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Techniques listed alphabetically (omitting the redundant word "Hokuto").<br />

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

===C===

===D===

===E===

===G===

*'''[[Gen On Kai]]''' (幻闇壊 ''Phantom Dark Destruction''): Freezes and silences attacker, who dies when he sees the Hokuto stars. Also used by ''[[Hokuto Ryū Ken]]''.

===H===

:The technique was first used by Kenshiro on Zeed in the very first chapter of the manga and first episode of the anime. In the anime it comes up many times against the "[[filler]] villains" and is usually a special move that can be used in Fist of the North Star video games.

===I===

===J===

===K===

*'''[[Kentō Shadan]]''' (拳盗捨断, ''Fist-Stealing Sacrifice Judgment''): The secret technique revealed to Kenshiro via the [[Nyoninzo]] when facing the Rashō of Hokuto Ryuken. Ken uses this technique—a swift vertical chop with the hand—to weaken Kaio's block and critically injure his arms, and it was also the decisive attack in their final battle, turning around a fight that had previously been in Kaio's favor. It is therefore considered to be a very powerful form of attack.

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

===M===

*'''[[Musō Insatsu]]''' (無想陰殺, ''Unconscious Shadow Kill''): An instinctive counter-attack used by Raoh against Toki.

*'''[[Musō Tensei]]''' (無想転生, ''[[wikipedia:Mushin|Nil-Thought]] [[wikipedia:Rebirth_(Buddhism)|Rebirth]]'') ㊙: The ultimate Hokuto Shin Ken technique, which had never before been properly mastered by anyone in the eighteen-hundred year history of the style. Kenshiro was the first to master it, followed by Raoh. Ken achieved this by becoming consumed with sorrow to the point where he had achieved communion with the deathless absolute emptiness or void spoken of in Buddhism. At times it enables him to be at one with the spirits of deceased fighters (Toki, the Nanto Rokusei Warriors), and in the second series, it enables his spirit to fight Kaio even though he is in a coma (following the first fight with Kaio, after Shachi escapes with his body). Its mastery was perfected after Kenshiro learned the secrets of the Hokuto Souke in Taiseiden, Asura, in the second TV series.

===N===

===R===

*'''''[[Rekka Gyakuryu Ken]]''''' (烈火逆流拳, ''Raging Flame Reverse-Flow Punch''): This technique causes the opponent's throat to close, preventing the escape of air (or in one victim's case, fire). The adversary chokes for a few moments before exploding. This technique is administered in the same manner as the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken.

*'''[[Ryūsei Hagan Kyaku]]''' (流星破顔脚, ''Meteorite Face Breaking Kick''): A head-splitting kick that killed [[Denki Saitō]].

===S===

*'''[[Seiei Kō]]''' (醒鋭孔, ''Sobering Sharp Hole'') ㊙: Kenshiro strikes his opponent's Ryugan, located in the chest. This causes the victim's body to become like a mass of bare nerves, causing extreme pain with the slightest touch. Kenshiro uses this technique on Jagi as revenge for Yuria before finally killing him with a blow to the head.

*'''[[Sekkatsu Kō]]''' (刹活孔, ''Temple Lively Hole''): A series of six pressure points, three on each inner thigh. A self-inflicted technique, when these points are pressed, the user gains great power and fully recovers from injury for a short while. After that, the user's lifespan is shortened considerably. The only people who used it were Toki, Raoh and Falco, the former being critically ill and the last two being at death's door. Therefore, it is uncertain by how much it shortens the user's lifespan. Toki survived at least a few days after using it on himself, though his condition was considerably aggravated.

*'''[[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.

*'''[[Sōryū Tenra]]''' (蒼龍天羅, ''Blue Dragon Heavens'') ㊙: Fist of the Blue Sky, used by [[Kenshirō Kasumi]].

===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.

*'''[[Tenryū Kokyū Hō]]''' (転龍呼吸法, ''Art of Dragon's Breathing'') ㊙: A method of breathing that allows the Hokuto Shinken practitioner to tap into their body's full potential. A normal human uses but 30% of their body's strength so Tenryū is used to tap into that other 70%. A technique of utmost secrecy, anyone who sees it being performed must be killed to protect one of Hokuto Shinken's greatest advantages over other styles. Use of this technique causes Kenshiro's jacket to burst. He only announces this technique twice during the series, however it is assumed that he uses it every time his jacket explodes when fighting against a strong opponent.

===U===

*'''[[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===

*'''[[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.

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