Anime
What Martial Arts Are Used In Attack on Titan?
If you are an Attack on Titan fan, you may remember the training sessions the new recruits had to go through in season 1. Of these training sessions, a standout moment was when Annie shows Eren how to fight during their hand-to-hand combat session. Interestingly enough, Eren successfully uses these new combat skills later in the series (spoilers ahead). In this post, I am going to explain the fighting styles used in Attack on Titan. In Attack on Titan, Annie primarily uses two martial arts, one being Muay Thai, and the other being Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She shows Eren’s skills in…
What Martial Arts Does Goku Use in Dragon Ball Z?
If you’re a Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z fan like me, then you’ve probably used it as inspiration to start training martial arts. But perhaps you’ve also wondered, What type of martial arts are they using? Is this a real fighting style? Well, look no further my anime-loving friend, because in this post I am going to dissect and explain the martial arts styles used by Goku (and friends) in the Dragon Ball series. Goku uses a hybrid fighting style inspired heavily by Wushu (Kung Fu), Wing Chun, and Karate. This is evidenced by his wide stance, which is…
What Martial Arts Are Used In Naruto?
If you’re a Naruto fan like me, then you were probably also just as intrigued by the way they fought using chakra and ninjutsu. I personally also used it as inspiration for training actual martial arts. But one thing I always liked about Naruto is how realistic the hand-to-hand combat scenes seemed, and how they used real martial arts techniques. So that’s what I’m going to address in this post: What martial arts are used in the Naruto series? The characters from the Naruto anime use a vast variety of real martial arts, the majority using Boxing, Muay Thai, and…
What is Dragon Ball Jiu Jitsu?
If you have been into MMA for a while, you may have come across something called ‘Dragon Ball Jiu Jitsu’. If you were looking to find out more about what this is, then you came to the right place! In the post, I am going to discuss what exactly Dragon Ball Jiu Jitsu is, where it came from, and who practices it. Dragon Ball Jiu-Jitsu is a style of fighting that was coined by former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton. It combines aspects of jiu-jitsu, judo, wrestling, and boxing to create Newton’s unique fighting style. Dragon Ball is a Japanese…