#Shorin

[zenkaze-japan]

Chiang Mai pilgrimage day 3

[huariqueje]

Cousteau - Dmitry Shorin , 2024.

Russian, b.1971 -

Oil on canvas , 90 x 135 cm.

[scarlet--wiccan]

Is Kwannon (the name) wrong? Or not the most accurate? I mean, should it be something else? I still waiting for someone to realize that Da Costa should Really be Roberto da Costa.

I'm not Japanese, and I haven't studied the language in many, many years, so take this with a heaping spoonful salt.

My understanding is that "Kwannon" is supposedly named after 観音, who is a bodhisattva associated with mercy and compassion. In modern Japanese, this name is pronounced "Kannon," or, more formally, "Kanzeon." That "Kwan" sound doesn't make sense, phonetically" for Japanese-- it sounds more similar to the Chinese version, "Guanyin."

I don't know if where the X-Men writers came up with the name Kwannon-- it's possible that, several decades ago, this was the most verifiable spelling of the name. As a modern reader, it feels very similar to "Xian Coy Manh."

I've taken to calling her "Kanon," which is an actual given name in Japanese. Like most names, it can have a lot of meaninings, depending on how it's spelled, but I believe there are some versions that are derived from 観音. I may be wrong about that, but, you know, at least it's an actual name.

[starflesh-moth]

today i achieved a goal i have been working towards for over 5 years

ya boy is OFFICIALLY a first-degree black belt in Washin-Ryu and Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do!!

IM A BLACK BELT BABYYYYYY!!!!!!

[cranekarateacademy]

The 10 Precepts of Anko Itosu

In 1908, Anko Itosu, the Okinawan master responsible for introducing karate to schools on Okinawa, wrote a letter in which laid out 10 precepts for the study of karate. The precepts remain relevant to our study today and highlight that there is a difference between the child's art taught in schools (and often the foundation of the arts taught in the US), and the deeper meaning and intent of Okinawan karate. Itosu was a direct student of Bushi Matsumura, the founder of the Shorin Ryu and Hakutsuru systems.

Note, there is some historical context necessary to understand some of Itosu's points. When he started teaching karate in schools, the intent was to improve the health of students and to provide a clear and efficient path to those students joining the Japanese military - which was important at that point in Japan's history.

Below is the translation of the relevant part of Itosu's 1908 letter.

Karate did not develop from Buddhism or Confucianism. In the past the Shorin-ryu school and the Shorei-ryu school were brought to Okinawa from China . Both of these schools have strong points and I therefore list them below just as they are without embellishment.

 1. Karate is not merely practiced for your own benefit; it can be used to protect one's family or master. It is not intended to be used against a single assailant but instead as a way of avoiding injury by using the hands and feet should one by any chance be confronted by a villain or ruffian.

 2. The purpose of karate is to make the muscles and bones hard as rock and to use the hands and legs as spears. If children were to begin training naturally in military prowess while in elementary school, then they would be well suited for military service. Remember the words attributed to the Duke of Wellington after he defeated Napoleon, "Today's battle was won on the playing fields of our schools".

 3. Karate cannot be quickly learned. Like a slow moving bull, it eventually travels a thousand leagues. If one trains diligently for one or two hours every day, then in three or four years one will see a change in physique. Those who train in this fashion will discover the deeper principles of karate.

 4. In karate, training of the hands and feet are important, so you should train thoroughly with a sheaf of straw (#). In order to do this, drop your shoulders, open your lungs, muster your strength, grip the floor with your feet, and concentrate your energy into your lower abdomen. Practice using each arm one to two hundred times each day.

 5. When you practice the stances of karate, be sure to keep your back straight, lower your shoulders, put strength in your legs, stand firmly, and drop your energy into your lower abdomen.

 6. Practice each of the techniques of karate repeatedly. Learn the explanations of every technique well, and decide when and in what manner to apply them when needed. Enter, counter, withdraw is the rule for torite.

