Honori School of Martial Arts

The Honori School of Martial Arts is a school of Martial Arts Cheerleading which is practiced by Honori Family.

## History

The origin of this school is The Great Chime Yell.

In the sengoku period, during Takeda Shingen’s battle with Uesugi Kenshi, Shingen wanted to encourage his soldiers fighting far away though he could not send reinforcements. He had a thousand soldiers lined up in his camp and had them all shout at once. The shout could be heard from 25 Ri, or 100 kilometres away… on a similar note during the National University Baseball Tournament Showa year 15 Honori cheering squad was said to be heard all the way from Kamiya Stadium to Ikebukuro.

## Philosophy

Similar to the original style the Honori School is based upon the arts of cheerleading. However, while Martial Arts Cheerleading revolves more on imitating the cheerleading squads in the United States. The Honori School is based upon ōendan. While still more of a sport than an actual method of combat, it relies less on acrobatic moves and more on making a lot of noise in support of their sports team. In addition, practitioners are able lead fans in cheers synchronizing and projecting their emotions to emotionally, mentally and even physically boost the person they are cheering for.

In combat Practitioners despite the refined body figure gained from the art are known for their monstrous superhuman strength capable of kicking down massive doors, splitting trees in half with punches and kicks, smashing boulders with their fist and incapacitating fearsome opponents with but a flick of their finger. This strength is what allows them to wave and utilize giant flags poles the styles weapon of choice completely ignoring its significant weight. However, even with this monstrous strength, the arts true advantage in combat comes from the Herculean toughness it produces.

When two fighters really go at it the rest of the world no longer exist for them. This could lead to a lot of excessive destruction as they etch their mark into history. It is the practitioners’ job to stay and watch keeping the audience safe by taking any damage onto themselves. So that the fighters can enjoy their battle without worrying about collateral damage. Conventional attacks, armed or unarmed, have little to no effect on a practitioner of the Honori School of Martial Arts and in those rare instances when they are injured, they are usually able to shrug off the pain momentarily and bounce back from most injuries with unexpected quickness.

## Special Techniques

* **Kiai**: The ultimate technique of the Honori School of Martial Arts Ōendan relies on making a lot of noise however instead of yelling through plastic megaphones the basis of the arts offensive and defensive techniques is Kiai as Kiai Jutsu can be considered the art of attacking (or healing) through the voice. In Japanese martial arts, the Kiai is commonly thought of as a loud yell that coincides with an attack. Practitioners of the Honori School are able to shout so loud that they can blow away objects or break objects with their ferocious vocal cords which can cause vibrations. They may also be able to emit a roar strong enough to damage hearing, cause fear, or paralyze. The force caused by the roar may even cancel out opposing attacks. It can also be used to alert someone of the user's location.