Making Martial Arts Plausible!

templewulf · 2005-10-16T18:05:35

I'm working on a 2D RPG engine right now, but I thought I'd get some ideas for a design doc on my next project, a 3d arena-fighter. I have two questions for the community: 1.) Does anyone have a plausible story for people to get together to fight? Has there ever been a believable story for a fighting game? (I'm thinking of Musashi-style wandering samurai as an excuse for duels, but not every character can be ronin!) 2.) Secondly, does anyone know of some underrepresented fighting styles? I have some roots in britain, shoshone native americans, and the philippines. I'm trying to look up what Kali/Escrima looks like, but I'm not getting anywhere. I'd like to see some native american fighting systems, but the claims of a "traditional" system I've seen are spurious at best. I guess Boxing will be okay for my English history, but what about the Irish/Scottish/Welsh? There are also tons of kung fu styles that you never get to see in movies, like Dog Kung Fu or Bear-Eagle Kung Fu. Are there any fellow designer/martial artists who can help me research these alternate styles? (P.S. Does anyone know the kicking style Lee Chaolan uses in Tekken?)