 7. You must decide if karate is for your health or to aid your duty.

 8. When you train, do so as if on the battlefield. Your eyes should glare, shoulders drop, and body harden. You should always train with intensity and spirit as if actually facing the enemy, and in this way you will naturally be ready.

 9. If you use up your strength to excess in karate training, this will cause you to lose the energy in your lower abdomen and will be harmful to your body. Your face and eyes will turn red. Be careful to control your training.

 10. In the past, many masters of karate have enjoyed long lives. Karate aids in developing the bones and muscles. It helps the digestion as well as the circulation. If karate should be introduced, beginning in the elementary schools, then we will produce many men each capable of defeating ten assailants.

If the students at teacher training college learn karate in accordance with the above precepts and then, after graduation, disseminate this to elementary schools in all regions, within 10 years karate will spread all over Okinawa and to mainland Japan. Karate will therefore make a great contribution to our military. I hope you will seriously consider what I have written here - Anko Itosu, October 1908

[mscoyditch]

"Forbes". 2021.

"Unknown". 2020.

"Cousteau". 2024.

Paintings by Dmitry Shorin. Russian. b. 1971-

> Huariqueje.Tumblr

[discardead]

oh ! the request is open again :3

since you have done quite a lot of requests for others, why won't you make one for yourself, self - indulgent maybe ? like something you are associated with in general

- ✦ anon

Lovecore Sea, Merfolk themed NPT

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I had a little fun with this. Thank you, silly! :3c

Names ✧ ·· ✦ ·· ✧ Lovamour. Lovesse. Lovesth. Lovissia. Lovita. Lovaire. Loveine. Lovette. Loviera. Loveia. Lovenamor. Lovena. Lovelett. Lovelet. Lovelesth. Loverien. Loverian. Lovelith. Loveisth. Loveiur. Lovance. Lovarrow. Loverow. Loverowe. Lovera. Heartsyne. Heartisse. Heartice. Heartine. Heartelle. Heartain. Atrium. Atriumne Awfie. Affie. Affiesth. Affiene. Kissy. Kissyn. Kisetta. Kissine. Kiselle. Kissie. Kissia. Enamoriel. Enamour. Enamoire. Enamiore. Charmsou. Charmie. Charime. Charisme. Charmsie. Charmette. Charmelle. Charmisth. Cherish. Cherishe. Cherina. Cherie. Cupid. Cupida. Cupide. Cupidette. Cupidesse. Cupidesth. Cupideine. Cupideia. Darling. Sweetheart. Honey. Amias. Amadeus. Amatus. Amara. Amour. Amor. Cordelia. Romeo. Juliet. Noel. Noelle. Shore. Shorea. Shorean. Shoreen. Shorecia. Shoreia. Shoremi. Shorefi. Shoreli. Shoraline. Shoreia. Shoresine. Shorette. Shorelith. Shoresea. Shoresie. Shoreena. Shorine. Oceanus. Oceanide. Oceafine. Oceore. Oceanie. Ocean. Oceara. Oceanica. Mareine. Mare. Marelie. Marelia. Marefie. Aequor. Aequora. Aeqourine. Aquane. Aquaine. Aquaint. Aquainth. Aquafid. Nautilus. Naurefin. Nauticelle. Naucthius. Nauctiene. Nautesse. Seabed. Seabeth. Seabelle. Seasine. Seasyne. Seasell. Sealett. Sealace. Seanette. Seia. Seaniesth. Seasthe. Seamyne. Seasara. Sealune. Sealure. Seahymn. Seasing. Corallia. Coralise. Coralyne. Coralisth. Coralithe. Coralef. Coralief. Corasie. Coralie. Marinith. Eliqua. Melorine. Nairith. Nairesth. Syrelis. Sirelis. Sirenisth. Sirenielle. Sirenelle. Sirense. Siren. Aqua. Aquor. Aquarine. Shelly. Shelby. Cove. Marine. Marina. Marinus. River. Melody. Harmony. Symphony.

