The BlackHammer CyberPunk Project

YinYang
New Martial Arts
 YinYang
Originally I had proposed a sweeping reform of the hand to hand combat system in Cyberpunk 2020, but with the arrival of The Pacific Rim Sourcebook, most of my demands were satisfied.
Instead, I propose several new martial arts to be added to the Martial Arts listing, as well as the removal of several others that were too generalized. I've also included a few martial arts that were added to the game previous to Pacific Rim but were not included in that book's listings (mostly from Listen Up You Primitive Screwheads!).
For descriptions of the Martial Arts listed below, I recommend any good Martial Arts reference book, or the GURPS Martial Arts from Steve Jackson Games, or the Ninjas and Superspies book from Palladium.
This table has recently been reformatted to look much prettier, thanks to the efforts of mrxbow@clear.net.nz.

Style
diff
Strike
Punch
Kick
Disarm
Sweep
Block
Dodge
Grapple
Throw
Hold
Choke
Escape
Ram
Karate
x2
2
2
1
2
Tae Kwan Do
x3
3
3
2
2
1
Te
x3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Sumo
x3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
Koppo
x4
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
Ninjutsu
x5
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Jeet Kun Do
x3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Chio Li Fut
x3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Tai Chi Chuan
x4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Judo
x1
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
Wrestling
x1
2
4
3
4
2
4
Aikido
x2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
3
Sambo
x2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Boxing
x1
3
3
1
Thai Kick Boxing
x4
3
4
2
1
Savate
x2
4
1
1
Capoeria
x3
1
2
3
2
2
Crane Kung Fu
x3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
Ch'a Ch'uan KF
x3
1
3
1
2
3
Chi Hsuan Men
x3
2
1
4
2
1
Drunken Style KF
x3
1
3
2
3
1
Phoenix Eye KF
x3
3
2
2
2
1
3
Tiger Claw KF
x3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Hwarang-Do Karat
x3
1
3
1
1
2
2
Okinawan Karate
x2
1
2
2
1
2
Kyokushinkai Karate
x3
3
2
2
1
3
Short-Hand KF
x2
3
1
3
1
Cotton Fist KF
x3
3
3
3
Leopard Style KF
x3
2
2
1
2
1
2
Sankukai Karate
x3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Shao-Lin Kung Fu
x3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
T'ang-Su Karate
x2
2
3
3
Wui Wing Chun KF
x3
2
3
2
1
2
Wu Shu T'sung KF
x4
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
Eagle Claw KF
x2
3
3
2
Yu-Sool Karate
x3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Arasakate
x2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
GunFoo
x4
3
2
4
4
2
Thrash Boxing
x3
2
3
3
1
1
2
ThAMoC
x2
1
1
2
1
2
Style
diff
Strike
Punch
Kick
Disarm
Sweep
Block
Dodge
Grapple
Throw
Hold
Choke
Escape
Ram

 

At a later date, I will include a list of what weapons are available to each martial art through their Strike proficiency. In the meantime, stick to the Arts you know or can research.