Chi Manipulation

Chi Manipulation
After being trained by the Ninja Tribunal, The Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series) were able to harness their chi and gain new abilities, acquire mystic weapons, and form their power into physical manifestations.
Power/Ability to:	Manipulate the flow of one's metaphysical energy.

"You know, chi is the breath of life. It is what powers the Iron Fist."

― Davos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

"Strength of body, when combined with strength of mind and spirit, can move mountains. Alone however, the body shatters against rock like a brittle twig."

― Chikara-Shisho explaining to the Ninja Turtles of chi's effect on the body.

The power to manipulate the flow of latent energy that is present in the physical body. Variation of Energy Manipulation and Life-Force Manipulation.

Also Called

• Ki/Qi Control/Manipulation

Other Terms

• Chigong/Qi/Qigong (Chinese)
• Ki (Japanese)
• Kikou/Kikoujutsu
• Tao (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
• Tōki (Fist of the North Star)

Capabilities

The user can create, shape, and manipulate Chi. By learning to harness this inner latent energy, they can gain superhuman capabilities and use them in cases of extreme combat. Some examples include physically manifesting all of their inner strength and unleashing it to the fullest extent of its power through sheer force of will.

The control of one’s chi can allow extraordinary abilities, strength, speed, durability, and reflexes, or in some cases, enabling the use of energy blasts, elemental manipulation, hyper awareness, and sometimes invulnerability.

In different cases, the user can produce chi by channeling the energy through the physical body or by using the natural energy of the planet or cosmos.

Applications

• Balance: The user can find balance by the force of yin and yang.
• Channeling: The user can utilize their chi towards a great potential to use their chi for any kind of possibilities.
• Chi Absorption: Absorb chi from one's surroundings to use in some capacity.
• Chi Attacks: Utilize one's chi for powerful offensive attacks.
• Chi Augmentation: Use one's chi in order to increase their physical aspects.
  • Bodily Attribute Augmentation: Channel one's chi within in order to push certain attributes to superhuman levels.
  • Combat Empowerment: The more the user fights, the stronger their bodies grow, thus strengthening their chi.
  • Optimal Finesse: The user can use their chi to enhance their finesse to the highest potential.
• Chi Combat: Combine chi control with physical combat skill.
• Chi Constructs: The user can form their chi into powerful energy constructs.
  • Life-Force Blade Construction: The user can solidify their chi and shape it into razor sharp weapons.
• Chi Flight: Use chi for flight.
• Chi Generation: Generate chi.
• Chi Healing: The user can repair the damage that has been done to the body whether it be internal or external.
• Chi Invisibility: Use chi to become invisible.
• Chi Projection: Emit chi outside of one's body.
  • Chi Aura: Able to surround oneself in chi energy.
    • Energetic Pressure: Concentrate a large amount of chi, capable of causing damage to one's surroundings.
  • Enhanced Roar (Kiai): One can channel their chi to unleash a destructive battle cry.
  • Invisible Energy Manipulation: Utilize chi to exert invisible energy from the physical body.
• Chi Detection: The user can use their chi to sense others.
  • Power Detection: The user can detect supernatural beings/powers in their surroundings.
  • Power Level Measuring: The user can detect how strong other's power levels are.
  • Sense of Strength: The user can gain knowledge of another's strength by using their chi.
• Chi Concealment: Hides one's chi.
• Chi Solidification: The user can condense their chi into a solidified state.
• Control Negation: The user can break themselves, and others free of control effects.
• Cosmic/Planetary Empowerment: The user can channel the natural energy of the planet or cosmos and convert them into powerful chi.
• Elemental Manipulation: The user can manifest their chi into various elements. The power of one's chi also grants the elements they wield a bludgeoning effect.
  • Elemental Aura: The user can use their chi to generate the elemental forces around them.
    • Elemental Pressure: The user can generate destructive elemental power.
  • Elemental Combat: Once the user's chi has been shifted to a certain element, they can use it in sync with their combat skills.
  • Elemental Energy Manipulation - Use one's own chi as a form of elemental energy.
• Empowered State: Use chi to enter a state where existing abilities are greatly increased.
• Ergokinetic Combat: Utilize chi for cases of extreme combat.
• Higher Consciousness: Being linked to one's consciousness, chi is able to allow one to be in their true mind.
  • Inner Power: One can gain access to untapped power and awaken their full potential.
    • True Power: One can have their full potential to achieve its true nature.
• Indomitable Will: The full power of chi can be unleashed through sheer force of will.
• Life-Force Inhibition: Inhibit the flow of chi in one's body and others.
  • Paralysis Inducement: Paralyze others by inhibiting their chi.
  • Power Negation: Negate others powers based on chi.
• Nature Unity: The user of chi can become one with nature.
  • Battlefield Adaptation: The user can orientate their entire body to combat, allowing them to fight in any environment. 
• Power Mixture: Mix one's chi with the chi of others (Ex: Omi (Xiaolin Showdown) using the Sun Chi Lantern in order to mix his chi with the other Xiaolin Dragons.)
  • Synchronization: Once the user mixes their chi with the chi of others, they are able to become in sync with the energy, allowing them to achieve extraordinary power and acquire new abilities.
• Spiritual Meditation: Meditate to obtain absolute focus in order to fully manifest one's chi.
  • Tranquil State: The user is able to place themselves in a calm mindful state.
  • Clear Mind: The clearest state of mind.