Pronouns ✧ ·· ✦ ·· ✧ wav/wave. ti/tide. sea/seas. sho/shore. sea/shell. she/shell. bea/beach. san/sand. sand/sands. co/cove. cov/cove. cove/coves. wat/water. wate/water. wa/water. fi/fish. fis/fish. swi/swim. swim/swims. de/deep. deep/sea/deepsea. bel/below. ocea/ocean. oce/ocean. mari/marine. mar/marine. mar/mari/marine. mer/mers. mer/mermaid. mer/mermaid. mer/merman. mer/merfolk. fi/fin. fin/fins. sca/scale. cor/coral. cora/coral. co/cor/coral. sea/seaweed. shi/shiver. shiv/shiver. sai/sail. sail/sails. sail/sailor. shi/ship. ship/ships. di/dive. dive/dives. bub/bubble. bubb/bubble. bubble/bubbles. glub/glubs. glu/glub. blub/blubs. blu/blub. sur/surf. su/surf. surf/surfs. seasi/seasick. boa/boat. boat/boats. row/rows. crui/cruise. yac/yacht. orc/orca. orca/orcas. nar/narwhal. jelly/jellyfish. jelly/jellys. sea/angel/seangel. octo/octos. oct/octo. squi/squid. squid/squids. tenta/tentacle. ink/inks. nau/nauti. nauti/nautical. h?/h?m. sh?/h?r. th?y/th?m. vas/vast. vast/vasts. subma/submarine. scu/scuba. mar/mare. mare/mares. curre/current. si/sir/siren. sir/siren. sire/siren. siren/sirens. ke/kelp. kelp/kelps. flo/flow. rip/ripple. foa/foam. foam/foams. seafo/seafoam. dri/drift. pea/pearl. pear/pearl. pearl/pearls. re/reef. reef/reefs. lago/lagoon. isle/isles. isla/islas. isla/island. seasi/seaside. sea/seaside. mel/melo/melody. melo/melody. sing/song. sin/sing. sing/sings. hu/hum. lala/lalas. voi/voice. lu/lure. lure/lures.

Pronouns ✧ ·· ✦ ·· ✧ yea/yearn. yearn/yearns. lo/love. lov/love. love/loves. love/loving. love/lover. lover/lovers. belo/beloved. ki/kiss. kiss/kisses. chu/chus. affe/affection. affect/affection. hea/heart. he/heart. heart/beat. badu/badump. hu/hug. embra/embrace. cud/cuddle. cuddle/cuddles. luv/luvs. love/lovely. amor/amors. amo/amour. cor/cors. cor/cora. cora/coras. valen/valentine. rom/romance. rom/roms. ro/roms. devo/devote. devote/devotes. devote/devoted. devote/devotion. cher/cherish. cher/cherie. che/cher/cherish. da/date. dae/date. ros/rose. rose/roses. bou/bouquet. bouqu/bouquet. pet/petal. swa/swan. fore/forever. confe/confess. confess/confession. love/letter. lovele/loveletter. <3/<3s. gif/gift. gift/gifts. des/desire. desire/desires. ador/adore. adore/adoration. adore/adored. adore/adores. cou/court. cour/court. fon/fond. fond/fonds. bon/bond. attra/attract. char/charm. care/cares. care/caring. pass/passion. dote/doting. coo/coos. no/note. noe/note. love/lovenote. admi/admire. admire/admires. cu/cupid. cupi/cupid. cupid/cupids. darl/darling. dar/darling. hon/honey. hun/huns. dea/dear. boo/boos. swe/sweet/sweetheart. sweet/heart. hie/hier. hie/hiem. sie/sier. sie/siem. tie/tier. tie/tiem. h♡/h♡m. sh♡/h♡r. th♡y/th♡m.

