User blog comment:LaviBookman/Interest Check: Sandbox Universe (again)/@comment-2089817-20120614154408

But in all seriousness, I like Lavi's proposal more because of my preference toward the martial arts (Yes, I'm voting against myself.) :< I'd like to explore some of the possible Kwans that Korea established after the end of WWII, before General Choi unified them into Taekwondo. But at the same time, I'd like to add onto your idea if I may, Lavi.

What I find interesting about Dragon Ball (before yoshis and freezers started appearing) is that martial arts was the only way someone could fight. The first tournament for the Martial arts in the series, nobody used anything but martial arts. I mean, yes, they did use special tricks and stuff that normally would be considered impossible, but it all was derived from their martial arts training. They didn't have... Special Beam Cannon, Spirit Bomb, Death Beam, and blah blah blah. But Kamehameha was developed by martial arts training. Meaning that some degree of these energy powers were developed by martial arts training.

This same idea is shown in Yu Yu Hakusho, where Genkai uses Spirit-based techniques that she developed during intensive martial arts training. Spirit Gun was a prime example, using the finger as the condensed outlet for one's spirit energy.

So what I mean is, I hope that in addition to martial arts, we can also utilize energy as an offensive and defensive force, instead of just going "OOOH, THE SPIRITS WITHIN ME HAVE POWERED MAH FISTS!"

In addition, I would like to suggest that we keep to some standard of physics laws. In that, every "special" power can be explained to some degree. Like Rurouni Kenshin. I'd like the laws of this universe to follow some level of standards like the Rurouni Kenshin universe does.