COOL MARTIAL ARTS NAMES

[Gallahan]

Has anyone thought up some names for fictional kung-fu styled martial arts? If so, what are they? Anything from the silly to the profound...

- Abrasive Tiger

- Jumping Monkey

- Fragrant Fist

- Happy Dragon

- Prancing Avatar

[Guest]

Style Name
01-10 The (Type) of the (noun).
11-20 The (adjective) (Type) of the (noun).
21-30 The (Type) of the (adjective) (noun).
31-40 The (adjective) (Type) of the (adjective) (noun).
41-50 The (noun)(Type).
51-60 The (adjective) (noun) (Type).
61-70 (adjective) (noun) (Type)
71-80 (noun) (Type)
81-90 (noun1)(noun2) (Type)
91-00 (adjective)(noun1)(noun2) (Type)

Adjective List
01-02 Ancient
03-04 Battling
05-06 Billowing
07-08 Blazing
09-10 Blessed
11-12 Bounding
13-14 Cruel
15-16 Deadly
17-18 Defensive
19-20 Destructive
21-22 Divine
23-24 Drunken
25-26 Feared
27-28 Fighting
29-30 Flying
31-32 Furious
33-34 Glowing
35-36 Grand
37-38 Great
39-40 Hateful
41-42 Holy
43-44 Honorable
45-46 Hunting
47-48 Illuminated
49-50 Imperial
51-52 Jumping
53-54 Knightly
55-56 Leaping
57-58 Legendary
59-60 Lone
61-62 Masterful
63-64 Mysterious
65-66 Mystic
67-68 Noble
69-70 Offensive
71-72 Poor
73-74 Raging
75-76 Respected
77-78 Running
79-80 Shadowy
81-82 Shining
83-84 Single
85-86 Soaring
87-88 Spinning
89-90 Spiraling
91-92 Springing
93-94 Trampling
95-96 Warring
97-98 Whirling
99-00 Wondrous
Virtuous
Quick
Strong
Beautiful
Harmonious
Eternal
Fierce
Extreme
Extraordinary
Supernatural
01-05 White
06-10 Brown
11-15 Black
16-20 Red
21-25 Yellow
26-30 Grey
31-35 Green
36-40 Golden
41-45 Blue
46-50 Silver
51-55 Purple
56-60 Orange
61-65 Pink
66-70 Tan
71-85 Dark
86-00 Light

Noun Chooser
01-10 Animal
11-20 Geographical Feature
81-90 Mineral
91-00 Vegetable

Noun2 chooser
21-30 Weather
31-40 Celestial Object
41-50 Body Part
51-60 Weapon
61-70 Color (adjective)
71-75 Direction
76-80 Number?


Noun 1 (animals)
01 Insects
................01-05 Ant
................06-10 Bee
................11-15 Beetle
................16-20 Butterfly
................21-25 Cockroach
................26-30 Gnat
................31-35 Grasshopper/Locust
................36-40 Fly
................41-45 Hornet
................46-50 Mantis
................51-55 Mosquito
................56-60 Scorpion
................61-65 Snail
................66-70 Spider
................71-75 Wasp
................76-80 Worm
................81-85 Dragonfly
................86-90 Centipede
................91-95 Leech
................96-00 Caterpillar
02 Alligator/Crocodile
03 Ape
04 Armadillo
05 Baboon
06 Badger
07 Bat
08 Bear
09 Beaver
10 Blue-Jay
11 Bobcat
12 Buffalo
13 Buzzard
14 Carp
15 Cat
16 Cheetah
17 Chimpanzee
18 Cobra
19 Condor
20 Cow/Bull
21 Coyote/Jackal
22 Crab
23 Crane
24 Crawfish/Crayfish
25 Deer
26 Dog
27 Dolphin/Porpoise
28 Dove
29 Duck
30 Eagle
31 Eel
32 Egret
33 Elephant
34 Falcon
35 Ferret
36 Fox
37 Frog
38 Giraffe
39 Goat
40 Hawk
41 Hedgehog
42 Hippopotamus
43 Horse
44 Hummingbird
45 Jaguar
46 Kangaroo
47 Koala
48 Leopard
49 Lion
50 Lizard
51 Lobster
52 Manta
53 Mole
54 Monkey
55 Moose
56 Mouse
57 Octopus
58 Opossum
59 Otter
60 Owl
61 Ox
62 Panther
63 Peacock
64 Pheasant
65 Pig/Wild Boar/Hog/Warthog
66 Pigeon
67 Porcupine
68 Puma/Mountain Lion
69 Python
70 Quail
71 Rabbit/Bunny/Hare
72 Racoon
73 Rat
74 Rattlesnake
75 Raven/Crow/Rook/Corbie
76 Rhinoceros
77 Rooster/Chicken
78 Salamander
79 Seagull
80 Seal
81 Shark
82 Sheep
83 Snake/Serpent
84 Sparrow
85 Squid
86 Squirrel
87 Stingray
88 Swallow
89 Tiger
90 Toad
91 Tortoise/Turtle
92 Turkey
93 Vulture
94 Weasel
95 Whale
96 Wild Goose
97 Wolf
98 Wolverine
99 Zebra
00 Mythological Creatures
................01-25 Roc
................26-50 Dragon
................51-75 Phoenix
................76-00 Unicorn/Ki-lin/Qi Lin/Kirin