Titles ✧ ·· ✦ ·· ✧ The Merman/maid/folk. The Sailor's Siren/Mer(man/maid/folk). The Siren of Love. The Merman/maid of Love. The Merman/maid and prn* Love/Lover. The Merman/maid and prn* Betrothed. The Sea Dweller. Prn* Sea Life. The Merman/maid-[marine species]. Prn* Iridescent tail. The Sea's Angel. The [noun] on a Rock. Prn* who calms the Sea. The Good Omen for Sailors. The Sailor's Good Omen. The Little Mermaid/man/folk. Prn* Life in the Sea. Prn* Sailor. The [noun] with prn* Sailor. The [noun] onboard. The [noun] in Love. Prn* Ship on Sail. The [marine species] caught (by Sailors/[noun]). Prn* who Swims. Prn* who Swims across the Sea. The [noun] washed ashore. The Merman/maid/folk adored by All/[noun]. The Adoring [marine species]. Prn* who adores You. The Merman/maid/folk devoted to prn* Sailor/[noun]. Prn* Devotion. Prn* at the Seafloor. The [noun] with (fishy) Scales. Prn* who gifts you prn* Scales. Prn* who Flows across the Sea. The Deep Sea's [noun]. The Devotion of [name]. The Devotion of this [noun]. Prn* filled with pure Love. Prn* who embodies Love. The Love for prn* Sailor/[noun]. Prn* of Charms. Prn* who charmed you. Prn* who charmed prn* Sailor/[noun]. The Lover's Embrace. The Lover of Loves. Prn* who's the Lover of [name]. The Lover's Whispers. Prn* Secret Admirer. The Secret Admirer of [name] / this [noun]. Prn* Love letter. Prn* who writes Love Letters. The Lover's Note. The Merman/maid/folk of Valentine's. Prn* sweetest Darling. Prn* Love for the Sea. Prn* Love for Mermen/maids/folks. The Ocean's Heart. Prn* who's part of the Sea. Prn* in the Shipwreck.

[melabea]

merfolk id pack!

includes names, 1stpp, 2ndpp, 3rdpp, genders, alterhuman flags, & other terms!

names:

Abyssal, Alkali, Allur, Bay, Brim, Brine, Brooks, Cecaelia, Cloud, Coastal, Coral/Coralie, Cordelia, Delilah, Dooriya, Flood, Gale, Irv, Jubilee, Lake, Mari/Maris/Marina/Marine, Maritime, Mere, Merrick, Misty, Oceana, Pollyanna, Riverine/Riviera, Seashore, Seaside, Seawater, Serena, Shore, Siren/Syren/Syrin, Storm, Summer, Sylph, Thalassa, Themis, Tide, Whirlwind, & Windstorm

1stpp: (xi/xe/xy/xine/xyself)

abyi/abye/aby/abyine/abyself, ba/be/bay/bane or bine/bayself, bri/bre/bry/brim/bryself, bro/brook/bry/bron/bryself, clo/cloud/cly/clone/clyself, coa/coast/coy/coan/coyself, cor/coral/coray/corine/corself, flo/flood/flooy/floine or floodine/flooyself, la/lake/lay/laine/layself, mari/marine/mary/marine/maryself, mer/me/mery/merine/meryself, oc/ocean/oceany/ocine/oceanyself, ri/rive/rivery/rine or riverine/riveryself, sea/se/seay/seaine/seayself, shor/shore/shory/shorine/shoryself, si/siren/sireny/sine/sirenyself, storm/storme/story/stormine/storyself, thalassic/thalassi/thalassy/thalassine/thalassyself, ti/tide/tidy/tine or tidine/tidyself, whi/whirl/whirly/whine or whirline/whiryself, & wi/wind/windy/wine or windine/windyself

