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D:HTFighting Styles and Martial Arts

The following are some, but not all, fighting styles available in D:HT, several of them modified from versions found in other sources. Remember that action bonuses do not indicate the ability to perform that action, but rather the ability to perform it better as a result of specific training. Anyone can attempt a particular fighting action without penalty. In addition, the IP modification level for each style is shown in parenthesis, which increases the difficulty of increasing the skill level over time, as a measure of training and access to a sensei or trainer. Note that not all fighting styles are Martial Arts, and you are not limited to one style. While you cannot combine skill levels of different Martial Arts skills together in one attack, you may combine attack bonuses, using any Martial Arts skill available. IP points will only apply to the skill used, but knowing multiple styles may offer a significant advantage in action bonuses. Characters with multiple fighting styles may announce the style to be used at the beginning of each turn. The level of fighting skill (1-10) not only improves the likelihood of success in combat, but is added to damage calculation as well. So, for an ugly example, a Choi Li Fut student of skill level 5 and Body of 10, placing a successful kick strike, may conceivably do considerable damage of 1d6 (kick strike) + 5 (skill level: Choi Li Fut) + 2 (Body strength bonus) for a total of 13 points, a pre-BTM of Critical damage. A strike like this to an opponent’s unprotected limb will shatter it. Made to the face, the damage doubles to 26, and the matter becomes a question of cleaning up the mess. It goes without saying that this system grants incredible ability to cause harm in the hands of trained fighters. As a result, the defensive moves available to most fighting styles are critically important. Block it, dodge it, but don’t stand there and take it like in the movies, because here, you will quickly become a footnote, gory special effect notwithstanding.

The design of this section is intended to allow insertion into the D:HT Character Sheet.
Aikido (3) – Commonly-taught martial art focusing on defensive actions and retaliatory strikes on the opponent’s striking limbs.

Disarm +3
Sweep +3
Block +4
Dodge +3
Grapple +2
Throw +3
Hold +3
Choke +1
Escape +3
Capeoria (3) – Rooted In Caribbean slave dance styles, which hid the art’s effective and deadly fighting technique.

Strike +1
Kick +2
Sweep +3
Block +2
Dodge +2

Cha Hsiun Men (5) – Rare art involving mastery of the iron fan weapon. This art involves sudden, unpredictable attack with a concealed weapon in a surprise attack fashion. Primarily useful, and deadly, against single, unsuspecting opponents.

Weapon Strike +4
Strike +2
Kick +1
Disarm +4
Block +2
Dodge +1
Choi Li Fut (3) – Shaolin kung fu style based on lightning-fast offensive strikes.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Sweep +2
Block +2
Dodge +1
Grapple +1
Throw +1

Fu Chiao Pai (4) – Tiger Claw kung fu involves ferociously violent attacks, maximizing physical force and without the teachings of inner peace and balance common in most martial arts.

Weapon Strike +3
Strike +3
Kick +2
Sweep +1
Block +1
Dodge +1
Choke +2
Hwarang Do (3) – Extremely diverse Korean karate style based on countering any attack with it’s opposite action, such as countering a kick strike by grabbing the striking leg and throwing the opponent.

Weapon Strike +3
Strike +2
Kick +2
Sweep +1
Block +1
Dodge +1
Throw +1
Hold +1
Choke +2
Jeet Kun Do (3) – Kung fu style popularized by practitioner Bruce Lee, who developed it as a response to what he believed were overly-predictable moves in common kung fu forms. Jeet Kun Do, “No Form”, is based on sudden, fast and ferocious strikes in an unpredictable manner.

Weapon Strike +3
Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Sweep +1
Block +2
Jui Jitsu (2) – Common, diverse Japanese art involving an effective blend of attacks and defenses. Considered less honorable than some, but comprehensive.

Strike +1
Kick +1
Disarm +1
Sweep +1
Block +3
Dodge +1
Grapple +1
Throw +1
Hold +1
Choke +1
Escape +1
Kenpo (2) – Another common form of karate, with a focus on grappling moves.

Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Sweep +1
Block +1
Grapple +1
Throw +1
Hold +1
Krav Maga (3) – Israeli martial art used prominently in the Bourne Identity, it focuses on close quarters dirty tricks attacks and offensive form.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +3
Kick +1
Disarm +2
Block +2
Grapple +3
Choke +2
Escape +4
Lee Kwan Choo (5) – Hailing from the most remote Chinese monasteries, this art is entirely defensive, developed through meditation and spiritual enlightenment. All emphasis is on defensive moves, and offensive moves always stop short of serious impact, and thus do Stun damage only.

Strike +4
Kick +1
Disarm +3
Block +3
Dodge +4
Grapple +2
Throw +4
Hold +3
Mien Ch’uan (3) – Cotton Fist kung-fu is taught only by a master selecting the student, not vice versa, and involves defensive parries and dodges until an opening is presented in the opponent’s defenses, in which the artist strikes with full force at their weak spots.

