Articles by Antoni Matteo Garcia

Greetings, Splendid Seven devotees, martial arts aficionados, and fighting video game fans. Antoni here with another written entry focusing on Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran specialising in the martial arts they do. Today, I will delve into my top five platonic pairings revolving around Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran in the form of martial arts sparring matches.   I may have listed my top three favourite Splendid Seven platonic pairings in the form of martial arts sparring matches, but this is a nice opportunity to increase it to five in order to include the other two that I love just as much as the three that I have mentioned. You can already guess what they are. With that said, let us get punching, kicking, clinching, and grappling. Osu!   Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha: The Mighty Karateka Brothers Fighters from all around the world would concur that Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha Japan’s and the world’s strongest Karateka as well as complete martial artists. These two dog Yokai warrior brothers not only live and breathe Karate, but they have made it their way of life from infancy all the way up to adulthood. Physically, they have the overpowering chokeholds, crushing takedowns, vice-like body locks, brutal punches, quick kicks, rapid reflexes, and super strength to do collateral damage towards all of their opponents. Characteristically, they have a brotherhood based on perseverance, courage, dedication, cooperation, and synergy. Shotokan Karate vs Kyokushin Karate Goju-Ryu Karate vs Seidokaikan Karate Motobu-Ryu Karate vs Ashihara Karate Chito-Ryu Karate vs Enshin Karate Yoshukai Karate vs Shidokan Karate Uechi-Ryu Karate vs Byakuren Karate Wado-Ryu Karate vs Budokan Karate   Sesshoumaru and Shuran: The Lethal Grappler Brothers Joint locks, headlocks, arm bars, and chokeholds may be the physical heartbeats of Sesshoumaru and Shuran as mighty warriors who would crush their enemies into smithereens, but it is their sense of balance, respect, and teamwork that seal the deal with this duo. Alone, Sesshoumaru is a complete martial artist rife with precision, stamina, and formidability, while Shuran is a literal and figurative powerhouse ready to crush, smash, and annihilate thanks to his imposing size and brute strength. Together, they would use their strength and stamina to give their opponents a one-way ticket to a painfully quick defeat. Mixed Martial Arts vs Vale Tudo Shootfighting vs Combat Sambo Marine Corps Martial Arts vs Professional Wrestling Brazilian Jiu-jitsu vs Sumo Wrestling Jujutsu vs Mongolian Wrestling Judo vs Pehlwani Yongmudo vs Ssireum   Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta: The Dynamic Executor Brothers What happens when a wrestler known for his brute strength in his grappling teams up with two strikers known for their devastating clinches? A trio of dynamic and versatile fighters would form who would combine strength and quick reaction time in order to annihilate their foes who dare underestimate them. Any sane person would not want to incite violence against them, for they can deliver one powerful punishment by virtue of Shuran’s submission holds, Hakkaku’s knee and elbow strikes, and Ginta’s punches and kicks. This is also combined with the insurmountable support they have for each other as loving brothers. Vale Tudo vs Muay Thai vs Lethwei Combat Sambo vs Pradal Serey vs Sanda Professional Wrestling vs Kajukenbo vs Jeet Kune Do Sumo Wrestling vs Panantukan vs Pencak Silat Mongolian Wrestling vs Dambe vs Eagle Claw Kung Fu Pehlwani vs Moraingy vs Hwa Rang Do Ssireum vs Taekkyeon vs Tang Soo Do   Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta: The Bloody Clincher Brothers Is there a moment where fighters do not feel terrified whenever Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta get uncomfortably close to them in order to rain a series of blows? No. This is because these three brothers can do seriously irreparable physical damage to their opponents thanks to their bone-shattering punches, devastating kicks, paralysing elbow strikes, pulsating knee strikes, hard-hitting headbutts, crushing clinches, and explosive close-range combat, thus leaving them drenched in their opponents’ blood. Overlooking their brutality, they have an inseparable fraternal bond that has seen them grow phenomenally in strength and wisdom. Pankration vs Muay Thai vs Lethwei Bokator vs Pradal Serey vs Sanda American Kenpo Karate vs Kajukenbo vs Jeet Kune Do Ancient Greek Boxing vs Panantukan vs Pencak Silat Kapu Kuialua vs Dambe vs Eagle Claw Kung Fu Kudo