Bent Lotus

The Bent Lotus martial arts style, is a custom fighting technique, used by Verdantos Grenice

Background
Bent lotus is a fighting style Verda created, after realized constant punching without gauntlets injured his hands. He noticed that, all of his opponents that were silled in Hand-to-Hand combat used gloves, including Jr.Azulon. He considered using gauntlets as well, but this hindered his skill with his main weapon, a pair of SMGs.

Technique
He uses the bending parts of his arms and legs, to create a harder more forceful impact, he only uses these parts of his body, both to block and kick, delivering more punishment, and being able to take more. The surface of the elbow, and the kneecap is a more impactful striking point than fists and feet. The lack of punching and kicking in this technique, make it narder to block, since he does not fully extend any part of his body, This technique does have restrictions, as fighting with shorter parts of the body limits range, ultimately causing him to exert more effort. When coupled with his propelled fist technique it creates a quick and deadly combonation.

Inspiration
I was heavily inspired by the eight strike points of  Muay Thai, the hands, feet, elbows, and knees. I dropped the Fist and Foot portion, and focused heavily on the elbow, and knee strikes. This is to emphasize the fact that Verda was raised as a sheltered boy, so he is not one to take punishment, when he does not have to.