Strike +3
Kick +1
Disarm +3
Block +3
Dodge +2
Hold +2
Ninjutsu (5) – Unlike popular ninjutsu, taught in corporate survival camps, this art has been taught in secrecy by the supposedly mythical ninja clans in Japan for hundreds of years, and very little information exists about the specifics of it’s teachings, other that it is dirty, usually used on unaware opponents, and extremely lethal.

Weapon Strike +3
Strike +3
Kick +1
Disarm +2
Sweep +2
Block +1
Dodge +2
Grapple +1
Throw +1
Hold +1
Choke +1
Escape +2
Sankukai (3) – Only Buddhist monks are taught this style of karate, which focuses on subduing an opponent until their anger has subsided, or they have been forced into unconsciousness.

Strike +1
Kick +3
Sweep +1
Block +2
Dodge +1
Grapple +2
Throw +2
Hold +3
Savate (3) – Often described as convention boxing, but with kick strikes, this style has flourished in Western Europe, but due to it’s ungraceful flow and French origin, has not gained popularity elsewhere.

Kick +4
Block +1
Dodge +1
Snake Style Kung Fu (4) – Taught in rural China, this style emulates the strike of a snake, and is characterized by open hand fighting, where the artist’s fingers are used in a sharp jabbing action at vital areas of the opponent’s body, rendering them helpless.

Strike +4
Block +3
Dodge +3
Hold +3
Tai Chi Chuan (2) – Because of it’s immense international popularity as a meditative and exercise regimen, this style remains a legitimate martial art when accelerated.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +2
Kick +1
Sweep +2
Block +2
Dodge +1
Taido (6) – One of the rarest publicized arts in the world, and taught from a single studio in Korea, this spectacular style involves elaborate aerial maneuvers and swooping strikes. Highly graceful and cinematic.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +3
Kick +3
Disarm +3
Sweep +3
Block +3
Dodge +2
Grapple +3
Throw +1
Tai Sing Pek Kwar (3) – A peculiar style of kung fu designed to distract an opponent and cause them to underestimate the artist, in involves rolling and leaping and exaggerated simian motion, but remains effective when used offensively.

Strike +3
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Sweep +1
Block +2
Dodge +3
Grapple +1
Throw +1
T’ang Su (4) – The oldest martial art in Korea and the origin of karate. Extremely difficult, it offers no defensive positions at all.

Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +2
Sweep +3
Block +4
Dodge +3
Grapple +1
Choke +2
Wui Wing Chun (4) – Taught only to women in mainland China, this technique involves defensive moves with severe offensive strikes, and is designed as a self-preservation style.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +2
Kick +2
Sweep +1
Dodge +2
Block +2
Grapple +1
Hold +2
Escape +3
Wu Shu T’sung (2) – Adopted by Communist China, this extremely rigorous style kung-fu is still taught as part of basic training for Chinese troops.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Block +1
Dodge +1
Hold +1
Zero-Gee Combat (2) – Based on an intrinsic knowledge of momentum and inertia, this null-gravity fighting style is essential for combat in the absence of atmosphere.

Strike +1
Kick +1
Block +1
Dodge +2
Grapple +2
Throw +2
Hold +1
Escape +2
Aikido (3) – Commonly-taught martial art focusing on defensive actions and retaliatory strikes on the opponent’s striking limbs.

Disarm +3
Sweep +3
Block +4
Dodge +3
Grapple +2
Throw +3
Hold +3
Choke +1
Escape +3
Boxing – The art of fisticuffs, geared towards upper body strength, powerful strike attacks and limber defensive postures.

Strike +3
Block +3
Dodge +1
Cha Ch’uan (4) – Extremely rare Mongolian style of kung-fu, involving hit-and-run rabbit attacks, with the artist darting in and out of striking range.

Strike +3
Kick +3
Sweep +1
Block +2
Dodge +2
Ch’in Na (4) – Secret wrestling style based on deadly knowledge of nerve clusters, skeletal and joint weaknesses, and designed to maim or destroy target areas. Conditions of training and origin of this art are considered secret upon penalty of death.

Strike +1
Disarm +1
Block +2
Dodge +2
Grapple +2
Throw +2
Hold +2
Choke +2
Fong Ngan (3) – Phoenix Eye kung fu involves equal parts intimidation and close-range attacks, with the artist maneuvering so close to the opponent that weapons and many traditional attacks are impossible.

Strike +3
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Block +2
Grapple +3
Hold +1
Choke +2
Hoppkido (2) – Diverse, though somewhat less powerful, form of karate.

Strike +1
Kick +1
Sweep +1
Block +1
Grapple +1
Ishin-Ryu (2) – Karate style based on use of the bo staff weapon, involving frequent strikes and maneuvering constantly around the opponent until they become exhausted from countering the strikes.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +2
Block +2
Dodge +1
Judo – Japanese wrestling style involving using the opponent’s weight and leverage against them. Common bnut effective pre-requisite for many military and law enforcement programs.

