Kena Arisato - Dojo's Heir

by dlamp Sun May 12, 2013 9:01 pm

| | 冷酷な虎 | |

The Tiger's Out:

Eighteen | Female | Kena Arisato

_____________________BASICS

Height | 5' 0" (152 cm)
Weight | 104 lbs. (47 kg)
Eyes Color | Blue
Hair Color | Black
Nationality | Japanese-American

_____________________WRESTLING

Audience Reception | Kena's appearance in the ring is a tense and uneasy affair. While not heel in the sense that she cheats or acts villainous, Kena is a brutal fighter than has little moral issue with torturing and brutalizing her opponents. Against an even foe her fights are exciting as both her and her opponent try and outlast each other in a martial duel. But against weaker foes Kena's sadistic nature is made plain to see, and the audience view her with terror and hatred as she demolishes her weaker Kawaii opponents.
Entrance Music | Bushin
Fighting Style | Kena is a near prodigy in karate and uses it with brutal efficiency to take out her opponents. Punches that can rupture organs, kicks that can crack bones, and several other strikes that can take someone out of the fight in seconds if Kena isn't careful. That said, Kena does go out of her way to hold back just short of what it would take to cause crippling damage, at least a first. Kena will rarely try to knock her opponent out at the start of a match, instead chipping away at their body and spirit with hard punches and kicks that knock her opponent down repeatedly until they can only stand. At that point, whether they surrender or get knocked out depends more on Kena's mood than the will of her opponent as she either plays with them until she's bored or breaks them whole, body and spirit.
Preferred Matches | Standard, NHB, Cell, Humiliation, POW

Notes From the Writer: Kena is geared toward more hardcore matches like No-Hold-Barred, Cage Fights, and even some more brutal Humiliation style matches, along with POW matches. Her matches having a bit of Japanese flair help as well, having the stage be a dojo, traditional attire being required, things of that nature. She'd good to take on most Kawaii wrestlers and debatably most Friction wrestlers as well, though her preferred opponents are other martial artists.

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Finishing Move(s)

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_____________________PERSONA

Wrestling Attire | As entrance attire, Kena wears a black yukata with a black sports bra and black, baggy martial arts pants under it, along with her black belt. The pants have the logo of her dojo on it, a small chibi tiger head roaring. She also wears geta sandals that she takes off before entering the ring, going barefoot.
Personality | On the surface Kena seems like a polite girl with a passion for martial arts and learning about her Japanese heritage, though her polite and reserved nature hides a sadistic beast. Kena will keep an approachable front until she is either challenged to a fight, or finds someone looking for one. At that point her kind side fades away and a more violent, brutal side of her begins to show itself, a side of her will crush anyone that raises their fists against her.
Bio | Kena was born in America with a Japanese father and an American mother. Her family, namely her grandmother, had owned a dojo in a small town in Maine that taught a style of karate focused on graceful, yet damaging strikes. It utilized spinning strikes and fluid movements to make it graceful and effective. From a young age Kena trained in that style, perfecting it to the best of her abilities. It was her grandmother that taught her personally rather than her father. She had seen something in Kena that she hadn't since in the rest of the family, so she took her on as the only discipline she had trained in years. She strict with the training, barely giving Kena any free time to herself and constantly pushing her to her limits, but Kena was able to deal with the harsh lessons. Kena didn't understand at first why her grandmother was so hard on her. She had said that Kena had a spark in her no other family member had that really brought out the fighting style, but Kena never understood what she meant by that. At least not then.

It was during a sparring match with a student that Kena had realized it. At that point she had been only sparring with her grandmother and no one else. She was excited to see how her grandmother's training differed from the others in the dojo. The match had only lasted a few seconds, and Kena quickly realized what her grandmother meant by spark. By the time her match was over her opponent was on the ground bleeding and barely conscious. It was a completely slaughter in the span of 20 seconds. Kena was 14 by then, and all she felt was a thrill. That spark her grandmother had meant was killing intent. Killing intent and a lust for violence, something that had been thought was lost in a peaceful age. But Kena had it, taken the trait straight from her grandmother it seemed. After Kena realized this she gained a thrill for violence and battle. She wanted to test out her skills more on people. That sparring match had left every other student in the dojo terrified to face her, so she looked elsewhere. She tried street fights, but her grandmother quickly reel her in from becoming a thug. If she was to find a good fight and not lose her good reputation she'd have to find other ways. She tried official tournaments, but there were too many rules for safety. She tried official fighting circuits, but she was too young at the time, and too impatient to go through all the paperwork. So she decided to drop the idea, training under her grandmother and keeping her skills to herself. She got the occasional challenge from thugs, but beating one bad enough just meant the rest would scatter. It was disappointing.

By the time her junior year in high school started Kena's grandmother had passed away due to her age. The dojo closed down as a result and Kena was left without a master anymore. She was told that she had learned all her grandmother could teach her and was independent from that point on. She could do whatever she wished with her skills now. That made Kena think. She could very easily do what she wanted to do with her skills and become a street fighting thug like she originally planned, or she could try to do something better with her skills. So she made the decision to at least attempt to do some good with her abilities. She owed a lot to her grandmother for guiding her, and wanted to honor her legacy, she'd reopen the dojo again.

Once she graduated from high school, she move to Japan with her uncle who had to come back due to his work visa and try to restart her grandmother's original dojo in Tokyo. Gaining members was a hard task though. She only had a few members, and most were kids much younger than her. To try to get more members her age, she decided to become a fighter in the AFW as a way to help her dojo get a sponsorship. That was the original intent, but she was also interested in a few of the in matches such as POW and cage matches. The AFW didn't have as many rules as other official fighting circuits, and few issues with outright destroying an opponent, so it would be a great way to use her skills the exact way she always want.
Fun Facts |

Kena reads up on Japanese culture a lot (usually online), and tries to emulate a Yamato Nadeshiko.
Still can't use chopsticks for her life, but tries.
Is learning how to cook, isn't too successful.
Always needs help putting on her yukata.
Her dojo actually has a few members, but their all children learning basic self-defense.

Likes | Studying Japanese Culture, Kimono
Dislikes | Cooking

_____________________RECORD

Wins

Vs. Maddie Hanezawa (Submission)

Losses

Vs. Hina Sarutobi (Pinfall)

Draws

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Championships/Accomplishments

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Relationships

Maddie Hanezawa: A friendly rival Kena made after their first match. Kena admires and respects Maddie's fortitude, but tends to get annoyed by her childish nature at times.
Hina Sarutobi: A ninja that has caught Kena's intrigue after being beaten by her. Her harsh remarks on Kena's violent nature as driven her to train harder to defeat Hina in a rematch.