( Hand to Hand: Martial Arts ) Aikido ( revised )

them. The only area in which Anbo-Jyutsu is notably deficient is kick attacks, mainly because the
tournament rules (and remember, originally this martial art was just for show) forbid kicks.
Special Maneuvers
Blindfighting
Anbo-Jyutsu is unique among the martial arts in that all matches are fought completely blind! While
those that pursue this form as a means of self-defense are not required to fight every battle blind,
they are very prepared in case they have to. The rules are simple: At the beginning of each melee
round, roll a flat perception check (no bonuses). If it succeeds, the practitioner is only -1 to strike,
parry, and dodge. If it fails, then half the usual penalties apply.
Temple Strike
On a called shot at -4 to strike, a practitioner of Anbo-Jyutsu may make a staff or rod strike against
the side of an opponent's head. This strike inflicts double damage, results in the negation opponent's
combat bonuses for 1D4 melees, and has a 15% +(damage inflicted)% chance of causing knock-out
for 1D4 minutes! Repeated usage of this attack (ex: reducing an opponent to 1 HP using only this
attack) can result in serious and long-lasting brain damage (GM has final say).
Tripping Strike
This strike is aimed at an opponent's legs, preferably the bend of the knee, but the shin works as well.
This attack does minimal damage (1D4) and is used primarily to ensure a knock-down on an
opponent. Treat it exactly as the Tripping/Leg Hook from N&SS.
Pinwheel Attack
This flashy, show-off move is used primarily to intimidate but also has good damage. Unfortunately,
the use of the Pinwheel Attack (so called because of the "pinwheeling" motions of the attacker's
arms) results in an almost compete loss of defensive capability for its duration! The build-up to this
attack is eerily silent for all its obvious power. In the moments preceding this attack, the attacker
begins to whirl his weapon(s) in a circular pattern that does look like a pinwheel, all the while moving
closer to the target. This attack must be the first attack in a melee round, and regardless of the
initiative roll, this attack always comes last in the first group of attacks. During the build-up, the
attacker may still use circular parries, but may not dodge or use a regular parry, and the circular parry
is at -4.
When the attack itself comes, it comes as the whirlwind--fast and hard. The attacker spins in a
complete circle, hits the target with both ends of the staff (or both rods), comes to a complete stop,
and does the same thing in reverse. In essence, the character gets four attacks for the price of one!
Each set of attacks (the first two, then the last two) must be rolled for separately, and unless the
opponent has two weapons (or a staff) a parry of the first attack results in a -4 to the parry roll on the
second attack (the weapon has been knocked out of line).
When the attack ends, the character may not do anything for the remainder of the round except
defend, and may only do that with a penalty of -6! However, this attack is so impressive and coollooking
that any opponent of less than fifth level must save vs. horror factor 15 to avoid being cowed
into retreat or submission. More experienced characters without martial arts ability are less impressed
by flashy maneuvers and only need a 12 to save. Martial artists of fifth level or above are completely
unaffected by this move, considering it the tool of a show-off and braggart.
(Example: Will, a first-level practitioner of Anbo-Jyutsu armed with a bo staff [with which he is
considered to have third level proficiency], is in a duel against Kyle, a third level Soldier with Hand to
Hand: Martial Arts who is armed with a sword. Will and Kyle each have three attacks per melee. The
first round of combat begins; Will gets a 17 on initiative and Kyle gets a 10. Normally, Will would go
first, but he declares that he is building up for a Pinwheel Strike. Kyle gets his first attack, going for a