Kenji (manga)

Kenji (Japanese: 拳児) is a manga series written by Ryuchi Matsuda and illustrated by Yoshihide Fujiwara. The series follows Kenji Goh, a practitioner of the Chinese martial art Bajiquan.

Kenji
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拳児
GenreMartial arts
Manga
Written byMatsuda Ryuchi
Illustrated byYoshihide Fujiwara
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 1988 – December 1992
Volumes21

Matsuda drew from his own knowledge of the martial arts when writing the manga.[1] Kenji features Bajiquan, Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Baguazhang, Chen-style t'ai chi ch'uan, Piguaquan, Xìng Yì Quán, Shaolin Kung Fu, Hung Gar, Daitō-ryū, Shōtōkan and numerous other styles, frequently featuring real-life practitioners, such as Master Su Yuchang 蘇昱彰, director and founder of the Pachi Tanglang Martial Arts Association,[2] and Grand Master Liu Yun-Qiao 劉雲樵 from the Wu Tan Center (武壇國術推廣中心).[3]

Kenji was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday from 1988 to 1992, totaling 21 volumes.

Plot

The story chronicles the life of modern-day martial artist. Kenji Goh is a teenager fond of the martial arts particularly Bajiquan, which he studied from his grandfather at an early age. While Kenji's training in Bajiquan is not complete, he learns other martial arts to complement his skills. Kenji's rival is Tony Tan, a Vietnamese-born Chinese gangster skilled in Hung Gar, Shaolin Kung Fu, as well as the Meteor Hammer (Liúxīng Chuí).

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References
  1. Tokitsu, Kenji (29 March 1990). "L'histoire du karaté 19 : Le regard dans le combat du kisémé" (in French). Tokitsu-Ryu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  2. Pachi Tanglang Martial arts Institute. "Master Su Yu-Chang". Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. "The Legacy of the Late Grandmaster Liu Yun Qiao". Retrieved 27 July 2012.

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