Participants Of Maximum Tournament In Baki Series

Baki Hanma

Fighting Style: Mixed Martial Arts
Description: Baki Hanma is the main character and protagonist of the Baki series. At thirteen, he decided to take his training into his own hands to perform more intense training in his father's footsteps. He later aims to defeat him. Baki first fought in the no-rules arena at fifteen and went on to become its champion. He is the son of Yuujirou Hanma and Emi Akezawa and the half-brother of Jack Hanma. He is known as the Champion of the Underground Arena in Tokyo Dome. In the fourth manga series, he is often called the World's Strongest Boy. The hand-to-hand combat techniques used by Baki are also varied in nature. His combat style is clearly mixed martial arts mainly from karate and pro wrestling, judo, kempo, and jujutsu.

Techniques

• Endorphin: The skill is a special ability to increase endorphin levels in order to boost ones durability and pain resistance.
• Death Concentration: The skill is a special ability to boost body reflexes and speed.
• Ippon Ken: It is a karate striking technique that uses the extended knuckle of the middle finger in order to strike a target.
• Rear Naked Choke: It is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back.
• Roll Kick: It consists of taking a leap to stand on the enemy, then the body is turned to drop a strong spin kick against the opponent.
• Bow and Arrow: It is a specific grappling technique during which the opponent is unable to move.
• Seiken: It is a karate practitioner's straight punch, shot from waist.
• Submission: The user grabs the opponent's arm, and then he slams him into the ground. With this move, the user can easly break his opponent's arm.
• Dropkick: It is an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet.
• Suplex: The user grabs his opponent with both arms from behind. Then he throws him backward and slams him to the ground.
• Goutaijutsu: When fighter uses it at the right moment during a seiken punch, his fist will strike with the weight of his whole body.
• Enzuigiri: The user has to jump and deliver a kick to the back of the opponent's head.
• New Cobra: Lock the opponent's arm with one leg and the opponent's other arm with user's arm.
• Single-Leg Figure-Four: Locks one of an opponent's legs in an extremely painful position, creating a four out of the figure of user's legs.
• New Swastika: Lock an opponent's leg, neck and arm
• Backdrop: When the opponent is distracted, the user of the technique must crouch on the opponent's left side and grab him. Then the opponent hits the head, neck and shoulders against the ground.
• Antonio Driver: The user places the opponent in a guillotine choke while standing up and falls backward, smashing the opponent's face into the ground.
• Spinning Lotus: An unusual yet deadly technique in which the user wraps their arms and legs around the opponent's head before snapping their neck.
• Soccer Ball Kick: The user delivers a swift powerful kick that is similar to how a soccer player kicks a ball.
• Shining Wizard: The attacker have to step on the opponent's knee and strikes with his own knee.
• Cord-Cut: The fighter can sever the opponent's cords with a finger.
• Mach Punch: An extremely fast punch executed using progressive movement of the big toe, ankle, knee, hip, waist, shoulder, elbow and wrist
• Arm Breaker: With all of their strength, the user quickly breaks/snaps the opponent's arm.
• Front Neck-Lock: By using a guillotine choke, the user can cut off blood flow to the opponent's brain while also strangling them.
• Demon Face: The user very forcefully flexes the back muscles to form the face of a demon. The user becomes many times stronger to their level prior to activation in every aspect, experiencing an increase in physical strength, speed, endurance, stamina, etc.
• Backhand Blow: A technique to destroy jaw and knocking out opponent's teeth.
• Axe Kick: The user raises their leg higher than the opponent's head and pulls it down quickly. It is mainly used to strike the enemy's head, shoulders and also the nose.
• Whip Strike: The user loosens up the whole body and treats it like a whip
• Yawara: It is a jujutsu flip done at the wrist.
• 0.5 Second Unconscious: It is an act of performing an incredibly fast move before the opponent's brain has time to send a signal to defend himself.
• Slap: A move that strikes sharply with the open hand, bringing the hand with a sharp blow against something.
• Triceratops Fist: The user leans his upper body forward, putting his right leg back and clenches both his fists to make a stance resembling that of a Triceratops.
• Cockroach Dash: Attain cockroach's ability to run at top speed from the start.
• Hand Pocket: the user must hide their hands in their pockets. Then they make a surprise attack using one hand with quick precision.
• King Tiger: The user lets his opponent punch, and then climbs on top him, placing one leg on the opponent's back, and kicking his chin with the other leg. Then the user puts him to the armlock position.
• Aiki: It is a Japanese martial arts principle or tactic in which redirecting the force back at an opponent.
• Jab: It is a quick, sharp punch created with the lead arm, typically aimed at an opposing opponent's head.
• Three-Level Attack: It is a special fighting technique from Baki
• Ultra High Level Sen no Sen: It is about receiving a signal informing about the planned attack from the opponent's brain and make a move before the opponent attacks.

