Of all the moves and abilities that have been seen, none matches Ryu’s Hadouken , arguably the most well-known technique in the entire Street Fighter series . This power is not only used by Ryu , as there are also others such as Evil Ryu, Ken, Sakura, Akuma, Gouken and Shin Akuma who have also managed to learn it to apply it against their opponents in combat , although they all apply different variants of it to have a style of its own.
On the other hand, it is a technique that fans love because it is also very similar to Kame Hame Ha from Dragon Ball , and both have a very similar procedure, since you have to accumulate energy in a position , and then expel it in the direction of the enemy. Despite knowing a lot about this ability, there is something that many followers overlook, its true meaning, which we will explain in detail below.
What is the translation of the Hadouken and why is it called that?
Street Fighter: Ryu – Hadouken
The Hadōken, also known as Hadoken or Hadouken means ” Wave- Shaped Moving Fist, Waved Fist or Wave Fist”, it refers to the energy attack that is carried out with the character. This technique was created by the creator of Street Fighter named Takashi Nishiyama, who claimed that to originate it was inspired by the bow gun called “Hado Hō” that appears in the anime known as Space Battleship Yamato from 1974.
