Skill Books

Skill Books are items obtained in Shenmue III which allow Ryo to learn moves and, through sparring, increase his strength statistic. They are obtained by exchanging sets of items, capsule toys, or herbs.

List

Default:

• Jab
• Hook
• Uppercut
• Spin Kick
• High Front Kick
• Stepping Knee Strike
• Tiger Knuckle
• Downward Punch
• Knee Strike
• Rain Thrust
• Twist Knuckle
• Elbow Slam
• Mantis Combo
• Crescent Kick
• Reaper's Kick
• Avalanche Lance
• Razor Flash
• Double Blow
• Lunging Strike
• Oblique Slam
• Pit Blow
• Mud Spider
• Twin Blades
• Trample Kick
• Hold Against Leg
• Uphill Battle
• Brutal Tiger
• Upper Knuckle
• Thigh Combo
• Sword Kick
• Cannon Blow
• Stab Armor
• Big Wheel
• Iron Palm
• Katana Mist Slash
• Brawling Uppercut
• Counter Elbow Assault
• Elbow Assault
• Tornado Kick

DLC, but also obtainable:

• Blazing Kick
• Burning Sandstorm

Obtainable:

• Stinging Elbow (Niaowu)
• Back Twist Fist ?
• Backfist (Bailu)
• Spinning Backfist (Bailu)
• Iron Palm 2 ?
• Charging Fist ?
• Demolishing Fist ?
• Breaking Wave (Bailu)
• Spiral Fist ?
• Interior Dorsal Kick (Niaowu)
• Lawnmower (Niaowu)
• Ground Kick (Bailu)
• Interior Knee (Niaowu)
• Heaven Flip (Bailu)
• Charging Knee ?
• Ankle Sweep ?
• Flying Spear
• Roundhouse Kick
• Heel Kick
• Shinbone Smash
• Reverse Heel
• Back Roundhouse Kick
• Knee Kick
• Tiger Thigh
• Scorpion Tail
• Spiral Cut
• Feilian Thigh
• Lotus Cutter
• Breakout
• Eclipse Kick
• Engulfing Strike
• Hidden Sandstorm
• Twin Lotus
• Shower of Spears
• Grievous Strike
• Brawling Uppercut 2
• Dancing Fist
• Sudden Shear
• Turbulent Thrust
• Mountain Crusher
• Maelstrom Strike
• Tiger Combo
• Twin Palm Blurry
• Searing Flame
• Rending Palm
• Burrowing Full Moon
• Four-Sided Kick
• Chained Pit Slash
• Thunder Palm
• Tiger's Fury
• Dancing Swallow

Bailu Village

Skill books in Bailu Village can be purchased or exchanged from:

• Panda Pawn Shop, located within the Panda Market area, where they can be exchanged.
• Kong Mei Goods, located within the Panda Market area, where they are purchased. 
• Tao-Get Store, located in-between the village square and Shenhua's house. 

Skill book name	Available at	Purchase cost	Exchange requirements
Hidden Sandstorm	Kong Mei Goods	¥1331	N/A
	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Weapon Appreciation Set: Blue Dragon Scimitar Self-Defense Tonfa Composite Bow Spear Hexagonal Shuriken (Rubber)
Tiger Thigh	Kong Mei Goods	¥1783	N/A
	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Ancient Art Appreciation Set: Wooden Tathagata Statue (Sitting) Gold Wise Man (Standing) Copper Statue of a Military Officer  Ceramic Arhat (Sitting) 2 Gold Hermit (Standing) Gold Bodhisattva (Standing)
Breaking wave	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Expedition Set: Zodiac Engraving Magnifying Glass Leather Shoes
Spiral Cut	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Roadway Prize Set: Blue Dragon Vase Butterfly Pendant Shovel Loader
Maelstrom Strike	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Woodcutter's Set: Boots Battle Axe Red Radio
Spinning Backfist	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	My First Prize Set: Block Racing Car Clown Push Toy
Flying Spear	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	General Collector's Set: Frog Ornament Glass Bottle Digital Clock
Heel Kick	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Children's Celebration Set: Mini Soccer Ball Bird Carving Green Glazed Vase
Backfist	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Shenmue 1 Capsule Set: SD Ryo Forklift Ver. SD Chai SD Ine SD Nozomi Harasaki SD Chen Guizang
Hidden Sandstorm	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Heavy Machinery Set: Mobile Crane Power Shovel Loader Yellow Forklift Red Forklift Wheel Loader
Sudden Shear	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Firefighter Set: Fire Axe Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher 2 Water Fire Extinguisher Wet Chemical Fire Extinguisher CO2 [sic] Fire Extinguisher Foam Fire Extinguisher Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher
Heaven Flip	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Bellflower Decoction: Licorice Bellflower
Back Twist First	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Pai Nong Decoction: Licorice Bellflower Ginger Jujube
Tiger Thigh	Panda Pawn Shop	N/A	Pai Nong Decoction: Licorice Bellflower Ginger Jujube Cinnamon
Spiral Leg	Tao-Get Store	¥326	N/A
Ground Kick	Tao-Get Store	¥229	N/A

