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Baki The Grappler & Wrestling




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animalia555



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:11 pm Reply with quote
Is it true that Baki The Grappler is about Wrestling?

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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:15 pm Reply with quote
Wrestling is involved, but it's more based on fighting UFC style and street fighting, except that it's a bunch of fighting styles put together. Wrestling, karate, judo, pro-wrestling, sambo, street fighting, boxing, kick-boxing, aikido, and many more. And it has a lot of references to famous fighters, past and present.
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animalia555



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:32 pm Reply with quote
What style(s) does Baki use?
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:43 pm Reply with quote
animalia555 wrote:
What style(s) does Baki use?

Baki uses "total fighting" as stated in the tournament arc. That states that he can use any style that he has learned.
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animalia555



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:15 pm Reply with quote
For a similar question about a different series is Tough/Tekken really about shootfighting or another competitive martial art.
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:46 am Reply with quote
You could say shootfighting in a way. Kiichi seems to use the "miyazawa" style of whatever he, his dad, his uncle and his grandfather use in whatever martial art that they perform. People I guess come up with their own styles within an art, and name their own moves and such. It's not wrestling, I can tell you that.
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Vuwazy



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:28 am Reply with quote
Many forms of combat were used in the Baki series, not just wrestling.
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:50 pm Reply with quote
Vuwazy wrote:
Many forms of combat were used in the Baki series, not just wrestling.

Right. I believe I stated that Rolling Eyes
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