Topic: Specific Modern martial Arts styles?

[Mhairtrym]

I was wondering if some one might help me out.

I like to use Martial Arts Companion  MA Styles.

And at one point several years ago I thought (like 6-7) I came across some suggestions for known real world martial arts.
One I was specifically looking for was Kenpo Ed Parker or Even I.K.K.A style.  But a few more that were not covered in the MarCo.

Has anyone put some together or found such a site?

Just as basic Parameters I had this for Kenpo:
Base 30 points.
Rank 4 strikes, rank 1 nerve strikes, rank 2 sweeps throws
adrenal defense lesser(10)
Additional strike rank 2.(10)

Although I can see where this could be shifted around a little, maybe get in the +1 init bonus.


Thanks for any suggestions or help you can offer.

[markc]

 I do not know of any for the styles you listed. What I would do is make up the styles you want and then compare them to each other. IMO I do not know of a MA style that is hands and above any other so I would say the best style should be about 75% of the best style that could possibly be created with the rules from the MAC.

Good Luck
MDC

[Mhairtrym]

Thanks,

Although since making this post I have purchased CC, so now I am trying to come up with various styles.  I also purchased RMC core books, not sure how redundant that was as I have all my RM2 books but finding specific rules can be a pain.  But I tend to lean towards RMSS system.  Would be nice to see some sites with example combat styles. 

I have gotten the feeling that a large percentage of folks have shifted towards the CC styles over the MA companion styles. 

[markc]

 I know or at least I think I know of a person running a Shadow World game that used the MAC to create combat styles for his RM2/C/X game. I will see if his site is up and he still has the info on them.

 IMO the shift or excitement of CC is do to new or re-worked RM2 books [RMC] and the fact that the MAC is very hard to find and costs big $$$ when it can be found.

 Also in the MAC they had quite a few examples of modern styles created using the MAC system and the CC has some also but not as many. If you are looking for inspiration in the past I have used GURP's Martial Arts to guide my creation of styles into what ever system I use at the time.

 Thanks for the repost as I got tied up and did not remember to look up Kempo and grade your creation.

MDC

[Mhairtrym]

Yep I guess I am lucky as I have every RMSS book, although my character law one is losing a few pages.  Hence my buying the RMFFRP 2 book set since they are so similiar and plus I have the upgrade to the talent law. 

I use Kenpo as an example as I know it well.  Sad thing is I Really did come across a word document or PDF that had kenpo lumped in there.  Hmm GURPS don't think I ever had any of their material.  I might have to pick up a book to glance through for inspiration.   It is nice to have reference material or something to compare too.  So now I find myself debating if I should just go ahead and build them with the CC styles or stay with MAco.  Based on the descriptions in MAco I like my martial arts or even fighting sytles to fall between the Core level and Heroic level.

Do feel free to grade me, if you wanted to see something like I am envisioning you can pull up Paul Mills on youtube, the top spin video is good.  Or Watch the old Jeff Speakman film Perfect Weapon.  My original instructor used to call it a 3 million dollar Kenpo commercial.  

[markc]

 I dropped a PM to the person who I think has created quite a few MA Styles. He will either drop them to me or contact you directly. I am also going to check and see if I downloaded the styles into a text doc, but do not hold your breath.

MDC

[Fidoric]

It think that "Nijas & Superspies" from Palladium can be a great source of inspiration with over forty MA styles. Sure rules are different but the descriptions are enough to grasp the concept behind MA styles and convert them.

[Mhairtrym]

Ack,

Yeah forgot about that book.  Oh man I think that was the box buried at the bottom in storage......

*Dreams of a wand to convert all those old books to PDF's*

*pictures the scene with Yoda*
*points fingers at the stack of boxes, and other important artifacts, closing eyes.*
 
Me, " The boxes are just too heavy, you want the impossible.."
Yoda, "And that is why you fail.."

Good idea 

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

Another good source would be The Ultimate Martial Artist by the folks that do Champions. The Combat Companion style rules, specifically the specific maneuvers was heavily inpired by the Hero system.

[Mhairtrym]

Champions was a hero style game? Had a bad guy named Ogre in it, and good guy named crusader as examples?


I know I never had the MA book, but I think I tried it once couple decades ago.  Although I could be thinking of something totally different.  Hopefully the books I do not have they sell in PDF format.

[Rasyr-Mjolnir]

Yes, you are thinking about the correct game. The old ICE used to sell it a long time ago, before the owners of the game took it to another company. Some of the old RM/Shadow World books have both RM and Hero stats in them.

And yes, it is sold in PDF -- http://paizo.com/store/downloads/heroGames/heroSystem/v5748btpy7nl8

[Mhairtrym]

Aha!

Kenpo
Kenpo was developed by American Ed
Parker beginning in the 1950s as a modern form
of Shorinji Kempo (see ?Kung Fu,? below). Parker
methodically studied combat maneuvers and then
broke them down into a system for logical, progressive
instruction. Kenpo is an eff ective fi ghting style
suited to close combat; it uses rapid hand movements,
low kicks, and body checks

Thanks alot of info that can be used, I probably used the Palladium book first time around to come up with some...
Can never have to much inspiration, or material to pull ideas from.