Martial Arts

Developed by a prominent human clan as an alternative to borrowing power from the gods [1], martial arts serve to defeat stronger opponents through skill.

It evolved in time, but suffered a severe decline after the events of Ragnarok due to the World Government's pro-power borrower policies. After Park Mujin's death, however, as a consequence of all borrowed powers taking shape as Jin Mori's Nirvana, martial arts were practiced again.

Renewal Taekwondo

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Arang: Employing this technique involves the user striking the opponent with their elbow.
Ax: The user executes a front flip, bringing down the heel of their kicking leg onto the opponent. Upon impact, a huge upward wave of air is generated, lifting opponents into the air and rendering them vulnerable to subsequent attacks. This technique is effective against multiple opponents.
Back Kick: This maneuver involves spinning and delivering a wide arc kick to the opponent's head.
Backspin High Kick: Executed with the user facing away from the opponent, this technique involves turning and kicking the opponent in the head.
Baekdu: A straight knee kick targeting the opponent's midsection.
Baeknok: A push kick where the user lifts their legs high and straight, pushing the target into the air with the bottom of their foot.
Bo-Bup (Way of Walking): This technique enables high-speed movement in any direction, allowing the user to seemingly teleport and attack from various angles.
Canine: A dual downward elbow strike used to incapacitate opponents with their backs facing upward.
Cheonji: A forward kick using the side of the user's foot with the sole facing downward.
Ddanggeutgi: A spinning kick that grinds the floor with the user's foot tip, mainly used to target low areas like an opponent's knees or disrupt air waves.
Dongbaek: An upward striking back kick starting from below the opponent and arcing above and behind the user.
Fist Strike: The Renewal Taekwondo version of a Basic Punch, capable of rapid succession.
Front Kick: The fundamental Taekwondo kick, a straight kick upwards with a straightened leg, utilizing balance and accelerating force for maximum impact.
Goryeo: A technique involving two horizontal kicks performed in quick succession toward the opponent's head or neck using the base of the foot.
Geumgang: A diagonal front-facing arm chop.
Halla: An upward kick, similar to Baeknok, used once against Ilpyo, who nullified it.
Homi-Geolyi: Employed to secure an opponent in a lock position, this technique involves the fighter feigning a reverse kick with one leg and utilizing that leg to grasp the opponent's arm. Its primary purpose is to disrupt and break through an enemy's guard. This versatile maneuver can be seamlessly integrated into various combinations with other skills, such as the Spinning Top Kick and the 3rd Stance Hoechook. A modified version of this technique leverages the opponent's arm as a pivot point to execute a powerful kick to the opponent's head using the other leg.
- Catching Dragon: This move represents a deviation from the traditional Hoechook technique, employing a "Hoe Hook" approach. Rather than extending the Hoechook upwards, the user adopts a lower stance to secure a strategic point on his opponent. Subsequently, he reaches up, encircling a leg around the opponent's neck, and propels both themselves and the victim into the air, inducing a wild spin. When sufficient height is achieved, the user forcefully plunges the adversary headfirst into the ground. The impact is formidable enough to carve out a small crater in the ring.
Hwarang: An unknown diagonal kick, similar to a Front Kick.
Hoechook: The cornerstone of Renewal Taekwondo, a kick that gathers force through rapid spinning on a central point. The effects vary based on the power put into the kick, ranging from cracking stone to vaporizing mountains.
- Three Stage Hoechook: This technique involves performing a Hoechook three times consecutively, either from the left or right, succeeded by a kick in the opposite direction, and finally, a kick from behind. If the victim reacts by flinching and attempts to evade backward, the damage inflicted by this sequence increases. The initial and secondary kicks are targeted at the opponent's brain, setting the stage for the conclusive strike with the third kick to decisively finish off the opponent.
- Jin Hoechook: This technique derives its power by firmly embedding one's foot into the ground, channeling the resulting force up through the knee, pelvis, waist, and finally, to the tip of the foot, culminating in the execution of the Hoechook. The practical applications of this method enable the user to control strong air currents that envelop the user's leg. This controlled airflow can be harnessed to extend the reach of a kick or even serve as a protective barrier for the user.
