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-[[File:Hokuto_Shin_Ken.jpg|thumb|250px]]{{Audio|Hokutoshinken.ogg|'''Hokuto Shin Ken'''}} (北斗神拳 ''[[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]] [[wikipedia:Shen (Chinese religion)|God]] Fist'') is an ancient Chinese martial art, dating back 1800 years from [[Land of Asura|China]]. Its founder was [[Shuken]] of the ancient "Hokuto Sōke" ruling line, who combined his [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]] and [[Seito Gek Ken]] to create Hokuto Shin Ken. This martial art makes use of the opponents' 708 [[Keiraku Hikō]], also known as tsubo or pressure points. These pressure points destroy the enemy from within. The Hikō can also be used to heal and even to revive the dead. While a normal fighter uses 30% of his natural abilities, a Hokuto Shin Ken successor knows how to utilize his remaining 70% using Tenryū Kokyū Hō (転龍呼吸法 Art of Dragon's Breathing). A Hokuto Shinken successor can also resist attacks on the pressure points with the Hikō Fūji (秘孔封じ, Pressure Point Sealing), copy techniques after witnessing them only once with Suieishin (水映心, Water Reflection Spirit) and use [[Tōki]] (闘気 Fighting Spirit), an expert user can often radiate Tōki from his own body as an aura (Tōki no Aura)Fighting Spirit Aura) whilst focusing it for attacks. It can be used to launch ki-based attacks that can be used to strike targets (even tiny ones, like the Keiraku Hiko) at long range, or, to defend the user from attack. Hokuto Shin Ken follows the [[Isshi Sōden]](一子相伝) tradition: it can only be passed down from one father to one son, and there can only be one successor at a time. Sons that do not succeed in becoming successor must never practice the art again, or risk having their memories erased and fists shattered. The ultimate Hokuto Shin Ken technique is the [[Musō Tensei]], which can only be performed by one who completely understands sadness.
+[[File:Hokuto_Shin_Ken.jpg|thumb|250px]]{{Audio|Hokutoshinken.ogg|'''Hokuto Shin Ken'''}} (北斗神拳 ''[[wikipedia:Big Dipper|Big Dipper]] [[wikipedia:Shen (Chinese religion)|God]] Fist'') is an ancient Chinese martial art, dating back 1800 years from [[Land of Asura|China]]. It is notably the martial art that defines the protagonists of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' series, who are its heir to the school's succession.
 "Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the asterism [[Hokuto Shichi Sei]], which is the Japanese name as the Big Dipper.
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 Overtime, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms saw Hokuto Shinken undergo a schism; [[Hokuto Soka Ken]] served Cao Cao, [[Hokuto Sonka Ken]] served Sun Wu, and [[Hokuto Ryū Ken|Hokuto Ryuka Ken]] served Liu Bei. At the end of such an era, it was Hokuto Soka Ken that rose to become the defining martial art of Hokuto Shinken.
+Prior to the events of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' manga, the successor of Hokuto Shinken was [[Ryūken]], who won the successorship against his rival [[Kōryū]]. Ryuken then trained four adopted sons; [[Raoh]], [[Toki]], [[Jagi]] and [[Kenshirō]] in the art. Kenshiro was chosen by Ryuken to become his successor, although the other brothers still used the style due to Ryuken's death at the hands of Raoh. In the prequel series ''[[Souten no Ken]]'', Ryuken (or Ramon Kasumi, as he is called in the series) is revealed to had been the 63rd Grand Master of Hokuto Shinken, preceded by his elder half-brother [[Kenshirō Kasumi]], the 62nd Grand Master. The two brothers learned the style from their father, [[Tesshin Kasumi]], the 61st Grand Master, thereby making the Kenshiro from ''Fist of the North Star'' the 64th Grand Master.
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+This martial art makes use of the opponents' 708 [[Keiraku Hikō]], also known as tsubo or pressure points.  Hokuto Shin Ken  one successor at a time. Sons that do not succeed in becoming successor must never practice the art again, or risk having their memories erased and fists shattered. The ultimate Hokuto Shin Ken technique is the [[Musō Tensei]], which can only be performed by one who completely understands sadness.
