Are Goku’s fighting stances real Kung-Fu stances or just made up?

Are you a fan of Goku? The fighting master of Dragon world. He is the ultimate hero of the famous anime series. He looks so powerful that everyone wants to become like him.

But does he use real-life fighting stances or it’s just made up by the writer? To find out more read this article till the end. In this article,  we will explore the fighting techniques Goku uses and if it is real or made up?

Goku: The Real Hero

Son Goku is the main protagonist of the famous manga series. It was created by Akira Toriyama. This character is based on the character of Son Wukon of Journey to the West.  This manga series is created by Akira Toriyama in 1984

He is a monkey-tail boy who embarks on a journey with Bulma to find seven magical dragon balls. He is accompanied by friends like Krilin, Master Roshi, Oolong, Puar, etc. he also marries Chi-Chi and becomes a family man.

He also discovers that he is an alien and also fights many supervillains. In his journey, he is trained by various martial arts techniques by Master Roshi to angel Whis.

Fighting Style of Goku

Goku uses a mixed variety of fighting styles like Wushu, Wing Chun, and Karate. Moreover, he is highly inspired by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee.

Now let’s break down his fighting style.

If we look closely at his punches then you can find a similar pattern to boxing. He extends one hand for a punch while maintaining an angled stance.

Now, if we talk about kicks they are particularly aimed at the head. This is because it is the weakest and most effective part to strike to end a fight soon. This draws a close comparison between it and kicks of Taekwondo and Karate.

Goku’s blocks are derived from Win Chun. In this style, a fighter used his forearms to block attacks.

Goku’s stances are similar to Chinese martial arts stances. Like BajiQuan stance, hun ar,

The energy (chi) manipulation is not possible in reality but it can be compared to Qigong. It is a practice to cultivate life energy or otherwise known as chi.

Top 10 Fighting Styles used in Dragon Ball and its Real-life Counterpart

Goku

If we talk about Goku, his fighting styles are derived from various martial art forms like karate, kung fu, muay thai, taekwondo, etc.

Whis and Hit

Whis’s and Hit’s style reflects elements of both Wing Chun and boxing. But for Whis former has more influence than the latter.

On the other hand, boxing has a major influence on Hit’s fighting style. For instance, his fighting style is similar to a boxing jab.

Krillin

Krillin uses a martial art similar to Shaolin martial arts.

Tien

Tiens and his best friend Chaotzus fighting style are similar to Crane’s style.

Master Roshi

Master Roshi has a huge influence on the real-life-fighting style of Jackie Chan. The writer is a huge fan of Jackie Chan and therefore there is a huge impact of it on his manga.

Yamcha Wolf

Yamcha Wolf is a negative character of the Dragon Ball series. He is known for his Wolf fan twist that is quite similar to the Chinese Kung fu style. To be precise, the writer took aspiration from Tier style.

Yajirobe

Yajirobe uses a weapon to attack his opponent. His sword fighting style is similar to samurai sword fighting. He seems to use Iaijutsu, which is a Japanese style.

Mr Satan

Hercules style is similar to Karate style. Moreover, his style resembles a Martial artist Count Dante.

Veeta

Veeta seems to use stances from Hung Gar. And also use Sanshou.

There are also many other characters that use different fighting styles inspired by real lifestyles like:

Toppo: Toppo’s grappling style is similar to MMA or Wrestling.

Basil: Basil seems to use kicks based on Taekwondo.

Conclusion

Finally, we can say that even though Dragon ball fighting styles are made up by the writer, it still derives inspiration from real-life martial arts. Our protagonist Goku is shown using various forms of Martial arts throughout the series, but mainly in first.  As after Dragon ball, this series went from a martial arts-based fictional.

I hope this article has solved most of your doubts. Do share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.