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Martial Arts Championship is an event within Murim during which martial artists compete in a total of nine different martial arts.[1]

Overview[]

Not much is known about the Shinmujengpe. It is a contest of upcoming martial artists in which they fight for seats in nine different arts. Its seat refers to a single technique and each seat traditionally belongs to a certain School or Clan.

Each seat is not necessarily attained only by a student of the school to which the seat traditionally belongs. It is possible for a single person to attain more than one with the ultimate level of one person attaining all seats. By tradition the position of Nine Arts Dragon, holder of all seats, should never be attained by a single person. However, attaining is not forbidden by tradition either like in Kang Sung's case who attained three arts and the title of Three Arts Dragon.

History[]

Past[]

Years ago Heavenly Way School hosted the Shinmujengpe, a tournament in which a number of Murim chose to fight for different clans and schools namely Ma Mun-Gi, Kang Sung, and Han Chun-Woo. To maintain the order of the Murim and to avoid the appearance of a Nine Arts Dragon the masters set an unwritten rule. That the position of Nine Arts Dragon should never be attained by a single person. However, during the last Shinmujengpe, Han Chun-Woo conquered all nine seats of power earning the title and bringing chaos in the Murim world by declaring that he will change the whole Murim. Since then there is no reference to another Championship being held.

After Shinmujengpe was done, Han Chun-Woo asked for his master to be released for his self-solitude. The Former Alliance Chief ordered everyone not to talk about what happened that day and the death of Han Chun-Woo.

The last tournament was held at least 10 years before the events of Eternal Force as Park Jae-Gwang who had served 10 years in the impermanent prison noted that he witnessed the tournament.[2]

Known Seats of Power[]

  1. Dragon Becoming Fist: This seat refers to the Dragon Claw Punch technique, traditionally belonging to the Iron Fist School.[3]
  2. Dragon Becoming Leg: This seat refers to the Rising Sage Leg technique, traditionally belonging to the North Star School.[4]
  3. Dragon Becoming Staff: This seat refers to the Dragon Staff Strike technique, traditionally belonging to the Hogi Clan.[4]
  4. Dragon Becoming Step:
  5. Dragon Becoming Ki:
  6. Dragon Becoming Stealth:

Known Seat Holders[]

Single Seat Holders[]

Two or More Seat Holders[]

  • Kang Sung: Three Arts Dragon (Sammoonryong). The title states that the holder has conquered three seats of the nine arts of the dragon.
  • Han Chun-Woo: (Goomoonryong) Is the pinnacle of the Nine Arts of the Dragon. The title states that the holder has conquered all nine arts of the dragon.

References[]

  1. The Breaker Chapter 27, page 4
  2. Chapter 53 (EF)
  3. The Breaker Chapter 49, page 7
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Breaker Chapter 51
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