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    {{audio|Hokutoryuken.ogg|'''Hokuto Ryū Ken'''}} (北斗琉拳 ''Big Dipper [[wiktionary:琉|Gem]] Fist''), also known as {{nihongo|'''Hokuto Ryūka Ken'''|北斗劉家拳||Big Dipper [[w:Liu Bei|Liu Family]] Fist}} is a 1800 year old martial art from the [[Land of Asura]]. Its founder was [[Ryūō]] of the ancient [[Hokuto Sōke]] ruling line. This martial art makes use of the opponents 1,109 [[Keiraku Hakō]] pressure points. This martial art is known as an evil martial art; its use of one's [[Matōki]] aura can drive the practitioner insane with evil, turning them into a [[Majin]] (God of Black Magic).
    {{DISPLAYTITLE:Hokuto Ryūken}}
    '''Hokuto Ryūken''' ([[wikipedia:ja:北斗琉拳|北斗琉拳]], ''Big Dipper [[wiktionary:琉|Lapis Lazuli]] Fist''), also known as {{nihongo|'''Hokuto Ryūka Ken'''|北斗劉家拳||Big Dipper [[wikipedia:Shu Han family trees|Liu Family]] Fist}} is a 1800 year old martial art from the [[Land of Asura]]. Its founder was [[Ryūō]] of the ancient [[Hokuto Sōke]] ruling line. This martial art makes use of the opponents 1109 [[Keiraku Hakō]] pressure points. This martial art is known as an evil martial art; its use of [[Matōki]] aura can drive the practitioner insane with evil, turning them into a Majin (魔神, God of Black Magic) and consumes the life force of anything it comes in contact with. The aura from its practitioners cause chaos, destruction, and death to anything that comes close to it. The ultimate Hokuto Ryuken technique is Anryū Tenha which levitates a person in the air and completely disorients them while also warping and bending reality around them rendering the person immobile before ultimately annihilating the entire body which results in the destruction of everything down to the atomic level. After Kaioh's death, the art is forever lost. However it is speculated that this technique was absorbed by Kenshiro.
     
    The art is also seen to be borderline sorcery as it shown that some technique requires incantation to perform. However, the technique can also be used in an instant.  


    ==Intro==
    ==Intro==
    Hokuto Ryūken is another rival style of [[Hokuto Shinken]] introduced during the latter half of the manga. Hokuto Ryūken is a branch of the original Hokuto family that was formed alongside [[Hokuto Shinken]] in the [[Land of Asura]]. The Hokuto Ryūken style utilizes 1,109 points of the ''keiraku hakō'' (経絡破孔, lit. "destructive [[wikipedia:Meridian (Chinese medicine)|channeling]] points"), in contrast to the 708 keiraku hikō points of the ''Shinken'' style.
    Hokuto Ryūken is another rival style of [[Hokuto Shinken|Hokuto Shin Ken]] introduced during the latter half of the manga. Hokuto Ryūken is a branch of the original Hokuto family that was formed alongside [[Hokuto Shinken|Hokuto Shin Ken]] in the [[Land of Asura]]. The Hokuto Ryūken style utilizes 1109 points of the [[Keiraku Hakō]] (経絡破孔, lit. "''Destructive [[wikipedia:Meridian (Chinese medicine)|Meridian]] Points''"), in contrast to the 708 [[Keiraku Hikō]] points of the ''Shin Ken'' style.


    The exact differences between the Ryūken style's hakō points and the Shinken style's hikō points are never fully explained. The users of ''Hokuto Ryūken'' are taught to fight with their {{nihongo|"demonic fighting spirit"|魔闘気|matōki}}, driving them insane with madness. In the TV series, it is revealed that Hokuto Ryūken was founded by [[Ryūō]] of the [[Hokuto Sōke]] bloodline, the ancestor of [[Kaioh]], [[Raoh]] and [[Toki]]. Hokuto Ryūken is also featured in ''[[Souten no Ken]]'', where it is revealed that it was once known as Hokuto Ryūka Ken, one of the three subordinate branches of Hokuto Shinken. It is revealed that if the conflict for succession claims all the heirs to Hokuto Shin Ken, a successor is chosen from the school of Hokuto Ryūka Ken. Because of this, the master of Hokuto Ryūka Ken must approve all successors to Hokuto Shin Ken.
    The exact differences between the Ryūken style's hakō points and the Shin Ken style's hikō points are never fully explained. The users of ''Hokuto Ryūken'' are taught to fight with their {{nihongo|"demonic fighting spirit"|魔闘気|matōki}}, driving them insane with madness. In the TV series, it is revealed that Hokuto Ryūken was founded by [[Shuken]]'s cousin [[Ryūō]] of the [[Hokuto Sōke]] bloodline, the ancestor of [[Kaioh]], [[Raoh]] and [[Toki]]. Hokuto Ryūken is also featured in ''[[Souten no Ken]]'', where it is revealed that it was once known as Hokuto Ryūka Ken, one of the three subordinate branches of [[Hokuto Shin Ken]] ([[Hokuto Sanka Ken]]). It is revealed that if the conflict for succession claims all the heirs to [[Hokuto Shin Ken]], a successor is chosen from the school of Hokuto Ryūka Ken. Because of this, the master of Hokuto Ryūka Ken must approve all successors to [[Hokuto Shin Ken]] and the battle between the two schools must take place in front of the Holy Mother Statue (聖母像, Seibozō) at the fictionalized [[Taiseiden|Tài Shèng Yuàn]] (泰聖院 Taiseiin) Temple in [[wikipedia:Ningbo|Ningbo]] (the Hokuto Ryūka Ken ancestors are also buried at its cemetery). At the time of ''Souten no Ken'' [[Liú Zōng-Wǔ]] is Hokuto Ryū Ken's successor.


