= Basics =
At the core of unarmed combat are the two basic melee attacks, the '''punch''' and the '''kick'''. The punch can be performed by every human, halfling and youkai character, as all of them possess hands that can be balled up into fists. The kick can be performed by almost everyone, with the notable exception of the '''jorougumo'''; who does do not have possess humanoid legs, instead having eight spider legs, unsuitable for kicking.
As such, if your character is a jorougumo, please remember that they cannot perform kicks or techniques involving kicks, and as such do not have access to the full range of unarmed combat techniques.
==== Kick ====
Kicks deal a fixed amount of The base damagefor a kick is fixed, effectively only influenced by [[Strength]]. It does not matter what type , regardless of [[List of footwear|footwear]] (or for youkai, [[List of youkai outfits|outfit]]) you are wearingworn.
The basic kick has an [[Initiative Speed]] of 1.