2ndpp: (xou/xour/xours/xourself)

abyss/abyr/abyrs/abyrself, bay/bayr/bayrs/bayrself, brim/br/brs/brself, brook/br/brs/brself, cloud/clour/clours/clourself, coast/coar/coars/coarself, coral/cor/cors/coralself, lake/lakr/lakrs/lakrself, marine/mar/mars/marself, maritime/mar/mars/marself, me/mer/mers/merself, ocean/ocear/ocears/ocearself, rive/river/rivers/riverself, sea/sear/sears/searself, sea/seashore/seashores/seashoreself, seaside/seasir/seasirs/seasirself, sea/seawater/seawaters/seawaterself, sho/shore/shores/shoreself, siren/sir/sirs/sirself, sto/storms/storms/stormself, thalassic/thalassir/thalassirs/thalassirself, tide/tider/tiders/tiderself, whirlwind/whirl/whirls/whirlself, whi/whirl/whirls/whirl, wind/wir/wirs/wirself, & wind/windstorm/windstorms/windstormself

3rdpp: (xe/xim)

aby/abyss, bay/bays, brim/brims, brook/brooks, cloud/clouds, coast/coasts, coral/corals, flood/floods, lake/lakes, marine/marines, maritime/maritimes, mari/times, mer/mers, ocean/oceans, river/rivers, sea/seas, seashore/seashores, sea/shores, seaside/seasides, sea/sides, seawater/seawaters, sea/waters, shore/shores, siren/sirens, storm/storms, thalassic/thalassics, tide/tides, whirlwind/whirlwinds, whirl/winds, whirl/whirls, wind/winds, windstorm/windstorms, & wind/storms

genders: (all terms are links)

merfolk, mereic, mermaidcore, sirenish, merlikic, merblood/merfolkblood, sirenblood, mermonster, sirenmonster, autimeric/autimerfolkic, autisirenic, merplayful, merpuplayful, merplaymate, mergender, phosirenial, merive, gendermerpup, & merenvic

alterhuman flags: (all terms are links)

mermaid constelic, siren, merfolk alterproxy, siren alterproxy, mer/merfolk linosus, & mermaid kin

other terms: (all terms are links)

merfolk 4 siren/siren 4 merfolk, queer mer, mer privawor, siren privawor, merforial, mercollector/merhoarder, merspesque, miscemer/miscemerfolk, merchronal, sirenvior, mervior/merfolkvior, merinurvesi, aldermermic, merane attraction, & mermare attraction

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[dailydemonspotlight]

Kinmamon - Day 65

Race: Enigma

Alignment: Light-Neutral

July 5th, 2024

Among the scores of demons in the SMT series, the Enigma race is one of the most curious. Made up entirely of demons whose origins are wholly unknown, or otherwise hard to track, the race as a whole is incredibly difficult to even parse, and unfortunately, today's Demon of the Day is one of those that belong to this accursed collection. Welcome Kinmamon, an incredibly strange god of Okinawa with a notable lack of sources. Yep, we have another one of these.

Kinmamom is a purported Okinawan deity originating from Ryukyuan religion, but almost everything surrounding it is vague and murky before its eventual co-opting into the Ijun religion of Ryukyu. While basically everything regarding it seems to paint it as a recent development, a god created for Ijun to be the cosmic deity above all others, there are many other sources that contest this.

Ijun, a Shinto offshoot religion native to Okinawa, is a modern religion created in 1972 to worship Kinmamom, yet there are many other things relating to this deity that make it difficult to parse- for one, a 19th century play called "Strange Tales of the Bow Moon" purportedly references Kinmamom, as this tumblr post by @yamayuandadu goes over, referenced in the Japanese wikipedia page about Kinmamom. However, of course, Wikipedia is far from a reliable source, but something else which almost ensures that this god didn't originate from Ijun is a vintage article in German that references the god by name, despite originating from over 100 years ago.

Past that, though, a good source comes from... hey, they reblogged my Backbeard post! Holy shit! Wow, I didn't expect things to come full circle like this. Anyway, one of the few sources I can work off of for this outside of several deep insights into Ijun itself is this post by @eirikrjs which talks about his role as a god of the sea who brought 'life' to the Okinawan islands. To quote,

