After completing his training under his grandfather's tutelage at the age of 23, he went on a quest to test his abilities. Akira serves as the assistant instructor at Yuki Budokan (his family's dojo), and is known to be hot-blooded and impulsive by nature. Akira Yuki is the grandson of the man who developed these techniques. During the Second World War, the Japanese army developed their own techniques to improve their infantry's fighting ability. He's also had fierce rivalries with fighters such as Goh Hinogami, Jean Kujo, and especially Kage-Maru.Īkira is the official winner of the Second World Fighting Tournament ( Virtua Fighter 2).īajiquan is one of the foremost Chinese martial arts. Throughout the series, Akira has met many combatants, making friendships with fighters such as Pai Chan, Wolf Hawkfield, the Bryant siblings Jacky and Sarah, as well as childhood friend of Aoi Umenokoji. Rather than just pursuing victories and worthy opponents, Akira seeks to master his Bajiquan techniques and to understand what "true fighting" is about.Īkira can be very passionate when it comes to fighting, often telling his opponents to fight with everything they have and always expressing his enthusiasm for a bout. In order to further test his fighting skills, he enters the World Fighting Tournament, a martial arts contest that draws in many fighters from around the world, each with their own unique abilities. Living by the motto, "None shall harm me, and I shall harm no others", Akira is a young man who sets out on a journey in the hopes of becoming the ultimate martial artist. His fighting style is Bajiquan, a Chinese martial art (pronounced "Hakkyoku-ken" in Japanese).
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Akira Yuki (結城 晶, Yūki Akira) (born September 23, 1968) is a fictional character and mascot of the Sega video game series Virtua Fighter.