August 2022

The Splendid Seven Martial Arts Romantic Pairings

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 delving into my seven favourite Splendid Seven romantic pairings in the form of martial arts sparring matches. They will be categorised as OTP, Loved Pairing, and Liked Pairing, and they will be strictly heterosexual.   Love is certainly in the air when our seven favourite Yokai martial artists build each other up in great ways, especially when it comes to five gallant gentlemen treating their two elegant lady loves really well without any form of animosity. Regardless of the degree of intimate love displayed with each pairing, they can be guaranteed to give each other the strength, support, and solidarity needed to propel each other as fighters and as individuals. With that said, let us pair up and kick some butt together, everybody.   Inuyasha x Ayame (OTP): The Powerfully Intimate Couple Magnificent muscles of might and formidable fists of fury entwine to create an extremely powerful couple known to the world for their psychological perseverance, super strength, and endless endurance. Inuyasha and Ayame have never met an opponent they did not like and would use their signature Superman punches, uppercuts, jabs, hooks, and spinning axe kicks to destroy them in full contact. Inuyasha would even use his grappling skills to permit Ayame to cause collateral damage to their opponents through her striking. Outside the battlefield, they are sensually intimate with each other, complete with spicy lovemaking. Kyokushin Karate vs Kickboxing Seidokaikan Karate vs Nippon Kenpo Ashihara Karate vs Shorinji Kenpo American Kenpo Karate vs Hapkido Pankration vs Boxing Kapu Kuialua vs Koppojutsu Bokator vs Taido   Hakkaku x Shunran (OTP): The Sweetly Fun-Loving Couple Exciting energy of ebullience and fearless flexibility of fabulousness mesh into one when these two dynamic combatants unleash their bullet-like speed, beguiling enthusiasm, and engaging physical agility. Hakkaku and Shunran may seem like a joyously optimistic couple. However, once opponents try their patience, Hakkaku and Shunran would unleash a series of elbow strikes, shin kicks, knee strikes, and backfists on them. In fact, combining Hakkaku’s elbow strikes with Shunran’s double flying kicks can cause serious damage. When not fighting, Hakkaku and Shunran would happily kiss and hug each other to their delight. Muay Thai vs Capoeira Pradal Serey vs Shaolin Kung Fu Kajukenbo vs Wing Chun Panantukan vs Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Dambe vs Savate Moraingy vs Aikido Taekkyeon vs Ninjutsu   Ginta x Shunran (OTP): The Gorgeously Lovable Couple Cherubic charm of chivalry and angelic appeal of amiability combine into a mixture of untainted beauty and unrivalled gorgeousness when these two pure and beautiful souls join forces thanks to their rapid physical agility and relentless velocity. Ginta and Shunran may seem like a couple who unconditionally care for each other. Nevertheless, opponents should be wary of their repertory of strikes, clinches, and kicks, especially when combining Ginta’s headbutt with Shunran’s flying kick backfist combo. After every combat, Ginta and Shunran would sweetly consummate their feelings as a means to soothe and cool each other down. Lethwei vs Capoeira Jeet Kune Do vs Shaolin Kung Fu Sanda vs Wing Chun Eagle Claw Kung Fu vs Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu Pencak Silat vs Savate Hwa Rang Do vs Aikido Tang Soo Do vs Ninjutsu   Sesshoumaru x Ayame (Loved Pairing): The Regally Dutiful Pair Honour, duty, respect, focus, and determination are the hallmarks that make Sesshoumaru and Ayame shine together as warriors. They do what they can to treat each other with respect and allegiance as well as grow in physical strength, interpersonal camaraderie, and great stamina. The respect and allegiance Sesshoumaru and Ayame give to each other translates nicely into how effectively they land their jabs, hooks, roundhouse kicks, front kicks, and side kicks on their opponents. Sesshoumaru considers Ayame to be a formidable warrior queen, while Ayame considers Sesshoumaru to be an honourable warrior nobleman. Shotokan Karate vs Kickboxing Goju-Ryu Karate vs Nippon Kenpo Shito-Ryu Karate vs Shorinji Kenpo Taekwondo vs Hapkido Mixed Martial Arts vs Boxing Jujitsu vs Koppojutsu Judo vs Taido   Shuran x Ayame (Loved Pairing): The Extraordinarily Formidable Pair Strength, power, understanding, support, and dedication are what define Shuran and Ayame as mighty warriors who have each others’ backs. The support they have for each other in terms of finding balance between Shuran’s brute strength and Ayame’s rapid combat prowess demonstrates how incredibly they work together in battle. This is thanks to Shuran’s use of submission holds, chokeholds, and ground and pound attacks as a counterpoint to Ayame’s jabs, uppercuts, cross punches, and hooks to annihilate their opponents. Shuran and Ayame truly embrace each other as equals and will always stand by each other every time. Professional Wrestling vs Kickboxing Vale Tudo vs Nippon Kenpo Combat Sambo vs Shorinji Kenpo Ssireum vs Hapkido Mongolian Wrestling vs Boxing Sumo Wrestling vs Koppojutsu Pehlwani vs Taido   Hakkaku x Ayame (Liked Pairing): The Fabulously Fast Duo Hakkaku’s and Ayame’s speed, power, balance, and timing are truly admirable just as much as how they are willing to support each other in every endeavour they find themselves in. Considering how wonderfully Hakkaku’s excitability and Ayame’s determination combine, they would even translate their best traits into a series of elbow strikes, knee strikes, shin kicks, uppercuts, jabs, and hooks. Therefore, they could deliver a rapid execution against their opponents to shatter their bones and their spirits. Although they may not be overtly romantic with each other, they do greatly encourage each other with all of their beings. Muay Thai vs Kickboxing Pradal Serey vs Nippon Kenpo Kajukenbo vs Shorinji Kenpo Panantukan vs Hapkido Dambe vs Boxing Moraingy vs Koppojutsu Taekkyeon vs Taido   Shuran x Shunran (Liked Pairing): The Dynamically Daring Duo Shuran’s and Shunran’s versatility, force, torque, and reaction time make them work effectively as a duo, and they define what it means…

