Boomstick: Stupid rich kids!

Why don't their parents ever teach 'em any real values?

Like squirrel cooking or how to throw a punch!

Wiz: Well, turns out Ken's an exception.

Eager to teach his son some discipline, his father sent him to Japan to train in martial arts.

Boomstick: Yeah, turns out Ken's dad was buddies with the master karate hermit, Gouken, who Ken trained under for a decade, alongside a young warrior named Ryu.

Wiz: Under Gouken's eye, Ken was taught the ways of the Ansatsuken or "Assassination Fist", albeit Gouken's own non-lethal variant.

Boomstick: He learned techniques like the blast of ki energy known as the Hadoken, and also the Tatsu-monkey Senpu-kyaka.

Wiz: Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, also known as the Hurricane Kick, a spinning kick that leaves opponents reeling, but is also pretty good for getting past projectiles.

Boomstick: But the moves he excels at the most is the Dragon Fist, the SHORYUKEN!

It's a devastating rising uppercut and Ken's so damn good at it, he can set his whole damn fist on fire!

Wiz: At his best, he can perform the Shinryuken or "Divine Dragon Fist".

Not only is this attack engulfed in flames, it also creates a vacuum effect, drawing opponents in for multiple strikes.

The Shinryuken is the most powerful natural form of the Shoryuken technique.

Boomstick: Well, so long as you're not possessed by evil murder energy, but you should watch Ryu VS Scorpion to learn all about that.

Wiz: In fact you should go do that right now and be sure to come back next week as we cover Ken's opponent: Terry Bogard from King of Fighters.

Boomstick: And of course the week after that for the full episode.