles, but don't have the right moves in them(I know there's no Wadoryu in the game, but in Karate the moves are all mostly the same in every style). And another complain goes to the Kobujutsu(ok it's cool, but still), Kobujutsu consist of multiple weapons not just two almost Kama things(Kama is a weapon in Kobujutsu). How do I know? I train it too. Sry for this being so long , I'll just probably get flamed, whatever.

Oh yeah almost forgot, the real Shotokan style is the most aggressive and and attacking style in Karate. (just a fill in)

martial art style: tae kwon do
used by whom: Sonya Blade
used when: MK Deadly Alliance
The earliest records of Martial Arts in Korea practice date back to about 50 B.C. It was then known as "Taek Kyon". Evidence that Martial Arts was being practiced at that time can be found in tombs where wall paintings show two men in fighting stances. Others reject this evidence, saying that the men could have been dancing as well.
At that time there were three kingdoms:
1. Koguryo
2. Paekje
3. Silla
Silla unified the Kingdoms after winning the war against Paekje and Koguryo. The Hwa Rang Do played an important role at this unification. The Hwa Rang Do was an elite group of young noble men devoted to cultivating mind and body and to serve the kingdom, Silla. The best translation for Hwa Rang is "flowering youth". The Hwa Rang Do had an honor code and practiced various forms of Martial Arts, including Taekyon and Soo Bakh Do. The honor code of the Hwa Rang is the philosophical background of modern Tae Kwon Do.
What followed was a time of peace and the Hwa Rang turned from a military organization to a group that specialized in poetry and music. Later, Wang Kon founded the Koryo Dynasty, an abbreviation of Koguryo. The name Korea is derived from the name Koryo.
During the Koryo Dynasty, the sport Soo Bakh Do became popular. The sport was then used as a military training method. During the Yi Dynasty, the emphasis on military training disappeared. The King replaced Buddhism with Confucianism as the state religion. According to Confuscanism, the higher class should read poetry and play music. Martial Arts was something for the common, or even inferior man.
Modern-day Tae Kwon Do is influenced by many other martial arts. The most important of these sports is Japanese Karate, because Japan dominated Korea during 1910 until the end of W.W.II. Many Korean soldiers were trained in Japan. After the war, Korea became independent. During the occupation of Korea, the Japanese tried to erase all of the Korean culture, including the martial arts. The influence that Japan has given to Tae Kwon Do is the quick, straight line movements that characterize the various Japanese systems.
At the end of W.W.II, several Kwans arised. These Kwans were "Chung Do Kwan", "Moo Duck Kwan", "Yun Moo Kwan", "Chang Moo Kwan", "Oh Do Kwan", Jo Do Kwan", Chi Do Kwan" and "Song Moo Kwan". The Kwans united in 1955 as Tae Soo Do. In the beginning of 1957, the name Tae Kwon Do was adopted by several Martial Arts Masters, for it's similarity to Tae Kyon.
General Choi Hong-Hi required the Army to train in Tae Kwon Do, so the first students were Korean soldiers. The police and the Air Force had to train in Tae Kwon Do as well. At that time, Tae Kwon Do was a Korean version of Shotokan Karate. In 1961, The Korean Tae Kwon Do Union arose for the Soo Bakh Do Association and the Tae Soo Do Association. In 1962, the Korean Amateur Sports Association acknowledged the Korean Tae Kwon Do Union, changing the name to Korean Tae Kwon Do Association (KTA) in 1965. General Choi, President of the KTA left Korea and established the International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF) in America.
Demonstrations were given all over the world. It took a while before real progress was made, but eventually, in 1973 the World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF) was founded. In 1980, WTF Tae Kwon Do was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and became a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1988. There have been several attempts to unify the ITF and the WTF. Unfortunately, these have failed.
If you want to learn something about tae kwon do, vote for Hwa Rang Do!
REMEMBER GUYS, VOTE FOR A STYLE, TOMOROW I WILL SEE TO IT THAT YOU GET WHAT YOU WANTED. sIMPLY COPY THEESE TEXTS OUT INTO WORD, IT WOULD BE EASIER!

i wont open a votre off for weapons, but ask for any weapon you would like to see in the MK series.