- Extreme Bottom Hoechook: This maneuver serves as a countermeasure to the Hoechook's typical focus on the middle-to-upper body, adding an element of unpredictability. Typically executed to evade an opponent's upper-body attack by lowering the body toward the ground, the user harnesses this motion to perform a 180° spin sweep kick. This low sweep is parallel to the ground and targets the opponent's feet. Additionally, it can seamlessly connect to the Catching Dragon technique, creating a fluid and effective combination.
- Front Hoechook: An iteration of the Hoechook, the specific differences from the standard Hoechook are unknown.
Jin Mori Original: Kick of The Blue Dragon: Developed by Jin Mori during his confrontation with Han Daewi, this technique was inspired by the observation of Han Daewi's Wave of the Blue Dragon. The method involves channeling a dragon-like wind that the user can manipulate at their discretion, ultimately releasing it in the form of a powerful kick.
- Jin Mori Original: The Kick of Double Dragon: Formulated by Jin Mori during the national match against Hanseong Na, this technique involves a circular pattern of two kicks directed at different angles. Initially, it functions by executing consecutive Blue Dragon's Kicks, lifting the opponent into the air with the formidable winds generated by the dual dragons. As the user's mastery advances, they can simultaneously manifest both dragons, employing them in a manner akin to the original technique.
- Hui Mori Original: The Kick of Imoogi/Kicking Imoogi: Devised by Hui Mori in the consolation match against Dante, this technique draws inspiration from the Jin Mori Original: Blue Dragon's Kick. Functioning in a parallel fashion, it releases an expansive, snake-like wind that can be manipulated and delivered as a powerful kick. It seamlessly integrates with its parent technique, allowing for swift consecutive utilization. As the technique evolves, it transforms into an assault that materializes multiple smaller snakes, enabling precise strikes and ensnaring opponents in a relentless onslaught.
Hui Mori Original: Complete Gift Package: A relentless onslaught of rapid-fire attacks, seamlessly incorporating every technique within Hui Mori's extensive repertoire simultaneously.
Jin Mori Original: Chaotic Blazing Kick: Developed by Mori during the national match against Park Ilpyo, this technique emerged as a response to the fiery clash between their kicks. Observing the turbulence generated, Mori developed this technique specifically to counter Ilpyo's fiery attacks. Harnessing the force of turbulence, the technique effectively mitigates and disperses the towering pillars of fire unleashed by Ilpyo, providing a strategic countermeasure.
Mori Jin Original Ver. Yeoui: Railgun: A technique leveraging the power of Yeoui, where Mori kicks the weapon with immense force, propelling it across significant distances and causing destruction in its wake. This ability has been harnessed by Mori to even target satellites orbiting above.
Jinsu: An unknown kick.
Mach Punch: True to its name, this is a series of punches that exceed the speed of sound, creating shockwaves that amplify the destructive impact of the attack.
Nigawa Kick: A technique innovated by Jin Taejin, drawing inspiration from a soldier character he portrayed in a game center. The name, derived from a tale of Jin Taejin using a chair to counter a 'Nigawa' play by his game opponent, signifies a dynamic backflip kick. This move can be seamlessly followed by utilizing the momentum gained from the backflip to deliver a forceful stomp to another opponent's face.
Spin Kick: This kick involves the user swinging their leg in a semi-circular motion, targeting the opponent's upper body with the front of the foot.
Scissors: An aerial kick variation, where the user leaps and executes a diagonal kick resembling the motion of scissors closing in.
Screw Punch: A standard punch characterized by a twisting motion of the fist, causing the opponent to spin around upon the impact of the punch.
Silla: A descending kick executed from an elevated position, forcefully striking the opponent's lower body—a technique akin to a Brazilian Kick.
Rapid Kick: A knee kick directed at the opponent's head.
Spinning Top Kick: Facing away from the opponent, the user executes a 180° turn and spin, delivering a kick to the opponent's face. This is followed by a subsequent kick with the other leg, inducing a spinning motion in the opponent akin to a top.
Taebaek: A lateral kick propelled forward by the user.
Jin Taejin Exclusive Skill: Sonic Punch and Sonic Kick: A technique devised by Jin Taejin, this takes the shape of a rapid onslaught of punches and kicks, surpassing the speed of sound and reaching supersonic levels.

