kehaya | baki

Interesting facts

He eccentrically claims that he hasn't sat down in twenty years, maintaining the rigid habits of his ancestral clan.

He is portrayed as having a peculiar personality, displaying a great appetite and a side that blends strict tradition with eccentricity.

Taima no Kehaya (from the manga Baki Dou) is a tall, extremely muscular man with short, messy black hair and light facial hair.

Appearance and Physique

Physical build: He is a massive fighter, with a large stature and broad shoulders, comparable in size to Nomi no Sukune.

Face and Hair: He has dark, messy hair and a sparse beard.

Combat attire: In fights, he usually wears only white pants tied with a white sash or belt.

Taima no Kehaya the 101st (de Baki-Dou) is portrayed as a calm, polite man with a voracious appetite, but who carries the fierce pride and stubbornness of his ancestral sumo clan.

Personality Characteristics

Calm and Polite: He presents himself in a polished and serene manner in everyday life, reminiscent of other great masters.

Huge Appetite: Demonstrates a great love of eating, enthusiastically consuming enormous quantities of food.

Proud: Possesses a strong fighting spirit; he gets angry if someone suggests he give up and insists on continuing to fight even after being defeated.

Ambition for Challenges: Seeks to test its strength against the most powerful opponents possible, such as Yujiro Hanma and Doppo Orochi.

Strategic Pragmatism: Although he loves fighting, he is not ashamed to back down from a confrontation he knows to be dangerous or impossible to win, considering this a legitimate tactic of his style (Shikirianoshi).

Main Matches in Baki Dou

Yujiro Hanma: Kehaya dares to challenge the "Ogre," managing to briefly surprise him with his speed, but is soon subdued and thrown into the air, acknowledging Yujiro's absolute superiority.

Doppo Orochi: He faces the karate master in a brutal underworld fight. Despite fracturing his heel and breaking ribs, he surprises everyone by using a triangle choke (an unconventional technique in sumo). However, Doppo wins the fight decisively after tearing off his ears and knocking him out.

Who is Kehaya?

Origin: He is the descendant and spiritual successor of the legendary Taima no Kehaya, a historical rival of Nomi no Sukune in ancient Japan.

Fighting Style: Uses ancient sumo (Koshitsu Sumo), focusing on extremely fast and powerful kicks instead of just traditional pushes, as well as unusual techniques such as the stomp strike (shiko).

Skills: Possesses formidable kicking speed, high resistance to physical damage, and strength capable of destroying gigantic rocks with a single blow.