Karate vs Moraingy vs Hwa Rang Do Shaolin Kempo Karate vs Taekkyeon vs Tang Soo Do   Ayame and Shunran: The Flexible Striker Sisters Punch, block, kick, and charge into action with Ayame and Shunran, for their strikes are renowned for their accuracy, lethalness, and indubitably high impact. Ayame’s iron fists and Shunran’s lightning kicks are a mighty combined force to be reckoned with, thus making their opponents bleeding, bruised, and broken in nearly every single body part. This is evidenced when Ayame uses her uppercuts, jabs, cross punches, reverse punches, and hooks and Shunran uses her roundhouse kicks, spinning kicks, flying double kicks, and flip kicks to do near permanent damage to their enemies in an effortless manner. Furthermore, Ayame’s and Shunran’s sisterly bond is abundant in encouragement, compassion, and unconditional love. Kickboxing vs Capoeira Hapkido vs Savate Boxing vs Wing Chun Nippon Kenpo vs Shaolin Kung Fu Shorinji Kenpo vs Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Koppojutsu vs Aikido Taido vs Ninjutsu   There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, my five favourite Splendid Seven platonic pairings in martial arts sparring forms. As always, please let me know which one is your most favourite platonic pairing. Until then, see you in the next submission.

Greetings, Splendid Seven devotees and martial arts aficionados. Antoni here with another written entry focusing on Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran specialising in the martial arts they do and have defined them as fighters and as individuals. Today, I will be delving into the five main martial arts I highly convict Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran define their fighting styles, them as individuals, and their overall identities.   I have listed the seven martial arts that Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran specialise in to a high degree. You, my dear readers and fellow martial arts fans, have read how much I have been delving into and dedicating myself to make each of their fighting styles come to life in writing, which I hope to transfer into illustration. Now, I want to delve into the five main martial arts that I believe Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran would incorporate and mix with lethal gusto. Therefore, I personally believe that it is not the martial art that is measured by how lethal it is, but the practitioners who use the martial arts, push themselves to thrive in them, and make them effective weapons of self-defence, power, accurate timing and, to some extent, mass destruction. With that said, let the joints break, the fists and feet fly, and blood be spewed from opponents’ bodies when Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran are on the prowl to punch, kick, strike, and grapple loads of butts.   Sesshoumaru: MCMAP, MMA, Brazilian Jujitsu, Shotokan Karate, and Taekwondo Military precision and lethal stamina are the hallmarks of what make Sesshoumaru an effective martial artist. Marine Corps Martial Arts provides him with the quick reaction time he needs to disarm his enemies and rain vicious blows. The same thing can be said about Sesshoumaru’s ground and pound attacks in Mixed Martial Arts plus his grappling leverage in Brazilian Jujitsu. More than anything, Sesshoumaru exhibits focus in Shotokan Karate and Taekwondo thanks to his signature roundhouse kicks, spinning backfists, and jabs to the body. All of Sesshoumaru’s foes would easily find themselves shattered with intimidation.   Shuran: Vale Tudo, Sambo, Profesional Wrestling, Sumo Wrestling, and Pehlwani Brutal physical strength, an imposing body size, and a larger-than-life personality may define Shuran as a grappler, but his personal dedication shines like the brightest of diamonds to the point where promoters would be happy to have him featured as the heavyweight champion fighter. Shuran does take advantage of Vale Tudo’s and Sambo’s bloodily vicious ground and pound attacks, elbow strikes, and knee strikes plus Pro-Wrestling’s showman-like bravado, Sumo Wrestling’s raw power, and Pehlwani’s will to go down and dirty thanks to how he uses a myriad of submission holds. Shuran’s grappling can indubitably tear his foes to tiny shreds.   Inuyasha: Pankration, Kapu Kuialua, Bokator, Kenpo Karate, and Kyokushin Karate Heaps of resilience and super strength certainly make a powerful fighter like Inuyasha thrive so wonderfully, regardless if he is in a 100-man Kumite or unleashing a flurry of punches, kicks, strikes, and grapples on large hard objects. Pankration’s and Kapu Kuialua’s ferocity are put to exceptional use by Inuyasha when he approaches his enemies with submission holds and chokeholds galore. Inuyasha’s ferocity is also evident in Bokator, American Kenpo Karate, and Kyokushin Karate when he unleashes his uppercuts, Superman punches, and spinning axe kicks, thus leaving his foes with external and internal bleeding and severe bone damage.   