DeathAngel you wanna talk about incorrect moves...Kenshi's Judo!
Jax's was bad enough in MKDA, in Deception they just massacered it!
MK team - Know that there are NO kicking/strike moves in Judo. The object is to use your oponents weight against them, by throwing them off balance. That way a much smaller opponent can still beat a much larger opponent, as it is more technique than brute force...
But on topic, I'd like to hear more about Judo...

Lets see what you know about Kenpo..Where is Silat??

Fighting style: Silate
Used by: Baraka
Used when: MK Deception
The KunTao Silat of Betawi Kilap is an art of rich history, deep sophistication and an art of change and adaptation. It is an art formulated to fight with other martial styles, not with untrained opponents. The response to the attack from ambush by multiple armed opponents, the strategies of defense and offense in many different situations and responsibility to the neighborhood community are center to the study of Betawi.
Human history on the Indonesian Archipelago dates to one and one-half million years of continous activity, much of it Martial. The indigenous culture has a continuous social history that rivals Egypt, Rome, Byzantium or South China. They built among the largest buildings in the world, and then they carved pictures all over them about the cultural disciplines that they practiced! The Balinese are among the holiest people in the world, along with the Tibetans and the Irish. It is a spiritual center for humanity.
The Sunda speaking peoples of Sumatra and its attendant islands, especially those of the Bugis tribe, have long been leaders in the practice of martial art in Indonesia. They are of the Menangkebau, the men of the ox-horn, keepers of the Kris. Speaking many languages, they travel broadly 'farming the sea' and trading, while defending their own land from encroachment. Their culture cultivates the portable skills of music, literature, medicine, mechanical engineering and so forth. They are a people of great humor and joy, deep spirituality and culture.
The Empires of the Majapahit, the Suravayjan, the Menangkebau, the Kraton Guards of Jogja, the Sultanates of Atjeh and of Ponti-Anak, have benefitted from the protection of the people of our lineage. The Bugis of the Menangkebau have been artists, statesmen, warriors, explorers and magicians since forever; the De Thouars family is the fruit and flower of that lineage.