    ==Techniques==
    ==Techniques==
     
    = "Ōgi" Secret technique
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    *[[Katsu Hagan]]
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    *[[Gen On Kai]]
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    *[[Hama Tokushi]]
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''Shachi’s Hokuto Ryuken style'''</p>
    *[[Shun En Sen]]
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    *[[Sōhai Gyakusō]]
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    *[[Mabu Kōsō]]
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Gen_On_Kai.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
    *[[Shikka Kōjin]]
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    *[[Hakura Messei]] ㊙
    '''<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="">Gen On Kai</span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style=""> </span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">(</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">幻闇壊</span><span lang="JA" style=""> </span>''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Phantom Dark Destruction</span>''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">): Freezes and silences attacker, who dies when he sees the Hokuto stars.</span>
    *[[Zanfū Enpa]]
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    *[[Anryū Tenha]] ㊙
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    *[[Jikai Rashi]]
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Hama_Tokushi.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
    *[[Matōki no Aura]]
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    *''[[Yōshin Kyokuha]]''
    [[Hama Tokushi|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Hama Tokushi</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">破摩独指</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Destructive Scraping Solitary Finger''):</span>
    *[[Anryū Hiha]]
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    *''[[Anma Makakyoku Ha]]'' ㊙
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    *[[Toshu Soha]]
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Katsuhagan.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
    *[[Anryu Ensatsu Jin]]
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    *''[[Maryu Karetsu Ha]]''
    [[Katsuhagan|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Katsuhagan</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">喝把玩</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Shout Guard Play''): Liquifies with two hands to the forehead.</span>
    *''[[Anryu Chugeki Ha]]''
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    *[[Hokuto Gyakushi Sō]]
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    *[[Mukokyu Toho]] ㊙
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Sōhai_Gyakusō.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
    *[[Hokuto Gaiha Shō]]
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    *[[Hokuto Tenki Sho]]
    [[Sōhai Gyakusō|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Sōhai Gyakusō</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">双背逆葬</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Twin Straight Reverse Bury''): A technique used deflect thrown objects back at the original thrower. It is the Hokuto Ryūken equivalent of the Hokuto Shinken technique Nishi Shinku Ha (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">二指真空把</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Two-Finger Nil-Space Grasp'').</span>
    *''[[Haryu Soran]]''
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    *''[[Rasetsu Tenkai]]''
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    *''[[Togyoku Rengan]]''
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''Han’s Hokuto Ryuken style'''</p>
    *''[[Gaiha Totsusho]]''
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    *''[[Ranjin Sokyaku]]''
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    *''[[Raikyaku Doppo]]''
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Hakura_Messei.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
    *''[[Togyoku Hekiso]]''
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    *''[[Dako Sotofu]]''
    [[Hakura Messei|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Hakura Messei</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">白羅滅精</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''White Destroying Energy'')</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">: This technique launches a fireball at a target. Once used by Han against Kenshiro.</span>
    *''[[Ryura Kyoku Keisatsu]]''
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    *''[[Maei Sokijin]]''
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    *''[[Mashin Goretsu Ha]]''
    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Mabu_Kōsō.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
    *''[[Rago Bowan Satsu]]''
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    *''[[Mumyo Kaijin Satsu]]''
    [[Mabu Kōsō|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Mabu Kōsō</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">摩舞紅燥</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Scrape Dance Crimson Dry-Up'')</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">: Destroys</span>
    *''[[Doma Shichi Jinen]]''
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    *''[[Maki Ryudan]]''
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Shikka_Kōjin.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    [[Shikka Kōjin|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Shikka Kōjin</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">疾火煌陣</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Rapid Fire Twinkling Position'')</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">㊙</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">: This technique allows its user to move and attack with unbelievable speed. Han is well-known for his use of this technique.</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Zanfū_Enpa.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    [[Zanfū Enpa|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Zanfū Enpa</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">斬風燕破</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Beheading Wind Swallow Destruction''):</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Hyo’s Hokuto Ryuken </span>style'''</p>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Anryū_Tenha_(Hyo).jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    <u>[[Anryū Tenha|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;">Anryū Tenha</span>''']]</u><span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">暗琉天破</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Dark Sparkling Stone Heaven Destruction'')</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">: The most-powerful Hokuto Ryū Ken technique. Levitates a person in the air and completely disorients them.</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Jikai_Rashi.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    [[Jikai Rashi|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Jikai Rashi</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">自壊羅糸</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">,): Attack used by Hyoh on Kuroyasha.</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Matoki_no_Aura_(Hyo).jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    '''[[Matōki no Aura]]''' <span lang="EN-GB" style="">(</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">魔闘気</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="display: none;">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Evil Fighting Spirit''): The ''Hokuto Ryūken'' style uses an evil energy called ''Matoki ''that can drive its practitioner insane.</span>
