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{{Audio|Koshuken.ogg|'''Nanto Koshū Ken'''}} (南斗孤鷲拳, ''South Dipper Lone Eagle Fist''): an orthodox style of [[Nanto Sei Ken]]. It focuses on stabbing and thrusting attacks, seemingly being most useful through direct contact. The style also seems to use flying kicks, as seen during a flashback in both the manga and anime, and the ''Nanto Gokuto Ken/Nanto Gokusatsu Ken'' ougi (special technique) which uses air pressure to slice and disable the opponent.
{{Audio|Koshuken.ogg|'''Nanto Koshū Ken'''}} (南斗孤鷲拳, ''South Dipper Lone Eagle Fist''): An orthodox style of Nanto Seiken, which uses stabbing/thrusting attacks, seemingly most dangerous in close quarters. It also has the ability to perform flying kicks, as shown in flashbacks in both the manga and anime, and the ''Nanto Gokuto Ken''/''Nanto Gokusatsu Ken'' attack, which uses air pressure to disable an opponent's limbs.
 


This branch of the Nanto Seiken was originally unnamed in the manga and anime. The designation ''Nanto Koshū Ken'' was first used in the 1986 publication ''Hokuto no Ken Special: All About the Man'' and has been used in every official ''Hokuto no Ken'' source since then. Shin mentions its name for the first time in the video game ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei Kengō Retsuden]]''.
This branch of the Nanto Seiken was originally unnamed in the manga and anime. The designation ''Nanto Koshū Ken'' was first used in the 1986 publication ''Hokuto no Ken Special: All About the Man'' and has been used in every official ''Hokuto no Ken'' source since then. Shin mentions its name for the first time in the video game ''[[Hokuto no Ken: Shinpan no Sōsōsei Kengō Retsuden]]''.