♪ Now, to the place where light and shadow overlap... ♪
It's Orochi Katsumi!
The Shinshinkai's secret weapon, Orochi Katsumi,
is dragging the giant ape!
Alright! Come on!
He truly is Doppo's boy! He does such exciting things!
The Shinshinkai will take care of this!
Why...? Why does everyone have the wrong idea?!
He's not a competitor!
"Final Target"
J- Junior!
You've been a bad monkey.
It's over.
A seiken, a shotei, a front kick, and a medium-speed roundhouse...
The work of a flawless karate fighter...
Go back to your mountain. This is no place for you.
Such strength from Mister Shinshinkai!
With so many fighters relying on tawdry kicks these days,
his proper karate is most enjoyable!
You'll only disrupt the tournament if you wake up later.
I'll just have to give you eternal sleep...!
Hold it!
That's enough!
A foot chop as you block... Impressive!
It's alright, Baki. Unlike me, he'll actually make his way to the top.
I lost to that freak of a reserver,
but you'll get your chance at him if you make it to the top of A Block!
You say nice things sometimes, Kato.
Then it's decided.
Katsumi and Baki-kun will win and represent their respective blocks.
That should solve everything.
You only came because you believed he would come here...
I'll get him. I'll win this tournament, and then...
...I'll get him for you, too!
An impressive chokuzuki punch!
Fighters in other martial art styles have also mastered this technique.
Muay Thai's Igari Shigeru, boxing's Watanabe Jiro...
They've all reached their full potential.
But there has yet to be anyone whose chokuzuki compares to Inagi's.
Here I come!
Have you ever seen Japanese Kenpo before?
Yes, on several occasions.
I hear you've studied all sorts of fighting techniques for over 60 years?
Yes.
As a result, we have surpassed all other fighting styles
in terms of strikes, grapples, throws, holds, and all other techniques.
Hanayama Kaoru-kun, I believe?
Inagi's opponent in the first B Block match...
That's right.
I hear he's proud of his brawling skills as a gangster,
but should Inagi fall to such a person,
it would be neither a loss for Inagi Bunnoshin nor for Japanese Kenpo.
One could say it would be a defeat for all Japanese martial arts.
After all, the history of the weak standing up to violence
is the very essence of the martial arts.
Hanayama-san... It's been a while.
You seem in good form! I'll be rooting for you in the next--
This is war!
This tournament is a war of will between me and you martial artists.
He's even huger than before...!
Hanayama! Hanayama! Hanayama! Hanayama!
Here he is! THE legendary brawling master, Hanayama Kaoru!
Hanayama!
I actually get to see Hanayama fight...!
He's refined his brawling skills using street rules!
Brawling Master Hanayama Kaoru
Japanese Kenpo Inagi Bunnoshin
He's refined his brawling skills using street rules!
How will they fare against formal martial arts?!
Almost sounds like an earthquake...
Everyone here is looking forward to seeing
the legendary Hanayama's brawling style...
Yeah.
What the...?!
Put this on.
What a shock!
Inagi illustrates incredible confidence by offering to protect
his legendary opponent's body! Japanese Kenpo is indeed fearsome!
Take my advice and do as I say.
What a moron. He's gonna get creamed...!
But Inagi-san IS Inagi-san. His expression hasn't changed one bit.
Whoa...
What an eloquent response...!
A dirk! Is he suggesting he needs it to fight on equal terms?!
He broke it!
Japanese swords are said to never break, but he broke it with one punch!
Now that both fighters' heated demonstrations have ended,
it's now time for their showdown!
Hanayama-san!
You better win!
This is the perfect chance to prove the strength of traditional martial arts.
I agree.
Begin!
He blocked with his foot...!
He's got some insane reflexes...!
But that also--
It's broken! Hanayama's fist broke Inagi's leg during the block!
Now to let you taste...
...the fighting spirit...
...of the yakuza!
M-match over!
It was only natural that he won.
Who's that...?!
I am well aware of the senselessness!
But I wish to face you right here!
Standing up to unjust violence is the very reason martial arts exist!
As such, we cannot idly sit and watch as such a violent brute
makes his way up the ladder to win this tournament!
Now you face me, Hanayama Kaoru!
All Japanese martial arts will be disgraced if I let you leave this ring!
All I'm doing is fighting. There's no significance to any of it.