Variations

• Chi Magic
• Dark Chi Manipulation: Chi can be tainted by dark forces.
• Pure Chi Manipulation: One's chi can be purified against evil influences to better fight against them.
• Transcendent Chi Manipulation: The user may attain a godlike form of chi.

Associations

• Ambition Manipulation: Chi is also fueled by one's fighting spirit and the act of not doubting.
  • Intimidation: Bring low the will and fighting spirit of one's opponents.
  • Submission: Submit any and all under one's powerful will, be they man, monster, or a savage beast.
• Aura Manipulation: Follow similar concept.
• Breathing Empowerment: The air all living creatures breathe to sustain life is considered the most important sources of chi after food and water. Through precise and refined breath control, one can strengthen their body by constantly inhaled air based chi and even sustain themselves without food and water.
• Enhanced Power Potential: Few members of one's species have more potential for power in their chi then most.
  • Raw Power: Rarely some can have a great amount of power so great to a grand scale.
• Genetic Traits: One's chi can be affected by their genetic code, allowing their chi to become unique and possibly more powerful in some way.
• Nature Empowerment: Chi users can absorb nature-based chi to empower their own life energy and body.
• Potion Creation: Chi is an underlying principle regarding traditional Chinese medicine. It is possible that one is able to create potions to aid them in battle.
• Power Manifestation: Tap into the eternal energy forces of the astral plane and become a physical representation of one's inner power.
  • Avatar Creation: Use one's chi to create a personal avatar to represent one's true nature and power.
• Training Regimen: As one trains and develops their body, their chi will also become strong.
• Transcendent Energy Manipulation: Should the user experience a sort of fundamental change or tap into a powerful force, they will be able to exceed their current power and gain control of a transcendent form of chi.
• Transformation: In some case within fictional media, transformations are able to affect one's chi. Given that chi is dependent on the user's physical body, turning into a different form can result in various changes to it.
  • Dark Form/Demon Form: Should the user's body become warped by dark or demonic powers, their chi will become dark and twisted, able to cause great destruction, but at the cost of the user's force of will.
  • Super Form: A super for greatly increases the reserves and potency of one's chi, as well as enhance their abilities.
    • Hyper Form: A hyper from increases the reserves and potency of one's chi exponentially beyond Super Form, but leaves them at risk of burning out their power too quickly.

Trivia

• The term, Haki, in the One Piece universe translates to "Supreme Qi".

Limitations

• Takes time to build up chi depending on the amount.
• Chi is often finite and can be used up quickly.
• May require training to control the chi within them.
• Excessive use of chi will also create fatigue.
• Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, and their power's natural limits.
• Vulnerable to corruption, resulting in dark chi. 
• If one's body is not physically prepared, then the chi could be sent into flux.
• User may need to be a practitioner of martial arts.
• Life-Force Inhibition is the perfect counter.

