Akuma Fist

The ***Aku no Ken*** is the signature fighting style of the Akuma Clan. It was based on a childish game that was known for having many names all over the world but none more famous than Rock, Paper, and Scissors. Though only a select few individual know about its true bloody dark history, and its ever changing nature with the passage of time. However, around the time of its creation, it was a complex style to learn as it was made for the faint of heart. Along with added reason the art was forever labeled an evil forbidden art and had vanished for many centuries. Only to be discovered later by a yokai hunting group that were the ancestors of the Akuma Clan.

## ***History***

*This was known as a very old game that was played by children all over the world named Jajanken or otherwise known as Rock, Paper, Scissor. However, don’t be misguided by the childish name that it has acquired. Though it may seem like a childish game to some. While it does have ties to a dark and bloody history. At the time when hand to hand combat was still fresh and chakra was created, it was considered one of if not the most brutal and complex fighting styles of earlier times. The style was broke down into different categories to use as its vast and complex. “Ken”(Rock) refers to the wielder utilizing strong strikes with every corner of their body to break the bones of their opponents. While “Shou”(Paper) uses fluid and swift motions while the base stance remains firm allowing them to upset their oppositions momentum taking them to the ground and damaging the organs in the body. And Finally “Shi”(Scissors) combines the previous categories to deliver attacks that are focused on vital points and joints on the body with ease. This fighting style was labeled as dangerous and forbidden for its harsh training methods that would lead to the faint of heart being hurt or killed. Some had even had superstitious beliefs of it point it and was unofficially labeled the name Aku no ken or Evil Fist by the populace. As time passed, the taijutsu was alienated and forgotten in the passage of time by almost every individual. Later down the line was rediscovered by the ancestors of the Akuma clan. The clan had managed to restore enough of its damaged text and saw the potential of this style. Thinking this would be a beneficial style for them against their enemies had incorporated modern techniques to it replacing what couldn’t be restored by them. Evolving the taijutsu to keep up with the modern times. The style is passed down from the elders who have mastered the art passing it to the youths of the Akuma Clan. The elders will start integrating the knowledge in their minds at a young age. The training is grotesque and brutal due to the outdated training methods, however, without great risk there wouldn’t be any rewards.*

## ***Ken, Shou, and Shi***

Aku no Ken is separated into three categories:

### ***"Ken"***

*The “Ken” portion refers to external damage. By utilizing powerful striking techniques to destroy the bones of the body while also keeping their oppositions at arms and legs reach of distance. This allows the practitioner to fully extend the reach of their limbs committing themselves to their strikes. “Ken” will use every corner of their body as a weapon whether it be their fist, feet, elbows, or even their own head. Though each strikes has the capability to break the bones, this is utilized by some to break their opponents bodies down with strikes over time. While others may seek to brutalize them powerful well timed strikes. Similar to the muscle control performed in “Shi” and “Shou”, “Ken” will contract their muscles to their maximum while reinforcing the joints around as well as in their hands, feet, knees, and elbows. It was further improved by the Akuma Clan with the incorporation of footwork allowing them further increases the destructive power of a strike while increasing defensive aspects of the style.*

### ***"Shou"***

*The “Shou” portion refers to internal damage. By using various grapple based techniques will allow the practitioners of this fighting style to utilize swift and fluid motions to upset their oppositions momentum to bring them down to the Earth with tremendous force. The force generated by these techniques are powerful enough to not only break bones but brutalize the organs within the body causing devastating internal damage. This would be consider dangerous for those without a firm solid base, however, this is by passed by the Akuma Clan members as their unique physiology allows them control over control over their muscles. By instantaneously clenching all of their muscles will increase the solidity and density of each muscle fiber in their body giving them a firm base similar to a tree with its roots in the earth.*

### ***"Shi"***

*The “Shi'' portion refers to precise damage. By usage of techniques and accurate striking that are utilized to attack the most sensitive parts of the human which are known as the weakness points or weak point. The Weak Points are mainly locations on the body where the nerves of the nervous system will either end or overlap with other nerve. As time passed the incorporation of pressure point striking to “Shi” has increased the deadliness of the attack and going so far even use them for torture. By contracting all the muscles around the joints of fingers and toes to reinforce them allowing them to even pierce through human flesh with ease. The “Shi” portion techniques are grappling based to stretch and tear joints as well as the ligaments to pieces until the opposition has surrendered or is crippled, or until death. Though in the hands of the Akuma Clan each strike’s true target is not only immobilization but to also inject slivers of their chakra like a snake injecting poison into its prey.*