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The Evolution of Seireitou's Hand to Hand Combat

Seireitou's Hakuda entry is perhaps the strangest mix of abilities I've ever seen. Largely due to the "stages" in which the descriptions go from very physically bounded techniques to conceptual. In the beginning section where you describe his general prowess and the martial arts styles he has, you try to illustrate his general ability. However the contradiction of the entries here versus the abilities he has below render the entire section above "Original Martial Arts" is rendered null and void, simply because in a single technique (ie Koppo) you dismantle their entire purpose. That one technique essentially performs everything your traditional martial arts accomplishes and more, but without the 10 or so extra and at this point meaningless entries.

For example, your Penetrating Fist, is rather redundant. Koppo allows him to target the inside of the opponents already by crushing the bones. Conversely why stop at bones? You could target internal organs, blood vessels, etc. It essentially bypasses the outermost defenses to strike at the core. In the end Penetrating Fist ends up being a second "filler" technique only with a tad more exploration as to how it works, rather than being a stated effect. Using vibrations as opposed to the conceptualization of the idea of crushing the framework. Consequently, Ikkotsu and all of its derivatives are redundant.

Another is the difference between the Radiating Fist and Muken. Muken is obviously the superior of the two becomes it does away with the concept of the "strike" whereas the Radiating Fist is still bound by the limitations of physical movement. The same with Sakki. Muken is the peaceful counterpart to this technique since in both instances the "fist" is conceptualized as an attack Muken need not only apply to the strike but the movement itself. In that regard Muken is quite similar to Shukuchi.

Everytime you make one technique you end up creating.. two or three more that perform the EXACT same function just applied in a different situation. I can understand covering your bases but at this point, you just have ton of fluff that need not exist when his other abilities perform the same function and if tweaked could do what the specified technique does and more.