Jack Hanma

Fighting Style: Pit Fighting & Goudou
Description: Jack Hanma is a pitfighter from Canada and the son of Yuujirou Hanma and Diane Neil, a Canadian United Nations operative who Yuujirou met during the Vietnam War. His ringname is Jack Hammer and like his brother, Baki Hanma, he has since childhood wished to surpass his father in strength and martial ability. Jack's driving force is wanting to defeat his father to avenge his mother who was raped by him. After taking super steroids that made himself beyond unstable, Jack turned into a monster without balance who only cares about becoming stronger to take revenge.

Techniques

• Bite: The user uses his teeth to tear a flesh and skin of the opponent's body.
• Chop-Blow: The user slaps the opponent by using clenched palm.
• Suplex: The user grabs his opponent with both arms from behind. Then he throws him backward and slams him to the ground.
• Nukite: The fighter uses his hand which the user then thrust into the opponent's body like a spear.
• Fastest Dash: The user takes a position of a runner, and then starts to run toward to the opponent.
• Aiki: It is a Japanese martial arts principle or tactic in which redirecting the force back at an opponent.
• Stomp: The user uses his legs to make a heavy step directly onto his opponent.
• Axe Kick: The user raises their leg higher than the opponent's head and pulls it down quickly. It is mainly used to strike the enemy's head, shoulders and also the nose.
• Rear Naked Choke: It is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back.
• Tackle: The fighter uses his body or a shoulder to ram directly into the opponent.
• Jab: It is a quick, sharp punch created with the lead arm, typically aimed at an opposing opponent's head.

Gouki Shibukawa

Fighting Style: Shibukawa-ryuu Jujutsu & Judo
Description: Gouki Shibukawa is a master of jujutsu who participates in the underground fighting arena, often called by the title of the Master. He is sixty years of age, and has trained since prior to World War II. He is rather a calm person, but he also has a hidden, more violent personality, and that side of him appears when it is needed. Shibukawa is also a master of the Japanese fighting style Jujutsu and the art named Aiki. As a master of this technique, he is a master of redirecting the force back at an opponent.

Techniques

• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.
• Aiki: It is a Japanese martial arts principle or tactic in which redirecting the force back at an opponent.
• Stomp: The user uses his legs to make a heavy step directly onto his opponent.
• Finger-Grab: The user grabs one of the opponent's finger and throws him.
• Ippon Ken: A karate striking technique that uses the extended knuckle of the middle finger in order to strike a target.
• Dashinage: Grabs the opponent and by getting out of the attacking line and turning, then throw the opponent down.

Kaiou Retsu

Fighting Style: Chinese Kenpo
Description: Kaiou Retsu was a very accomplished fighter of Chinese Kenpo and a friend of Katsumi Orochi. His real name is Eishuu Retsu. Born in Bailin temple in China, he was trained to be the heir to their Chinese Kenpo style. A man of great discipline and skill, he was sworn to uphold the honor and pride of the ancient art of Chinese Kenpo. Ever since the first season, he has been striving to become more and more powerful, even practicing non-Chinese martial arts. Later, he thrived as China's second strongest, right after Kaiou Kaku, until his death.