Noun 2 (Geographical Features)
01-02 Atoll
03-04 Barren
05-06 Bay
07-08 Beach
09-10 Bog
11-12 Canyon
13-14 Cave/Cavern
15-16 Cliff
17-18 Crag
19-20 Crater
21-22 Desert
23-24 Dune
25-26 Field
27-28 Ford
29-30 Forest, rain
31-32 Forest
33-34 Garden
35-36 Glacier
37-38 Hill
39-40 Hot Spring
41-42 Ice field
43-44 Island
45-46 Jungle
47-48 Lagoon
49-50 Lake
51-52 Marsh
53-54 Moor
55-56 Mountain
57-58 Oasis
59-60 Ocean
61-62 Orchard
63-64 Pass
65-66 Path
67-68 Peak
69-70 Plain
71-72 Plateau
73-74 Reef
75-76 River
77-78 Savanna
79-80 Scrub
81-82 Sea
83-84 Steppe
85-86 Stream
87-88 Swamp
89-90 Tundra
91-92 Vale
93-94 Valley
95-96 Volcano
97-98 Waterfall
99-00 Woods

Noun 3 (weather)
01-05 Breeze
06-10 Chill/Frost
11-15 Drought
16-20 Dust (storm)
21-25 Fire/Flame
26-30 Fog
31-35 Hail
36-40 Hurricane
41-45 Lightning
46-50Rain
51-55 Sleet
56-60 Snow
61-65 Storm
66-70 Thunder
71-75 Tornado
76-80 Tsunami/Tidal Wave
81-85 Typhoon
86-90 Wave
91-95 Whirlwind
96-00 Wind

Noun 4 (celestial objects)
01-05 Celestial
06-10 Comet
11-15 Constellation
16-20 Earth
21-25 Heavens
26-30 Jupiter
31-35 Mars
36-40 Mercury
41-45 Meteor
46-50 Moon
51-55 Neptune
56-60 Planets
61-65 Pluto
66-70 Saturn
71-80 Stars
81-85 Sun
86-90 Uranus
91-95 Venus
96-00 Zodiac

Noun 5 (body part)
01-05 Arm
06-10 Back
11-15 Body
16-20 Ear
21-25 Elbow
26-30 Eye
31-35 Face
36-40 Fist
41-45 Foot
46-50 Hand
51-55 Head
56-60 Knee
61-65 Leg
66-70 Mouth
71-75 Neck
76-80 Nose
81-85 Shoulder
86-90 Stomach
91-95 Thigh
96-00 Torso

Noun 6 (weapon)
01-05 Axe
06-10 Bow
11-15 Chain
16-20 Club
21-25 Crossbow
26-30 Dagger
31-35 Dart
36-40 Flail
41-45 Hammer
46-50 Knife
51-55 Lance
56-60 Lasso/Snare/Rope
61-65 Mace
66-70 Pick
71-75 Scythe
76-80 Sickle
81-85 Spear
86-90 Staff
91-95 Sword
96-00 Whip

