Yugen Shinkage Ryu

Yugen Shinkage Ryu (Profoundly Genuine Shadow Style) also known as the Fist of Nothingness is the school of martial arts practiced by Natsuo Kasukabe.

Overview
Yugen’s main concept is based on perplexing opponent with visual illusions the most basic application of which is through tremendously high speeds, that will dazzle them to the point that user could seem like a blur or even be mistaken to have teleported, when in fact they are just moving very fast. To a certain degree opponent’s will feel like they’re blind for a moment as user escapes their sight never realizing that the fatal blow has already been dealt.

As a side effect of their extreme speed, practitioners of the style can produce afterimages of themselves in order to confuse opponents who are unable to follow their movements. The speed produced by this art usually causes practitioner’s to move so quickly that they create afterimages inadvertently requiring further training to gain control over them.

Special Techniques

 * Mirage Punch: A punch timed to strike a fraction of a second before user’s image would suggest. It is a minor trick used to disguise the usage of the Gentotsu.
 * Mourouken (Twilight Disappearing Fist): Mourouken is a technique that allows the user to move so swiftly that they are able to disappear for a moment allowing them to counter attack opponent in the confusion.
 * Gentotsu (Phantom Strike): The "Gentotsu" is technique referred to as the ultimate blow of the Yugen Shinkage Ryu. The user uses their own energy and controls the sound waves through seismic energy sending a mass collection of air and energy at opponent.
 * Mama Ryuutai Jutsu: Mama Ryuutai Jutsu is a technique that renders user’s kicks invisible to the naked eye. Excessive force and speed aren’t the key elements one has to let go of the concept of muscle, speed, and stamina and just make use of the move itself. It’s not about the heart behind each kick; it’s about using the center of the body. Once mastered a new and unexpected force is born from user’s moves.