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Dee Jay
is a fictional character in the ''Street Fighter'' series. He made his first appearance in the 1993's ''Super Street Fighter II'' as one of the four new characters introduced in the game. In the series, he is a Jamaican kickboxer and karateka, as well as a recording artist and breakdancer. He was the only character at the time to be designed by an American. Dee Jay was based on real-life kickboxer Billy Blanks and has received mixed critical reception. Conception design Dee Jay was conceived for ''Super Street Fighter II'' by American designer James Goddard, and his name was chosen as a variant on Goddard's nickname, DJames. He was the first ''Street Fighter'' character to be designed by an American, and only one of only three characters in the series to have been conceived by an American, along with Blade and Captain Sawada. While ''Super Street Fighter II'' was going to feature Cammy, T. Hawk, and two brothers who had the same design save for a head swap, Goddard felt that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter II
is a 1991 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcade game, arcades. It is the second installment in the ''Street Fighter'' series and the sequel to 1987's ''Street Fighter (video game), Street Fighter''. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and Akira Yasuda, who had previously worked on the game Final Fight (video game), ''Final Fight'', it is the fourteenth game to use Capcom's CP System arcade system board. ''Street Fighter II'' vastly improved many of the concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of Fighting game#Special attacks and combos, special command-based moves, a Combo (video games), combo system, a six-button configuration, and a wider selection of player character, playable characters, each with a unique fighting style. ''Street Fighter II'' became the best-selling game since the golden age of arcade video games. By 1994, it had been played by an estimated 25 million people in the United States alone. More than 200,000 arcade cabinets and 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate training also employs Throw (grappling), throwing and joint locking techniques. A karate practitioner is called a . Beginning in the 1300s, early Chinese martial arts, Chinese martial artists brought their techniques to Okinawa. Despite the Ryukyu Kingdom being turned into a puppet state by Japanese samurai in 1609, after the Invasion of Ryukyu, its cultural ties to China remained strong. Since Ryukyuans were banned from carrying swords under samurai rule, groups of young aristocrats created unarmed combat methods as a form of resistance, combining Chinese and local styles of martial arts. Training emph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter (1994 Film)
''Street Fighter'' is a 1994 action film written and directed by Steven E. de Souza, based on the video game series of the same name developed and published by Capcom. It was one of two films released in 1994 specifically adapting ''Street Fighter II'', following '' Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''. Distributed by Universal Pictures in the United States and Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International internationally, the film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia (in his final theatrical film role) along with supporting performances by Byron Mann, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen and Wes Studi. The adaptation focuses on the efforts by Colonel Guile (Van Damme) to bring down General M. Bison (Julia), the military dictator and drug kingpin of Shadaloo City who aspires to conquer the world with an army of genetic supersoldiers, while enlisting the aid of street fighters Ryu (Mann) and Ken (Chapa) to infiltrate Bison's empire and help destroy it from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FedEx
FedEx Corporation, originally known as Federal Express Corporation, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate holding company specializing in Package delivery, transportation, e-commerce, and business services. The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of its original air division, FedEx Express, Federal Express, which operated under this name from 1973 until 1994. FedEx is best known for its air Package delivery, delivery service, FedEx Express, which pioneered overnight delivery as its flagship service. Over the years, the company has expanded its operations to include FedEx Ground, FedEx Office, FedEx Supply Chain, FedEx Freight, and several other services through a network of subsidiaries. These expansions have often been strategic moves to compete with its primary rival, United Parcel Service, UPS. The company’s air shipping operations are centralized at its primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tae Bo
Tae Bo is a body fitness system that incorporates martial arts techniques, such as stances, kicks and punches as well as traditional choreography. It became popular in the 1990s. This fitness system was developed by American taekwondo and boxing practitioner Billy Blanks. Such programs use the motions of martial arts at a rapid pace designed to promote fitness. The name Tae Bo is a blend of taekwondo and boxing. History Billy Blanks developed the routine in 1976 by combining dance with elements from his martial arts and boxing training to form a workout regimen. During the 1990s, a series of videos was mass-marketed to the public; by 1999, an estimated 1.5 million sets of videos had been sold by frequently-aired television infomercials. As a result, Tae Bo became something of a pop culture phenomenon in the late 1990s. Gyms began offering kickboxing-based fitness classes similar to Tae Bo. Since Blanks had obtained a trademark on the name they were not allowed to use the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of The Kickboxers
