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"Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the asterism [[Hokuto Shichi Sei]], which is the Japanese name as the Big Dipper.

Hokuto Shinken 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 [[wikipedia:Three Kingdoms|Three Kingdoms]] era. 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 Shinken is assassination. The average person uses only 30% of their body's potential strength, but those who had mastered Hokuto Shinken can tap into the remaining 70% as well. Hokuto Shinken 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]].

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. ''Fist of the Blue Sky'' further develops the origins of Hokuto Shinken, where it is revealed that Hokuto Shinken is a blending of Shuken's original [[Hokuto Sōke no Ken]] and the Keiraku Hikō techniques of [[Seito Gek Ken]].

==Techniques ==

㊙ = An "Ōgi" (奥義 ''secret'') technique.

===C===

===G===

*'''''[[Hokuto Gekitsui Shi]]''''' ({{Audio|Gekitsuisi.ogg‎‎|北斗撃墜指}}, ''Big Dipper Strike-Down Fingers''): Kenshiro strikes his opponent's forehead with four fingers. When he moves his fingers the opponent is left with 3 seconds to live. Kenshiro used this on Dargel after he killed Bella.

*'''[[Hokuto Gōkin Bundan Kyaku]]''' (北斗鋼筋分断脚 ''Hokuto Steel Muscle Cutting Kick''): Weakens muscles; used on [[Burō]].

*'''[[Hokuto Kaikotsu Ken]]''' (北斗壊骨拳 ''Bone Crushing Fist''):Two fingers to the forehead; Skeleton rips itself out through body; used on [[Colonel]]

*'''[[Hokuto Kōshu Gyakusetsu]]''' (北斗絞首逆折, ''Hanging Reverse Break''): Twisted head around on a Taisan Guard.

*'''''[[Meidatsu Hōkai Ken]]''''' (命奪崩壊拳)

*'''[[Hokuto Musō Ryūbu]]''' (北斗無想流舞, ''North Dipper [[wikipedia:Mushin|Nil-Thought]] Flowing Dance''): Toki's [[wikipedia:Tai chi chuan|Tai chi]] like movements.

===N===

*'''[[Shichisei Tenshin]]''' (七星点心, ''Seven Star Point Spirit'') ㊙: A secret technique used by Ryuken in his final fight against Raoh.

*'''[[Hokuto Shichishi Seiten]]''' (北斗七死星点, ''Seven Star Points of Death''): Kenshiro uses this to hit Devil Rebirth in the shape of the North Star.

===T===

*'''[[Tenha Kassatsu]]''' (天破活殺, ''Heaven Breaking Life or Death'') ㊙ : A secret technique, similar to ''Hokuto Gōsho Ha'', in that the aspect of the fighter's Tōki (闘気) being expelled through their hands. However, with the ''Tenha Kassatsu'', their Tōki is transmitted via the fingertips into the adversary, penetrating the body and causing Tōki to erupt from the body in the pattern of the "Big Dipper" constellation, piercing even solid objects behind them. This technique was used by Kenshiro against Souther during their final battle atop the Pyramid of the Holy Emperor.

===U===

*'''[[Hokuto Ujō Ken]]''' (北斗有情拳 ''Big Dipper [[wikipedia:Sattva|Sattva]] Fist''): Toki's style, which kills people painlessly.

*'''[[Hokuto Ujō Hagan Ken]]''' (北斗有情破顔拳 ''Big Dipper Sattva Face Breaking Fist)'': Hits the pressure point Kensei. Contorts bodies with pleasure before death.

*'''[[Hokuto Ujō Mōshō Ha]]''' (北斗有情猛翔破, ''Big Dipper Sattva Fierce Flying Smash''): This technique is derived from Toki's ''Hokuto Ujō Ken'', and the one technique which ultimately leads to the defeat of Souther at the hands of Kenshiro. A final blow to the heart, transmits a tremendous shock of ''[[Tōki]]'' through the body, achieving immediate breakdown of the adversary's muscular system.

===Z===

*'''[[Hokuto Zankai Ken]]''' (北斗残悔拳, ''North Dipper Remorse Fist''): This technique is used by Kenshiro against Spade. Kenshiro inserts his thumbs into the temples of his enemy. Upon removal of Kenshiro's thumbs the enemy is left with just three seconds to live. In these three seconds, Kenshiro advises them to meditate on the folly of their wicked ways, before being split in half vertically and exploding.

:The technique is actually performed more than once, and once it was actually performed on Kenshiro by a minion of Jagi called [[Gaira]], but failed and ended up killing himself from the attack.

*'''[[Zankai Sekiho Ken]]''' (残悔積歩拳, ''Burden of Regret Walk Fist'') ㊙ : By striking the power-point known as Shitsugen, Kenshiro triggers the involuntary locomotion of the adversary's legs to walk backwards, and the adversary is helpless to stop the legs' motion.

==[[Denshōsha]]==

64. [[Kenshirō]]