Techniques

• Spinning Lotus: An unusual yet deadly technique in which the user wraps their arms and legs around the opponent's head before snapping their neck.
• Sunkei: A powerful one-inch punch capable of sending a grown man flying nearly a dozen meters away.
• Invisible Blinding: The user takes a deep breath to the point their upper body inflates and spits out all the inhaled air to form a kind of bullet.
• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.
• Shocking Footwork: The fighter uses his big toe to strike directly into the opponent's vital points.
• Rounding Punch: The user just recklessly swings his arms like a windmill and attacks the opponent with all his strength.
• Crushing Fist: The fighter uses his fist to make a strong punch when the opponent is moving with high speed.
• Mach Punch: Katsumi aligns his joints perfectly to deliver a punch or punches that break the sound barrier. It has stated that the Mach Punch can travel at the minimum speed of mach 78.
• Musunkei: It is an improved version of Sunkei. The Musunkei is a full-power blow at range of 0mm.
• Ippon Ken: A karate striking technique that uses the extended knuckle of the middle finger in order to strike a target.
• Defensive Xiaoli: It is a form of bodily control that allows the user to completely relax their body to a feather-like state, allowing them to present zero resistance to oncoming blows.
• Roll Kick: It consists of taking a leap to stand on the enemy, then the body is turned to drop a strong spin kick against the opponent.

Doppo Orochi

Fighting Style: Shinshinkai Karate & Orochi-ryuu Karate
Description: Doppo Orochi is a 10th dan karate grandmaster and head of the Shinshinkai Karate School, husband of Natsue Orochi and adoptive father of Katsumi Orochi. Practicing martial arts for 50 years, he is one of the strongest characters in the series. He is also the sensei of Kiyosumi Katou and Atsushi Suedou. He is also known by many titles, such as the God of War, Man Eater Orochi and Tiger Slayer and former champion of the underground tournament hosted by Mitsunari Tokugawa.

Techniques

• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.
• Seiken: It is a karate practitioner's straight punch, shot from waist.
• Kotsukake: The user retracts their testicles in their pubic region, minimizing the effect of groin hits.
• Sokutou: The user has to kick with the side of their foot, which can be aimed at softer part of the body such as the throat, abdominal regions or the ears.
• Nukite: The fighter uses his hand which the user then thrust into the opponent's body like a spear.
• Rear Naked Choke: It is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back.
• Axe Kick: The user raises their leg higher than the opponent's head and pulls it down quickly. It is mainly used to strike the enemy's head, shoulders and also the nose.
• Maeba Stance: It is a fighting defensive move.
• Sangan: The user must look squint his eyes in every direction, allowing him to see at every angle.
• Sanchin: The user concentrates on stance, breathing, and stability in order to take blows with little damage.
• Kokouken: The user of the technique must put his hand in form of a beak, and then launch a blow between the eyes. This causes the enemy to lose vision and be stunned for a short period of time.
• Toe Kick: The technique is very similar to a karate basic front kick, but adding more penetration power to the blow.
• Fuumasatsu: The user of the technique has to hit his opponent quickly on the side of the jaw with their palm, this causes the mandible to dislocate.
• Roppa Gaeshi: The user hits the center of the skull of the opponent, breaking and disfiguring the parts of the skull, separating it completely.
• Bodhisattva Fist: A perfect strikes which is called Real Seiken.
• Mawashi Uke: It can be used as a defensive move to block incoming strikes or projectiles.
• Shinken Shirahadori: The user has to parry a vertical slash with their palms, blocking and holding the blade. Then the user should counterattack his opponent with speed.
• Hand Pocket: The user must hide their hands in their pockets. Then they make a surprise attack using one hand with quick precision.
• Myoukou: It is a fighting technique.
• Two-Hand Thrust: The user has to use both of their hands to thrust into the opponent's head or body.
• Kannuki: It is a special fighting move.
• Tsuki-Dashi: The user has to use his palm to perform a push strike.