Also known as “the God from Beyond the Sea, Marebito”, Kinmamon is an enigmatic and mysterious deity of Ryukyu Shinto, a branch of Shinto obviously practiced in the Ryukyu islands. His/her connections with sea travel and the implication that he/she brought “life” to the Ryukyu islands are thought to imply it was an introduced figure and was quite possibly Amaterasu who was introduced and then changed through lack of continual contact at the time. The kanji used for Kinmamon’s name, “  君真物 ” literally meaning “the true one”, are also thought to have been used as an honorific title for miko (shrine maidens); consequently, there is also a belief that perhaps Kinmamon is simply the evolution of the deification of miko. In addition, the kanji “ 君” is often used to write “ 神女”, megami or “goddess”, in the local Ryukyu dialect which causes even further gender confusion!Bibliography:   『琉球神道記』  袋中著    宜野座嗣剛  訳  東洋図書出版   “Records of Ryukyu Shinto” by  Hiroshi Azuma.  Orient Books Publications/Shorin Ronshu, 2001.  ISBN-10: 4947667737

But, well, you know the lack of sources is bad when almost everything out there has to be choppily translated. In Ijun, Kinmamon is an all-powerful deity who visited the founder of the religion, Takayasu Rokuro, and instructed him to seek out an ancient book called the Ryukyu Shinto-ki, as gone over in this paper by Christopher A. Reichl. As the paper goes into, Takayasu speaks of Kinmamon as a deity who was once worshipped in the very early ages, though was forgotten about after Satsuma rose to power, phasing out the religion in 1609. Of course, I cannot find any source for this, but it could possibly explain why Kinmamon is so obscure, yet still referenced in ages-old articles predating Ijun itself. A lot of the things relating to this deity are obscure, and it's very fitting for its race being, well, that of an Enigma.

Hilariously, almost all of the sources I could find for this were also confused SMT fans trying to figure out the source for this demon. We really are just an ouroboros of hyperfixated nerds, huh. I haven't played Strange Journey, so I can't give much of a take on Kinmamon's portrayal in the series, but I do find the design very cool and unique- I especially love the symbols on its head and arms, though I'm not sure what they could ultimately mean? Overall, though, I'd recommend digging deep yourselves into this demon's backstory. Maybe you all could uncover something I couldn't!

[zenkaze-japan]

Chang Mai, Wu…Day 2

[huariqueje]

Princess Juliana - Dmitry Shorin , 2018.

Russian, b.1971 -

Oil on canvas , 150 x 97 cm.

[whiscey]

@pistachiopie and i think that shorter deserves a fandom-given silly little nickname, so we want to share some beautiful ones that we came up with :3

(gif courtesy of @foxyfexyll)

[kyoshirodney]

Self Defense and Fitness Hampton VA.!

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[yllowpages]

johnny's main fighting styles are western boxing, kickboxing, and karate (a few different styles like shotokan and shorin-ryu), all of which he's practiced basically his whole life, but he's also studied other forms of fighting and martial arts. including taekwondo, muy thai, some wushu, a little capoeira to generally study movement, and especially ... jeet kune do — how could he not? (he earned a black belt in karate by the time he was fourteen) there are other martial arts he's dabbled in, but ultimately not pursued much like judo, brazilian jiu jitsu, and catch wrestling. really ... he's just not a grappling kind of person. he understands the basics and can use it to a point, but it's far form a first choice. he prefers styles that use more strikes. it's flashier and...it's what he's used to.

[dykesynthezoid]

Went to my first shorin-ryu karate class and while I was talking to the shihan he asked me if I’d ever seen the original karate kid and I’m pretty sure I looked like this 👁️👁️🧍🏼like yeah. Yeah you could say I have

[cagcd]

Skills  &.   powers.