Hakkaku: Muay Thai, Pradal Serey, Kajukenbo, Dambe, and Panantukan The enthusiasm, grit, and excitement Hakkaku radiates with all flow in his blood, veins, heart, and overall being when he prepares for his fights presented in some of the world’s royal arenas. This is thanks to the sheer power, torque, force, and leverage found in his formidable myriad of punches, knee strikes, elbow strikes, shin kicks, and headbutts, specifically used in Muay Thai and Pradal Serey. Hakkaku’s formidability is just as clearly illustrated when he puts his signature cross punches, shin kicks, elbow strikes, headbutts, clinches, and knee strikes in Kajukenbo, Dambe, and Panantukan, thus reducing his foes to microscopic crumbs.   Ginta: Lethwei, Sanda, Pencak Silat, Hwa Rang Do, and Jeet Kune Do The charm, lovability, and honour Ginta exudes on a day-to-day basis are all reflected in how positive the audience reception is when he enters every single fight he finds himself in. Coupled with how positive Ginta is as a person is his speed, power, balance, timing, torque, and grit in his shin kicks, knee strikes, elbow strikes, headbutts, clinches, and punches, especially used to great effect in Lethwei, Sanda, and Pencak Silat. Coupling with those attacks are his signature flying kicks, spinning kicks, and gut punches present in Jeet Kune Do and Hwa Rang Do, thus doing as much irreparable damage and destruction to all of his foes.   Ayame: Kickboxing, Koppojutsu, Hapkido, Boxing, and Krav Maga There is no question that Ayame possesses a high degree of ambition, determination, confidence, and strong willpower to deliver an amazing repertoire of punches, kicks, and strikes complete with breakneck speed, Herculean strength, and quick reactive timing. Her powerful fists and flashy footwork are especially made clear in Kickboxing, Boxing, and Hapkido when she unleashes her signature uppercuts, jabs, hooks, cross punches, Superman punches, and leopard blows. She also has brutal disarming skills used in Hapkido and Krav Maga when she permanently annihilates her foes’ bones thanks to her lethal strikes of doom.   Shunran: Capoeira, Shaolin Kung Fu, Ninjutsu, Aikido, and Baguazhang There is nothing to doubt when Shunran bears more than sufficient resourcefulness, cleverness, avidness, and grace to demonstrate that she is not fooling around with her kicks, tricking, strikes, and punches filled with speedy agility, Mercurial rapidness, and frightening unpredictability. Her dancelike moves combined with her agile leg and arm strength are clearly shown in Capoeira, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Baguazhang when she launches her butterfly kicks, split kicks, flying kicks, hooks, jabs, backfists, and knife…

Greetings, Splendid Seven devotees, martial arts aficionados, and fighting video game fans. Antoni here with another written entry focusing on Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran specialising in the martial arts they do. Today, I will be taking a look at the main martial arts that my seven most favourite Splendid Seven platonic pairings of all time. This means, instead of the seven signature martial arts each platonic pairing I have listed, I will focus on the main martial art sparring match per platonic pairing.   Yesterday, I compiled the seven martial arts that each of my seven most favourite Splendid Seven platonic pairings would spar in, and it was absolutely enjoyable. Now, it is time to give each martial arts sparring match the Splendid Seven platonic pairing that fits it the most. The only rule is that the platonic pairings in the form of sparring matches will have one martial art each. With that said, let us get striking and grappling, everybody.   Ayame and Shunran: Kickboxing vs Capoeira These auburn-haired striker sisters combine agility, leverage, power, speed, accuracy, and quick reflexes to rain blows on their enemies in battle and on each other when they spar. Ayame’s powerful punches and cataclysmic kicks are an outstanding compliment to Shunran’s acrobatic tricking and agile flying kicks, especially when they team up to use their limbs to deliver some really impactful blows. This is also helped by how both Ayame and Shunran find gracefulness in what they do, with Ayame taking advantage of Kickboxing’s quick footwork, and Shunran taking full advantage of Capoeira’s well-timed rhythm.   