Known Users

See Also: Ki Manipulation.

Anime/Manga

• Users of Ki (Akatsuki/Sakigake Otokojuku)
• Xiao Yan (Battle Through the Heavens)
• Users of Chi/Ki (Black Cat)
• Users of Ki (Dragon Ball series)
• Various Characters (Fist of The North Star)
• Master Son (Gintama)
• Various Martial Artists (Gosu)
• Users of Ki (Id-The Greatest Fusion Fantasy)
• Ryō-shihan (Jungle King Tar-chan)
• Users of Ki (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
• Takeuchi (Mob Psycho 100)
• Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)
• Tsuchiya (Mob Psycho 100)
• Kaede Nagase (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
• Ku Fei (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
• Setsuna Sakurazaki (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
• Asuna Kagurazaka (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
• Kotarou Inugami (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
• Users of Haki (One Piece)
• Tatsumaki/Tornado (One-Punch Man)
• Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
• Ryoga Hibiki (Ranma 1/2)
• Cologne (Ranma 1/2)
• Herb (Ranma 1/2)
• Happosai (Ranma 1/2)
• Riki-Oh (Riki-Oh)
• Chou Zenki (Riki-Oh)
• Users of Ki (The Ruler of the Land)
• Various Characters (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Chinmi (Tekken Chinmi)
• Users of Ki (Tenjou Tenge)
• Han Jee-Han (The Gamer)
• Shin Sun-Il (The Gamer)
• Chunbumoon Disciples (The Gamer)
• Various Martial Artists (Yongbi the Invincible)
• Wu Li (Zui Wu Dao)
• Shiba Kyouichi (Shinmai Maou no Testament)
• Senjutsu Users (Highschool DxD)
• Kuroka (Highschool DxD)
• Koneko Toujou (Highschool DxD)
• Bikou (Highschool DxD)
• Sun Wukong (Highschool DxD)
• Ouryuu Naikiri (Highschool DxD)
• Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
• Bushins (Kingdom)
  • Hou Ken
• Akatsuki Ousawa (Hagure Yuusha no Estetica)
• Granseiz (Hagure Yuusha no Estetica)

Cartoons

• Benders (Avatar series); chi serves as the root of bending.
• Chi Wizards (Jackie Chan Adventures)
  • Chi Master Fong
  • Jade Chan
  • Jimmy
  • Tohru
  • Uncle Chan
  • The Old Monk
  • Daolon Wong
• Kung Fu Masters (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Po
  • Oogway
  • Kai
  • Shifu
• Monkey King/Sun Wukong (LEGO Monkie Kid)
• Users of Chi (Samurai Jack)
• Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series); via training from the Ninja Tribunal.
• Shredder (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Master Monk Quan (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
• The Four Xiaolin Dragons (Xiaolin Showdown); via the Sun Chi Lantern.
• Asami Koizumi (Young Justice)

Comics

• Kong Kenan/Super-Man (DC Comics)
• Immortal Weapons (Marvel Comics)
  • Danny Rand/Iron Fist
• Victor Alvarez/Power Man (Marvel Comics)
• Temujin (Marvel Comics)
• Shang-Chi (Marvel Comics)
• The Mandarin (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles); via Qigong.

Live Television/Movies

• Dairangers (Gosei Sentai Dairanger)

Video Games

• Jon Talbain (Darkstalkers)
• Jin (Grand Chase)
• Shiori Kujou (Kajiri Kamui Kagura)
• X (Mega Man X series)
• Users of Ninpo (Ninja Gaiden series)
• Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
• Lo Wang (Shadow Warrior)
• Sensei Skylanders (Skylanders)
• Users of Chi (SNK)
• Users of Ki (Street Fighter)
• Various Fighters (Tekken Series)
• Hong Meiling (Touhou Project)

References

To learn more about how the concept of chi is used in fictional universes and real life, visit the following websites.

