Quánlùshù

Quánlùshù  (全路術 (クォンルーシュ), Kuonrūshu; Chinese for "All Paths Method") is an ancient martial art that was said to be lost in the throes of history. It is one of those rare few that can be translated into almost any field of combat, especially those within both Hakuda and Zanjutsu.

Overview
When examining the world of reishi at the most smallest level possible, one views a realm of vast unpredictability and utter chaos, in which all possibilities that could exist, can exist in some way or form; should it mean that these occur within the same existence or in alternate dimensions. When certain circumstances happen in one's life and lead to particular events, in the way that causality explains the world operates, other possible outcomes and scenarios either do not occur or happen in other dimensions that escape one's limited perceptions. However, this is overcome by the select those that have reached the precipice that transcends the physical and even spiritual chains that bind understanding, allowing them to perceive the "world's flow". This is something that allows one to actually view causality in its purest form and actually manipulate it to a degree. It is said that the first one to reach this level was the founder of Quánlùshù, an art that makes it possible to manifest all possibilities within a causality relationship.

The following example is the most basic way of understanding what Quánlùshù does. Assume that Subject A and Subject B have engaged in a physical confrontation. Subject B throws a straight punch for Subject A, aimed at striking the latter's open chest. Logic would dictate that, while there are infinite possible responses, there are actually only a couple possibilities that would normally happen. Subject A would naturally respond with one of the following: he can obviously do nothing, which would logically lead to getting hit, he can block the punch, or he could dodge the punch altogether. Within each of these broad possibilities, there exists even further and deeper sub-responses. How does he block? How does he dodge? Will he follow up with a counter? Or just get to a safe distance? Quánlùshù is an art that allows its user to choose which possibilities to manifest into being. By doing so, Subject A can both "dodge the attack" and "do nothing" at the same time, expending no physical effort so as to reserve stamina while simultaneously dodging said attack. The end result that Subject B witnesses is that his punch will fade through Subject A's body, as though it isn't actually there even though it visibly still exists in that space. However complicated this may seem, it is still only the most basic expression of the Quánlùshù.

Behind the Scenes
While this page does utilize Quantum Mechanics to justify its concept, the author has decided against using actual mathematical references to the aforementioned science in favor of providing a more easier-to-grasp explanation of the concept.