Yuri

Art by erufan and Sixth Creation

History

Yuri Sakazaki was kidnapped by Mr Big who works for Geese Howard's villainous organisation. She was rescued by her protective brother Ryo and his buddy Robert after they fought the masked Mr Karate, who turned out to be her father who was brainwashed by Geese. Upon recovering from the brainwashing, Takuma Sakazaki taught Yuri how to fight using Kyokugenryu Karate.

Personality

Yuri is very lighthearted and cheerful despite her tough upbringing. She is also an extremely friendly person who cares a lot about her family and friends. Yuri likes to follow trends, and she is always open to change and innovation.

Mastery 

Takuma Sakazaki only taught Yuri the basic and low-level moves of Kyokugenryu Karate. Nevertheless, she embraces an instinctive approach in her martial arts, and has developed her own flavour of Kyokugen Karate. Some of the techniques she created are Hyakuretsu Binta, En'yoku, Hien Hou'ou Kyaku, and Yuri Chou Upper.


Journey

Yuri was a helpless young girl who was kidnapped by Geese Howard's organisation. After she was rescued by Ryo and Robert, she was trained by her father to be a Kyokugenryu
Karate fighter. Over the years, she has improved her fighting skills, demonstrated by her creativity of adding new techniques to her basic style of Kyokugenryu Karate. She has transformed from a weak damsel in distress to a competent fighter who was the leader of the Women's Team in various King of Fighters tournaments.