Future vf styles

Pai : White crane.

Tai chi would be very nice. The setups, shoulder charges, multi-throws, etc would be impressive. I'm also thinking of a massive charged double palm... He/She could be Aki's arch nemesis. Hard vs. Soft. Aoi just hasnt been up to par on that fight...

Having a big german dude ( like 6'3 + heavyweight ) doing Wing Chun would be great too. Imagine the sabaki sequences ! We need other "sticky" fighters like Akira, Lau and Brad. Jacky obviously has some elements of WC but it would be nice to have a purist who doesnt do split kicks every 2 seconds.

As for other kung-fu styles, they could add a Lama monk opp. Lei or some average guy from wherever. Just add some snake, eagle and pheonix for good measure. Or even make him switch between 2 stances of hard and soft styles i.e. Pa Kua/Tai chi & Wing Chun. To have a char with that capacity would definetly be a blast to play. He'd be my primary in 2 seconds.

Side note : Imagine giving Lau reversals and a low throw ! Needless to say, the game would be moot.

 

What style does Lan Di have in Shen Mue ?
That could be used for another J6 agent charecter or something.

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He has modified Lau-Chan palm

 

Perhaps Southern Preying Mantis; Lion uses Northern PM, I believe, and Southern
is almost a completely different art, much more aggressive with lots of quick short strikes
that are delivered relentlessly, mostly on the inside and within six or eight inches from the
opp. An all-offense art whose premise is to never allow the opp.
to get a chance to strike back; at least that's what I've read. Southern PM is Preying Mantis in
name only, apparently; the folks who developed the style renamed it while hiding in Shaolin, in
order to continue the practice which like many was outlawed. Southern style might not be any more exciting than
Koen-Ken or JKD, but it could be melded with another style, for eye candy, or simply have
some well-designed badass (something better than Goh, that's for sure) intimidate with it.

 

I think to put Capoeira in the game you would have to make the moves as difficult to do as Akira's. Capoeira has a lot of lows and you're supposed to be in constant motion in it. it would just be cheap to make the moves as easy as lei's or even kage's.
and I don't think the character would have to be played like hwoarang to have a TKD character.

there IS a flamingo stance in TKD. I practice it all the time.I was surprised you think sarah is TKD'ish. the only thing about her that is like that is her stance. if she knew TKD she would have a reversal or two. probably a low throw to go along with it.

they need another intelligent character in the game. shun is a perfect example. aoi too. some kind of a cross between the two. i'd also like to see another judo character that doesn't look like a freak.

 

What style of TKD did you do?
There is CRAIN..like in Taeguk gumm-bom (the form with a bunch of horse stances w/ double moutain block)...but no crain stance.....

 

well, it has the stuff you just mentioned, so i guess that that's the one.

 

I think pretty much every martial art worth it's salt has reversals and whatever, just like they all have punches, but I think it's a difficult aspect to incorporate into a game, without making all of the characters plain vanilla. Just look at DOA. I'm actually very happy with VF's distribution of reversals.

Calvin, so you guys actually go around standing on one leg for extended periods of time? I can't imagine how this works, unless your name is Hwarang. /versus/images/icons/smile.gif Any more info regarding? I'm actually very curious. I've always thought this flamingo stuff was pure fiction.

 

that's not what I meant. We don't use a kind of flamingo stance for very long, we use it long enough to trick the opp. and get some fast kicks in. I t does not last for a long time and we usually stick to the ground. all i'm saying is that there IS a flamingo stance in TKD, although we don't call it that.

 

Ok, I know what you are talking about now. You are talking about something like Sarah's d/f+k series, right? Yes, that's in TKD, and I think in kickboxing in general.

 

Lots of karate styles have "flamingo" stances in order to keep the opp. at bay aswell as being able to deliver machine gun kicks. Lots of tourneys end up in boring double flamingos with the karateka just poking each other. This mostly occurs in point tourneys that dont give much credit to powerhouse moves ( such as a shin cut kick ) which would leave you open for a quick strike that would disqualify the hit landing afterwards. Point tourneys aint my thing though. Who cares about getting hit by a jab or a push kick if you get to land a heavy cut kick to the opp.'s thigh or mid... Keep doing that frequently enough and his guard will lower because of fatigue and pain which opens the face up for actual damage or even knockout potential. This is thai boxing mentality and very practical and logical thinking but is useless in a point match ( and vice versa ) ; you wont see flamingo stances in real combat because of the extreme level of skill necessary to make it an effective stance. Ephemerial high one-legged stances are useful in setup situations or quick defensive moments ( i.e. rushing opp. and lifting one knee, than switching to a long fist/jab offense or simply check-blocking your opp. who's baiting ). Obviously its extremely rare to see anyone commiting to a one-leg stance in no holds barred matches because of the tax on "flamingo'ists" evasive mobility and balance which allow for a much easier takedown opportunity.

Overall it should be classified as a "same style vs. same style" stance and for wizards of balance and short burst leg work.