• Chi in Kung Fu Panda
• Chi in the World of Avatar
• Dantian, the centers chi
• Ki in Dragon Ball
• Haki in One Piece
• Ki and Senjutsu in Street Fighter
• Tōki in Fist of the North Star
• Chi in Jackie Chan Adventures
• Ki, Sei, Dou, Dual Ki, and Seidou Gouitsu of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
• Ki in Tenjou Tenge
• Kiai
• Qi in Samurai Jack
• Senjutsu in Highschool DxD

Gallery

Comic/Cartoons

In the World of Avatar, A person's Chi (Avatar series) serves as the metaphysical energy that is the root of the four Bending Arts... It is also because of chi that the four elements are connected.

...A bender can manipulate their chi to the point where they can interact with the environment...

...The Chi Pathway System...

...Aang using his chi to |locate Appa and Momo while lost...

...and while in the Avatar State, he is capable of channeling the cosmic energies and the chi of past Avatars through his body in order to achieve extraordinary power and manipulate all four elements at once.

Using the Sato-oshi Strike, Shredder (Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) concentrates all of his chi energy into a single powerful strike.

Kong Kenan/Super-Man (DC Comics) was imbued with the qi of Superman, granting him Kryptonian powers as well as power over power over yin and yang energies.

After painting a magic symbol from the Scroll of Hung Chao on his palm, the Old Monk (Jackie Chan Adventures) became able to project powerful chi energy blasts from his hands.

Po (Kung Fu Panda), like many other practitioners of martial arts, is capable of using chi.

The Hero's Chi (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness) is a special kind of chi that is granted from the universe to one person of every generation.

In addition to his already monsterous strength, the Monkey King/Sun Wukong (LEGO Monkie Kid) can suround his fists in chi energy to grant them power great enough to break stone...

...and strike down powerful beings such as the Demon Bull King.

As the Iron Fist of approximately 1545 A.D., Wu Ao-Shi (Marvel Comics) pioneered the art of extending her chi into ranged weapons such as a bow, allowing her to rain down on enemies as if they were "lightning from god."

Daniel Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) is well known for his use of chi. He is able to use his chi in order to increase his natural abilities, project and absorb energy, and adapt to his environment.

Daniel Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics) projecting chi blasts from his hands.

After reciving some training from Steve Rogers/Captain America, Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) learned to focus and harness his chi...

...allowing him to catch a bullet with his bare hand.

As the years passed when he became a grand master monk. Tam Sung's (Samurai Jack) chi became incredibly powerful, allowing him to become one with nature and was able obtain energy and nutrients from the Earth. He was also able to obtain the highest level of awareness and wisdom…

…under the wisdom and guidance of their grand master, Tam Sung, the shaolin monks were able to reach higher levels of training their chi, allowing them to use it for methods such as levitation of themselves or objects…

…or in cases of extreme combat where they are able to use their chi as a form of long-ranged strength.

When Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003) trained under the Ninja Tribunal, he was able to wield one the Fangs of the Dragon, Gunshin, which commands the white flames of the dragon king. With the weapon, Leonardo can unleash the flames in the form of blasts that able to bring down demons and evaporate an entire river with a single swing.

When Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003) trained under the Ninja Tribunal, he was able to wield one the Fangs of the Dragon, Byakko, which calls the cleaving wind. With the weapon, Donatello can create powerful tornadoes and whip razor sharps winds that can cut through metal and strike demons.

When Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003) trained under the Ninja Tribunal, he was able to wield one the Fangs of the Dragon, Inazuma, which can command lightning from the heavens. With the weapon, Michelangelo and lash out attack with great speed and power, and send out multiple bolts of lightning.

When Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003) trained under the Ninja Tribunal, he was able to wield one the Fangs of the Dragon, Banrai, which is able to shatter mountains with its thunder. With the weapon, Raphael can spin himself in the manner of a buzzsaw and mow down his enemies, and send shockwaves that can destroy stone and strike demons.

The Sun Chi Lantern (Xiaolin Showdown) allows the user to absorb the chi of anyone illuminated by its light. This allows the user to become physically stronger and control the abilities of others.

Asami Koizumi (Young Justice) uses her chi to propel herself.

Anime/Manga

Akashi Juzo (Akatsuki Otokojuku) constructs a sword made of ki.