Noun 8 (directions)
01-10 Eastern
11-20 Western
21-30 Southern
31-40 Northern
41-50 Back
51-60 Front
61-70 Right
71-80 Left
81-90 Up
91-00 Down

Noun 9 (mineral-rocks, metal, gems, etc)
01-05 Steel
06-10 Gold
11-15 Silver
16-20 Mercury
21-25 Copper
26-30 Brass
31-35 Platinum
36-40 Palladium
41-45 Marble
46-50 Granite
51-55 Obsidian
56-60 Diamond
61-65 Ruby
66-70 Emerald
71-75 Pearl
76-80 Sapphire
81-85 Opal
86-90 Jade
91-95 Lead
96-00 Sulphur

Noun 10 (vegetable-plants)
01-02 Apple
03-04 Apricot
05-06 Ash
07-08 Bamboo
09-10 Banana
11-12 Barley
13-14 Bean
15-16 Beet
17-18 Berry
19-20 Birch
21-22 Cabbage
23-24 Carrot
25-26 Cedar
27-28 Cherry
29-30 Chestnut
31-32 Chrysanthemum
33-34 Date
35-36 Flower
37-38 Fruit
39-40 Garlic
41-42 Grass
43-44 Hemp
45-46 Holly
47-48 Ivy
49-50 Leaf
51-52 Maple
53-54 Mushroom
55-56 Nightshade
57-58 Nut
59-60 Oak
61-62 Onion
63-64 Orange
65-66 Palm Tree
67-68 Peach
69-70 Pear
71-72 Pine
73-74 Plum
75-76 Poplar
77-78 Potato
79-80 Pumpkin
81-82 Radish
83-84 Rice
85-86 Sugar
87-88 Turnip
89-90 Vegetable
91-92 Walnut
93-94 Watermelon
95-96 Wheat
97-98 Willow
99-00Yew

Numbers
01-07 One
08-14 Two
15-21 Three
22-28 Four
29-35 Five
36-42 Six
43-49 Seven
50-56 Eight
57-63 Nine
34-70 Ten
71-80 One Thousand
81-90 One Hundred
91-00 Ten Thousand

[Sentinel]

I like Piercing Stallion, mostly because the Horse is my Chinese Astrological animal sign (I was born in the year of the Fire Horse).

[MrTwist]

Gotta go with Probing Iguana. Choice of proctologists and aliens everywhere.

[Slag]

Half of those sound like pr0n titles!

[J. Lionheart]

Fear my Destructive Porcupine Meteor Kung Fu!

It was either that or the Billowing Karate of the Offensive Apricot

[Gallahan]

FADE IN
EXT: EPIC MOUNTAIN TRAIL; SUNSET: GALLAHAN approaches SATSUJIN, hands clasped palms inward. SATSUJIN sharpens a wooden spear as doves flutter away into the sky from thick branches above. They speak, dubbed over voices not in sync with violent lip movements...

GALLAHAN: So, you've done it again Satsujin!

SATSUJIN: Perhaps.

GALLAHAN: But you overlooked ONE style in your computations, and for that insult, the Believers of the Omniscient Lobster have sent me to teach you a lesson! Prepare to fight!

SATSUJIN: Maybe, but only because the Omniscient Lobster does not compare to the Redeemable Coupon. That, and we are not fans of seafood.

But seriously... AWESOME tables!

[Guest]

FADE IN
EXT: EPIC MOUNTAIN TRAIL; SUNSET: GALLAHAN approaches SATSUJIN, hands clasped palms inward. SATSUJIN sharpens a wooden spear as doves flutter away into the sky from thick branches above. They speak, dubbed over voices not in sync with violent lip movements...

GALLAHAN: So, you've done it again Satsujin!

SATSUJIN: Perhaps.

GALLAHAN: But you overlooked ONE style in your computations, and for that insult, the Believers of the Omniscient Lobster have sent me to teach you a lesson! Prepare to fight!

SATSUJIN: Maybe, but only because the Omniscient Lobster does not compare to the Redeemable Coupon. That, and we are not fans of seafood.

But seriously... AWESOME tables!

Ironically, we are not a fan of seafood.

[sinestus]

ok... so we have the random style name generator,....

now just need the random style generator...

roll to determine how many and what ones of every major catagory used to define the martial art...

and a bigass table to randomly determine it's level ups...