''The King of the Kickboxers'' (also known as ''Karate Tiger V'' and ''No Retreat, No Surrender 4'') is a 1990 martial arts film directed by Lucas Lowe and starring Loren Avedon as Jake Donahue and Billy Blanks as Khan. Plot 1981, Bangkok, Thailand. Sean Donahue is in the kickboxing ring against the current Thai champion. In his corner is his little brother Jake, who is cheering Sean on. Sean is able to overpower his opponent and wins after a spin kick knocks the Thai fighter out. Sean is rewarded with the championship. En route to their hotel after the fight, Jake and Sean are ambushed by some armed men. Sean is able to fight them off until he is shot at by Khan, who warned Sean he was not to have won the fight. Sean admits that it wasn't his intention but the opponent wasn't much of a contender. Khan, angry with the decision, fights Sean and obliterates him in front of young Jake. Khan performs a triple kick combination starting with a double jump kick to the head, followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickboxer
Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general fitness, or for competition. Some styles of kickboxing include: full contact karate, Muay Thai, Japanese kickboxing, Lethwei, Sanda, and Savate. Although since the dawn of humanity people have faced each other in hand-to-hand combat, the first documentation on the use of kicking and punching in sports combat is from ancient Greece and ancient India. But nevertheless, the term kickboxing originated in Japan, in the 1960s, and developed in the late 1950s from karate mixed with boxing, having some influence, with competitions held since then. American kickboxing originated in the 1970s and was brought to prominence in September 1974, when the Profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fei Long
is a 1993 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the fourth game in the ''Street Fighter II'' sub-series of ''Street Fighter'' games, following ''Street Fighter II Turbo'' (1992). It refines and balances the existing character roster from the previous versions, and introduces four new characters, including Cammy and Dee Jay. It is the first game on Capcoms CP System II hardware, with more sophisticated graphics and audio over the original CP System hardware used in previous versions of ''Street Fighter II''. ''Super Street Fighter II'' was ported to the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis home consoles in 1994 followed by a number of computer platforms later. ''Super Street Fighter II'' was followed in 1994 by ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', a fifth version of ''Street Fighter II'', which further balances the characters and adds features. Gameplay ''Super Street Fighter II'' features the following changes from ''Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Swap
Since the origin of video games in the early 1970s, the video game industry, the gamer, players, and video game culture, surrounding culture have spawned a wide range of technical and slang terms. 0–9 A B C D E F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cammy
, also known by the codename , is a player character, fictional character in the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series created by Capcom. She debuted in ''Super Street Fighter II, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers'' (1993). She has also been featured in the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' games, first as a secret character and then as a playable character. The games explore her backstory as one of M. Bison's "dolls" turned into an amnesiac operative for MI6. Cammy has also appeared in other ''Street Fighter'' media, such as the 1994 live-action ''Street Fighter (1994 film), Street Fighter'' film and its Street Fighter (TV series), animated spin-off, as well as ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', where she first received her full name prior to being integrated into the later mainline games. She has also been featured in various official comics and merchandise, as well as in the crossover series ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' and ''SNK vs. Capcom''. Cammy has garnered positive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Sawada
Kenzo Sawada, commonly known as Captain Sawada, is a character in the 1994 film ''Street Fighter''. Portrayed by Kenya Sawada, he came about due to Kenya originally being cast as Ryu through Capcom's wishes, but was recast by writer-director Steven E. de Souza as an original character called Captain Sawada, created to give him a role. He lost the role due to De Souza wanting an actor who had a better grasp of English. He later appears as a playable character in both the arcade game adaptation and console game adaptation, both in 1995. He uses Muay Thai, as well as techniques based on harakiri and kamikaze. The game has come to be known as the "Sawada Game" due to his involvement. His techniques, particularly the harakiri technique, contributed to him becoming a cult favorite among fans. He has also been compared to the character Fei-Long from ''Street Fighter II'', suggested to have replaced the character in the film. Concept and creation Captain Sawada is a Japanese man wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Street Fighter Characters
The main titles of the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series have introduced a varied cast of 87 characters from the main series, and 34 from several spin-offs, for a total of 121 playable characters who originate from 24 countries, each with a unique fighting style. This is a list of playable characters and non-playable opponents from the whole franchise. They are categorized based on the game in which they first became playable, including the original ''Street Fighter'' game, the ''Street Fighter II'' series, the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, the '' Street Fighter III'' series, the '' Street Fighter IV'' series, '' Street Fighter V'', '' Street Fighter 6'' and other related games. Characters In addition to the characters below, several titles have also introduced characters to the ''Street Fighter'' series that are considered canon only to their respective media. This includes the Monitor Cyborg for the '' Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'' and related game, Shin f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
