Báishénquán

Báishénquán (白世拳 (バイシェンクァン), Chinese for "White Spirit Fist") is a martial art practiced by the. Through the course of history, the teachings of this craft had been lost but eventually those who held onto the old ways managed to uncover the ancient art. It would later go on to become the trademark skill of.

Overview
Each and every martial art was designed on the premise of taking advantage of their respective body's strengths. For every region and culture, there lies a martial art with a different origin and a unique foundation. It was the same for the Quincy. The basis of all Quincy craft lies in their power to absorb and manipulate. And born from this was a martial art that took advantage of their innate abilities, which led to the birth of Báishénquán.

In Báishénquán, reishi serves as a medium for the force generated by an individual's strike. When the Quincy thrusts their fist, the force generated is spread outwards and carried by the reishi in the surrounding area in the form of a powerful shockwave. While the reishi is uses to travel by does appear to contribute to the shockwave, allowing it to maintain a consistent force as it travels outwards and expands, the overall speed and distance, as well as the general punch that the shockwave packs, all depends on the Quincy executing the attack. The danger of Báishénquán lies not necessarily in the blunt force of the shockwave but rather the fact that it can also project through kishi as well as it expands and moves forward. The force travels from reishi particles, in an outwards fashion, and can actually be transmitted into an enemy's body even when striking from a distance. Even for a human, whose body is composed of kishi, would undoubtedly possess some degree of reishi in their bodies due to the fact that there are ambient reishi in the very air that they breathe, meaning even they are not completely safe from a Báishénquán strike. Suffering such a strike can lead to severe internal damage, but for beings composed entirely of reishi, taking on a direct Báishénquán strike can prove fatal.

Masters of this martial art have demonstrated far more refined applications of Báishénquán; including, but not limited to, projecting the initial shockwave through a weapon or using the shockwave itself as a defensive maneuver to cancel out enemy attacks. Some have even shown the capability of using Báishénquán to smash apart particular spells, including powerful defensive barriers and shields.

Behind the Scenes
This was a martial art inspired by Fishman Karate from the anime and manga series, One Piece.