Kenji (manga)

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Kenji
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拳児 (Kenji)
Genre	Martial Art/ Sport
Manga: 拳児
Authored by	Ryuchi Matsuda
Publisher	Shonen Jump
Serialized in	Weekly Shonen Magazine
Original run	1988 – 1992
No. of volumes	12

Kenji (拳児, Kenji^?) is a manga about a Japanese teenager named Kenji who practices the martial art Bājíquán (Japanese: Hakkyoku-ken) and his encounters with other martial artists, including some from real life, such as Adam Hsu and Liu Chia-Liang.

The series is based on the life of Song Tien Long Dz and has had histories of Hakkyoku-ken, Li Shu-Wen, and Liu Yun-Chiao.

Kenji's archnemesis is a gangster named Tony Tan who practiced Hung Gar and later Xinyiliuhequan.

This series primarily features Bājíquán, but also gets into Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Baguazhang, Chen T'ai Chi Ch'üan, Pi Quan, Xingyiquan, Xin Yi Liu He, Shaolin, Hung Gar, Daito Ryu, Shotokan and numerous other styles.

The Manga was released in 1988, and the last issue came out in 1992. It was created by Ryuchi Matsuda with art by Yoshihide Fujiwara. There are 21 Manga books. Recently the Manga was re-released in Japan. This time it contains about two or three of the original books per volume.

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