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    [[Rōshin Kyokuha|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Rōshin Kyokuha</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">蝋芯極破</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Wax Center Zenith Destruction'')</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">:</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Kaioh’s Hokuto Ryuken </span>style'''</p>
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    <p style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Anma_Maka_Kyokuha.jpg|thumb]]</span></p>
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    <u>[[Anma Makakyoku Ha|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Anma Makakyoku Ha</span>''']]</u><span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">暗魔摩訶極破</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Dark Demon Great Zenith Destruction''): Kaioh's aura attack</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Anryū_Gyakugeki_Ha.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    <u>[[Anryū Gyakugeki Ha|'''<span style="color: windowtext;">Anryū Gyakugeki Ha</span>''']]</u> (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">暗琉襲撃破</span>, ''Dark Style Charge Destruction'')<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">㊙</span>:
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Anryū_Hiha.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    <u>[[Anryū Hiha|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Anryū Hiha</span>''']]</u><span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">暗琉霏破</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Dark Sparkling Stone Falling Destruction''): A dark energy blast used by Kaioh</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Anryū_Tenha_(Kaioh).jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    <u>[[Anryū Tenha|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;">Anryū Tenha</span>''']]</u><span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">暗琉天破</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Dark Sparkling Stone Heaven Destruction'')</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">㊙</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">: The most-powerful Hokuto Ryū Ken technique. Levitates a person in the air and completely disorients them.</span>
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    <p style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Genma_Eirei.jpg|thumb]]</span></p>
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    '''<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Genma Eirei</span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">( </span><span lang="JA" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "MS Mincho";">幻魔影霊</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">, ''Evil Spirit Phantasm''): Kaiōh's legendary Aura.</span>
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    <p style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Gyakushi_Sō.jpg|thumb]]</span></p>
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    [[Hokuto Gyakushi Sō|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Gyakushi Sō</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">北斗逆死葬</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''North Dipper Wicked Death Burial'')</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">㊙</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">: With this technique, the user takes the position of the Shichosei (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">死兆星</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, "Death Omen Star") when attacking an opponent.</span>
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    <p style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Matoki_no_Aura_(Kaioh).jpg|thumb]]</span></p>
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    '''[[Matōki no Aura]] '''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">(</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">魔闘気</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="display: none;">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Evil Fighting Spirit''): The ''Hokuto Ryūken'' style uses an evil energy called ''Matoki ''that can drive its practitioner insane.</span>
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    <p style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Mukokyū_Tōhō.jpg|thumb]]</span></p>
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    '''<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="">Mukokyu Toho</span></u>'''
    <span lang="EN-GB" style="">(</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">無呼吸闘法</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, </span>''Breathless Combat'')<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">㊙</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">: Kai</span>ō<span lang="EN-GB" style="">h's no breath attack used after </span>he pressured <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kokei Kosoku</span> Hakō.
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Kuroyasha’s Hokuto Ryuken </span>style'''</p>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Yūshō_Seibu.jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    [[Yūshō Seibu|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Yūshō Seibu</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">遊昇凄舞</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Play Rising Threatening Dance''):</span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Jukei’s Hokuto Ryuken </span>style'''</p>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">[[File:Matoki_no_Aura_(Jukei).jpg|thumb]]</span>'''</p>
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    '''[[Matōki no Aura]]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> </span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">(</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">魔闘気</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="display: none;">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">,'' Evil Fighting Spirit''): The ''Hokuto Ryūken'' style uses an evil energy called ''Matoki ''that can drive its practitioner insane.</span>
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    '''<u><span lang="EN-GB" style="">Shiso Bui</span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style=""> </span>'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">(死装武衣): </span>
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    <p style="text-align: center;">'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Liu Zong-Wu’s Hokuto Ryuka Ken style</span>'''</p>
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    [[Hokuto Gaiha Shō|'''<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Gaiha Shō</span>''']]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">北斗鎧破掌</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="">, ''Big Dipper Armor Destruction Palm''): Used by </span>[[Liú Zōng-Wǔ|<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Liú Zōng-Wǔ</span>]]<span lang="EN-GB" style=""> against </span>[[Kenshiro Kasumi|<span lang="EN-GB" style="">Kenshiro Kasumi</span>]]<span lang="EN-GB" style="">.</span>
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    ==Practitioners==
    ==Practitioners==
    *[[Ryūō]]
    *[[Ryuo]]
    *[[Liú Xuán-Xìn]]
    *[[Liu Xuanxin]]
    *[[Wèi Ruì-Yīng]]
    *[[Wei Ruiying]]
    *[[Liú Zōng-Wǔ]]
    *[[Liu Zongwu]]
    *[[Tài Fēng]]
    *[[Tai Feng]]
    *[[Xià Wén-Lì]]
    *[[Xia Wenli]]
    *[[Kuroyasha]]
    *[[Kuroyasha]]
    *[[Jūkei]]
    *[[Jukei]]
    *[[Kaiō]]
    *[[Kaioh]]
    *[[Hyō]]
    *[[Hyo]]
    *[[Han]]
    *[[Han]]
    *[[Shachi]]
    *[[Shachi]]
    == Trivia ==
    * Italians refer to this style as Hokuto Gemmi (from "Gem").


