The anime The God of High School was hyped up by fans of the manhwa for many reasons, but an important aspectーthe battles. The anime is a tournament arc all the way through, with the protagonist entering a tournament to see who the strongest person in the end.
The amount of fighting styles in the anime is unique and well-researched, as they hail from different countries and cultures. From Jin Mori's Renewal Taekwondo to Han Daewi's Full-Contact Karate, there are many fantastic fighting styles in the anime. Here are 10 of the coolest fighting styles in The God of High School.
10 Professional Wrestling
Just because this is an anime, it doesn't mean all fighting styles have to be super flashy. Ma Miseon is a professional wrestler who fought against Yoo Mira, who used a sword against her.
Despite Ma Miseon losing the battle, her fighting style was a pleasure to watchーeven more so with how realistic it looked, and stuck to actual wrestling. From using her strength to throw her opponents into the borders to jumping off the ropes and diving in the middle of the ring, her wrestling skills were great to behold.
9 Nabong Needle Ryu
Nabong Needle Ryu is a martial arts style that focuses on using acupuncture to attack one's opponents. Despite Jin Mori using it, he learned from the original user, Na Bong-Chim.
This fighting style was rarely seen in the anime, but the way Mori utilized it to fight his opponentsーas well as on himself so he could moveーwas very useful.
8 Practical Taekkyeon
Practical Taekkyeon is a martial arts style that the anime showed Park Seungh-A use against her opponents, as well as Daewi. It is a martial arts that also utilizes moves by Renewal Taekwondo to overcome the weakness it has against the fighting style.
The smooth way it was shown to be used and the different moves ranging from the Armlock Trip to the Serpent Strike were very impressive.
7 Moon Light Sword Style
Moon Light Sword Style is only used by Yoo Mira, who is the only one who inherited ever since her father died. The fighting style emphasized skills and techniques relating not only to the sword but based on the situation.
Even if Mira doesn't have a sword, there is a form to fix thisーSwordless. The fact that Mira doesn't even require a sword to use Moon Light Sword Style is amazing, even if her sword skills are great as well.
6 Tai Chi/Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan may be a slow martial art that is mostly used for practicing health and self-defense, but it can also be a deadly weapon.
Go Gam-Do was the first, and only person shown to use Tai Chi Chaun in the series when he fought against Gan Man-Suk. The elegant way in which Go Gam-Do used his Tai Chi Chaun against his opponents was beautifully animated and showed how difficult it could be to fight against one who practiced it.
5 Northern ITF Taekwondo
Northern ITF Taekwondo is a martial arts style used by Gang Man-Suk. It is also used and developed in North Korea. Unlike ITF Taekwondo, this style prioritizes all kinds of fighting without protectionーmeaning it's all aggression, no defense.
The brutal way in which Gang Man-Suk was shown to use it, as well as his fast and heavy kicks, was quite amazing to watch.
4 Jeet Kun Do
Jeet Kun Do is used by Ma Bora, a character who was only shown in two episodes of The God of High School. However, her fighting style when she went against Daewi was definitely a spectacle to behold.
However, despite this being her main martial arts style, she also mixes it with Northern ITF Taekwondo as well. Whatever the case, she seems to be a skilled fighter overall.
3 Full Contact Karate/Kyokushin Karate
Full Contact Karate is used by Daewi and a martial arts made in South Korea. Despite Karate originally being Japanese, Full Contact Karate was created by a Korean-Japanese karate master, Masutatsu Oyama in 1964.
The main purpose of this martial arts style is to knock down one's opponent.
2 Renewal Taekwondo
Renewal Taekwondo, or RE Taekwondo, is a form of Taekwondo that Mori uses as his main martial art. Despite it being a made-up style, it is based on the actual martial art, WTF Taekwondo.
The style is powerful and has an elegance about it as Mori defeats his opponents one-by-one when using it. Fans can't help but love it, as it looks amazing when animated.
1 Ssam-Su Taekkyeon
Ssam-Su Taekkyeon is a martial art style made in South Korea and used by Park Il-pyo. When he went toe-to-toe against Mori, the fighting style took the spotlight as the technical way it was utilized was a sight to behold.
This martial art focuses on using armwork and sometimes even whole body techniques. Although the base of Ssam-Su Taekkyeon is strong and fast kicksーwhich is based on Renewal Taekwondoーit can also stop the former in its tracks, as it can cover-up the martial arts' weakness.