Taito Style

Zin, Kilika and Walter, the positive, negative and central forces of the martial arts

The Taito Style (泰斗流, Taito-Ryuu) is the traditional martial arts known throughout the The Republic of Calvard in the Trails series.

Background

The style focuses on the practitioner's Chi (気, ki), or energy, the vital and channeling them to their fists. Hence when hitting the target, the blow will deal forceful damage upon great impact.

Known Practitioners

• Angelica Rogner (yang practitioner)
• Lynn (yang practitioner)
• Zin Vathek (yang practitioner)
• Kilika Rouran (yang practitioner)
• Ryuga Rouran (yang practitioner/master/deceased)
• Walter (yin practitioner)

Techniques

• Bodhisattva Palm (菩薩掌)
• Thunder God Kick (雷神脚)
  • Supreme Thunder God Kick (極・雷神脚)
• Wind God Kick (風神脚)
• Smite (月華掌)
  • True Smite (真・月華掌)
    • Supreme Smite (極・月華掌)
• Senjuu Kaiken (千手悔拳)
• Buddha Circle (金剛陣)
• Distend (龍神功)
  • True Distend (真・龍神功)
• Composure (養命功)
  • True Composure (真・養命功)
    • Supreme Composure (極・養命功)
• Elegant Rings (風華輪)
• Incarnate Flow (転生流舞)
• Phoenix Flight (鳳翼天翔)
• Zero Impact (零剄)
• Laser Bullet (レイザーバレット)
• Sonic Shoot (ソニックシュート)

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Succession Techniques (奥義)

• Aural Blast (雷神掌)
  • True Aural Blast (真・雷神掌)
• Disable (龍閃脚)
  • True Disable (真・龍閃脚)
• Wrath of Genbu (奥義・泰山玄武靠)
  • True Wrath of Genbu (絶招・泰山玄武靠)
• Dual Dragon Helix (双龍螺旋撃)
• Dragon Kick (ドラグナーハザード)
• Ultimate Blow (アルティメット・ブロー)

Trivia

• The term Taito is short for the Chinese idiom "泰山北斗", Mount Taishan and the Big Dipper.
  • Alternatively, it is also Japanese for 巨匠 meaning "masters" of the visual arts.
• The opposing beliefs between "living" and "killing" of the school's style reflect the Chinese philosophy on Yin and yang, or the general philosophy of balance in Japanese culture.