Fighting style: Kenpo
Used by: sonya Blade
Used when: MK Deadly Alliance
Kenpo, also written as Kempo, is unique as far as its history goes in two respects; it is considered by many the first eclectic martial art, as well as having its founding roots stretch back to 520 BC. The catalyst of the way of Kempo was a prince and warrior of southern India called Bodhidharma. According to the records of the Lo-Yang temple, Bodhidharma was a Buddhist monk under the tutelage of Prajnatara and it is presumed that upon his death bed that Prajnatara requested Bodhidharma to travel to China where he felt the principles of Buddhism where in decline, and that the knowledge of dhyana (Zen koans) should be known.
Kempo is a unique martial art having been founded several centuries ago in the Chinese Shaolin temple, thus bringing with it a certain air of mystery. As a martial art, Kempo is referred to as a Do. The Do is referred to in Buddhist Zen scripts as a path towards enlightenment. Lao Tzu, a priest of Taoism said "Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self requires enlightenment.." This phrases sums of the full circle of what Kempo strives towards. Although on its surface Kempo can be seen as a unique form of self-defense, hidden beneath its physical exterior are levels where characteristic centralization of mind and body form. At this level, Kempo's practitioners move from a simple form of fighting to a higher level of ability and a higher level of enlightenment. Ying Kuchan, a Shaolin monk and master of Kempo after a lengthy period of meditation in a Zen rock garden spoke of Kempo saying "Kempo is the power of adaptability and yielding; the harmony of all things working together."
On the surface, Kempo's uniqueness lies in its comprehensive and diversified means of unarmed defense. For example, Shaolin Kempo Karate is both an armed and unarmed system of combat incorporating applications in varying appearances and method. On an external level, Kempo is a no holds barred fighting system of offensive and defensive methods with equal emphasis of striking techniques with the hands and feet; immobilization and controls; projections and take down; as well as weaponry and various spiritual and healing arts. Shaolin Kempo is a street wise defensive art that does not restrict its students in methodology. Clawing hands evolve into slashing feet. Cunning joint locks turn into devastating hip throws. Evasive blocks turn into breath closing chokes.
The possibilities are endless. The only true fighting systems are those where there are no rules applied. From the books of the Han dynasty we learn "Nothing is impossible to a willing mind." And it is from this saying that we can derive the upper principles of Shaolin Kempo. What sets Kempo apart from boxing, wrestling, and Sunday night football is an emphasis on centralization of body and mind, a concept understood by very few. Many people are quiet happy with only the surface value of Kempo taking its studies for reasons of physical health, self-defense, or a Monday night hobby. But for what level of imperfection will you settle for in yourself? If there is more to Kempo why not grasp it. Kempo tries to build a persons psychological persona as well as turning the ego self into the egoless self. The true Kempo is not a means of felling an opponent by force of hand or weapon, nor was it originally intended as a means of arms. Kempo calls for a bringing of inner peace to the self, and the universe around us. A master of Kempo is not only a master of self-defense, but a master of himself. In the end, the direction of Kempo was best described by Bruce Lee when he commented on his art of Jeet Kune Do; "To have no way as a way; To have no limitations as a limitation."
Kempo Styles - Partial List
