Tōki: Difference between revisions

{{Ruby|闘|とう|Tō}}

{{Ruby|気|き|ki}}

|School = [[Hokuto Shin Ken]],  [[Hokuto Sanka Ken]] , [[Nanto Sei Ken]], [[Nanto Suichō Ken]] style, Gento Kō Ken , several others.

{{nihongo|'''Tōki'''|闘気|Fighting Spirit}} is a special type of [[wikipedia:Qi|ki]] energy used in several martial arts, including [[Hokuto Shin Ken]], [[Hokuto Sanka Ken]] ,[[Nanto Sei Ken]] and [[Gento Kō Ken]] . [[Hokuto Ryū Ken]]'s counterpart called [[Matōki no Aura]] (魔闘気のオーラ, Demonic Fighting Spirit Aura) can drive the practitioner insane with evil, turning them into a Majin (魔神, God of Black Magic).  

It can be used to launch ki-based attacks that can be used to strike targets (even tiny ones, like the [[Keiraku Hiko]]) at long range, or, to defend the user from attack.

 

An expert user can often radiate Tōki from his own body as an aura ([[Tōki no Aura]](Fighting Spirit Aura) whilst focusing it for attacks.

 

Tōki also manifests in the form of illusions, such as a barrage of fists, as demonstrated by Raoh, or a hail of swords, as demonstrated by Rofū.

* When Kenshiro unleashes his Fighting Spirit, it almost always disintegrates his shirt and jacket, in a running theme which is sometimes parodied on the internet.

* In the manga, Tōki is invisible, except in panels with black backgrounds. In the anime series, it is visible and has different colors depending on the user (Kenshiro - blue, Jagi - purple, Raoh - red, etc).