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.
Denshōsha
01. Shuken
21. Ryūshō
61. Tesshin Kasumi
62. Kenshirō Kasumi
63. Ryūken
64. Kenshirō
Properly Trained
Improperly Trained
Techniques
| 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“ |
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 |