    ==External Links==
    ==External Links==

    Latest revision as of 22:01, 24 July 2022

    Hokuto Ryūken (北斗琉拳, Big Dipper Lapis Lazuli Fist), also known as Hokuto Ryūka Ken (北斗劉家拳, Big Dipper Liu Family Fist) is a 1800 year old martial art from the Land of Asura. Its founder was Ryūō of the ancient Hokuto Sōke ruling line. This martial art makes use of the opponents 1109 Keiraku Hakō pressure points. This martial art is known as an evil martial art; its use of Matōki aura can drive the practitioner insane with evil, turning them into a Majin (魔神, God of Black Magic) and consumes the life force of anything it comes in contact with. The aura from its practitioners cause chaos, destruction, and death to anything that comes close to it. The ultimate Hokuto Ryuken technique is Anryū Tenha which levitates a person in the air and completely disorients them while also warping and bending reality around them rendering the person immobile before ultimately annihilating the entire body which results in the destruction of everything down to the atomic level. After Kaioh's death, the art is forever lost. However it is speculated that this technique was absorbed by Kenshiro.

    The art is also seen to be borderline sorcery as it shown that some technique requires incantation to perform. However, the technique can also be used in an instant.

    Intro[edit | edit source]

    Hokuto Ryūken is another rival style of Hokuto Shin Ken introduced during the latter half of the manga. Hokuto Ryūken is a branch of the original Hokuto family that was formed alongside Hokuto Shin Ken in the Land of Asura. The Hokuto Ryūken style utilizes 1109 points of the Keiraku Hakō (経絡破孔, lit. "Destructive Meridian Points"), in contrast to the 708 Keiraku Hikō points of the Shin Ken style.

    The exact differences between the Ryūken style's hakō points and the Shin Ken style's hikō points are never fully explained. The users of Hokuto Ryūken are taught to fight with their "demonic fighting spirit" (魔闘気, matōki), driving them insane with madness. In the TV series, it is revealed that Hokuto Ryūken was founded by Shuken's cousin Ryūō of the Hokuto Sōke bloodline, the ancestor of Kaioh, Raoh and Toki. Hokuto Ryūken is also featured in Souten no Ken, where it is revealed that it was once known as Hokuto Ryūka Ken, one of the three subordinate branches of Hokuto Shin Ken (Hokuto Sanka Ken). It is revealed that if the conflict for succession claims all the heirs to Hokuto Shin Ken, a successor is chosen from the school of Hokuto Ryūka Ken. Because of this, the master of Hokuto Ryūka Ken must approve all successors to Hokuto Shin Ken and the battle between the two schools must take place in front of the Holy Mother Statue (聖母像, Seibozō) at the fictionalized Tài Shèng Yuàn (泰聖院 Taiseiin) Temple in Ningbo (the Hokuto Ryūka Ken ancestors are also buried at its cemetery). At the time of Souten no Ken Liú Zōng-Wǔ is Hokuto Ryū Ken's successor.

    Techniques[edit | edit source]

    ㊙ = "Ōgi" Secret technique

    Practitioners[edit | edit source]

    Trivia[edit | edit source]

    • Italians refer to this style as Hokuto Gemmi (from "Gem").

    External Links[edit | edit source]

    北斗琉拳