Mishima Style Fighting Karate

**Mishima Style Fighting Karate** is a fighting style that is used by members of the Mishima Clan, as well as many other characters in the *Tekken* series.

## Description

Founded by Jinpachi Mishima and brought to completion by Heihachi Mishima. After World War II, Jinpachi focused on building the karate style, having decided to take a step away from the warmongering direction he would have previously taken the family corporation in. His intentions became more peaceful and he focused on growing his dojo. His two known students at this time were his son, Heihachi, and Kazumi Hachijō. After Heihachi and Kazumi married and had a child, Jinpachi also taught their son, Kazuya Mishima in his early childhood.

After Kazumi's death and Jinpachi's imprisonment, Heihachi became the head of the style. He taught his son, Kazuya, and his adopted son, Lee Chaolan, the style. He later sent Lee away on business to the USA, but kept Kazuya at home, and taught him advanced Mishima Style moves.

The Mishima Karate did not have another student until a 15-year-old Jin Kazama turned up at the Mishima Estate, begging Heihachi to take him in and teach him karate in order to become stronger and take revenge. Jin mastered the style within four years, although abandoned it and deliberately unlearned it after Heihachi betrayed and shot him at the third King of Iron Fist Tournament.

### Real-Life inspirations

Despite Mishima Style Fighting Karate being a fictional martial art, its influences do originate from real ones. Furthermore, it is curious to note that all Mishima clan members reflect the different styles of Karate.

* Heihachi's style is heavily influenced by Goju-Ryu Karate.
* Kazuya (and by extension Devil) embodies Shotokan Karate.
* Jin (and later his Devil form) demonstrates the art of Shito-Ryu. After rejecting the Mishima Karate, he learns a new style based on Kyokushin Karate.

## Practitioners

* Jinpachi Mishima - Jinpachi fights using moves of the Mishima Style Karate as its progenitor. He was the one that first taught the style to Heihachi and later also trained his grandson Kazuya.
* Kazuya Mishima
	+ Devil Kazuya - Fights using Kazuya's moveset combined with supernatural powers.
* Heihachi Mishima
* Devil Jin - Fights using an updated version of the mixed Mishima Karate-Kazama Martial Arts practiced by Jin Kazama in *Tekken 3*. Although he retains almost all of his old moves, some are rough and crude in execution, with a few extra moves based on his demonic powers.
* Angel - Fights using a variation of Kazuya's moveset combined with supernatural powers.
* Vox - Fights using a variation of Kazuya's moveset. In fact, he was taught by Kazuya with this style.

### Partial users

* Kazumi Mishima - Primarily uses Hachijō Martial Arts, but has only certain attacks from the style.
	+ Devil Kazumi
* Demonic Charlie - Primarily uses Demon Royal Style Martial Arts, but has only certain attacks from the style.
* Kuma/Panda - Utilizes some moves from Heihachi's style, named Kuma Shinken that was taught to them by Heihachi.
* Vark - Similar to Kuma/Panda, except his moves are utilized from Kazuya's style, named Same Shinken, that was taught by Vox.
* Black Hat - It is possible to him that he uses this style when he uses any fighting style that he knows.
* Mordecai Heller - Primarily uses American Kickboxing, but has only certain attacks from the style that was taught by Heihachi.

### Former users

* Jin Kazama - Discarded this fighting style in *Tekken 4*, replacing it with Kyokushin Karate. His former style is still used by his Devil form.
* Lee Chaolan - Discarded this fighting style in *Tekken 4*, replacing it with his own style of "Martial Arts".

### Mimicry

* Mokujin
* Robo Fizz - Fights using this from one of the Mishima practitioners, except there's no combination with the Devil Gene.
* Tetsujin
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