Ramen Kenpo

For the chapter of the same name, see Chapter 369.

**Ramen Kenpo** is a martial arts style used by Wanze.

## Overview

Ramen Kenpo consists of the user using self-made ramen noodles to fight. To do this, Wanze swallows large amounts of flour and extrudes it from of his nose, using his nose hairs to cut the flour into noodles for either battle or cooking. Because of this, Sanji, Usopp, and Franky find Wanze's dishes disgusting and refuse to eat them.

The style also makes use of other tools and weapons, such as Wanze's roller skates and kitchen knives, showing that he does not follow the same "kitchen tools are not for killing" policy as Sanji. Sanji believes that Wanze's style of cooking and fighting is a waste of food and a disrespect to cooking utensils, and thus makes him unworthy of being a cook.

## Techniques

* **Ramen Beam** (拉麺ビーム, *Ramen Bīmu*?, literally meaning "Japanese Noodle Beam"): Wanze's signature technique. He first swallows a large amount of flour, then covers one of his nostrils and fires it out of the other in the form of hard, sharpened noodles that pierce his target. When using his "Men's Formal Suit", this attack serves as a counter against any attacks directed against his unarmored upper body.

* **Men-Kiri** (麺切り, *Men-Kiri*?, literally meaning "Noodle Cutting"): Wanze strikes his roller skates against a surface repeatedly until the friction sets them on fire. In the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub, this is called **Noodle Slicer**.

* **Fire Skate** (炎包丁（ファイアスケート）, *Faia Sukēto*?, literally meaning "Flaming Cleaver"): After using "Men-Kiri", Wanze jumps and performs a flaming, sweeping kick with his ignited roller skates. In the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub, this is called **Fire Skate Blades**.

* **Ramen Kenpo Ogi: Men's Formal Suit** (ラーメン拳法「奥義」麺ズ正裝（メンズフォーマル）スーツ, *Ramen Kenpō Ōgi: Menzu Fōmaru Sūtsu*?, literally meaning "Ramen Kenpo Ultimate Technique: Japanese Noodle Formal Battle-Suit"): Wanze swallows an entire sack of flour and uses it to produce a large amount of noodles from his nose, which he shapes into a giant noodle armor for him to wear. Besides serving as form of defensive protection and increasing the force of his blows, if any opponents try to strike him, they will be caught between the noodles, rendering them vulnerable to other counteroffensive attacks. *Menn* in this case means "noodle", but is written so that it is a pun with the English word "men". In the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub, this is called **Ra-Men's Formal Suit**.

* **Tonkotsu Spank** (豚骨スパンク, *Tonkotsu Supanku*?, literally meaning "Pork Bone Spank"): A straight punch using the noodle armor's arm. If the opponent tries to deflect the punch, they will be stuck in the noodles, with Wanze then smashing them around his surroundings. *Tonkotsu* is a ramen broth made from pork bones. In the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub, this is called **Pork Bone Spank**.

* **Men Soul Press** (麺魂（メンソウル）プレス, *Men Sōru Puresu*?, literally meaning "Noodle Soul Press"): Once he has an opponent stuck in his noodles, Wanze jumps and crashes the entire noodle armor down on them with a massive body slam. In the Viz Manga, this is called **Soul Man Pasta Press** and in the FUNimation dub, it is called **Noodle Soul Press**.

* **Ramen Gyoza Set - Clapping** (ラーメンギョーザセット　クラッピング, *Ramen Gyōza Setto - Kurappingu*?, literally meaning "Japanese Noodle Potsticker Set - Clapping"): Wanze claps the arms of his noodle armor one against the other, attempting to catch his opponent between them. In the Viz Manga, this is called **Ramen and Potsticker Combo: Super Slap**, **Ramen and Gyoza Combo, Clapping** in the Funimation dub and **Ramen and Pot Sticker Combo: Clapping** in the subs.

* **Fukumen Spank** (複麺スパンク, *Fukumen Supanku*?, literally meaning "Double-Noodle Spank"): Wanze splits the arms of his noodle armor into several smaller ones and launches a barrage of punches towards his opponent. In the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub, this is called **Multi-Noodle Spank**.

* **Senmen Muchi** (千麺ムチ, *Senmen Muchi*?, literally meaning "Thousand-Noodle Whip"): Wanze swings the noodle armor's arms like whips, the arms now merely being long strings of noodle without "fists". In the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub, this is called **Thousand Noodle Whip**.

* **Menkui Knocker** (麺杭ノッカー, *Menkui Nokkā*?, literally meaning "Noodle-Stake Knocker"): Wanze jumps in the air and sends both of his noodle armor's massive legs flying towards the opponent, with the ramen forming a sharp point at the end. In the Viz Manga and FUNimation dub, this is called **Noodle Nail Knockout** and **Noodle Skate Knocker** in the Funimation subs.

* **Hocho Nage** (包丁投げ, *Hōchō Nage*?, literally meaning "Kitchen-Knife Throw"): Wanze throws several kitchen knives at his opponent. In the Viz Manga, this is simply called **Knife Throw** and in the FUNimation dub is called **Kitchen Knife Throw**.

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* **Ramen Kenpo Ura Hiden: Men-Kiri Doku Bocho** (ラーメン拳法「裏秘伝」麺切り毒包丁, *Ramen Kenpō Ura Hiden: Men-Kiri Doku Bōchō*?, literally meaning "Japanese Noodle Most Secret Technique: Noodle-Cutting Poisonous Kitchen-Knife"): Wanze's secret technique, in which he attacks his opponent with a gigantic kitchen knife coated in deadly poison, said to cause certain death with a single scratch. In the Viz Manga, this is called **Ramen Kung Fu — Secret Attack!!! Poison Pasta Cutter!!!**, **Ramen Kenpo Secret Move: Poison Pasta Cutter** in the Funimation dub and **Ramen Kenpo Secret Technique Noodle Cutter Poisonous Kitchen Knife** in the subs.

## External Links

* Ramen – Wikipedia article about Japanese noodles in general.
* Kenpō – Wikipedia article about Japanese martial arts.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 368 (p. 19) and Episode 259, Wanze makes noodles with his unorthodox method.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 372 (p. 13) and Episode 261.
3. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 369 (p. 8) and Episode 258, Wanze uses his Ramen Kenpo against Sanji.
4. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 369 (p. 10) and Episode 259.
5. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 370 (p. 11) and Episode 259.
6. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 369 (p. 12) and Episode 259.
7. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 369 (p. 13) and Episode 259.
8. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 369 (p. 15-16) and Episode 259.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 370 (p. 7-9) and Episode 259.
10. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 370 (p. 10) and Episode 259.
11. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 370 (p. 12) and Episode 259.
12. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 370 (p. 14) and Episode 259.
13. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 372 (p. 11) and Episode 260.
14. ↑ *One Piece* Manga and Anime — Vol. 39 Chapter 372 (p. 17) and Episode 261.

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