Kanji Igari

Fighting Style: Pro Wrestling
Description: Kanji Igari is an old pro wrestler known all over the world. His ring name is Antonio Igari, and his nickname is Anton. He is known also as the Killer. His motto is Fierce Fighting Spirit. He loves the audience during his fights and the audience loves him. Extremely unusual is how the crowd can give him motivation and strength. He is in his definitely best condition when people watch him and shout his name, and many fighters can confirm this phenomenon. Even when in the locker-room he seems to be a resigned old man, after entering the ring he becomes a powerful star.

Techniques

• Knuckle Arrow: The user must grab opponent by the hair and launch the punch.
• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.
• Backdrop: When the opponent is distracted, the user of the technique must crouch on the opponent's left side and grab him. Then the opponent hits the head, neck and shoulders against the ground.
• Mighty Scissors: It is Kanji Igari fighting technique
• Shikiri Stance: It is a preparation stance before an attack of sumo wrestler.
• Arm Breaker: With all of their strength, the user quickly breaks/snaps the opponent's arm.
• Double-Arm: It is a fighting position. In the sumo world, the move is known as Gorin-Kudaki.
• Antonio Driver: The user places the opponent in a guillotine choke while standing up and falls backward, smashing the opponent's face into the ground.
• Knee Drop: It is a falling attack which uses the knee to hurt the opponent.
• Brainbuster: It is Kanji Igari fighting technique.
• Swastika: It is Kanji Igari fighting technique.

Katsumi Orochi

Fighting Style: Shinshinkai Karate
Description: Katsumi Oroch is the adopted son of Doppo Orochi and Natsue Orochi. Katsumi is a 3rd dan Shinshinkai Karate prodigy and one of the strongest fighters from the series. His original surname is probably Katsuragi and is known as the Lethal Weapon. Katsumi is initially very cocky and reckless, but later matures into one of the strongest fighters in the Baki world before his battle with the prehistoric man Pickle. After having Retsu's right arm implanted in his body, Katsumi was able to use the same Chinese Kenpo moves that Retsu was using when he was alive.

Techniques

• Seiken: It is a karate practitioner's straight punch, shot from waist.
• Ippon Ken: A karate striking technique that uses the extended knuckle of the middle finger in order to strike a target.
• Axe Kick: The user raises their leg higher than the opponent's head and pulls it down quickly. It is mainly used to strike the enemy's head, shoulders and also the nose.
• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.
• Kick Killing Scissors: The fighter uses his knee and elbow to stop the opponent's upcoming fist or kick.
• Quadruple Median Line Strike: The technique's user kicks various points on the body in a vertical line at a very fast pace.
• Mach Punch: He aligns his joints perfectly to deliver a punch or punches that break the sound barrier. It has stated that the Mach Punch can travel at the minimum speed of mach 78.
• All Five Vital Points Consecutive Attacks: It is Katsumi Orochi fighting technique.
• Countless Joints: It is an improved version of the Mach Punch of Katsumi Orochi.
• Hitless Blow: The user must enter a state of ultimate relaxation and flexibility in his muscles. Then he has to hit his opponent with an arm that imitates a whip.
• Dropkick: It is an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet.
• Soccer Ball Kick: The user delivers a swift powerful kick that is similar to how a soccer player kicks a ball.

Alexander Gallen

Fighting Style: Greco-Roman Wrestling
Description: Alexander Gallen is a giant Greco-Roman wrestler who has over 6000 wins and no losses. He replaces the injured Chiharu in the Maximum Tournament. In the second season of anime, his name was changed to Andreanov Garland. He is shown to be very confident and proud, due mostly to his inhuman strength and abilities. He also looks down on most of the other competitors of the Maximum Tournament, but finally he was defeated by Jack Hanma. Gallen is very excellent wrestler, potentially the best in all of Russia, but extremely brutish and easily angered.