Hakkaku and Ginta: Pradal Serey vs Sanda Leave it up to these two wolf brothers to take advantage of the speediness, deadliness, and high impact Pradal Serey from Cambodia and Sanda from China have as martial arts. There is no doubt that Hakkaku and Ginta know how to entrap their enemies by clinching them and delivering a huge rainstorm of blows onto them. Even as they try it on each other, they know fully well to take it up to the next level as a means to never surrender as warriors. In fact, when Hakkaku puts his elbow strikes, Ginta puts his knee strikes, and put their fists and feet to great use, they can prove themselves to be practically potent combatants.   Sesshoumaru and Shuran: Shootfighting vs Sambo Given Sesshoumaru’s extensive background as a Jujutsuka, Judoka, and Karateka and Shuran’s skills as a wrestler, these two warriors would be more than happy to spar in Shootfighting and Sambo respectively. These two respective martial arts demonstrate that neither Sesshouamru nor Shuran can ever be pigeonholed, although Sesshoumaru leans towards being a striker and Shuran leans towards being a grappler. Nevertheless, the fruits of their labour are found in how effectively they can implement powerful takedowns, mighty blows, and brutal grapples to strengthen each other as martial artists and as individuals.   Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha: Shotokan Karate vs Kyokushin Karate There is no doubt that Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha have made Karate a way of life from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, for they have always grown in honour, integrity, and brotherhood. This is also thanks to their father who has imprinted onto them that Karate is not just about breaking hard objects and winning 100-man Kumites but also about discipline and dedication. Furthermore, Sesshoumaru’s deadly pinpoint accuracy in Shotokan Karate and Inuyasha’s brutal close-range blows in Kyokushin Karate truly fortify each other as Japan’s and the world’s most efficient Karatekas as well as brothers supporting each other.   Sesshoumaru, Shuran, and Inuyasha: Mixed Martial Arts vs Vale Tudo vs Pankration Super strength, ballistic brutality, and terrifying takedowns are the names of the game Sesshoumaru, Shuran, and Inuyasha commit to when it comes to giving their opponents a series of brutal beatdowns and strengthening each other as mighty combatants. When combining Sesshoumaru’s lethal use of ground and pound attacks in MMA, Shuran’s vicious throws and hammer fists in Vale Tudo, and Inuyasha’s bloody grapples, punches, and kicks in Pankration, they become a force of nature nobody should dare tamper with. Besides that, these three are rich with perseverance, determination, and dedication to the martial arts.   Shuran, Hakkaku, and Ginta: Pro Wrestling vs Kajukenbo vs Jeet Kune Do What happens when you combine Shuran’s macho strength as a Pro Wrestler, Hakkaku’s relentless strikes in Kajukenbo, and Ginta’s durability in Jeet Kune Do? You would attain a formidably dynamic trio who thrive on physical stamina and mental endurance in order to build on each others’ strength and potent desire to achieve a lot more than they can ever dream of. Perhaps one devastating move they would perform together is having Shuran bodyslam the opponent, Hakkaku deliver a series of punches and kicks, and Ginta finally incapacitating the opponent with numbing chi blocks in order to keep them still as a mouse.   Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta: Bokator vs Muay Thai vs Lethwei K-1 should be prepared to hire Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta because their respective skills in emitting Bokator’s ferociousness, Muay Thai’s lethalness, and Lethwei’s brutality promise effectiveness in their clinching, striking, and penchant for close-range combat. The fury, fortitude, and flash in their punches, kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, headbutts, and clinches demonstrate that they mean serious business and that their opponents should be prepared for blood and carnage. Powerful clinches and lethal strikes aside, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta would show loyalty, cooperation, and brotherhood towards each other.   There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, the Splendid Seven’s platonic pairings in the form of signature martial arts sparring sessions. Once you overlook how powerful their attacks really are, their true strengths are in solidarity, genuine cooperation, and dedication. If you have a favourite platonic pairing in martial arts sparring session form, please let me know in the comments below. Thanks so much for reading.