Naruto - Hyuuga Fighting-style?

What I was wondering about the fighting style is if it was inspired by an real-world martial arts? And if so, what those are.





I%26#039;m aware that the Hyuuga%26#039;s style is called %26quot;Gentle Fist%26quot; but I was curious about any possible influences Mr. Kishimoto might have had when creating it. Thanks for any responses!

Naruto - Hyuuga Fighting-style?
well ive always thought that it was influenced by dim mak or the %26quot;death touch%26quot; you know that lil thing where you hit a certain pressure point on the body and some can be fatal. dim mak doesnt require much striking power. wat it does require is the knowlegde of the actual points themselves. im pretty sure thats what its from. soft hits but to certain points which can be deadly.
Reply:check online, i have an art book that has a little bit into that but nothing much.... P.S: GO NARUTO XD
Reply:yes it is true because in asia in chania actcully ther is a hidden temple in the woods were monks train there shalion there shalion is to good so they can fly chalkara is kind of ture you have to focus on it you focus on you strenght today people cant because shalion was create long timr ago hidden
Reply:It%26#039;s probably based on a number of chinese martial arts and focused into something more directly related to pressure points. In eastern philosophies and numerous martial arts, chakra as it%26#039;s called in the show is a prominent factor, though usually called by different names. You%26#039;ve not doubt heard of Ki, Qi, Chi - these are all the same basic principle as the chakra that is used as a basis for arts in the show. As in the show, it is believed to be housed in the stomach, and has %26#039;gates%26#039; or %26#039;points%26#039; that house each type of chakra. I believe, if I remember correctly, there are 8 or 9 in all, starting from the top of the head down to the hips and waist area.





My guess is that it was highly inspired by open handed styles of kung fu and wing chun, then combined with the idea of drastic pressure point theory. From there, he could have applied it to the chakra concept.
Reply:Naruto? Oh, yes, the ninjas? My young family member watches that show. The anime blondie with blue eyes?


I saw it once, too.


Chakra is suposed to be like Chi, a real power that we all have.


The spells and stuff, I wouldn%26#039;t know. All the hand movements I think are like jut fancy add-ons. Of course, they are ninjas, so they are probably based on...ninjas.
Reply:Well I guess akido is most like it or wing chung. Maybe somewhat mantis kung-fu?
Reply:Hmm, interesting question. Of course the %26quot;Hyuuga style%26quot; is fictional, as the Naruto series extrapolates with superhuman levels of Chi (they call it Chakra) but there is some basis for the belief that one can disable an opponent by stopping their flow of Chi. Consider some of the moves of Shoulin Chin Na, where blows are aimed to disable/kill an opponent by hitting vital points. These are real moves, and can do just that.


Some blows can stop the blood flow from nourishing the brain, meaning unconsciousness and even death.


Also, you have probably heard of the Dim Mak, which is also a similar way of disabling the opponent by injuring their Chi %26quot;channels%26quot; and causing death. This is also a true technique, but is not really easy to learn or taught to just anyone.


These techniques are probably the basis of the fictional %26quot;Hyuuga soft palm technique%26quot; although nobody can see actual chi flow such as the characters on %26quot;Naruto%26quot;.