Salamander Style

is a Legendary Beast style linked with the element of Fire. Out of the three Legendary Beast styles of the Fire element (besides the "True" Dragon Style), the Salamander Style is the most mysterious. This is due to the fact that aside from pyrokinetics and pyromancers, Salamanders are not natural fire users. This results in much speculation as to what inspired the Salamander style, be it derived from Dragon Style, inspired by another source, or perhaps truly inspired by ancient fire-wielding salamanders. Because the fighting style often requires little movement and remaining close to the ground, Salamander Style users are also capable of using Earth-based attacks.
== Description ==
The Salamander Style is a very unusual style, completely different from the Dragon or Phoenix styles. The Salamander Style involves the fighter remaining close to the ground, which typically means taking a couching position or getting down on all fours. Unlike the other Styles, Salamander Style does not use Fire's trademark speed and power for physical attacking, but instead for swiftly launching long-range attacks. As such, the Salamander Style focuses on the long-range aspect of the Fire element. Contrary to either the Dragon or Phoenix Styles, the Salamander Style involves the fighter remaining almost entirely stationary. The main aspect of the Salamander Style is launching long-range attacks close to the ground from hands, feet, or tail, forcing opponents up into the air to avoid the attacks. With the opponent up in the air, the fighter either launches powerful fire attacks from their mouths, or uses fire-boosted tackles to hit the opponent with a fast and hard impact. This is largely the only time a person moves when using Salamander Style.
There is another additional aspect to the Salamander Style that makes it so unusual; the fact that due to the stationary nature of the Style, Salamander Style has several defensive techniques to ward off enemies who might be able to get too close for comfort. The Salamander Style is the only one of the Fire Legendary Beast styles to incorporate defense into its fighting style. These facts all make Salamander the most unusual fighting style for its element out of the three.
=== Salamander Style Techniques ===
Category:Fighting Styles
Category:Terminology
Category:Fire Elemental Fighting Styles