-The art's power lies into channeling one's energy in a single blow and striking into the 708 {{nihongo|'''[[Keiraku Hikō]]'''|経絡秘孔||"Hidden Channeling Points"}} points in the human body (also known as [[wikipedia:acupressure|acupressure]] points, power points, vital points, tsubo, etc.). This causes the victim to explode, be controlled involuntarily or otherwise incapacitated. It can also be used to heal certain physical and psychological wounds, such as restoring a person's voice, eyesight or memories, though the main purpose of Hokuto Shin Ken is assassination. The average person uses only 30% of their body's potential strength, but those who had mastered Hokuto Shin Ken can tap into the remaining 70% as well. Hokuto Shin Ken also derives power by using {{nihongo|'''[[Tōki]]'''|闘気}} or fighting aura to use the human body's full potential as well as to project energy attacks. These energy attacks can be also used to strike pressure points, as was the case when Kenshiro fought [[Souther]].
+The art's power lies into channeling one's energy in a single blow and striking into the 708 {{nihongo|'''[[Keiraku Hikō]]'''|経絡秘孔||"Hidden Channeling Points"}} points in the human body (also known as [[wikipedia:acupressure|acupressure]] points, power points, vital points, tsubo, etc.). These pressure points destroy the enemy from within, and causes the victim to explode, be controlled involuntarily or otherwise incapacitated. It can also be used to heal certain physical and psychological wounds, such as restoring a person's voice, eyesight or memories, though the main purpose of Hokuto Shin Ken is assassination. While a normal fighter uses 30% of his natural abilities, a Hokuto Shin Ken successor knows how to utilize his remaining 70% using Tenryū Kokyū Hō (転龍呼吸法 Art of Dragon's Breathing). A Hokuto Shinken successor can also resist attacks on the pressure points with the Hikō Fūji (秘孔封じ, Pressure Point Sealing), copy techniques after witnessing them only once with Suieishin (水映心, Water Reflection Spirit) and also derives power by using {{nihongo|'''[[Tōki]]'''|闘気}} or fighting aura to use the human body's full potential, radiating it from their own body as an aura (Tōki no Aura - Fighting Spirit Aura) whilst focusing it for attacks. It can be used to launch ki-based attacks that can be used to strike targets (even tiny ones, like the Keiraku Hiko) at long range, or, to defend the user from attack.
-Due to its deadliness, Hokuto Shin Ken can only have one [[Denshōsha|successor]] per generation according to the art's law. Students who failed the successorship must renounce the style voluntarily or risk having their memories erased or their fists crushed. Because of this, there has been great competition over who gets to be the successor. Prior to the events of the ''Hokuto no Ken'' manga, the successor of Hokuto Shinken was [[Ryūken]], who won the successorship against his rival [[Kōryū]]. Ryuken then trained four adopted sons; [[Raoh]], [[Toki]], [[Jagi]] and [[Kenshirō]] in the art. Kenshiro was chosen by Ryuken to become his successor, although the other brothers still used the style due to Ryuken's death at the hands of Raoh. In the prequel series ''[[Souten no Ken]]'', Ryuken (or Ramon Kasumi, as he is called in the series) is revealed to had been the 63rd Grand Master of Hokuto Shinken, preceded by his elder half-brother [[Kenshirō Kasumi]], the 62nd Grand Master. The two brothers learned the style from their father, [[Tesshin Kasumi]], the 61st Grand Master, thereby making the Kenshiro from ''Fist of the North Star'' the 64th Grand Master.
-Due to its importance in history, Hokuto Shinken he role of successor is intertwined with Taoist astrology and legend, being the merciless protector and judge against those that would dare to disrupt peace and order.
+Due to its deadliness, Hokuto Shin Ken follows the [[Isshi Sōden]](一子相伝) tradition: it can only be passed down from one father to one son, and there can only be one [[Denshōsha|successor]] per generation according to the art's law. Students who fail the successorship must renounce the style voluntarily or risk having their memories erased or their fists crushed. Because of this, there has been great competition over who gets to be the successor. Due to its importance in history, the role of Hokuto Shinken successor is intertwined not only with the affairs of the governing powers of the land, but also with Taoist astrology and legend, said to be the second guardian of the Celestial Emperor, duty bound to protect the innocent, uphold peace, and to become the merciless judge and punisher of evil under the skies of the world.
 Late in the series, it is revealed that the founder of Hokuto Shinken is a man named [[Shuken]] of the [[Hokuto Sōke]] (北斗宗家) bloodline and the ancestor of Kenshiro and Hyoh. ''[[Souten no Ken]]'' further develops the origins of Hokuto Shinken, where it is revealed that Hokuto Shin Ken is a blending of Shuken's original [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]] and the [[Keiraku Hikō]] techniques of [[Seito Gek Ken]].