Hokuto Shinken

Hokuto Shin Ken (北斗神拳 North Dipper God Fist) is an ancient Chinese martial art, dating back 1800 years to the Land of Asura. 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. While a normal fighter uses 30% of his natural abilities, a Hokuto Shin Ken successor knows how to utilize his remaining 70%. Hokuto Shin Ken follows the Isshi Sōden 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 attack is the Musō Tensei, which can only be performed by one who completely understands sadness.

"Hokuto Shin Ken" is named after the Hokuto Shichi Sei, which is the same thing as the Big Dipper.

奥義名	ATTACK NAME	TRANSLATION	USED BY	INFO	USED ON
五指烈弾	Goshi Retsu Dan	Five Finger Fury Bullets	Kenshirō	Explodes fingers.	Gōda, Club
北斗双龍波	Hokuto Sōryū Ha	Hokuto Twin Dragon Wave	Kenshirō	Both fists hit chest and destroy	Gōda
流星破顔脚	Ryūsei Hagan Kyaku	Meteorite Face Breaking Kick	Kenshirō	Head-Splitting Kick	Saitō
北斗絞首逆折	Hokuto Kōshu Gyakusetsu	Hanging Reverse Break	Kenshirō	Twists Head Around	Taisan Guard
北斗百裂弾	Hokuto Hyakuretsu Dan	Hundred Crack Snap	Kenshirō	rapid punch	Baiken
北斗百裂拳	Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken	Hundred Crack Fist	Kenshirō	"Atatatatatatatata!" Kenshiro's famous rapid punch.	Zeed, etc. etc.
二指真空把	Nishi Shinkū Ha	Two-Finger Nil-Space Grasp	Kenshirō, Raō	Deflects arrows back at attackers	Spade
岩山両斬波	Ganzan Ryōzan Ha	Mountain Split Fissure Wave	Kenshirō	Splits skulls in half.	Kingsman, Kiba Daiō
北斗残悔拳	Hokuto Zankai Ken	Fist of Remorse	Kenshirō	Gives its victim three seconds to feel remorse for one's sins.	Spade
交首破顔拳	Kōshu Hagan Ken	Face Breaking Fist	Kenshirō	Breaks face in half	Diamond
北斗柔破斬	Hokuto Jūha Zan	Hokuto Soft-Breaking Slash	Kenshirō	Penetrates flesh to press pressure points	Heart
北斗飛衛拳	Hokuto Hiei Ken	Hokuto Flying Defensive Fist	Kenshirō	The counter to Shin's "Nanto Gokusatsu Ken".	Shin
北斗十字斬	Hokuto Jūji Zan	Hokuto Cross Kill	Kenshirō	Hits pressure points in a Bloody Cross shape.	Shin
北斗鋼筋分断脚	Hokuto Gōkin Bundan Kyaku	Hokuto Steel Muscle Cutting Kick	Kenshirō	Weakens Muscles	Thug Outside Bar
北斗繰筋自在脚	Hokuto Sōkin Jizai Kyaku	Hokuto Tendon Pulling Will Kick	Kenshirō	Freezes enemy's body	Major
北斗連環組手	Hokuto Renkan Kumite	Hokuto Surrounding Exercise	Kenshirō	Takes out large groups	Golan Trainees
空極流舞	Kūkyoku Ryūbu	Empty Ultimate Flow Dance	Kenshirō	Destroyed boomerangs.	Colonel
北斗壊骨拳	Hokuto Kaikotsu Ken	Bone Crushing Fist	Kenshirō	Two fingers to the forehead; Skeleton rips itself out through body	Colonel
北斗虚無指弾	Hokuto Kyomu Shidan	Hokuto Nothingness Finger Snap	Kenshirō	Erases Memory	Warriors
北斗断骨筋	Hokuto Dankotsu Kin	Self-Destruction Muscles	Kenshirō	Death by muscle spasms	Boxer
転龍呼吸法	Tenryū Kokyū Hō	Art of the Dragon's Breath	Kenshirō	Lets Ken use 100% of his body's capability. Also lets him rip through his leather jackets!	Devil Rebirth
北斗七死星点	Hokuto Shichishisei Ten	Seven Star Points of Death	Kenshirō	Seven pressure points in the Hokuto shape.	Devil Rebirth
北斗千手壊拳	Hokuto Senjukai Ken	Thousand Hand Destruction Fist	Kenshirō	Instant thousand-hand punch	Kemada
北斗破顔拳	Hokuto Hagan Ken	Face Breaking Fist	Kenshirō	Caves in face	Madara
聖極輪	Seikyokurin	Holy Rings	Kenshirō	A stance used to signal Rei	Rei
北斗龍撃虎	Hokuto Ryū Geki Ko	Hokuto Dragon Attacks Tiger	Kenshirō	Attack misses fatal pressure point	Rei
北斗八悶九断	Hokuto Hachimon Kudan	Eighth Agony, Ninth Break	Kenshirō	Could have killed Jagi, had Ken actually used it.	Jagi