don't reblog or steal or i will live in your walls <3

Johnny's interest in martial arts hadn't been intended,   despite his fascination with the likes of Bruce Lee and other famous action stars while growing up,   it never occurred to him that he would ever go down the same path as them,   and reach so far beyond than the life of any Hollywood star would ever hope for.   He began with a simple course of Karate as a means of self defense,   his mother came to the decision after many instances of bullying that went unaddressed and unpunished in his school,   he needed to learn to toughen up and stand up for himself,   [  a task that should be appointed to a father that was constantly out of the picture.  ]   It was fun to the young boy he was at first,   but as he progressed from one belt to another,   his interest had grown exceptionally,   he practiced non stop and got recognised for his hard work,   eventually earning him a spot in various local tournaments then world championships,   which he had won four in his lifetime.   His achievements gained him audience with the best masters around the world and he was eager to be taught by them,   he advanced in other forms of Karate like Shorin Ryu,  Shinto Ryu,   [  that he later developed better from Darrius' teachings,   who he had gotten to meet during his training in Orderrealm later on.  ]   He mastered Jeet Kune Do and Muay Thai as well.

  It was all skill and physical abilities that had unknowingly qualified him to be a part of the mortal kombat tournaments,   which he at first agreed upon as a publicity stunt to save his failing career at the time.   It was at the end of the first tournament that something within him had sparked into a life,   a power beyond his imagination or knowledge to ever be in possession of.   Raiden himself didn't seem to be aware of it but after some research it's revealed to the star that he was a descendant from a mediterranean cult that bred warriors for combat.   That green glow is similar in essence to the likes of Shang Tsung,   Quan chi,   Nightwolf and even Shao khan,   which is presumably cultivated by souls.   The method with which this cult used to create a generation of warriors by using the souls of their fallen as enhancement for combat.   It was dormant during Johnny's life,   awakened at the defeat of Shao,   as his last remains were fading,   he had unknowingly absorbed a large amount of souls the Kahn had in possession from all the worlds he had conquered.

  It was a gradual shift from then on,   something was off but he could never put his finger on It,   only for it to emerge during the encounter with Shinnok,   the green glow that encased his body and acted like a shield,   fading as quickly as it had appeared.   He couldn't summon it by will again,   but rather it showed by itself,   more frequently the more he fought,   constantly feeding into that power until the near catastrophic end result as sudden bursts of energy from a huge quantity of souls his body was now struggling to contain.   He sought Raiden and Nightwolf's advice in order to control it,   or at least understand it,   [  for he was worried he might hurt those around him unintentionally  ],   the only solution they could come to was to send him to Orderrealm,   where he went through long and extensive training by both Hotaru and Darrius,  the conclusion was learning how to channel those powers through controlled blasts of energy,   as seen through what became his signature move afterwards the shadow kick.   He also learned to direct them through his kicks and punches,   conjuring energy blasts,   then later and with enough experience,   encasing his body with it to be used as shield upon command,   or his fists and kicks as an enhancement of strength during combat.

  Moreover,   due to this connection with souls,   his attentive nature is heightened as he can sense the others feelings to a relative degree by picking up on negative energy and thus better understand those around him.   It might be said he mastered his inner powers with age,   he's certainly more in control and attuned to its full capacity,   he can channel energy with ease and fluidity as though its second nature to him or an extension to his strength.   But he isn't exactly in full control at all times,   as explained,   he simply learned how to channel it   &.   keep those bursts of energy in check.   However,   when he's driven to an edge and is at the end of his limits,   his powers shift from green to crimson red,   which happens only when he uses his powers to its full extent,   but lack of concentration in that state can he destructive and it's highly draining to him that his body shuts down completely afterwards,   it's a last trump card he uses only at dire circumstances.

  Johnny possesses those powers in the new timeline as well,   had never been aware of them but just like the previous timeline it's a gradual process,   already triggered without his knowledge during the fight against Quan chi to stop the well of souls from creating Ermac.   Some of the souls that escaped when the stone was broken had gone through to Johnny who had been knocked unconscious at the time.   Some semblance of his powers show through speed for the most part,   when he dashes forward to evade an attack or when he puts enough force into a punch or kick,   the shadow left behind is quick for the eye to see but there's a faint green glow within it.   It's a slight shift he had noticed but took it as nothing more than a result of more extensive practice.   But its only bound to grow and emerge in full with time,   well after the first tournament and constant combat that he finds out and seeks Liu kang's aid this time around.