Being a Saiyan, Son Goku (Dragon Ball series) possesses an innate control of ki and can use to sense the ki of other beings, increase his physical attributes such as strength, speed, durability and can fly at incredible speeds,...

...and project his ki in the form of destructive blasts.

...and whenever utilizing the Kaio-ken technique, he is able to boost his ki up 20x times the natural limit,...

...allowing him to massively boost his speed and strength at the risk of straining his body...

Saiyans (Dragon Ball series) who have achieve a high level of power and lose themselves in a fit of rage are able to achieve the Super Saiyan form....

...In this form, Saiyans are granted unbelievable enhancements to their normal abilities, as well as a 50x times boost to their ki...

...Saiyans who posses the Super Saiyan form can also obtain the form of Super Saiyan 2 through gaining a large quantity of energy and experiencing a great emotional upheaval...

...In this form, Saiyans can increase this strength while maintaining impressive speed...

...and posses a ki 100x times its normal amount...

...and when a Saiyan continues to increase their power even further, they are able to achieve the form of Super Saiyan 3....

...This form uses a Saiyan's full potential with power extracted from every drop of their blood and grants them a ki increase 400x times its normal amount. However, this causes their power to burn out in a few minutes....

In the Super timeline, by harnessing the power of five righteous Saiyans, a Saiyan can channel their ki in order to achieve the form of a Super Saiyan God. In this form, the Saiyan is able to sense and control Godly ki, and hold his own against deities.

...and whenever a Saiyan obtains the power of a Super Saiyan God, masters it, and they can apply the power to their Super Saiyan abilities, and are able to gain the form of Super Saiyan Blue. In this form, the Saiyan's power increases exponentially without measure. They are also able to control Godly ki and fight on par with that of greater gods...

...later, Son Goku gained the Ultra Instinct -Sign- transformation, not only grating him the Ultra Instinct ability to react to any threat without the need to acknowledge it and dodge it, but an enhancement to his Saiyan power ability to increase his speed, general efficiency, and ki as he continues to fight an equally or even more powerful opponent. However, he was unable to master the form and use its true power....

...but upon obtaining the complete state of Ultra Instinct, Goku's ki skyrocketed into a divine power, and he became able to unlock the full potential of his offensive and defensive might. His use of ki is to the point where is able to repel numerous energy barrages with a wave of his hand.

In the GT timeline, when Saiyans become a Golden Great Ape and regain conscious control over the form, they are able to achieve the form of Super Saiyan 4. In this form, Saiyans experience a 4000x increase in their ki. As an added bonus, the form does not require as much energy to maintain as other Super Saiyan transformations.

Son Gohan (Dragon Ball series) possesses unique dormant potential within him. When it was unlocked by the Elder Kai, he was able to wield incredible power that increased his ki, allowing him to fight on par with powerful opponents.

Piccolo (Dragon Ball series), like all Namekians, while not as strong as Saiyans, are capable of manipulating their ki just as well. However, they utilize in more mystical ways and are to sense the evil within one's ki...

...and Namekians such as him, Kami, and Nail are able to utilize Namekian Fusion, a technique that allows one Namekian to absorb the ki, strength, memories, and intelligence of another.

As by the Universe 6 Namekians, Pirina and Saonel (Dragon Ball Super) there is no limit as to how many Namekains another can fuse with, increasing their ki, strength, memories, and intelligence expotentially.

Frieza (Dragon Ball series) is one of the two members of his race that was born a mutant. Because of this, he always possessed abnormally great ki in comparison to the rest of his race. This allowed to become the most powerful warrior in the universe with no real training. However, this required Frieza to develop numerous transformations to limit his actual strength...

...and is the only person of his race to achieve the Golden Form, the "ultimate evolution" of his race. In this form, Frieza's power increases to an extreme level to the point where he is able to overwhelm Goku in his Super Saiyan Blue form. However, the form's tremendous power takes a toll on Frieza's body, causing his ki to drop rapidly.

