High Kick Girl! (ハイキック・ガール!)

Osu! Thank you, Master!

Commence practicing.

Get ready.

1, 2...

3, 4, 5, 6, 7...

8, 9, 10.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

6...

7, 8, 9, 10.

Show some spirit!

Ryosuke, are they on tap for today?

Yeah. They're KU's karate club.

They look ready for the real thing.

If I'm disappointed, I'll have to kill you.

The stronger, the better.

I know that very well.

Their captain is a national champion.

Sounds great.

Will you fight with me?

Your black belt will be my prize. Okay?

I see. You must be the girl who hunts black belts.

Well, what style and dan level are you, sweetheart?

That I can't tell you.

But, my belt is still brown.

So I want your black one.

A high school girl still wearing a brown belt.

Whatever. This'll make a great story at the bar.

Looking forward to that drink!

Osu!

Alright!

Haven't you learned the proper posture...?

Kei!

I saw your panties.

Hey! Who the hell are you?

Ryosuke!

Shithead!

It's coming.

There you go.

Osu.

"Kei Tsuchiya."

The captain you fought with is in the hospital.

Tsuchiya!

Hunting black belts?

Want a black belt that bad?

Osu. I do want one.

I want the master to see how strong I am.

Stand up.

I'll coach you now.

Osu.

In order to be strong, kata practice is best.

Too weak.

One more time.

Osu.

No good. One more time.

No. One more time.

Keep your back straight.

Too late when you see it.

Seize the moment when your opponent's mind moves.

Read the mind of your opponent.

Power does not create technique, and technique will bring speed.

Osu.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...

It is not to decide who is stronger

nor to show your technique to others.

Simply, it's to repeat basic techniques to improve your body movement.

That's kata practice.

One more time.

Go!

In real fights big movements don't work.

Move fast in the real thing.

Osu.

Don't forget that.

Osu.

Go!

No, too slow! Once more.

There's no first strike in karate.

All kata begin with protection.

Go!

One more time.

Karate is the art of self-defense, never hit first.

Go!

Try it.

Osu.

One more time.

Osu.

Repeat it a thousand times, ten thousand times.

Then your body will be able to react spontaneously.

Doesn't matter if it's a sword or a gun.

Next thing, you'll see the opponent on the floor.

One more time.

Osu.

Match breathing with action.

Osu.

Too weak.

Start over.

No.

Again. Are you listening?

No. Use your entire body.

Again.

Make it sharper.

Regardless of situation or opponent,

make sure you can protect and survive.

That's the real strength.

That's karate.

Bigger movement!

Impossible to use these kata forms in real fights.

Actually, no way of fighting against a gun or a sword.

Doesn't make sense.

Again, from the top.

Osu.

Tokyo Land Development Corp. President Found Beaten to Death.

The majority of the Destroyers' members

are top class martial artists

who do karate, judo and Thai kick boxing.

VIP security team was unable to stop them.

The crime scene photo just after the attack.

The Destroyers.

Yes...?

Destroyers?

Yes.

Yes.

Okay. I'll be waiting for your call.

What was it?

Do you know the Destroyers?

They hire top class martial artists

to destroy people for their clients.

What are they? Hitmen?

Destroyers, I said.

What about 'em?

It was them calling to recruit.

Did they say, "You're strong, why not work for us?"

Like that. They said I had to take a special test.

A special test? Seriously?

Moron. It's not a school test.

If you're strong, you'll pass and if you pass, you get paid.

You must be broke...

Idiot!

Are you going to do it?

Cool.

I have a bad feeling about this but I'm gonna do it.

I need to prove that I'm strong.

What?

Proving it to Mr. Matsumura?

He doesn't take me seriously.

Forget it. He's just Mr. Big Talk, not so great.

Shut up.

I just wanna see how strong I am. You can have all of the money.

Seriously?

I'm doing it now. You?

I'm going with you. It's a photo op.

Wh... what?

It's from them.

Destroyer: Kenga

Destroyer: Ryusoku

You finally got out of prison. Sorry to bring you to a place like this.

It's okay.

What about Matsumura?

That's them?

When I beat them, I'll pass the test.

Then I can get the money, right?

You annoy me. Go home.

Sorry. I'll shut up now.

Do you think those girls are part of it?

They shouldn't be included.

Who's this?

Who are you?

Sorry but this is my entrance test.

What? Your entrance test?

For what?

The Destroyers.

Are you okay?

Kick her ass!

Oh, my God!

I couldn't see that kick at all. Was it like this?

The air was awful.

Osu.

Osu.

Think again.

I see.

Are you ready?