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{{Translation|'''Hokuto Shinken'''|{{Ruby-ja|北斗|ほくと}}{{Ruby-ja|神|しん}}{{Ruby-ja|拳|けん}}|lit meaning=North Ladle Divine Fist|eng=Fist of the Big Dipper}} is an ancient Chinese martial art, dating back 1,800 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. | {{Translation|'''Hokuto Shinken'''|{{Ruby-ja|北斗|ほくと}}{{Ruby-ja|神|しん}}{{Ruby-ja|拳|けん}}|lit meaning=North Ladle Divine Fist|eng=Fist of the Big Dipper}} is an ancient Chinese martial art, dating back 1,800 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. [[Kenshirō]] states that it is the incarnation of [ | "Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the asterism [[Hokuto Shichi Sei]], which is the Japanese name as the Big Dipper. [[Kenshirō]] states that it is the incarnation of [[wikipedia:Indra|Indra]] when fighting [[Devil Rebirth]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳 Pinyin：''Beidou Shenquan/ ''Jyutping: ''Bak Dau San Kyun'' in its native Mandarin and Cantonese respectively) is first described as an 1,800 years old (2,000 years in the TV series and 1986 movie) Chinese assassin's art formed during the late [[wikipedia:Han Dynasty|Eastern Han Dynasty]]. | Hokuto Shinken (北斗神拳 Pinyin：''Beidou Shenquan/ ''Jyutping: ''Bak Dau San Kyun'' in its native Mandarin and Cantonese respectively) is first described as an 1,800 years old (2,000 years in the TV series and 1986 movie) Chinese assassin's art formed during the late [[wikipedia:Han Dynasty|Eastern Han Dynasty]]. | ||
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In the world of ''Hokuto no Ken'', Hokuto Shinken's origins are said to have been born around the rise of the [[wikipedia: Yellow Turban Rebellion|Yellow Turban Rebellion]], but where the [[Tentei|Celestial Emperor of China]] was assassinated, and from this, chaos immediately erupted throughout the land amongst those that desired to rule the new gap of power that once was occupied by the throne. The clan of [[Hokuto Sōke]], seeing China being swept in turmoil and chaos upon the demise of the emperor, desired to find an end to these troubled times, and decided that the birth of a new heir would be needed. | In the world of ''Hokuto no Ken'', Hokuto Shinken's origins are said to have been born around the rise of the [[wikipedia: Yellow Turban Rebellion|Yellow Turban Rebellion]], but where the [[Tentei|Celestial Emperor of China]] was assassinated, and from this, chaos immediately erupted throughout the land amongst those that desired to rule the new gap of power that once was occupied by the throne. The clan of [[Hokuto Sōke]], seeing China being swept in turmoil and chaos upon the demise of the emperor, desired to find an end to these troubled times, and decided that the birth of a new heir would be needed. | ||
The destined heir, [[Shuken]], came to be Hokuto Shinken's founder upon blending his ancestor's art of [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]] and the [ | The destined heir, [[Shuken]], came to be Hokuto Shinken's founder upon blending his ancestor's art of [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]] and the [[wikipedia:Yuezhi|Yuezhi People]]'s martial art called [[Seito Gekken]]. | ||
Over time, 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 this era, it was Hokuto Soka Ken that rose to become the defining martial art of Hokuto Shinken. | Over time, 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 this era, it was Hokuto Soka Ken that rose to become the defining martial art of Hokuto Shinken. | ||