[Tinker Dragoon]

It's been done, though it's a bit beyond the scope of the topic: Random Martial Art Style Generator (475 KB PDF)

Some odd names I've come up with over the years (some by random roll, some by intention) include:

Deadly Wasp Style
Form of the Plum
Gizmojutsu
Hillbilly Kung Fu
Squatting Buffalo Style

[Jefffar]

Try these:

Martial Arts Move Name Generator

Martial Arts School Name Generator

[Guest]

Try these:

Martial Arts Move Name Generator

Martial Arts School Name Generator

You forgot the Super Ninja Generator

[Gallahan]

Hillbilly Kung Fu... Isn't that popular in backwater family reunions!?



Great tables and generators!!

[Jefffar]

The Super Ninja Generator is not complee without a Kusu option

[Guest]

The Super Ninja Generator is not complee without a Kusu option

It's a Super ninja generator, not an Immortal/Deific/Supreme Being ninja generator.

[Gallahan]

Oh darn it, I should've included: INFLATIBLE CLOWN to the martial arts styles, but I guess disciples of that style might *get the wind knocked out of them* from time to time. Hehehehehe...

[Gallahan]

I saw a movie that was recently released, which involved an "age old" epic hero who uses a dark, flying mammal as his totem in order to inspire FEAR into his opponents. This movie was tremendous and much better than any previous (and campy) incarnation of the franchise. The actor truly *became* the character, but the story was amazing.

What gave this movie depth was the fact that the hero traveled to Tibet or somewhere like that and trained with a secret brotherhood of monks. No one would ever suspect that this comic book character would ever have gone to such lengths to find himself, and in the end, man did it pay off.

Anyway, why it applies here is because of the cool name of their League. It was the League of ________. I won't get any more specific because the threat might be removed. The reference is clear if you see the movie, or simply *don't stand in the light.* Hint. I just thought it was a neat slant to take on such an old character.

And the movie, in turn, had a Ninjas and Superspies feel to it.

[Marcantony]

I always liked Yee Arr Kung Fu myself (an old computer game). Or was that Yee Ow?

[Guest]

I always liked Yee Arr Kung Fu myself (an old computer game). Or was that Yee Ow?

It was Yie Ar Kung Fu.

[Gallahan]

Is that the one where you operate your "Kung Fu Dude" with two joy sticks to control his moves, such as UP + UP = side kick, UP + DOWN = squating punch? Is that the game? If so... it was cool.

[Mantisking]

Originally posted by Gallahan.
What gave this movie depth was the fact that the hero traveled to Tibet or somewhere like that and trained with a secret brotherhood of monks. No one would ever suspect that this comic book character would ever have gone to such lengths to find himself, and in the end, man did it pay off.

That's been part of his origin since the early 90's.

[Gallahan]

Does anyone remember that martial arts *classic* called: The Last Dragon? Done waaaaay back in the mid/late 80's. Bruce Leroy? And his arch nemesis Shogun... "Sho-nuff!"

I loved that movie's depiction of the hero's struggle with himself and attaining the final level, whereupon his entire body would be enveloped by "The Glow." As well as his reluctant struggle with Shogun. It was great, when at the end, everyone discovered who the true master was.

It's been a long time since a good martial arts movie like that, set in "modern" times, was made. I don't recall, but was their martial arts style given a name? What did you think of the movie? If you haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend it.

[Gallahan]

Oh man... It's a tie between PROBING IGUANA and DRUNKEN MASTER!!!!

You can't let this end in a tie! It's just not the way.

THERE MUST BE A VICTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Natalya]

Oh man... It's a tie between PROBING IGUANA and DRUNKEN MASTER!!!!

You can't let this end in a tie! It's just not the way.

THERE MUST BE A VICTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There ya go.....Drunken Avatar!!!

[Sentinel]

Is that the one where you operate your "Kung Fu Dude" with two joy sticks to control his moves, such as UP + UP = side kick, UP + DOWN = squating punch? Is that the game? If so... it was cool.

That was Karate Champ.

[Blight]

Ok in way behind on this but in hero's they were talking about martial art for different powers or cultures
It made me think of this post so ...
For the brick hero "Ka kuma" (metal bear) sounded good.