Techniques

• Suplex: The user grabs his opponent with both arms from behind. Then he throws him backward and slams him to the ground.
• Stomp: The user uses his legs to make a heavy step directly onto his opponent.
• Hip Throw: It is Alexander Gallen fighting technique.
• Jab: It is a quick, sharp punch created with the lead arm, typically aimed at an opposing opponent's head.
• Warp Throw: It consists of making a grip between the armpits to an opponent in a low stance and then making a knockdown with which the opponent falls on his rear against the ground.
• Gallen Special: Gallen grabs opponent then throws him directly into the air, making the opponent fly away and hit the ground, enough to knock them out.
• Tackle: The fighter uses his body or a shoulder to ram directly into the opponent.

Kaoru Hanayama

Fighting Style: Street Fighting
Description: Kaoru Hanayama is known as the strongest Yakuza in Japan, and one of the strongest characters from the series. He is the second generation boss of the Hanayama Group. He has scars from multiple wounds on his body, and his full-back tattoo looks like a jigsaw puzzle due to the many scars. He is a taciturn and proud fighter. His code of honor is to choose not to fall in battle even if it means his death, a family vow which has been held in the long tradition passed from generations. However, Hanayama's greatest weakness is his low speed. Despite being able to move relatively fast when it's needed, he more relies on his toughness and his brutal punches and grip rather than speed as most of his punches are powerful yet slow.

Techniques

• Yakuza Punch: It is widely considered as his signature punch.
• Vice Grip: He grabs his opponent's body parts and then he holds it so tight that it explodes due to the blood restriction.
• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.
• Feint: A feint is designed to draw defensive action towards the point under assault.
• Roll Kick: It consists of taking a leap to stand on the enemy, then the body is turned to drop a strong spin kick against the opponent.
• Tameshi Wari: It uses a striking surface to break one or more objects using the skills honed in their art form.
• Pinch: It is a simple technique that requires the use of only a few fingers to squeeze a piece of the opponent's body.
• Iron Claw: The user has to grasp the opponent's left hand and grab the opponent's face. Then he has to take the opponent to the ground and begin to crush his face by pressing against the ground.

Iron Michael

Fighting Style: Boxing
Description: Iron Michael was the heavyweight boxing champion. In the anime, his name was changed to Ian McGregor. He respects strong rivals to the point of taking off his gloves to fight them. He also does not show contempt for challengers who fight using weapons or fighting three at a time. He loves boxing and idolizes the late God of Boxing, John L. Sullivan (renamed Johnny L. Donovan in the anime).

Techniques

• Peek-a-Boo: Utilizing aggressive defense through head movement.

Koushou Shinogi

Fighting Style: Himokiri Karate & Shinogi-ryuu Karate
Description: Koushou Shinogi is a strong karate fighter that once fought Baki Hanma. The younger brother of Kureha Shinogi, and an expert in himokiri karate, a style where the attacks are not blunt blows, but slashes that cut the opponent. His special technique allows him to cut his opponents' nerves, blood vessels, and lymph ducts. He is known as the Cord-Cutting Shinogi and his strongest weapon are his fingers.

Techniques

• Cord-Cut: The fighter can sever the opponent's cords with a finger.
• Nukite: The fighter uses his hand which the user then thrust into the opponent's body like a spear.
• Seiken: It is a karate practitioner's straight punch, shot from waist.
• Sokutou: The user has to kick with the side of their foot, which can be aimed at softer part of the body such as the throat, abdominal regions or the ears.
• Eyeground Crush: The user first cover the opponent's eyes with the palm. Then, they proceed to punch their palm, breaking it along with the opponent's eyeground.
• Toe Kick: Karate kick with the second foot finger have be placed on top of the big toe, adding more penetration power to the blow.