北斗醒鋭孔	Seieikō	Waking Sharp Point	Kenshirō	Ōgi used to press the Hikō Ryūgan	Jagi
秘孔封じ	Hikō Fūji	Pressure Point Sealing	Kenshirō	Resists pressure points	Amiba
残悔積歩拳	Zankai Sekiho Ken	Remorse Amass Walk Fist	Kenshirō	hits Hikō Shitsugen, caused Amiba to walk backwards.	Amiba
北斗鋼裂把	Hokuto Kōretsu Ha	Hokuto Steel-rending Grasp	Kenshirō	Destroyed Uighur's shoulder with six fingers only	Uighur
北斗七死闘気断	Hokuto Shichi Shi Tōki Dan	Hokuto Seven Death Aura Cut	Kenshirō	Kenshirō's "Tōki" aura gathering. Frightened Koku-Ō.	Raō
北斗七死騎兵斬	Hokuto Shichi Shi Kihei Zan	Hokuto Seven Death Cavalry Kill	Kenshirō	Ken first wounded Raō with this, cutting his face and breaking his helmet.	Raō
水影心	Suieishin	Water Reflection Spirit	Kenshirō	After watching an opponent use a special technique, Suieishin allows the Hokuto fighter to duplicate it.	Shū
天破の構え	Tenha no Kamae	Heaven Breaking Stance	Kenshirō	Resembles the Hokuto constellaton	Souther
天破活殺	Tenha Kassatsu	Heaven Breaking Spare or Kill	Kenshirō	"Tōki" blast in the shape of the Hokuto constellation	Souther
無想転生	Musō Tensei	Nil-thought Reincarnation	Kenshirō, Raō	The Ultimate Hokuto Attack, this could only be done by completely understanding sadness. Kenshiro was the first one in thousands of years to do it, but Raō also learned to do it.	Raō, Kenshirō, Kaiō
拳盗捨断	Kentō Shadan	Fist-Stealing Sacrifice Judgment	Kenshirō	Went through Kaiō's block and weakened his hands.	Kaiō
北斗千手殺	Hokuto Senju Satsu	Hokuto Thousand Hand Smash	Jagi		Kenshirō
北斗羅漢撃	Hokuto Rakan Geki	Hokuto Arhat Attack	Jagi		Kenshirō
柔の拳	Jū no Ken	Fist of Gentleness	Toki
北斗有情拳	Hokuto Ujō Ken	Hokuto Humanist Fist	Toki	Sends its victims to heaven before sending them to hell.
北斗有情破顔拳	Hokuto Ujō Hagan Ken	Humanist Face Breaking Fist	Toki	Hits the pressure point Kensei. Contorts bodies with pleasure before death.	Kenō Soldiers
北斗有情断迅拳	Hokuto Ujō Danjin Ken	Hokuto Humanist Swift Judgment Fist	Toki		Souther's men
北斗有情猛翔破	Hokuto Ujō Mōshōha	Hokuto Humanist Fierce Flying Rip	Kenshirō		Souther
北斗天帰掌	Hokuto Tenki Shō	Hokuto Return to Heaven Palm	Toki	Right fist against palm stance; used to signal a friendly challenge	Kenshirō
闘勁呼法	Tōkei Kohō	Fight Strong Call Method	Toki	Foot drives a crack in the earth	Raō
天翔百裂拳	Tenshō Hyakuretsu Ken	Heaven Soaring Hundred Crack Fist	Toki	Mid-Air Hyaku Retsu Ken	Raō
剛の拳	Gō no Ken	Fist of Strength	Raō	Gō-Ken was Raō's speciality; the powerful fist style.
闘気“気オーラ”	Tōki Aura	Fighting Spirit Aura	Raō	Raō could attack an enemy with his "Tōki" Aura without physical contact.	Rei, Kenshirō
無想陰殺	Musō Insatsu	Nil-thought Shadow Kill	Raō	Reads opponents' moves. Kick	Toki
北斗剛掌波	Hokuto Gōshō Ha	North Dipper Strong Palm Wave	Raō, Kenshirō, Baran	A "Tōki" aura wave used against Kenshiro.	Kenshirō, Satora, Baran
天将奔烈	Tenshō Honretsu	Heaven's Command Charge	Raō, Kenshirō	A rotating hand charge.	Kenshirō, Han
七星抹殺	Shichisei Massatsu	Seven Star Oblieration	Kōryū	A self-sacrificing attack	Raō
七星点心	Shichisei Tenshin	Seven Star Mark Spirit	Ryūken	flows in the shape of the Hokuto	Raō
北斗仙気雷弾	Hokuto Senki Raidan	Hermit Chi Thunder Snap	Ryūken		Jūkei
幻闇壊	Gen On Kai	Phantom Dark Destruction	Shachi	Freezes and silences attacker, who dies when he sees the Hokuto stars.	Asura
七点掌	Shichi Ten Shō	Seven Point Palm	Baran		Kenshirō
残影蠍拳	Zan-ei Katsu Ken	Remnant Scorpion Fist	Baran		Kenshirō