Baji quan



Ba Ji Quan is a fighting style that is used by Kokoro. Ba Ji Quan (which means "eight extreme fists") is a Chinese martial art that features explosive, short range power and is famous for its elbow strikes. It originated in Hebei Province in Northern China, but is also well-known in other places today, especially Taiwan. It is also used in Japan, which is called Hakkyokuken.

Bajiquan was called Baziquan (巴子拳 or 鈀子拳; "rake fist"), due to the fact that when not striking, the fist is held loosely and slightly open, resembling a rake, and also the art involves many downward strike moves, just like a rake's movement in the field. The name was considered to be rather crude sounding in its native tongue, so it was changed to Bajiquan. The term baji, which comes from the oldest book in China, the I Ching, signifies "an extension of all directions." In this case, it means "including everything" or "the universe."

Trivia

 * Besides Kokoro, other characters that uses Baji Quan include Akira Yuki of Virtua Fighter, Li Mei of Mortal Kombat (only in Deadly Alliance), Arima Miyako of Melty Blood, and Leo, one of the new characters from the Tekken series.