Sweep +2
Dodge +1
Grapple +2
Throw +3
Hold +2
Choke +1
Escape +2
Karate (2) – Most common Japanese martial art, taught worldwide at all levels of society.

Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Block +2

Kendo (3) – Descended from zanji shinkenjen-ryu, though safer and more formalized, this Japanese form of fencing involves bamboo swords and armor.

Weapon Strike +4
Kick +1
Disarm +1
Sweep +2
Block +2
Dodge +2
Koppo (4) – Predecessor to Judo and Karate, this extremely rare and deadly Japanese art is only taught to a select few in Japan, and is rumored to have been developed to combat feuding ninja clans in the feudal period.

Strike +4
Kick +2
Sweep +3
Block +3
Grapple +2
Hold +1
Choke +1
Kung-Fu (3) – The most general form of this art, a hybrid of different styles that is slightly unique to each dojo.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +1
Sweep +1
Block +2
Li-Chia (2) – Known as Short Hand kung fu, this style is based on striking power at close range, and depends on the ability to throw as many quick, tight strikes in as possible within arms reach to exhaust the opponent.

Strike +3
Kick +2
Block +2
Dodge +1
Moo Gi Gong (3) – This highly specialized martial art involves using any object as a melee weapon, most popularized by HK cinema star Jackie Chan. It is thus a highly cinematic and entertaining style to behold in action.

Weapon Strike +4
Strike +1
Kick +2
Disarm +3
Sweep +2
Block +1
Muay Thai (4) – Deadly Thai martial art used in kickboxing competitions, which are controlled by organized crime and frequently fixed.

Strike +3
Kick +4
Dodge +2
Throw +1
Pao Pat Mei (4) – Leopard style kung fu, taught in monasteries in China, Laos, and Vietnam, involves defensive posturing while studying an opponent’s style and weaknesses, then striking with considerable force and speed.

Strike +3
Kick +3
Sweep +3
Grapple +1
Throw +1
Choke +1
Escape +1
Pentjak Silat (5) – A rare and secret art taught in the Middle East. Little is known, other than the myth that the soul suffers from the study of this style.

Weapon Strike +3
Strike +1
Kick +2
Block +2
Dodge +3
Grapple +1
Hold +1
Choke +2
Sambo (2) – Russian wrestling style involving dirty tricks and improvisation, popular among Eastern European and Asian mercenaries.

Weapon Strike +2
Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +2
Sweep +2
Grapple +2
Throw +3
Hold +2
Sinanju (6) – A Korean style of assassination shrouded in secrecy and exaggerated by myth, it is an ancient form and only one master per generation lives, and personally selects their successor.

Strike +4
Kick +1
Disarm +3
Sweep +1
Block +2
Dodge +4
Grapple +1
Throw +1
Hold +1
Choke +1
Tae Kwon Do (2) – A Korean form of karate focused on offensive positioning.

Strike +3
Kick +3
Sweep +2
Block +2
Dodge +1
Te (3) – An ancient Okinawan form of karate, this style is defensive in nature, with the artist never attacking without prior provocation. It uses ancient agricultural tools converted to weapons, the ancestors of later martial arts weapons.

Weapon Strike +3
Strike +2
Kick +1
Disarm +1
Sweep +2
Dodge +1
Thamoc (2) – An acronym for Art of Modern Confrontation, this style was developed for law enforcement officers in order to give them defensive protection without resorting to deadly force when apprehending suspects.

Disarm +4
Sweep +1
Block +1
Dodge +2
Grapple +1
Tien-Hsueh Touch (7) – The most secretive and feared martial art, the famed Death Touch. Much myth surrounds the order of assassins that study and utilize this technique. Though the details are well-hidden and generally unknown, this style benefits from considerable study of weak points in the human anatomy, such that a localized exertion of pressure in the proper form may yield severe damage. This can be instantaneous or over a prolonged period of time, which only adds to the mystique of this style.

Strike +6
Disarm +1
Block +2
Dodge +3
Grapple +1
Hold +1
Tsui Pa Hsien (4)- Drunken style kung fu relies on the artist causing the opponent to underestimate their abilities, throw an elaborate and highly refined mimicry of drunken mannerisms.

Weapon Strike +1
Strike +2
Kick +2
Disarm +2
Sweep +1
Dodge +2
Block +2
Grapple +1
Throw +1
Hold +2
Yu-Sool (5) – Rare Korean style emphasizing opposite strikes and counters to offensive attacks.

Strike +3
Kick +1
Block +2
Dodge +2
Grapple +4
Throw +3
Choke +3
Zanji Shinjinken-Ryu (3) – Japanese Bushido katana technique, arguably the most skilled swordsmanship in the world.

Weapon Strike +5
Strike +1
Kick +2
Block +3
Dodge +2
Grapple +2