Nice. Very nice.
Katsumi.
At this point, I have no advice left to give you.
I've passed on everything to you I can as a master, and as a father.
It's said there are over 10 million full-contact karate users today.
The Shinshinkai is the original house of that practical karate.
As the pinnacle of that house,
you'll be facing the representative of Chinese Kenpo.
Realize what that means.
Should you be beaten by Chinese Kenpo, the origin of karate,
all of karate's history will become meaningless.
If that happens...
...I'll close down the school.
I agree, Director.
Sorry for the wait!
Match 2 of the quarterfinals will now take place!
He shows a good back...
In the Byakko corner! Orochi Katsumi!
Alright, guys...
Leave this to me!
"Doom! The Mach Punch"
Karate or Chinese Kenpo?! Modern versus ancient!
"Chinese Kenpo Retsu Kaio" Karate or Chinese Kenpo?! Modern versus ancient!
"Chinese Kenpo Retsu Kaio" The representatives of each side are about to fight a decisive battle!
"Shinshinkai Karate Orochi Katsumi" The representatives of each side are about to fight a decisive battle!
It's already been 15 years since then?
Living for over 50 years, you wind up seeing all kinds of people...
But the moment I saw that boy, I was honestly shocked...
A horrible accident occurred that day...
A gun! Get a rifle!
The kid managed to tame the lion that no one else could even touch.
A five year old kid, who had just seen his father get slaughtered...
Orochi Katsumi, the prodigy...
That accident is what brought you and me together...
Do you know this match's slogan, Retsu Kaio-kun?
"Nuclear weapon versus bamboo spear!"
Y-you can win this, guy!
Begin!
What's this?! Orochi Katsumi is in his wide open stance!
A-already?!
A seiken punch utilizes eight different joints!
By accelerating them all at once, a punch can break the sound barrier!
This is the Mach Punch stance!
He loves to play, but he's already being serious...
Orochi Katsumi is hoping to land a powerful strike!
Meanwhile, "Fist Master" Retsu Kaio displays no stance whatsoever!
How will he respond?!
This is probably the worst possible thing for Retsu.
That "Mach Punch" can be considered Katsumi's original technique;
not even I can imitate it.
Plus, from that stance...
...he can counter any upper, middle, or lower attack sent his way!
He moves!
Katsumi slowly closes the distance between them!
Orochi Katsumi doesn't just sit there! What will Chinese Kenpo do?!
Will you wait for an attack or go for an attack?
Choose, Retsu Kaio!
Though no matter which you choose...
...victory will still be mine!
W-what on earth is this?!
You're in range now!
What just happened?!
Some invisible object just hit Orochi Katsumi in the face!
C- Chinese Kenpo is fearsome!
It tore right through the Mach Punch!
C- Chinese Kenpo is at this level?!
The strongest martial art in the world, you ask?
There would be many of those.
But, if I were to name only one...
...it would have to be Chinese Kenpo.
However...
Chinese Kenpo is quite an enormous branch of learning.
Mastering it fully can be a nigh-impossible feat...
This rock?
This is known as a Striking Rock.
As training, one uses the entire body to beat, strike, hit, and kick it,
to gradually shape the rock into a sphere.
Of course, the hands and feet do not escape unscathed.
But that is only because the person still lacks experience.
By constantly building experience, withstanding various conditions,
and enduring indescribable and lengthy training, one can attain it...
Superhuman speed!
With this, hands and feet will slice the hard rock like butter or fruit!
Some have even dug through mountains using only their limbs...
Observe. Impressive, is it not?
This is the Striking Rock that "Fist God" Liu Kaio produced.
But the history of Chinese Kenpo is long.
The passage of 4000 years has produced a marvel of this magnitude.
The obsidian that "Demon Fist" Retsu Kaio created two years ago.
It is a most impressive Striking Rock.
I-incredibly, Orochi Katsumi manages to get back into the ring!
Is he going to keep fighting?!
Orochi Katsumi is back in the center of the ring with Retsu Kaio!
On Orochi Katsumi's shoulders is the future of Shinshinkai Karate!
Having it all destroyed in one hit would be horrendous!
But can he continue to fight?!
