"Ranma, m'boy, you're an ungrateful one, aren't you? I'm going to have to teach you a lesson that you'll never forget!"

Style: Anything-Goes Martial Arts (Saotome school)

Strengths: Genma obviously has the advantage of being able to fight well in human and panda form. He also seems to have more skill than Ranma, obviously, since he taught him. Genma's skill doesn't appear to have gone soft with his age, and keeps up with his son Ranma very easily. His tendancy to be underhanded and tricky in combat also helps him win fights. Like his son, he is more likely to defeat opponents through skillful stealth rather than brute force.


Weaknesses: Genma is easily distracted by money, food, etc. and on top of that, he's somewhat of a coward, running away at the slightest hint of danger. 

He also seems to work better in a team (most preferably with his friend, Soun) rather than in a one-on-one fight. He also overestimates the value of his own experience at times, and will think he has won when he really has not.

Special Techniques:

Saotome Secret Technique: See entry under Ranma Saotome's Fighter's Breakdown.

Saotome Secret Cooking Techniques: Well, this is not much of a technique, although Genma calls it one. It just involves cooking camp rice effectively over a cooking fire.

Super Secret Ninja Tricks (Anime Only): These rules for the ninja way were taught to Genma by Chingensai, a martial arts master that he and Soun stumbled upon while traveling.

Crouch of the Wild Tiger: Genma bases this technique off of the story of a wild tiger who fell off a great cliff. The move itself is not very complex - it merely involves Genma kneeling on the ground and bowing repeatedly, saying "I'm sorry".

Umi-sen-ken, Yami-sen-ken Techniques: Genma created these two sets of techniques and put them down on two separate scrolls. The Umi-sen-ken techniques are designed to emulate a "quiet" thief's movements and the Yami-sen-ken techniques are designed to emulate a "noisy" thief's movements.

Hell Cradle: Genma uses this technique to squeeze an opponent to death, much like a panda sqeezes objects in its paws with incredible force. Genma attempted to use this on Ranma in a duel.

Humiliating Photo-Fu: Genma attempts to embarrass his opponent by mercilessly showing bystanders embarrassing photos of him or her, usually very unflattering. Genma used this technique on Ranma as his way of "hitting below the belt", showing Ukyou and Akane pictures of Ranma when he was 7, wetting the bed, and when he was older, naked and running from a cat.