Renewal Taekwondo was first developed by the South Korean government to counter North Korea's ITF Taekwondo by combining both Northern and Southern Taekwondo. The founder and first practitioner of Renewal Taekwondo is Jin Taejin and later 19 other soldiers who were killed in action. [2]

This type of martial arts was tailored for the body of Jin Taejin, unqualified users ultimately dying due to the constant danger of performing it. [3]

It has a total of 3 weaknesses: [4]

It's vulnerable to close combat.
It has limited attack points.
It stresses the body of the user.

Jin Taejin worked towards the completion of Renewal Taekwondo, but was ultimately completed by Jin Mori. [5]

Derived from the mastery of all fundamental Renewal Taekwondo techniques, the concept of Recoilless techniques eliminates energy wastage and optimizes momentum upon contact, significantly enhancing the overall impact of attacks. Executing a Recoilless technique removes the need for setup and specific stances, enabling users to initiate attacks without relying on visual cues. These techniques have proven effective to the extent of eluding the perceptions of precognitive individuals. [6]

Known users:

Jin Taejin
Jin Mori
Hui Mori
Jung Mori
Dean Agnes
Park Taejin
Jin Taejin's Team Gilgamesh

Kyokushin Karate

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Secret Arts: Four Guardian Gods
- First Stance: Fist of the Black Turtle: Used to control the air flow. It can be used for disturbing the opponent's attack.
- Second Stance: Kick of the Red Phoenix: Used to control the air flow. The user forcefully stomps the ground in the direction of his adversary, unleashing a shockwave with the intent of disrupting the target's stance and throwing them off balance.
- Third Stance: Dance of the White Tiger: Used to control the air flow. Demolishes an opponent's defenses through a rapid barrage of kicks and punches, adept at breaking through enemy attacks to reach a specific target. Additionally, this technique can be employed against multiple targets simultaneously.
- Fourth Stance: Wave of the Blue Dragon: All previous stages are preparations for this one. It redirects the controlled air flow towards the opponent, making them bleed tremendously. With increased mastery, it can be used without the need of the previous stances.
Brazilian Kick: A downward kick that can target the head, the side or the legs of the enemy.
High Kick: An upward kick.

Founded by Choi Baedal, it has the same origins as Tang Xuanzang's Martial Arts. [7]

Known users:

Han Daewi
Jin Mori
Oyama Sugihara
Xiaochen
NOX Disciples under Han Daewi's leadership

Wolgwang Sword Style

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8th Dance: Moon Drop: A nonchalant lateral sword stroke.
13th Dance: Cross: A defensive maneuver where the user parries and redirects an incoming assault, seamlessly opening the path for a counterstrike in the ensuing motion.
14th Dance: Boomerang: An advanced technique demanding the wielder to hurl their sword towards the adversary in a rotating motion.
28th Dance: Cutting Cars: An expansive swing capable of reaching beyond the blade's length, creating a wide arc of impact.
35th Dance: Marionettes: This technique strikes the opponent internally, compelling them to dance like marionettes for an extended duration, lasting hours.
Dropping Fallen Leaves: Swift, successive strikes targeting the opponent's head, abdomen, and the back of their knee.
Wolhananmoo: A flurry of rapid strikes assaulting the opponent from every conceivable angle.
Lunar Halo: A downward slash directed forward.
Basic Upper Slash: A singular, vertical slash executed with one hand.
Wolgwang and Pumba Collaboration: Cube Cut: A dual-sword strike transforming struck objects into cubic forms.
Youngwol: Continuous horizontal and diagonal slashes performed in multiple arcs.
Sea Fog Slash: A forward piercing technique.
Galaxy Split: An extended vertical slash surpassing the typical reach of the blade.
Sleet Storm: A sequence of slashes executed from a neutral stance.
Subtle Slide: A diagonal downward slash.
Mountain Split: Elevating the blade before delivering a forceful downward strike while advancing.
Swordless Style: An adaptation of the Moonlight Sword Style, incorporating unarmed techniques for situations without a blade or for diverse combat strategies.
- Mad Warrior: Faucet: A rear head grab followed by a forceful twist, inflicting severe neck injuries.
- Bare Hand Slice: A deceptive technique enabling the user to emulate wielding a sword with their bare hand, slicing through opponents.
- Tong Bei Quan: An offensive move projecting energy into the opponent through a bare-palmed strike.
- Danji-Shingong: A ranged attack involving finger flicking, unleashing compressed air bullets toward the target.
- Unrivaled Technique: Final: A potent punch generating a powerful gust of wind capable of obliterating anything in its path.

