Shissen Karihadi originated in the Ryukyu Kingdom long ago, and its whirling
nunchaku can unleash a flurry of brutal strikes that leave no time for a foe to get
in an attack of their own. Seemingly endless combinations can be spun out
through a series of different stances, and most opponents will have a difficult
time judging just where the next attack will come from.
Flowing smoothly from stance to stance, the force of a spinning nunchaku can
deliver a stunning amount of damage, and quickly lay low even a hardy warrior.
Style Lesson: Beginner
Before Learning Special Stances...
This fighting style utilizes a variety of special stances to defeat an opponent, but
you should start by learning its regular moves first.
Fight at Close Range
Nunchaku are primarily designed to allow the fighter to get up close and personal
with their opponent. After moving in, use a Tongue (2A) to put them on the
defensive, then unleash the middle attack Dragon's Brand (6A+B) and the
low attack Guillotine Dance (2A+B). The Dragon's Brand (6A+B) is useful for
deflecting your opponent's high attacks, so keep that in mind.
Tongue 2A
2A - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
12
12
-6
6
6
1%
Tech Crouch[8-RC]
Dragon's Brand 6A+B
6A+B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
35
-8
KND
KND
9%
Tech Crouch[4-16]
Guillotine Dance 2A+B
2A+B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
30
18,20
-24
KND
KND
4%
Normal Hit Combo. Tech Crouch
Closing Distance
Charging attacks are useful for getting closer to your opponent. Striking Snake
(33_66_99A) is a quick horizontal attack; Rolling Sobat (33_66_99K) and Dragon Cannon (33_66_99B+K) are extremely useful attacks for getting close from somewhat far away.
Striking Snake 33_66_99A
(3)_(6)_(9)A - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
20
20
-6
10
10
1%
Rolling Sobat 33_66_99K
(3)_(6)_(9)K - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
26
24
0
KND
KND
4%
Tech Jump[21-39]
Dragon Cannon 33_66_99B+K
(3)_(6)_(9)B+K - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
24
42
-12
KND
KND
9%
Tech Crouch[14-21]. Tech Jump[27-50]
Style Lesson: Adept
Hound Your Opponent with Combos
The Snake Wing Sobat (4B~BK) is a middle attack and combo starter
effective against crouching opponents. If your opponent guards against the high
kick of the third strike, the opening is still small enough that you'll be able to
continue attacking. If they guard against the first two and then go to duck the
third, press 4B~B~AA to change the third attack into a Dragon's Beard
(during Right Cross AA).
Snake Wing Sobat (Snake Kiss ~ LO ~ Wing Sobat) 4B~BK
4B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
18
16
8
16
16
2%
into LO. Tech Crouch[10-13]
LO BK - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
16,24
-2
KND
KND
4%
Counter Hit Combo. Tech Jump[12-30]
Snake Wing Dragon's Beard (Snake Kiss ~ LO ~ Wing Sobat ~ RC ~ Dragon's Breath ~ LI) 4B~B~AA
4B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
18
16
8
16
16
2%
into LO. Tech Crouch[10-13]
LO B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
16
-4
2
STN
2%
into RC. Tech Crouch[5-16]
RC AA - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
22
14,20
8
18
18
8%
Normal Hit Combo. into LI
Use Special Stances to Break Your Opponent's Guard
The third blow of a Dragon Snake Bite (B~AK) strikes in the middle; the third
blow of a Swooping Falcon (B~A~KK) strikes low. Both are extremely
useful for getting past your opponent's guard at close range. The fourth blow of a
Serpent's Bane (4AAAB) hits in the middle, but you can move into a
Behind Lower stance by stopping after the third hit. Enter 4AAA~KK
to switch to the Swooping Falcon's third and fourth attacks, strike low, and break your opponent's standing guard.
When in a stance, you don't always have to attack right away. Try using Seven
Stars Rebirth to switch to another stance first. For example, you can trick your
opponent into thinking you're going to use a Dragon Snake Bite (B~AK), but
then use B~6 to perform a Seven Stars Rebirth and unleash Fury Kicks (during
Behind Lower KK) instead. Doing so can catch your opponent off guard,
allowing a low attack to hit. Additionally. transitioning into a Black Serpent (during Behind Lower B)
from a Seven Stars Rebirth results in a lethal hit, adding
more guard smashing capabilities to your arsenal.
Black Serpent Bite Rebirth (Snake Bite ~ RO ~ SSR ~ BL ~ Black Serpent) B~6B
B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
10
6
14
14
2%
Cancel with G. into RO
Any Stance 6 - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
-
-
-
-
-
-
into the next stance in the loop
BL B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
22
16
4
14
14
4%
into RC. When done after a PSL transition
Performing an attack after Seven Stars Rebirth will also light up a star
corresponding to your stance, and each new star you light up will increase your
soul gauge. Take advantage of any opening your opponent shows to use Seven
Stars Rebirth and power yourself up.
