What's the martial art style of Dragonball?

War Lord · 01-17-2005, 04:48 AM

I remember an episode where Goku mentioned that he learned Kami-san style of Karate. What I want to know is there a martial art style that closely resembles the moves on Dragonball?

I've never seen this question, so I thought I'd throw it out to see the responses.

blind_fury · 01-17-2005, 04:56 AM

shaolin kung fu. I think krillin used to be a shaolin monk. thats why he wore orange clothes(same as Goku) and had those dots on his head.

War Lord · 01-17-2005, 05:33 AM

Let's see what others say.

Guyver, where are you?

spider-jide · 01-17-2005, 05:56 AM

Its a mixture of various fighting techniques, with shaolin kung fu being a major contributor. Included is pankration, an ancient greek form of martial arts that focuses on complete strength, sambo which is comprised of ancient wrestling and ancient russian hand to hand combat also included is tai kwon do, hapkido and tai chi chuan, a combination of agressive and evasion techniques coupled with high speed assaults and powerful strikes.

Goldenage Batman · 01-18-2005, 10:32 AM

Kick ass Turtle Style

04-18-2006, 09:32 AM

is there a particular style of shaolin kung fu

D.Rex · 04-18-2006, 12:26 PM

There are many different styles. The new Mortal Kombat games are particularly good in sticking to and showing various martial arts and their styles, poses, and attacks. Dragonball trilogy martial arts are very mixed but in the original Dragonball I think Goku and Krillen's martial arts had a Shaolin influence. But I'm not qualified to say exactly which one or whether or not they followed an exact style.

Odin's Lapdog · 04-18-2006, 02:38 PM

i remember there being a thread in the past based on a ufc combatant who based his fighting style on what occured in the db eps...

i wish i could find the thread and post the relevant link so one could have a understanding on how the fighting style would transfer directly (as as close to as possible) into the real world.

saying this, whatever they said they practiced may not actually what was animated.

it's also clear that other races and fighters may have practiced different styles of combat. i.e. i don't think piccollo practiced in a martial art that would be of earthly descent (or at least he shouldn't have)

War Lord · 04-18-2006, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Odin's Lapdog

i remember there being a thread in the past based on a ufc combatant who based his fighting style on what occured in the db eps...

i wish i could find the thread and post the relevant link so one could have a understanding on how the fighting style would transfer directly (as as close to as possible) into the real world.

saying this, whatever they said they practiced may not actually what was animated.

it's also clear that other races and fighters may have practiced different styles of combat. i.e. i don't think piccollo practiced in a martial art that would be of earthly descent (or at least he shouldn't have)

Did that UFC fighter win?

Sabretooth · 04-18-2006, 03:55 PM

It's called Stay-In-The-Air-For-Thirty-Minutes-Jitsu.

Tsunulia · 04-18-2006, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blind_fury

shaolin kung fu. I think krillin used to be a shaolin monk. thats why he wore orange clothes(same as Goku) and had those dots on his head.

dots part is correct

clothes part wrong

Krillin used to wear a yellow type of outfit related to monks before the orange jumpsuit. Roshi gave Krillin and Goku the suits before their first Budokai tournement in Dragonball.

Corinthian™ · 04-18-2006, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Goldenage Batman

Kick ass Turtle Style

best post of this thread

MaskedManJRK · 04-18-2006, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sabretooth

It's called Stay-In-The-Air-For-Thirty-Minutes-Jitsu.

Nah, I'm pretty sure it's called Blow-Magic-Fart-Blasts-That-Kill-Jitsu.

The Hurricane · 04-19-2006, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Goldenage Batman

Kick ass Turtle Style

Yeah.. its turtle style. Well the way of the turtle hermit. been watching the dragonball episodes alot lately. i think Goku uses a range of fighting styles

Odin's Lapdog · 04-20-2006, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by War Lord

Did that UFC fighter win?

nah because he used to spend ages shouting out his moves before he did them and got kicked in the face while charging up alot...

alfredomotenai · 10-16-2012, 02:12 PM

I think it's a combination of Kempo/Shaolin.

Marvin · 10-16-2012, 02:27 PM

TaiChi/Shaolin kungfu...for the earth fighters.

all that talk of chi and form and a lot of the garb, that's what I think anyways.

01-17-2005, 04:48 AM	#1
War Lord Banned User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In the country that I hope for abright future. Posts: 30,667	What's the martial art style of Dragonball? I remember an episode where Goku mentioned that he learned Kami-san style of Karate. What I want to know is there a martial art style that closely resembles the moves on Dragonball? I've never seen this question, so I thought I'd throw it out to see the responses.

01-17-2005, 04:56 AM	#2
blind_fury Banned User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: second renaissance Posts: 13,585	Re: What's the martial art style of Dragonball? shaolin kung fu. I think krillin used to be a shaolin monk. thats why he wore orange clothes(same as Goku) and had those dots on his head.

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War Lord Banned User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In the country that I hope for abright future. Posts: 30,667	Re: What's the martial art style of Dragonball? Let's see what others say. Guyver, where are you?

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spider-jide Banned User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 13,699	Re: What's the martial art style of Dragonball? Its a mixture of various fighting techniques, with shaolin kung fu being a major contributor. Included is pankration, an ancient greek form of martial arts that focuses on complete strength, sambo which is comprised of ancient wrestling and ancient russian hand to hand combat also included is tai kwon do, hapkido and tai chi chuan, a combination of agressive and evasion techniques coupled with high speed assaults and powerful strikes. Last edited by spider-jide; 01-17-2005 at 05:58 AM.

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D.Rex Ninja among Dinosaurs Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 523	Re: What's the martial art style of Dragonball? There are many different styles. The new Mortal Kombat games are particularly good in sticking to and showing various martial arts and their styles, poses, and attacks. Dragonball trilogy martial arts are very mixed but in the original Dragonball I think Goku and Krillen's martial arts had a Shaolin influence. But I'm not qualified to say exactly which one or whether or not they followed an exact style.

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