Quickies: The Pokémon School of Martial Arts

Many Fighting-type Pokémon have a certain physique that is adapted to certain martial arts, with clear examples being Hitmonchan (boxing) and Hitmontop (capoeira). Aside from the people who are experts in these forms of martial arts, the specific Pokémon may also be considered experts in them as well. An interesting proposition would be a school of martial arts that would involve these Pokémon as well as actual people, by which the both of them can stand to learn from each other about the martial art in question and the specific techniques that pertain to them.

The Fighting Dojo in Saffron City is a sure representative of what this could be like, especially if it had not lost out to the Psychic Gym next door. It would be a place where people and Pokémon alike can learn, train, and fight with the techniques they know. Yet it may also be possible to have schools specific to one style of martial arts but with different Pokémon, as it may be possible for different Fighting-type Pokémon to learn the same kind of martial art, as well as a general school for them - especially for mixed martial arts - featuring the same variety of Pokémon with different techniques.

The learning, fighting, and training part would be the most dynamic part of these schools. It is expected that people will do all of the above with the aid of verbal explanations from other people. However, the Pokémon would be the ones that can demonstrate how things can and/or should be done, perhaps engaging in mixed bouts against the people and even each other, in which case the special things that only they can do would be reserved for each other. These dynamics would provide the most significant experiences for all three actions for everyone involved in the school.

Skillful and capable people are able to use martial arts to their advantage in situations where physical self-defense is required. It is of no doubt also that some Pokémon, as those of the Fighting type, can take advantage of their skills and capabilities in the same way. The big next step for them is to be able to perfect their skills and capabilities, and it may be likely that they would accomplish this with each other in a single venue. The venue would be the school or schools of Pokémon martial arts for both people and Pokémon that allow synergy of their extreme self-defense capabilities.

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