In the new timeline, Broly (Dragon Ball Super) is an exiled Saiyan born with a power level of 10,000. Moreover, Broly is said to posses ki greater than a God of Destruction's. Additionally, Broly yields a Saiyan Power superior to that of the average Saiyan, allowing him to increase his fighting efficiency and ki the longer he is in battle...

...which are heightened even further when his father, Paragus, brings out his Wrathful form which he utilizes the Great Ape power, increasing his ki ten times over...

...which is pushed to even higher reigions of power when he accesses his Super Saiyan C-Type from. In this from, Broly's bolsters enormous amounts of ki to the point where he is able overwhelm Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Vegeta...

...Finally, Broly's already colossal ki is increased beyond measure when he ascends into his Legendary Super Saiyan form.

Cell (Dragon Ball series) is an example of how ki in the Dragon Ball universe is linked to one's genetic code. Having his abilities based the genetic materials of some of the most powerful warriors in the universe, Cell is not only able to possess their ki techniques, but also their genetic-based abilities such as the Namekian ability to regenerate and the Saiyan Zenkai trait to become stronger after recovering from near death.

Beerus (Dragon Ball Super), the God of Destruction of Universe 7. Like all Gods of Destruction, Beerus possess immense Godly ki fueled by his Energy of Destruction. With the energy, Beerus is able to use it both offensively and defensively in battle, to destroy entire solar systems with ease, and even erase beings from existence.

Goku Black (Dragon Ball Super) is Zamasu who stole Goku's body. By synchronizing with the ki of Goku's body Black gained access to Goku's abilities including his Kamehameha and Instant Transmission techniques, and the Saiyan trait, Zenkai, which allows him to become more powerful upon recovering from any form of damage.

Even at his birth, Broly (Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan) is a remarkably powerful Saiyan born with a power level of 10,000. More so, he also possesses the Legendary Super Saiyan from, a powerful transformation that is was genetically exclusive to him alone. In this form, he's ki increases exponentially and is seemingly limitless.

Upon fully mastering Goku's power, Goku Black become able to mix his Godly ki with the Super Saiyan transformation, allowing Black to possess the Super Saiyan Rosé form. This is a variation of the Super Saiyan Blue and is able to fight on par with it, but the pink color is due to Zamasu's natural status as a god.

Jiren (Dragon Ball Super) is said to possesses unthinkably colossal ki, powerful enough to shake the entire World of Void, a realm of infinite size, overcome Hit's Time-Skip ability, transcending time itself, and even overpower both Goku's and Vegeta's Super Saiyan Blue transformations.

Tōki (Fist of the North Star) is a special type of ki energy used in various martial arts. An expert user can often radiate tōki from his own body as a Fighting Spirit Aura/Tōki no Aura whilst focusing it for attacks...

...It can be used to launch ki-based attacks that strike targets at long range, the Tensho Honretsu is a powerful example of how Tōki can be utilize for combat.

Falco (Fist of the North Star) using his Gento Kō Ken/Imperial Fist of the Original Dipper, a deadly martial art that focuses on use of ki energy.

Master Son (Gintama) using Qi Gong to manipulate his lifespan, having lived in the battlefield for more than two centuries.

Haki (One Piece) derives some of its principles from the real-life usage of Qi. A mysterious power that is found in every living being and focuses on presence, fighting spirit, and intimidation. There are also three types of Haki that varies between users: Kenbunshoku/Observation, Busoshoku/Armament, and Haoshoku/Conqueror...

...Busoshoku Haki is a type of Haki that allows the user to use their spirit life force as a form of invisible armor around their bodies, allowing them to increase the strength of their attacks or defend against what would normally harm them. This Haki is incredibly effective as it is able to bypass the intangible defense of Logia Devil Fruit users...

...Busoshoku: Koka is the result of a heavy concentration of Busoshoku Haki. This allows the user to increase their defenses and attack power while also giving a black coating. This can be done on a single part, or the entirety, of the user's body, or weapons...

...Kenbunshoku Haki is a type of Haki that allows the user to sense the presence of others or predict their movements...

...and Haoshoku Haki is the rarest form of Haki said to be possessed by one in several million people who possess the qualities of a king. Those who posses this Haki are able to exert their willpower and over those of weak will, rendering them unconscious.