Kosho Ryu This style of Kempo was brought by visiting monks to the Mitose family in the 15th century. Over the centuries this form of Shaolin Chuan Fa was blended and refined with forms of Jujitsu that where common to the area as well as Rinzai Zen philosophy, Kyudo, and other arts. Kosho, the name of the Mitose clan means "Old Pine Tree", and the Kempo art is referred to as "The Old Pine Tree Style." Kosho-Ryu Kempo was brought to the United States by Hawaiian born James Mitose, who learned the art in Japan from his uncle. One of his last students was Bruce Juchnik, who calls the Kempo he teaches Kosho Shorei-Ryu Kempo. He is one of the few people to be issued a Masters Certificate from James Mitose. He is considered by many to be the current Grandmaster of Kosho Ryu Kempo. Before, Mr. Juchnik even met James Mitose, he was a skilled instructor of American Kenpo (Tracy System), and other martial arts. These included Hung Gar, Wing Chun, Escima, and Silat. He was one of the last people to receive training from James Mitose. The training was limited to verbal instruction only due to the fact that James Mitose was serving a life sentence in a maximum security prison at the time. James Mitose's son Thomas Barrow Mitose claims that he teaches the true form of his father's art and that he is the true Grandmaster of the Kosho-Ryu style. Kajukenbo founder, Grandmaster Adriano Emperado agrees, and has stated that, in his opinion, 'without a doubt that Thomas Barrow Mitose is the true keeper and Grandmaster of Kosho Ryu.'
Chinese Kara-Ho Karate Founded by William K.S. Chow, a student of James Mitose, this Kempo offshoot is a blend of the Kosho Ryu Kempo and 5-animal Kung Fu of the Chow Family. Chinese Kara-ho Kempo Karate utilizes many circular as well as linear techniques and requires 500 such techniques to be learned for black-belt status. Currently, Chinese Kara-ho Kempo Karate is under the evolution of Sam Kuoha who has added various new techniques as well as 12 kata based on Chow's original 12 base linear techniques. Chinese Kara-Ho Kempo Karate is currently is a growing Kempo organization with currently over 5000 members to its teachings.
Shaolin Kenpo Karate The Shaolin Kempo Karate system was founded by Fred Villari, a student of Kajukenbo and Shorinji Kempo systems, as well as other martial arts. Fred Villari's system tends more towards the Kung-Fu element and utilizes the techniques of the 5 animal Chuan Fa to a large extent. Added to the Kempo system was White Tiger Chin Na techniques as well as various Aikijujitsu projections and immobilizations. Shaolin Kempo Karate is taught across the United States and Canada. Grandmaster Villari's organization is Villari's Self Defense Centers. There have been several splinter organizations.
American Kenpo Karate An offspring of William Chow's Chinese Kenpo Karate, Ed Parker's American Kenpo system is of of the largest and most well organized systems. Parker took what William Chow taught him and organized every technique and movement into a format that could be broken down into levels for all students. Parker felt that innovations he added to his Kenpo eventually made up 85% of the system and thus he renamed it American Kenpo Karate. The American Kenpo system can proudly be seen in the moves "The Perfect Weapon", and "Street Knight" starring 5th dan, Jeff Speakman, head of the American Kenpo Karate Systems and former student of Ed Parker.
White Tiger Kenpo Karate KFK's note: The following was submitted to this site by and with the approval of Professor Saviano via his student Gregory Kmoch on Jan. 7, 2001. I bow to you both with respect and my thanks.
White Tiger Kenpo karate is the art of Tom Saviano, currently 7th degree Black Belt under Grand Master John McSweeney. In 1952, Mr. McSweeney began his training in Judo at the Kodokan in Tokyo while stationed in Japan with the United States Army. After returning to the U.S., he was introduced to Ed Parker. He began training with Mr. Parker in 1959, and received his 1st degree Black Belt in 1962. At that time Mr. McSweeney brought Kenpo to Ireland and founded the Irish Kenpo Karate Association. With Mr. McSweeney introducing Kenpo to Europe, Ed Parker was able to create the International Kenpo Karate Association (I.K.K.A).
In 1964, Mr. Saviano began his training in the Martial Arts in traditional Japanese Karate. He was introduced to John McSweeney in 1980, and then began his training in Kenpo. The White Tiger System was devised thru the knowledge Mr. Saviano acquired from Mr. McSweeney and his training with: Jimmy Woo, James Lee (Bruce Lee's future training partner), Ming Lum, and of course, Ed Parker. By adding all of this to his knowledge of Japanese/Okinowan Karate, Mr. Saviano was able to create the self-defense system currently known as "Tom Saviano's White Tiger Kenpo Karate System". Mr. Saviano is currently the President of the American Kenpo Karate Association of which Master McSweeney is Chairman.

