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such daughter Yugito, not only learned the samurai way,
Family Information but also mastered it. During a chance encounter with am-

Background: bitious. rouge men her skill would be tested. Having de-
As relatively new social elite family, the Nakatashi feated them, her victory was kept secret for the sake of
family has spent the last twenty five years proving itself to saving her attacker’s name. Yugito, herself, was married
the other elite families of this nation. Greatly gifted in the to a young politician named Ikeda Nakatashi. Growing in
art of karate, the Nakatashi enter any and all tournaments prestige, the newly weds were accosted by a group of nin-
in an effort to showcase their endless budget and martial ja who had been contracted to take the politician’s life.
arts skill. Despite often being seen with members of the Yugito had no choice but to defend the life of her young
Kushihara dojo, it is suspected that the Nakatashi family husband, which she did expertly. After the encounter, she
may have gained its new found prestige through illegal was ready to take her own life for deceiving her husband.
activity. However, Ikeda would not have such an act be complet-
ed. He was thankful for Yugito’s skill and insisted that
Mondokoro: she not only train him, but their offspring as well, to en-
"Growth Under the Rising Sun" At the top of the mon- sure the Nakatashi name be saved. This style of fighting
dokoro for the Nakatashi family rests the rising sun and became known as Samura-kai, a hybrid fighting style
symbolizes where all things receive the energy to grow. It blending Samurai-Do and Karate, that emphasized speed
pays homage to Japan as it is often referred to as "the land
of the rising sun. Under the sun is a Bonsai tree that is and efficiency when delivering technical blows to vital
growing not in a container but comes from the earth. This areas of the body.
tree represents the dedication and focus a practitioner of Artform Breakdown Graph:
Samura-Kai must maintain in order to perfect the tech-
niques. The effort and focus on long-term cultivation to
shape one’s self for perfection. This black tree represents
the class and formality one must sustain to fulfill this de-
sire of completion.
Head Elder: Genrei Nakatashi
Elder Members:

• Mei Nakatashi

• Gataki Nakatashi
• Takagi Nakatashi

Number of Students: 49

Key Students: N/A
Martial Art Discipline of Origin: Samurai-Do Samura-kai Renzokuken:

Samurai became almost entirely synonymous with RENZOKUKEN 1 RENZOKUKEN 2 RENZOKUKEN 3
bushi, and the word was closely associated with the mid- Striking Type Grappling Type Non-Projectile Type
dle and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai B •Jab •Jab •Jab
followed a set of rules that came to be known as bushido; E
“The way of the Samurai”. G •Front Snap Kick •Front Snap Kick •Front Snap Kick
•Jab •Select Grapple •(Select) Proper
Current Martial Art: Samura-kai Technique Grip
•Hook Punch
Although Hino Tomiko, the wife of the legendary I •Select Takedown •Horizontal Strike
Ashikaga Yoshimasa, never produced an heir, she birthed N •Knife Hand •Top Mount •Horizontal Strike
several strong females. Each married into proud and pros- T •Axe Kick Ground Position •Thrust
perous families. Instilled in each of these women was the •Ridge Hand •Jab
virtues of a samurai wife. However, because Hino was A •Back Hand •Inside Leg
such a remarkable woman, she also secretly taught her D •Striking Technique •Feint: Stumble
daughters the way of the samurai fighting style by watch- V •Crescent Kick •Striking Technique •Thrust to Neck
ing her husband train and mimicking his movements. One •Arm Bar

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