Not that it matters but messin about is a common phrase to use. messing around is as well but I chose to use messin about. Hey, are you messin about?
I’m pretty good with english/british slang…but what’s a “dickie-di-do”?
I think Retsu should be a true Shotokan fighter (not Ansetsuken). He would have the classic fireball, dragon punch and hurricane kick but he would be a charge character instead of a motion character.
Actually, Retsu should play more like Makoto from Third Strike. We have enough Shotos as it is…
In fact, Capcom could ret-con Retsu into Makoto’s dad/teacher…
Crazy, but why not? The Alpha OAVs heavily hinted that Gouki is Ryu’s father…
If you take a careful look at Retsu’s stance and Makoto’s stance they are quite similar. Also Retsu has a kick similar to Makoto’s standing middle kick. As a matter of fact it’s not too disimilar to the kick performed in the Shorinji Kempo pic I posted last post.
http://tkdtutor.com/02Taekwondo/Styles/Karate.htm
Here’s The Terminology for all of the moves list in each style
TaeKwonDo
Judo
http://www.judoinfo.com/animate.htm
Goju-Ryu
http://www.karate.org.nz/gojuryu/terminology
Kyokushin-Kai
http://www.uskyokushin.com/terminology.htm
Shorin-Ryu
http://www.shorin-ryu.net/terms.html
Wado-Ryu
http://www.useasternwado.com/TerminologyHome.htm
Fake Shotokan fighter ( fighters who aren’t actually Shotokan Warriors )
1 All of the Ansetsuken fighters
Real Shotokan ( fighters who are Shotokan Warriors
1 Subzero
Ansetsuken made up of karate ( not shotokan karate) , Judo , taekwondo and koppo elements
http://www.karateforums.com/viewforum.php?f=13&topicdays=0&start=0
Wasn’t it Capcom Usa that stated that the Shoto’s did Shotokan Karate rather than Ansatsuken? Those poor guys get blamed for everything :bgrin:
Anyway Retsu does Shorinji Kempo, not Karate.
Cool picture, I’m assuming it was done in Photoshop? Do you use the paintbrush or airbrush tool?
Thanks. I did this pic in painter6 using the felt tip marker.
I didn’t know that Retsu practiced Shorinji Kempo. Where was this stated or can people tell just by looking at his fighting stance?
I don’t mind clones of SFIII characters appearing in the Alpha games as the SFIII characters (Yun aside) will never appear in the Alpha games. Plus Retsu being Makoto’s father isn’t too wild.
I don’t trust the OAV to be accurate on information.
That artwork of Retsu in the first post is Retsu’s SF1 artwork, done back in the late 80’s.
Storyline wise Retsu is/was Gouken’s friend, and while the two trained together at Gouken’s dojo their styles arent anything alike. Retsu is/was also older then Gouken if I remember correctly.
Retsu was one of the insperations for Makoto.
Yeah but at least Akuma tells Ryu in the the Alpha anime that he (Akuma) has no family (since all his known relatives are all dead)
The tip off is his attire. Shorinji Kempo martial artists wear a black tunic and white belt when they reach the highest level in their art. Also I assume it is tradition to have their head shaven as this is seen in almost all pictures of Shorinji Kempo artists. Also some of the attacks look in the style to back it up even further.
Some things can be figured out without an ‘official’ statement by Capcom. Also, unless they were actually working on the design for the original SF1 their ‘official’ statement is redundant.
PS sorry for my mockery of the term official, and i know you did not say this Bass XO but I think some people take ‘official’ statements too far and it may stop them from seeing what is in plain sight.
Just so people don’t get confused. The SF1 artwork done by CRMK/Bengus was done well after the production of Street Fighter, around about the same time as Darkstalkers. And the original Street Fighter art was done by Akiman.
Several of the Japanese books in my collection state that Retsu is indeed a practitioner of Shourinji Kenpou.
–Chris
I have a question: Retsu’s name IS pronounced “Rehts” (japanese’s infamous semi-silent “u”, as in “messatsu” and “zaibatsu”), right? Cuz all my friends (who prefer dubbed anime with mispronouced names and such) pronounce the name "reht-soo, and from what I know of japanese, that possibly be right.
Another question: We all know that ryu, both the dragon and the name is pronounced ReeYOO. Why is it that when americans mention a karate style like Shorin-ryu, they pronounce it “ROO”? Ignorance?
Any of them say that Retsu and Gouken know each other? That I haven’t found yet.
Udon says Gouken and Retsu know each other. Thats good enough for me.
Good for you; Udon doesn’t decide what’s canon though.
Yeah but Capcom tells them whats canon and whats not, and what to do and not do with the comic.
For instance when UDON asked Capcom what Charlie’s last name should be they told them to just make it “Nash” and then when they asked what should Chun Li’s father look like, Capcom told them to just use his SF2V appearence.
So anyways if Gouken and Retsu are friends in the comic its something Capcom approved of.
Also an easy way to look at the SF comic is how Capcom would retell the SF story if they had to.