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The Splendid Seven’s Five Deadliest Martial Arts

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…

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My Top Three Main Splendid Seven Platonic Spars

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 delving into the main martial arts sparring matches my three personal platonic pairings revolving around Sesshoumaru, Shuran, Inuyasha, Hakkaku, Ginta, Ayame, and Shunran. Once again, they are Sesshoumaru and Shuran; Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta; and Ayame and Shunran.   We have now come to this, ladies and gentlemen, the main martial art sparring matches that my three favourite Splendid Seven platonic pairings Sesshoumaru and Shuran; Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta; and Ayame and Shunran specialise in the most. This time, I am elevating things with main martial arts that I believe are the most deadly and can cause the most amount of collateral damage against their opponents per platonic pairing. With that said, let the blows fly and the camaraderie commence.   Sesshoumaru and Shuran: Mixed Martial Arts vs Vale Tudo With Sesshoumaru’s precise use of Shotokan Karate, Goju-Ryu Karate, and Shito-Ryu Karate in Mixed Martial Arts as well as Shuran’s great use of Combat Sambo, Pro-Wrestling, and Sumo Wrestling in Vale Tudo, these two powerhouses are at an advantage when combining Sesshoumaru’s lethally accurate strikes and Shuran’s brutally strong grapples. Furthermore, the respect, moral support, dedication, and allegiance they would have for each other as combatants and as individuals compliment the relentless number of attacks they have in store against their hapless opponents who are brazen enough to challenge them.   Inuyasha, Hakkaku, and Ginta: Pankration vs Muay Thai vs Lethwei The sight of Inuyasha’s, Hakkaku’s, and Ginta’s own blood thrills them when they are on the prowl to deliver some serious close-range blows and clinches to their opponents. Inuyasha may be formidable in Kyokushin Karate, Seidokaikan Karate, and Enshin Karate; Hakkaku may be fierce in Pradal Serey, Panantukan, and Kajukenbo; Ginta may be fearless in Sanda, Jeet Kune Do, and Pencak Silat, but their versatility in their punches, kicks, strikes, and grapples are also incorporated in Pankration, Muay Thai, and Lethwei. Their brotherly sparring sessions together are also filled with integrity, truth, honour, and determination.   Ayame and Shunran: Hapkido vs Shaolin Kung Fu There is a slight chance that opponents would ever survive when Ayame delivers her powerful punches and incredible kicks and Shunran unleashes her array of kicks, tricking, and strikes. Ayame’s strength and power in Kickboxing, Koppojutsu, and Nippon Kenpo are applied well in Hapkido, while Shunran’s agility and speed in Capoeira, Aikido, and Ninjutsu are well-implemented in Shaolin Kung Fu. What further solidifies Ayame’s and Shunran’s sisterhood is how they build each other up with openness, cooperation, a positive attitude, and resilience to make every punch, kick, and strike have stronger significance as fighters and as individuals.   There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, my three favourite Splendid Seven platonic pairings in the forms of their main martial arts sparring matches. Please let me know in the comments which one is your favourite. Until then, train hard and well, and stay healthy.

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Tabletop Reviews – Ticket to Ride

If you wanna know 1 thing about boardgaming, know this, ticket to ride is the greatest game series ever, it made me a fan of boardgaming and is still producing best of the year games to this day, 18 years later, i would recommend any of them to anyone, but one is the better one.

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