The essence of modern fitness!
That is what you people said, yes?!
The simultaneous acceleration of all the joints used during a punch,
and the mach speed it produces!
I praise you on reaching that point after mere centuries of history!
However, Orochi Katsumi...
Where you are now, we passed 2000 years ago!
In addition, Chinese Kenpo has not passed everything on to karate!
As a result, karate cannot possibly win this present match!
But I am impressed you were tough enough to get back up
after taking my punch head-on.
M-match over!
The greatest treasure of modern karate is finally beaten!
Could this have been an act of revenge?!
Who could have guessed they were this unevenly matched?!
Man, this thing's heavy!
What is Mr. Tokugawa thinking?!
I have news for you all!
All the fighters who moved to the quarterfinals fought intense battles,
except for the reservist, Andreanof Garland, who is still unharmed!
Garland, himself, raised an objection to this handicap!
As such, the tournament organizer, Mr. Tokugawa Mitsunari,
has quickly prepared this special match for you all!
In the Byakko corner... Andreanof Garland!
And his opponent...
Everyone up?! I'm gonna open it!
Don't blame me if something happens!
I-it's a huge snake!
Just how far will the underground arena's ultimate tournament go?!
You certainly do enjoy this...
This one match does need to make up for two rounds!
He's serious! Garland is serious about fighting the anaconda!
W-what's this?! What is Garland thinking?!
He exposes his own forearm of steel to its fangs!
A back suplex!
He's going to wrestle the anaconda!
A back throw!
This time it's a hip throw!
It's working! Garland's wrestling is having an effect on the anaconda!
He's caught!
Match over!
He's strong! Too strong!
He's the polar giant, Andreanof Garland!
Against the ultimate reptile on earth, he used his own wrestling style
to crush the great snake's head, like a deva sealing away a demon!
I just can't believe it! To think a single person dug all of this...
He relentlessly dug into the frozen earth, all by himself!
Mister Garland...
We need your strength.
You'll get to fight all you want against potential adversaries!
For the motherland...
Andreanof Garland is unstoppable! He's in a league all his own!
T-the Garland Special!
This is no longer wrestling!
The president once told me Garland is a complete wrestling amateur.
Huh?
He's never had any sort of wrestling training at all.
He just knows the rules.
He continues to win using only the latent ability he possesses.
As the man who's stood atop the world for over 10 years,
he's the pride of the motherland.
...In a nutshell.
But you'd be gravely mistaken to assume he's only good at wrestling!
Mister Tokugawa!
What's this?! Garland is calling out to Mr. Tokugawa for some reason!
What could it be for?!
I'm sick of waiting! Drag him out here!
Let me fight him right now!
Such rage!
Andreanof Garland is furious!
Show yourself!
Jack Hammer!
A monster!
From the Seiryu corner comes Jack Hammer!
Facing him is Andreanof Garland!
"Amateur Wrestling "Pit Fighting Andreanof Garland" Jack Hammer" Both fighters face each other!
"Amateur Wrestling "Pit Fighting Andreanof Garland" Jack Hammer" The bulky Jack Hammer looks tiny before Garland!
There are no demonstrations of power, no words of provocation!
Both fighters simply face each other!
Fighters, to your positions!
The curtain rises on Match 3 of the quarterfinals!
These supremely dangerous beings made deals with the devil
to sacrifice their future lives for today's victory!
Even the term "monster" is too small!
Words cannot be found to describe them!
Begin!
Garland runs!
A-a tackle, right off the bat!
A back suplex!
He's flying! A man is flying!
Multiple forward cartwheels!
The 200-cm, 169-kg body dances!
A moonsault!
This giant's physical prowess is unfathomable!
What's this?! He's boxing!
Andreanof Garland has fearsome combat abilities!
There's no guessing what he'll let loose with next!
His strength knows no bounds!
Andreanof Garland's title as the Far North's strongest is no lie!
Is Jack Hammer helpless against his incredibly superior strength?!
The proud monster gave his steely mind and body to his motherland.
Standing in his way is a maniac without a future.
Observe! A face-off between monsters beyond human understanding!
Next Episode- "The Man Who Abandoned Tomorrow"