Thread:Silver-Haired Seireitou/@comment-24384232-20141211031805/@comment-2089817-20141211214945

Well, recently, I've been attempting to properly explain what is the classic Hakuda style used by the Shinigami out of Shinou Academy. If Hakuda is the term for martial arts in the Soul Society, then they probably practice a specific type of martial art style; something that I've identified as being arguably hard-dominant rather than employing too many soft-type techniques, which is strange since Samurai were typically trained in the soft art of Jujutsu to deal with other weapon-wielders if forced to fight unarmed. I believe this is as good a starting point as any, especially since most people, including the new users, will more often than not undoubtedly make Shinigami characters first.

It will be a challenge though. I mean, think about it. Taekwondo seems like a very simplistic martial art, with basic kicks and strikes, and if a person would never look into it, they'd never know that Taekwondo was codified into being from fifteen different schools of Korean martial arts after the end of WWII. It's not something that is too obvious unless you've been involved in martial arts for a long time. The frightening part is when you realize that the Hakuda style used by the Shinigami fresh out of Shinou Academy probably combines aspects of every martial art to some degree for the sake of conquering Hollows when rendered unarmed, which makes the job that much harder.