One Piece fans will know that Oda has introduced us to a variety of new and different concepts over the years. This includes story elements that are completely original and based on real-life concepts. From weapons to various concepts, the world of One Piece is full of interesting concepts, and we'll be explaining one of them in this article. The concept we're going to discuss is Fish-Man Karate, as you'll discover what exactly Fish-Man Karate is, how it's learned, and who the known users of this technique are.

Fish-Man Karate is a special martial arts style developed by the Fish-Men and primarily practiced by them and the Mermen. While it can be used both on land and underwater, Fish-Man Karate is most effective underwater, as it can utilize the water and its currents to deliver devastating and powerful attacks that can severely injure the target. While Fish-Men and Mermen most commonly use this technique, it is not exclusive to them, as even humans and members of other races can practice and use it. Many users have developed individual techniques within Fish-Man Karate.

The rest of this article will expand on the answer given above, as we'll tell you everything you need to know about Fish-Man Karate. You'll discover its origins, the history of Fish-Man Karate, who can use it, and how they learned it. Despite its name, Fish-Man Karate isn't exclusive to Fish-Men, and as you'll see, it can be learned by other characters as well. If you're not fully up-to-date on the history of One Piece, this article may contain some spoilers.

Fish-Man Karate is complex, but it is not exclusive to Fish-Men.

The Fish-Men are an important race in One Piece and undoubtedly an important part of the story. Among other things, their civilization is also responsible for the development of several specific fighting techniques, among which Fish-Man Karate is the most famous.

Fish-Man Karate is a martial art practiced by certain skilled members of the Fish-Man race. While extremely dangerous on land, Fish-Man Karate features several devastating underwater techniques designed to enhance the Fish-Man's strength and speed underwater.

This fighting style showcases a fishman's great underwater power and mobility. This martial art can be learned on Fishman Island, particularly at a dojo there.

According to Jinbe, the essence of this art is to control all the water in its immediate vicinity; from the water in the atmosphere to the water in our bodies, shockwaves even pass through them. He claimed that all living things, even a rubber man like Luffy, are connected to water. Although Fishmen and Mermen primarily practice this martial art, it is not exclusive to these races, as Koala can practice it despite being human, as can Nico Robin.

The other two techniques, Fish-Man Jujutsu and Merman Jujutsu, are distinct, and we will not explain them in detail here, but we may return to them in separate articles.

Known users of Fish-Man Karate

In this section, we'll tell you a bit about the famous Fish-Man Karate practitioners and their techniques. Some practitioners haven't developed their own techniques, so we'll just list them without any further explanation. They are:

Jinbe

Jinbe is a master of Fish-Man Karate, with which he can deliver extremely powerful blows capable of annihilating entire groups of enemies. Jinbe can cause massive damage even on the surface, as he can manipulate the water present in the air and in the bodies of enemies, managing to injure them without even physical contact.

He was also able to knock down a gigantic fish-man with a single kick. Individual techniques he developed include Karakusagawara Seiken, Gosenmaigawara Seiken, Yarinami and Murasame, Samehada Shotei, Samegawara Seiken, Uchimizu, Nanasenmaigawara Mawashigeri, Fish-Man Karate Ogi: Buraikan, Soshark, Fish-Man Karate Ogi: Onigawara Seiken, and the non-canon Shizurase.

Kurobi

Kuroobi is a Level 40 Fish-Man Karate fighter, meaning he is exceptionally skilled with these abilities. With this martial art, he has managed to severely strike Sanji on numerous occasions, even though most of their fight took place underwater, a place where Kuroobi has a great advantage.

Individual techniques he developed include Hyakumaigawara Seiken, Wanto Giri, Itomaki Kumite, Kaisoku: Harakudashigeri, Ka Ka Kakato Otoshi, Kachiage Haisoku, Jodan Bakusho, Appakushi Chokka Koro, and Senmaigawara Seiken.

Condom

Capote is proficient in Fish-Man Karate; he can generate a shockwave with a single blow that splits the sea in two, damaging the opposing boat. He appears to be quite skilled in this martial art, although it's difficult to compare him to others since we haven't seen many of his abilities. The individual techniques he has managed to develop are Kaimen Wari and the Two Fish Engine.

Nico Robin

Nico Robin is not an experienced user of Fish-Man Karate, but Koala taught her how to incorporate the martial art into her moveset, making Nico Robin the first Devil Fruit user to know Fish-Man Karate. She also managed to develop her own technique called Fish-Man Karate: Giganteum.

Hody Jones

Hody Jones learned the basics of Fish-Man Karate during his time in Neptune's army. His skill level isn't very high, but he can still deliver very powerful blows thanks to Energy Steroids. The individual techniques he developed include Soshark, Yabusame, Uchimizu, and Umidaiko. As you can see, some of these are identical to Jinbe's techniques.

Hack

Hack's abilities were confirmed at the Corrida Collisseum, where he was confirmed to be a level 100 Fish-Man Karate practitioner, proving he was quite skilled. However, we haven't seen him use many of his skills in the series. The only known technique he has developed is the Yonsenmaigawara Seiken.

Koala

Koala is so skilled in Fish-Man Karate that she became an assistant master of the martial art in the Revolutionary Army. She also taught Nico Robin how to incorporate Fish-Man Karate into her skills. Some of the individual techniques she has used include Gedan-giri, Samegawara Seiken, Samehada Shotei, and Kakumei Gun Gyojin Karate Shihandai.

Aladine

Aladine's skill level in Fish-Man Karate is also unknown, but it is quite unusual as he uses this martial art despite actually being a Triton; as you might assume, this is not such a common occurrence. He is capable of using the Umidaiko technique and has, in the anime only, also used the Uchimizu technique.

Sebastian

Sebastian can use some Fish-Man karate moves, such as throwing drops of water at such speed that they resemble projectiles. His overall skill level, however, is unknown. Among the individual techniques he can use are O Uchimizu and O Yabusame, which are larger versions of the original techniques of the same name.

Tansui

Tansui is a lesser-known member of the Macro Pirates, and while he is evidently capable of using Fish-Man Karate, his prowess with this martial art has never been demonstrated, as he was defeated before he could truly use his abilities.

Dandy

Dandy isn't a manga or anime character, but he did appear in a play as a member of Buggy's team. It's unknown if he has any techniques of his own.

S-Shark

S-Shark was only recently introduced in the manga as a clone of Jinbe, and it remains to be seen whether he can simply copy Jinbe's moves or create his own.