Lao G (One Piece) using qigong to store up the energy from his youth, until he needs it later to boost his body strength.

Momotaro Tsurugi (Sakigake Otokojuku) uses the Rising Ki Tiger spirit which is a blast in the shape of a tiger made of ki

Shiba Kyouichi (Shinmai Maou no Testament) is a user of both Ki and Ki Arts, which lets him draw out ki from his surroundings to give him an elemental aura.

Fu Chi'en (Tenjho Tenge) can manipulate one of the five elemental ki, earth, so masterfully, he can draw electricity from earth and attack his foes without moving himself.

Mataza (Tenjho Tenge) manipulating his ki and focusing it narrowly into the tip of his fingers, creating nigh-impossible sharp claws.

With a lifetime of her clan's special breathing techniques, Kyou Kai (Kingdom) can manipulate her chi for a variety of uses...

...heal others and ease their fatigue...

...speed up her body's recovery time...

...and enhance her strength while using her Priestess Dance.

As a Bushin, Hou Ken (Kingdom) can utilize and manipulate his inner chi, mostly using it for combat purposes...

...like sending it into his opponent's body, destroying their internal organs.

Akatsuki Ousawa (Hagure Yuusha no Estetica) has learned Renkan Keikikou from Granseiz, the strongest martial art that lets him manipulate his chi and the chi of others.

As the host of Yellow Dragon, Ouryuu Naikiri (Highschool DxD) has incredible Chi based powers, able to channel earth based Chi of Ley Lines to enhance his power.

Some martial artists in the world of (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple) can use ki to boost their physical abilities and their techniques. It is also split into three levels: Invoke, Release, and Ki Holding. Ki is also split into two different types based on the user…

…Miu, a Dou Ki user is able to use anger to exceed their limits and in a sense cause their ki to "explode" on impact causing a great impact. It was noted that she herself is a "Releaser of Ki"…

…Kenichi, a Sei Ki user is able to hide their intention to fight, instead focusing on sensing the conditions around them using a calm mind. Kenichi, himself later progressed to a "Holder of Ki" passed "Releaser of Ki"…

…Ogata is a Dual Ki User able to use both Sei and Dou Ki, as a Grand Master and creator of the Seidou Gouitsu achieves power that rivals Legendary Masters…

…normal Grand Masters and an Advanced Grand Master are both powerful martial artists who has mastered their particular ki types and levels to the point of being known as superhumans…

…a clash between multiple Grand Masters including an advanced Grand Master had generated an enormous yin-yang symbol in the sky.

As a Youkai Grandmaster of Senjutsu, Sun Wukong (Highschool DxD) possess overwhelmingly powerful ki as well as perfect control of it, able to use his powerful ki to combat the most powerful demons and monsters, even neutralized the divine poison of the Fallen Angel Lord Samael.

Video Games

Jin (Grand Chase) is a trainee of the Silver Knights. Along with his skills in martial arts, he possesses the Burning Charge, a special ability that allows him to build up his chi and utilize it to pull of powerful attacks and enter a phase called Burning Mode, where he gains super armor and enhanced speed and skills.

Despite being a Reploid, X (Mega Man X series) possesses a soul that is almost human. Because of this, he can, albeit to a lesser extent project his ki in the form of the Hadoken, allowing to destroy most enemies in one shot.

Jon Talbain (Darkstalkers) is a skilled fighter that possesses great ki in his werewolf state and is able to use his ki for powerful attacks...

... such as his Beast Cannon in which he surrounds himself in his ki and launches himself at his opponent...

...or he can channel his ki into his Dragon Cannon to unleash a flaming pack of wolves.

Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury series) possesses an incredible power of chi energy. With the aid of the Hakkyokuseiken, he is able to draw chi from the earth beneath his feet, allowing him to enhanced his already powerful attacks to much greater levels...

By channeling his chi around his fist, Terry can create his Burn Knuckle to unleash a fierce punch....

... and with the Hakkyokuseiken, he can use the chi of the earth to strengthen his Burn Knuckle into the blazing Buster Wolf.