Seven Stars Severance
If you use Seven Stars Rebirth to change stances and attack from all of the
special stances (Right Outer, Right Cross, Behind Lower, Left Outer. Left Inner,
Neutral Guard), you'll trigger the Seven Stars Severance. Once it's been triggered,
it stays active across all rounds in a match. While Seven Stars Severance is
active, you can use an enhanced version of Fury (B+KBBBA), Astral
Fury.
Fury ~ RO B+KBBBA
B+KBBBA - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
20
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,16
-32
KND
KND
5%
Normal Hit Combo. Perfect input required. into RO
Astral Fury ~ RO B+KBBBA
SSR B+KBBBA - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
20
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,16
-32
LNC
LNC
5%
Normal Hit Combo. on hit into RO
Critical Edge
Raging Dragon Zodiac
Properties
A downward middle attack with a long reach. it can be used from both a neutral
stance and a Neutral Guard, where it becomes a break attack. Additionally, it
deals a large amount of damage when shifting to an attack throw during Seven
Stars Severance.
Raising Dragon Zodiac A+B+K
NG A+B+K - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
90
0
KND
KND
8%
Damage increases to 100 when 7SR is active. .
Tips
Unleash it after evading an attack with an 8—way run, or integrate it into a stun
combo. Hold the final input to switch to Right Outer instead of an attack throw.
Remember to choose a stance and follow-up attack that suits the situation.
Raising Dragon Zodiac: Reprisal [A+B+K]
NG ++ (A)+(B)+(K) - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
32
0
LNC
LNC
8%
.
Soul Charge
Simple Attacks Become Break Attacks
The Dragon's Brand (6A+B) and Dragon's Cross (during Right Cross AB)
become break attacks, which are strong against reversal edges. You will
automatically finish in a Left Inner stance, so if you land the hit, follow up with a
Backfist Blow (during Left Inner B) combo. If your opponent guards, use Seven
Stars Rebirth to change stances.
Hydra's Brand ~ LI SC 6A+B
SC 6A+B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
31
10
STN
STN
15%
SS into LI. Tech Crouch[3-15]
RC ~ Hydra's Cross ~ LI SC RC AB
SC RC AB - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
22
15,22
10
KND
KND
15%
SS into LI. . Tech Crouch[3-14]
LI ~ Backfist Blow LI B
LI B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
40
-28
KND
KND
15%
Stances Enable Extra Attacks
The following moves are examples of valuable combo moves, even just to put your
foe on the defensive: Ocean Splitter (while soul charged during Right Outer
A+B); Crashing Waves (while soul charged during Right Outer AA+B);
and Lightning Dragon (while soul charged during Left Outer BA+B)
RO ~ Ocean Splitter ~ RO SC RO A+B
SC RO A+B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
28
35
4
STN
STN
15%
into RO
RO ~ Crashing Waves ~ BL SC RO AA+B
SC RO AA+B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
14
14,21
10
KND
KND
10%
Normal Hit Combo. into BL
LO ~ Lightning Dragon ~ LO SC LO BA+B
SC LO BA+B - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
16,25
4
STN
STN
15%
into LO
Zodiac Dragon's Might & Guardian Dragon's Might
Middle soul attacks that put you into a soul charged state and pummel the
opponent with nunchaku strikes. Their second hits are automatically triggered
upon hit or guard, and put you in the Right Cross stance. This gives you the
chance to use soul charge techniques from special stances like Swooping Swallow
(during Right Cross while soul charged A+B).
Normal Hit Combo. into RC. Builds SSR on hit. Adds NG star on hit
NG 236A+B+K6 - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
24,19
4
16
16
8%
Normal Hit Combo. into LO. Builds SSR on hit. Adds NG star on hit
NG 236A+B+K2 - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
24,19
4
16
16
8%
Normal Hit Combo. into RO. Builds SSR on hit. Adds NG star on hit
NG 236A+B+K4 - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
24,19
4
16
16
8%
Normal Hit Combo. into RC. Builds SSR on hit. Adds NG star on hit
NG 236A+B+K8 - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
16
24,19
4
16
16
8%
Normal Hit Combo. into NG. Builds SSR on hit. Adds NG star on hit
Reversal Edge
Following Up with A
Crashing Wave (after a successful reversal edge AA) is a good followup that
knocks down the opponent upon hit, and can be chained into two different
stances (A for Behind Lower, [A] for Right Outer) against foes that are wary of
a second attack. These options let you keep your opponent guessing and seize the
initiative.
Following Up with B
These maximize damage. Backfist Blow (during Left Inner B) on a normal hit and
Dragon Pounce (during Left inner K[K]) on a lethal hit are air combos.
LI ~ Dragon Pounce LI K[K]
LI K(K) - Attack Level:
Impact
Damage
Block
Hit
Counter
Guard Burst
30
22,40
2
LNC
LNC
20%
after a guard crush
Following Up with K
Kicks give little opportunity for a counterattack, even if blocked. They can also be
great for causing a ring out with careful positioning.
2A - Attack Level: 
6A+B - Attack Level: 
(3)_(6)_(9)K - Attack Level: 
into LO. Tech Crouch[10-13]
When done after a PSL transition
. 
+
+
(A)+(B)+(K) - Attack Level: 
236A+B+K8 - Attack Level: