北斗神拳
is a fighting style which branched off from the main "Hokuto" family along with "Hokuto Shinken" that was founded by Shuken's cousin Ryūō. The style uses the 1109 destructive points of the human body called the 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) as well as an evil energy called that can drive its practitioner insane with evil, turning them into a Majin (魔神, God of Black Magic). The three that Kenshiro faces are all masters of this art. The ultimate Hokuto Ryuken technique is which warps space-time around the opponent and nullifies gravity, leaving the opponent completely disoriented.