Terry Bogard can also use chi for his for his Power Wave to unleash energy waves on the ground...

...with the Hakkyokuseiken, he can use the chi of the earth to strengthen his Power Wave into the powerfully destructive Power Geyser.

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series) has studied in the spiritual and mental art of Ninpo, which allows him manipulate ki to cast powerful spells that allow him to control the forces of nature. For example...

...his own version of the Torn Sky Blast by channeling ki into lightning and shoot it from his hands in the form of a destructive beam...

... Art of the Inferno to convert his ki into crimson fireballs and fire them at his enemies to set them ablaze...

... channel ki to perform the true form of the Art of the Inferno, the Art of the True Inferno, a powerful Ninpo that allows Ryu to converts his ki into blazing fire and launch himself in the form of a fire dragon...

... use the Art of the Wind Blades to covert his ki into wind blades that slice any organic matter to pieces...

... Art of the Inazuma to amplify his internal bioelectric current and create a devastating electric blast...

... the Art of Divine Life to convert his ki into healing energy in order to restore his health...

... Art of the Piercing Void by focusing the telekinetic energy created by the centripetal vibrations of his lower dantian, and shaping the energy using gravitational waves propagated by his conscious spirit, thus forming a rotating black hole trapped inside a repulsing ki force field...

Ryu (Street Fighter series), like most fighters of the series, can manifest his ki in the form of projectiles or energy infused attacks. Like many fighters, Ryu's ki can take on various elements, in Ryu's case: light, wind, fire, and electricity.

Ry can focus his ki into his palms, and unleash in the form of his signature Hadoken.

Ryu can also utilize the large, multi-hitting Shinku Hadoken, which creates a vacuum effect to keeps those it hits in its range of attack...

... manifesting ki in the form of electricity, he can channel it into Hadoken to fire the charged, multi-damaging Denjin Hadoken that electrocutes his opponents...

... ki into standard Tatsumaki Senpukyaku to create Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, a powerful, multi-hitting, spin kick that creates a vacuum effect.

Ken Masters (Street Fighter series), much like his rival, Ryu, his a skilled martial artist is skilled in utilizing his ki. He can manifest his ki in the form of light, electricity and fire...

... excelling most with the Shoryuken to such a degree that he is able to shift ki in the form of fire and channel it into his fist to add a burning effect...

... manifest ki as fire and use it to attack with devastatingly powerful, flaming version of the Shoryuken, the Shinryuken. The attack also creates a vacuum effect to keep its opponents in range of attack.

Chun-Li (Street Fighter series) is a powerful martial artist that utilizes multiple rapid attacks with agile and swift movements. She can also manifest her ki in the form of light, wind, and water, mostly as light blue energy that acts akin to water in motion....

... focus her ki into her hands and project it in the form of her Kikoken...

.. manifest her ki into light, and channel it into her hands, Chun-Li can project Kikosho in the form of a concussive blast that can topple even the strongest of opponents.

Akuma (Street Fighter series) is a powerful fighter who utilizes the Satsui no Hado, a form of ki that is rooted in the darker aspects of the natural human instinct With it, he is able to amplify the move set of the Ansatsuken fighting style. However, should he succumb to its power, it will transform him into the Maddened Ogre, Oni...

... channel the Satsui no Hado to unleash his Messatsu Gohado, a much stronger purple version of the Shinku Hadoken that inflicts a great deal of damage...

... manifest ki as fire, to channel it to Hadoken and fire it into the form of the Shakunetsu Hadouken that sets the opponent on fire...

...after developing the move over many years, Akuma was to utilize the Kongou Kokuretsuzan, a move of which he gathers his ki into his fist and slams it into the ground with the power to crush a small island to pieces.

Oro (Street Fighter series) is an exceedingly powerful martial artist due to his mastery of arts of Senjutsu. As a Sennin, Oro uses Senjutsu drawing upon the latent power within himself, and communicate with heaven and earth, allowing him full mastery over his body and ki. The mastery grants monstrous strength, telekinesis, survivability in harsh environments, and immortality.