Chiharu Shiba

Fighting Style: Brute Force
Description: Chiharu Shiba is a street fighter that doesn't seem to feel pain. He serves as the leader of the Tokkoutai racing gang. He is shown to be quite reckless and is prone to damaging himself to gain any advantage in a fight. He is also extremely durable and has a very powerful will, often relying on his extremely hard skull as his main method of attack. However, in spite of his determination and willpower he is likely one of the least skilled fighters at the Maximum Tournament, managing to sustain serious injuries during both of his matches. While not considered very strong, Chiharu is considered one of the most durable characters in the series.

Techniques

• Dropkick: It is an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet.
• Face to Head Hit: The user slams their face into the opponent's head.
• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.

Kiyosumi Katou

Fighting Style: Shinshinkai Karate
Description: Kiyosumi Katou is known as the Dangerous Lion of Shinshinkai and a top student of Doppo Orochi, who believes karate should be no-holds barred and fights attacking areas such as the eyes. He can be a very brutal and cunning person. Not only is it characteristic for him to use dirty tricks, but also his fighting style is quite unusual. Katou doesn't fight like standard karateka and his movements are very dynamic. He also likes to perform the most brutal attacks on his opponents, and in critical situations he can use very unconventional actions, such as for example throwing a few bottles towards his opponent and then breaking them with a kick on his face.

Techniques

• Sokutou: The user has to kick with the side of their foot, which can be aimed at softer part of the body such as the throat, abdominal regions or the ears.
• Axe Kick: The user raises their leg higher than the opponent's head and pulls it down quickly. It is mainly used to strike the enemy's head, shoulders and also the nose.
• Ippon Ken: It is a karate striking technique that uses the extended knuckle of the middle finger in order to strike a target.
• Seiken: It is a karate practitioner's straight punch, shot from waist.
• Soccer Ball Kick: The user delivers a swift powerful kick that is similar to how a soccer player kicks a ball.
• Toe Kick: Karate kick with the second foot finger have be placed on top of the big toe, adding more penetration power to the blow.

Kureha Shinogi

Fighting Style: Athlete Style
Description: Kureha Shinogi is a surgical genius able to do surgical wonders, such as restarting a heart barehanded without piercing the skin, and a fighter with a powerful body. Kureha is the older brother of Koushou Shinogi and is known as the Super Doctor. He is very narcissistic and overly self-confident. He claims to have the perfect body with all the traits of several Olympic level athletes, the speed of a sprinter, the endurance of a marathon runner, the flexibility of an amateur wrestler and the reaction time and hitting strength of a heavyweight boxer.

Techniques

• Suplex: The user grabs his opponent with both arms from behind. Then he throws him backward and slams him to the ground.
• Dashin: It is a body tap with an explosion of shock waves through the entire body of an opponent.
• Slap: A move that strikes sharply with the open hand, bringing the hand with a sharp blow against something.

Izou Motobe

Fighting Style: Motobe-ryuu Jujutsu & Kenjutsu
Description: Izou Motobe is an old Japanese jujutsu master. In the first series, Motobe starts training Baki for his fight. He once lost to Yuujirou and now develops new techniques to use in a fight. He is a calm and pretty gloomy person who rarely shows any excitement. Izou is also a very intelligent person who has a great knowledge about the world of martial arts. He often watches fights and offers insight on unusual techniques being used.

Techniques

• Submission: The user grabs the opponent's arm, and then he slams him into the ground. With this move, the user can easly break his opponent's arm.
• Finger-Grab: The user grabs one of the opponent's finger and throws him.
• Dropkick: It is an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet.
• Tackle: The fighter uses his body or a shoulder to ram directly into the opponent.
• Headbutt: The user attacks his opponent face with a head or just causing their heads to collide.
• Rear Naked Choke: It is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back.
• Bite: The user uses his teeth to tear a flesh and skin of the opponent's body.