Liang Hsiung Kung Fu

While the name, Liang Hsiung could be translated into "shining evil", or perhaps "brilliant barbarism," it's not because the school or its members are necessarily evil. It's just that the style, which some call Demon Wrestling, is based on how demons fight (and is arguably barbaric).

A close relative of Liang Hsiung is something called Chi Ao, which was an ancient form of ShaoYan wrestling. The Chi Ao combatants used horned headgear to ram and gore each other in arena-style combat. Liang hsiung is a contemporary martial art that still relies heavily on medieval weaponry and on combatants who prefer to battle with horns and spurs/barbs and dagger-like blades and spikes of metal strapped to their bodies. For example, there are two kinds of practice. The first is when the combatants strap on spurs/barbs/blades with dull points, wear a light helmet with horns and protective padding. In the second kind of Liang Hsiung practice, the participants don full sets of specially-designed demon armor, complete with points and sharp edges that tear through padding. Either way, once attired, practice involves using and avoiding the horns in head butts and the spurs in a variety of strikes and kicks.

Demon Armor: Heavy armor, A.C. 5. Spiked for use with Liang Hsiung. Must be proficient with ‘Demon Suit’.

Level

Advanced

Years to Study

4

Dress

Modified street clothes (add leather straps over knuckles, palms, elbows, shoulders, knees, and ankles with mounted spikes and blades)

Alignment Requirements

None

Attribute Requirements

Con. (10), Dex. (13)

Number of Attacks

3

Free Moves

Backflip, Dodge, Strike, Knee, Elbow

Purchaseable Moves

Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, Maintain Balance, Parry, Automatic Parry, Palm Strike, Tripping Leg/Hook, Gore, Double-Gore, Shoulder Ram, Pull Punch

Allowed Powers

Up to 2 from Body Hardening

Recommended Skills

Language Ancient, Tracking, Riding Land-Based, Survival (Wilderness), Religion

Links to Moves

Martial Arts Kicks
Martial Arts Strikes
Martial Arts Movement
Martial Arts Evasions
Martial Arts Special Moves