Oh damn dude thx, I almost forgot about that. Yeah it really sucks, I know about Judo, since all the Judo guys in our Karate like to throw me around when I'm the "uke"(kinda like a training dummy ), and are better at throwing than other things

Fighting style: Judo
Used by: Kenshi, Maj. Jackson Briggs
Used when: MK Deadly Alliance, MK Deception
Kodokan Judo History / The Kodokan Masters
The word "judo" is written with two Chinese characters. Firstly "ju", this means gentleness, signifying the philosophy that force should not be met with more force, but moulded and taken advantage of. "Do" simply means path, way or ethics. Therefore, put together, judo means "gentle way".
The art of judo is derived from ju-jutsu (also called taijutsu). Jujitsu was significantly more violent than judo and involved slashing, stabbing, hitting, kicking, twisting of limbs, in addition to many of the techniques of modern day judo. It was over a century ago now that Jigoro Kano, having studied jujutsu, laid down the concepts of Kodokan judo.
Modern judo is a refereed and regulated sport, with specific rules and conventions, where the aim of any contest is to safely throw or immobilise an opponant rather than cause physical harm (to obtain a symbolic death or defeat).
Jigoro Kano was born in 1860 in Japan during the Meiji era. When Kano began his study of jujutsu, his masters were stuggling to earn a living from their teaching, this wasn't helped by the reform during the Meiji caused by the West, as everything Eastern was considered naive and old fashioned in comparison. This lead to the demise of the samurai warrior class, culminating, in 1873, with a decree that the samurai were forbidden to wear their cherished swords in public. Many became policemen, able to wear their swords on duty, others formed resistance groups, however, all rebellion was eventually suppressed and the teaching/passing on of the martial arts suffered as a result. Despite these problems, Jigoro Kano, by the age of 23, understood the principles of Jujutsu well enough that he felt he was able to rent a small room in the Eishoji temple and in 1882 opened the first kodokan (literally: the school for studying the way) for the study of Kano judo. The new art of judo was initially shunned by some machi dojos (backstreet gymnasiums), so many judo dojos were upturned. For the sake of honour, a challenge match was arranged, Sakujiro Yokohama represented the Kodokan as he was the outstanding player in the day, and invariably Kano judo was triumphant proving that judo was superior. Jigoro Kano died in 1938 while his art of judo was flourishing.
After the Second World War, Japan and subsequently all things Japanese were hit pretty hard. As part of the war, all martial arts instructors were ordered to teach unarmed combat to the Japanese army and civilians. In retaliation, the "occupation forces" banned the practise of all martial arts in schools and public institutions. The ban was not lifted until 1951. Thankfully after this was lifted the Kodokan was allowed to be largely re-established unhindered.
What is Judo?
Known for its takedown and grappling techniques, Judo is a unique system that can both stand on its own and compliment other Martial Arts systems.
The concept of takedown is using your body, the momentum of your opponent and techniques to offset or unbalance your opponent. When performed correctly, it should be very easy for say a 5-foot, 105 lb woman to actually dislodge a 6-foot, 200 lb man.
Grappling is seen a lot in Greco-Roman wrestling. It is the art of getting yourself out of holds and other compromising ground techniques. With a simple shift of your weight or positioning of your arm, one should be able to maneuver your way out from any hold.
Judo is translated to mean “the gentle way”. One of the arts that derived from the samurai in Japan, it does not use as much punching or kicking as other Martial Arts styles. In fact, you’ll often see Judo combatants locked in almost a wrestling style match. The few kicks and punches that are taught tend towards assisting in effect of taking down your opponent and immobilizing them on the ground. There are no weapons taught in Judo.
Judo finds its origins in a few Martial Arts styles, but mainly is derived from Ju JitSu, another Japanese Martial Arts style. The modern form of the art we see today is derived from Dr. Jigoro Kano and developed during 1880’s.
It is perhaps the similarity to wrestling that made Judo the first Martial Arts to be introduced into the Olympics. (The only other one is Tae Kwon Do.) Some will say this acceptance helped the art – bringing exposure of Martial Arts to the general world. Some will argue it hurt it – presenting only a small portion of the art and thus diluting the true teachings of a total system.
From young to old, male to female, Judo can be practiced by anyone and is quite common to find training classes through many different groups and organizations. Studying some of the concepts behind Judo can help even if you are studying another Martial Arts style – getting your opponent unbalanced will always give you the upperhand in combat and inevitably you may find yourself needing to deal with a grappling situation. Even the softest of arts, Tai Chi, can use Judo concepts when dealing with an exercise called Push Hands.

Yeah, Kenpo is awesome. I would also like to know more about that.
Thanks for the TKD info, that was very interesting!

more will come eventually, including:
-fudokan
-togakure ryu ninpo
-shiranavajramauthi
-tang lang
-hung gar
I refined my material on them, just in case anyone asks for it.

Haha, when I did Judo I used to hate being the uke! I did not particulary like the idea of being thrown without a chance to prevent/fighting back.
Oh and very interesting Judo piece Chrome, I enjoyed reading it (though I knew quite a bit already)
Good thread...

Wow.This is a great thread.Chrome if you could tell me about Mileena's Ying Yeung and Tanya's Yue Chuan.I've searched the Internet for them but there isn't any information on them.

hmm, i also cant find anything on them on the Net. However I have some sources to get them, so i will come to them later. Im almost sure that they are not separate styles from Wing tsun or Choy lee fut
I promise that i will come to them later...