The Wolgwang Swordsmanship has a bloody history of being used for murder. [8] According to Sim Bongsa, it's a strong yet soft style that requires flexibility of the mind. [9]

Known users:

Nah Bongchim Needle Art

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Acupuncture: The essence of Nah Bongchim Needle Art lies in the strategic application of pressure points, enabling practitioners to influence either their own body or that of their adversaries for purposes of both harm and healing. Targeting specific pressure points yields diverse outcomes, encompassing the spectrum from therapeutic effects to debilitation, and even inducing intense pain.
Hyolmaekbongchim: A method in acupuncture that confines blood within the individual's body, resulting in the accumulation of blood within a specific area and leading to internal damage. If left unattended, this may escalate to the point where the affected body part is under the risk of exploding.
Hyeolgwan: A method that obstructs the circulation of blood to a particular location in an individual's body, rendering the associated body part incapacitated.
Blood Vessel Bongchim: A method designed to nullify the impacts of other Nah Bongchim Needle Art techniques.
Uiyong Bongchim: A curative method employed to halt bleeding and mend, frequently addressing wounds that are potentially fatal. This technique surpasses the efficacy of the nanotechnology utilized by nurses during The God of High School tournament.
- Dim Mak Healing: A restorative method employing a combat-oriented adaptation of Uiyong Bongchim. While it offers diminished healing compared to the original technique, it proves efficient in high-pressure scenarios.
Jeabongchim (Limiter Removal): This method enables the practitioner to surpass innate physical constraints, essentially amplifying their strength. The maximum reached was a 250,000x increase, attained by Jin Mori and 666:Satan.
- Rebound manifests as a consequence of employing this technique, subjecting the user to intense agony and posing a potential threat of fatality relative to the amplifiers. Excessive utilization of this technique results in permanent severe damage to the body.
- If the user already reached maximum potential, use of this technique leads to imminent death.
No Pain: Temporarily prevents the nervous system from transmitting pain signals to the user's brain.
- This technique also triggers Rebound.
Instant Death: Piercing the solar plexus results in immediate fatality.
- Temporary Suspended Animation: A variant of Instant Death, this method induces a temporary state of suspended animation when the stomach pit is struck. To those without expertise, it appears identical to the Instant Death technique.

Developed by Nah Bongchim due to him being a sickly child and becoming fascinated with acupuncture [10], it emphasizes strong, fast attacks with the fingers functioning like needles to puncture pressure points and vital points on the body. Not only is it used for offense, but also for support, having healing techniques in its arsenal.

Mastering this art allows for the user to easily observe the opponent's weaknesses. [11]

Known users:

Nah Bongchim
Jin Mori
Lee Hyangdan
Go Gamdo

Ssamsu Taekkyeon

Bo-Bup (Way of Walking): A technique that allows for high-speed movement in any direction, allowing the user to seemingly teleport and attack from above, below, the side, or even behind with ease.
Balgyeong: A technique that sends pulse of energy/Ki to damage the opponent. First the user positions their hand on their target and unleashes an energy blast. When used, a print of the user's hand briefly forms on the point of contact, sending them flying away.
Gaksu: A technique that allows one to read muscle movement through bodily contact. This allows one to predict their opponent's next attack and consider it ahead of time.
Dureumchigi: A technique performed by kicking the opponent's face with the user's knee.
Fishing Hook: A type of joint-lock technique. The user catches the opponent's attacking leg, jumps, and wraps their legs around the opponent's attacking leg, ending in a form of a leg-lock.
Throwing Cheonji: A downwards kick performed using one's heel. Unlike the other downward kicks, this is performed with a bent knee possibly for a closer ranged attack.
Instep Upward Kick: A downward kick that is aimed towards the opponent's shoulder.
Leg Bracket + Knee Kick: A technique wherein the user hooks their leg behind the opponent's knee while simultaneously launching their other leg to knee the opponent in the face. The resulting motion forces the opponent onto the ground, where they are left open to a subsequent attack.
Nakyoung: A combo of three kicks that target the head, abdomen, and leg in quick succession, similar to the Three Stage Hoechook.
Nirvana: A full body technique performed by slamming one's knee into the head of the opponent whilst falling, causing a devastating blow.
Inner Chagi: A forwards sole kick that aims for the opponent's face, pushing them away.
Oealjeogi: A back kick that negates an opponent's low sweeping kicks by simultaneously dodging said kick and knocking them off balance with a heel to the face.
Spinning Kick and Out-Leg-Bracketa: A technique wherein the user fakes a roundhouse kick and uses it to hold the opponent's neck with their knee joint. The user then uses the momentum from a roundhouse kick to flip the opponent around and pin them on the ground with one leg.
Ssam-Su Secret Arts: Inferno Kick: A technique that uses the pressured air from simultaneous attacks as fuel for ignition when a high velocity kick is performed. The result is a pillar of flame that can be manipulated through strong kicks.
- Inferno Kick Stage Two: Twin Oblate Spheroid: A technique that uses the first Inferno Kick as a primer to launch a second Inferno Kick. Both pillars of flame surround the opponent, trapping them.
- Inferno Kick Stage Three: Ssam-Su Taekkyeon Ultimate Secret Arts: Inferno Nirvana Kick: The final stage of the Inferno Kick. The user raises their leg to create a pillar of flame and the drops their leg, sending it forward as a blade of fire.
Jin Yeokchook: The reverse of the Jin Hoechook. Unlike the powerful front kick of its predecessor, this technique is a back kick used to overcome the limited number of attacking points the Jin Hoechook is capable of accessing.

Created by Park Iltae by combining Practical Taekkyeon and Renewal Taekwondo.

Known users:

Park Iltae
Park Ilpyo
Jin Mori

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Northern ITF Taekwondo

Hyperspeed: This technique propels the user forward at incredible velocity, enhancing subsequent moves by harnessing immense momentum.
Left Flamingo Stance: Employing this stance grants access to the defensive and countering aspects of ITF Taekwondo.
- Hoechook: Though identical to its Renewal variant, practitioners of ITF Taekwondo often deem this technique inefficient and thus sparingly utilize it.
- Jakdu: Resembling the Scissors technique, Jakdu adeptly neutralizes opposing moves.
- Jakdu-Geolyi: Following up on Jakdu, this technique entails hooking the leg around the opponent's, destabilizing their defense and enabling a seamless transition into another assault, reminiscent of Homi-Geolyi.
Right Flamingo Stance: Utilizing this stance empowers the user with offensive maneuvers inherent to ITF Taekwondo.
- Baekdu: The original rendition of this technique involves baiting the opponent into guarding, allowing the user to seize control by gripping their head and unleashing a barrage of unstoppable kicks and knee strikes. Employing Homi-Geolyi can further dismantle the opponent's defense, opening up additional finishing opportunities.
- Cutting the Front: The primal form of the Front Kick involves anchoring the foot and delivering a devastating strike capable of cleaving through solid rock, generating shockwaves in its wake.
- Three Stage Kick: The foundational variant of the Three Stage Hoechook entails executing a series of three kicks from the right flamingo stance: two directed at either side of the opponent's head followed by a reverse kick, culminating in a strike to the back of the head. Should the target retreat, the damage inflicted escalates, aiming to disorient and incapacitate.
- Kicking Meteors: This formidable technique manifests as a forceful front kick capable of immense devastation.
- Triple Strike: An enigmatic kicking technique, its specifics remain undisclosed.

It is a martial art created to kill. It is taught to every North Korean soldier, and Lee Sujin further taught it to others. Renewal Taekwondo was created off Northern ITF in order to counter it.

Known users:

Lee Suhyeok
Lee Sujin
Gang Manseok
Mah Bora
Balhae soldiers
Jin Mori

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References

[1] Chapter 255

[2] Chapter 113

[3] Chapter 82

[4] Chapter 81

[5] Chapter 421

[6] Chapter 383

[7] Chapter 510

[8] Chapter 248

[9] Chapter 39

[10] Chapter 302

[11] Chapter 42

Martial Arts

Table of Contents

Renewal Taekwondo

Kyokushin Karate

Wolgwang Sword Style

Nah Bongchim Needle Art

Ssamsu Taekkyeon

Northern ITF Taekwondo

References