Listen up, fighters. If you’re jumping into PvP or high-level raids relying solely on your Stand, you are leaving massive damage on the table.
While Stands and sub-abilities are your bread and butter in Bizarre Lineage, Fighting Styles are the secret sauce. They map right to your numerical keys, stack perfectly with your Stand, and give you the combo-extending edge needed to dominate the meta.
Yes, unlocking them is a bit of a grind. But getting ragdolled in the arena because you lacked a solid guardbreak is far worse. Let’s cut the fluff and look at exactly where to find the Karate, Kendo, and Boxing trainers, and what you need to do to unlock their full 3-move arsenals.
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The Quick Cheat Sheet: Locations & Trainers
| Fighting Style | Fast Travel Point | Location Details | Trainer NPC | Key Strength |
| Karate | Bus Stop 3 | Roofless stone wall dojo across the wooden bridge | Karate Sensei | Elite combo potential |
| Kendo | Bus Stop 15 | Inside Kame Yu Market | Kendo Sword Master | Brutal guardbreaks |
| Boxing | Bus Stop 2 | Jojo’s Bizarre Gym (Upstairs) | Boxing Coach | Stuns & Dempsey Roll counters |
How to Unlock Karate (The Combo King)
Karate arguably has the highest ceiling in Bizarre Lineage right now because its moves—Seiken Barrage, Sixth Massacre, and Tatsumaki—are fantastic combo extenders. To unlock all three, you need to complete the Mastering Karate questline.
The Quest Steps:
- Talk to the Karate Sensei at Bus Stop 3 to start. Proceed to beat up the required Samurais and Boxers in the area.
- Complete a World Event (Spawns at Bus Stop 1 every 30 minutes).
- Defeat the Karate Sensei in a boss fight. Grab some friends to make this faster.
- Take down a Raid Boss. The easiest target is Avol, located right behind Bus Stop 14.
- Defeat the Boxing Coach boss (Found at the top floor of the Gym near Bus Stop 2).
- Fight the Karate Sensei a second time.
- Win two 1v1 PvP matches. If you’re struggling, just ask a friend to trade kills at the PVP board.
- Defeat the Karate Sensei one final time to secure your third and final move.
How to Unlock Kendo (The Weapon Scaler)
If you’re running Anubis, Kendo is a non-negotiable must-have since its damage scales beautifully with your weapon stat. With moves like Whirlwind, Silent Edge, and Rising Tempest, you’ll be tossing out ragdolls and heavy guardbreaks.
The Quest Steps:
- Speak to the Kendo Sword Master at Bus Stop 15 inside the Kame Yu Market to start Warrior’s Pilgrimage. Farm the nearby Samurai.
- Head to the marked meditation spot and defeat “Yourself” in combat three separate times.
- Return to Kame Yu Market and grind out 70 Samurai Master kills.
- Complete a World Event (Bus Stop 1) AND win three 1v1 PvP matches.
- Track down and defeat the Miyamoto Musashi boss.
- Return to the Sword Master to unlock your final Kendo strike.
How to Unlock Boxing (The Counter Master)
Boxing requires the longest, most involved questline of the three, but the payoff is massive stuns. White Fang and Liver Crusher lock enemies down, while the Dempsey Roll is a punishing retaliatory counter.
The Quest Steps:
- Talk to the Boxing Coach upstairs at Bus Stop 2 to initiate Training Camp. Farm the Boxers outside.
- Defeat a Raid Boss (Again, Avol behind Bus Stop 14 is the quickest route).
- Talk to the Coach and challenge Mike “Iron” Tyson.
- Win two 1v1 PvP matches via the PVP board.
- Defeat 2 Boxing Coaches (These spawn behind the boxing ring in the Gym).
- Meditate on the Yoga Mats on the ground floor of the Gym to fight a mini-boss version of “The Self”.
- Talk to the Coach again and defeat Manny Pacquiao.
- Clear a World Event at Bus Stop 1.
- Return to the Yoga Mats and fight “The Self” one more time.
- Talk to the Coach to trigger the final boss fight against Floyd Mayweather. Win this, and the full Boxing kit is yours.
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FAQs
Do I lose my Fighting Style when I hit Prestige?
Unfortunately, yes. Whenever you Prestige, your Fighting Style resets along with your stats. You will have to run these questlines from scratch to get your moves back. Plan your grinds accordingly!
Does my Fighting Style interfere with my Stand abilities?
Not at all. Your Fighting Style is completely separate from your Stand, mapping directly to your numerical keys. You can weave Kendo slashes or Karate kicks right between your Stand’s M1s and heavy attacks for massive, inescapable strings.
What’s genuinely the best fighting style to get?
“Best” is subjective, but if you want raw, unadulterated combo extensions, Karate is currently sitting at the top of the tier list. Kendo is arguably better for specific weapon-scaling builds (Anubis players, this is for you), while Boxing is highly situational but deadly if you can bait out attacks and trigger your Dempsey Roll.
