| Dress | |
 | |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Kana Name | ドレス |
| Information | |
| Type | Offensive |
| Fighting Style | Unknown |
| User(s) | Yuuichirou Hanma Yuujirou Hanma |
| Similar | None |
| First Appearance | |
| Anime | Dress |
| Manga | The Grandson of the Strongest |
Dress (ドレス, Doresu) is a special technique from Hanma Baki. Originally, the name of the technique was written as "装い" (Yosōi; literally: "Dress/Guise"), but the American people started to call it that on their own.
Description[]
An incredibly unique fighting style, this method of combat centers around grabbing the opponent by their ankles and/or wrists before spinning the victim around rapidly as if they were a pair of nunchaku. The speed at which they are spun gives the illusion of a cloak being formed around the user, which earned this technique the name "dress".
The victim can be used as a weapon to attack other people or the user can simply damage them by smashing them against obstacles. The technique is easier to perform when the opponent's body is smaller than the user.
In the third series of the manga, Yuujirou Hanma used the technique against Baki. Due to the centrifugal force, all the blood started to collect in Baki's head, making his ears, nose, eyes and mouth bleeding. The original user of this technique is said to be Yuujirou's father, Yuuichirou Hanma who revealed to the United States army upon one of their battleships near the end of World War II. Yuuichirou is able kill two or three soldiers with a single throw.
Similar concept of grabbing an opponent by the limbs and swinging them is demonstrated by a few other characters. Biscuit Oliva was the first to swing Baki when they fought in prison. However, Oliva's technique was much more crude in that he only swung Baki in circles and later slammed him into the ground. As an extension of his swordsmanship, Musashi Miyamoto also slammed Baki into the ground by grabbing and swinging him like a katana.
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Trivia[]
- In the Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaiou wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkou ni Kamawan series, Kaiou Retsu noted the Dress technique is simply a nunchaku routine, and devised his own version of it using goblins.