What?!
You fight when you wanna fight.
The other person accepts if he wants to. That's all fighting is.
We brawlers are always ready to fight.
Come get me anytime, even when I'm sleeping, or with a woman...
Brawlers are that mentally resolved...?!
They're true warriors...
Kizaki! Bring it!
Right!
Had my uppercut been just a little weaker,
my right arm would've been scrapped...
It's a shame you only knew martial arts...
Hanayama Kaoru...
If you had aspired to the martial arts,
you would have undoubtedly repainted its history...
Here you are, Fighting God Orochi.
My master spoke of you many times.
I never expected to meet Bill Riley's pupil here...
1965. Britain.
To think he would want such a battle in that nation of gentlemen...
Catch-as-catch-can Style.
A wrestling style different from Greco-Roman style and freestyle.
Its focus on grappling moves was very similar to old style jujutsu.
The struggle continued for an hour, with no conclusion reached.
I later learned by post that Mr. Riley had retired due to eye trouble.
And that a prodigy by your name had appeared.
It seems you're known as a "joint fetishist".
In my homeland, I'm called that with respect.
Roland! What's wrong with you?! Explain yourself!
I can't help it...
I can't help myself when I see something connected or stuck together!
I had a "joint allergy" that made me take apart everything I saw!
Running across Catch-as-catch-can Style was all too natural for me.
I sought out joints, and joints sought out me.
Once all my worthy opponents at the gym had left,
I grew bored, much to the chagrin of those around me.
My friends at the gym feared me,
and I knew from one look how to destroy them.
You're quitting?!
What're you thinking, Gustaf?! I'll beat some sense into you!
Let's spar right now!
You're no longer a match for me.
My thirst for techniques had reached an unstoppable level.
And then you flew off to Africa...
To do the truly absurd...
Got you! Now I'm--
Bill said you probably would've won had you had 10 more seconds...
I don't understand.
You know this, but still want me to fight your son, Orochi Katsumi?!
Yes.
It's because you are who you are that I want you to fight him.
In the Seiryu corner, Orochi Katsumi!
In the Byakko corner, Roland Gustaf!
Wrestling Roland Gustaf
Shinshinkai Karate Rorochi Katsumi
The Shinshinkai's ultimate karate masterpiece, Orochi Katsumi,
will clash with European wrestling's greatest treasure, Roland Gustaf!
It's the same as always. I can see it all...
And I can destroy it all! This match is mine!
Fighters to your positions!
His back is sneering at me.
Unfortunately, I'M the one who should be scoffing...
Katsumi...
This match will serve to see if you, my foster son, will succeed me.
Please don't insult me.
I will use this match to surpass you, foster father!
Begin!
What would you prefer, Mr. Karate Man?
Your arm? Leg? Shoulder? Neck?!
Snap, sever, twist off... I'll do it however you want!
Mr. Submission.
Let me show you the ultimate art of self-defense.
What on earth?! Is he afraid of Gustaf's intense tackles?!
What's the deal, Mr. Karate?!
You should be ashamed of yourself...!
Is his ability to run 100 meters in 10 seconds his special move?!
Is that the level karate is at?!
No, that's not it! That's--
Do you think the same trick will work on me twice?!
Incredible! He dislocated his joints like nothing despite his damage!
Roland Gustaf is no pushover!
Now to tear you apart!
Orochi Katsumi has escaped danger with his knuckle strike!
But he's at a huge disadvantage with his dislocations!
What will he do?!
Amazing!
The centrifugal force has set his shoulder and elbow back into place!
Bring it on. I'll make it so you'll never fix yourself again!
You wrestlers sure know how to train your necks!
Yours even withstood my back kick! But...!
From that position?!
Match ov--
It's that technique! The one you felled me with...!
That inescapable technique...
A few hundred more grams of weight from behind
and he'll destroy his joint...
I-impossible...!
This tournament means nothing to me!
My final target is the beast that this arena's champion, Hanma Baki,
couldn't even lay a finger on!
To defeat the world's strongest being...
To defeat Hanma Yujiro!
Match over!
Just over three hours from Hawaii...
Fast, indeed...
They fight using only their bodies as weapons...
But none of them even begin to compare.
To the fighting holy land where only the strong survive,
he returns once more.
Next Episode-- "Advent of the Ogre"