Niaowu

Skill book name	Available at	Purchase cost	Exchange requirements
Roundhouse Kick	Cash First Pawnshop	N/A	Antique Appraiser's Set Blue & White Ceramic (Long) Blue & White Ceramic (Pot) Blue & White Ceramic (Urn)
Interior Dorsal Kick	Cash First Pawnshop	N/A	Jewelry Set Pearl Necklace Emerald Necklace Ruby Earrings
Stinging Elbow	Cash First Pawnshop	N/A	Adonis Set Opera Mask (Guan Yu) Ogre Mask (Yellow) Picture of Girl
Interior Knee	Cash First Pawnshop	N/A	Masterful Artist's Set Long-necked Blue Bottle African Plate Hanging Scroll (Chicken) Jingdezhen Vase
Lawnmower	Cash First Pawnshop	N/A	Precocious Girl's Set Beret (Red) High Heel Sandals (Blue) Dress (Green)

Exchange item locations

Item name	Obtained from	How to obtain
Block Racing Car	Liu Fang (Lucky Hit Stand, Village Square)	Win lucky hit game
Clown Plush Toy	Liu Fang (Lucky Hit Stand, Village Square)	Win lucky hit game
Mini Soccer Ball	Xuan Shancun (Pail Toss Stand, Village Square)	Throw rock in furthest pail
Digital Clock	Xuan Shancun (Pail Toss Stand, Village Square)	Throw rock in second-furthest pail
SD Ryo Forklift Ver	Shenmue 1 Gruppa Set Gacha Gacha Machine (Outside Fast Kitchen, Village Square)	Obtain from machine (rare)
SD Chai	Shenmue 1 Gruppa Set Gacha Gacha Machine (Outside Fast Kitchen, Village Square)	Obtain from machine (rare)
SD Ine	Shenmue 1 Gruppa Set Gacha Gacha Machine (Outside Fast Kitchen, Village Square)	Obtain from machine (common)
SD Nozomi Harasaki	Shenmue 1 Gruppa Set Gacha Gacha Machine (Outside Fast Kitchen, Village Square)	Obtain from machine (common)
SD Chen Guizang	Shenmue 1 Gruppa Set Gacha Gacha Machine (Outside Fast Kitchen, Village Square)	Obtain from machine (common)
Magnifying Glass	Prize Exchange, Panda Market	Purchase for 20 Exchange Tokens
Butterfly Pendant	Prize Exchange, Panda Market	Purchase for 300 Exchange Token
Glass Bottle	Kong Mei Goods, Panda Market	Purchase for ¥111
Red Radio	Kong Mei Goods, Panda Market	Purchase for ¥58
Fire Axe	Fire Extinguisher Friends Gacha Gacha Machine, HI-TECH LAND PANDA, Panda Market	Win from machine (rare)
Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher 2	Fire Extinguisher Friends Gacha Gacha Machine, HI-TECH LAND PANDA, Panda Market	Win from machine (common)
Water Fire Extinguisher	Fire Extinguisher Friends Gacha Gacha Machine, HI-TECH LAND PANDA, Panda Market	Win from machine (common)
Wet Chemical Fire Extinguisher	Fire Extinguisher Friends Gacha Gacha Machine, HI-TECH LAND PANDA, Panda Market	Win from machine (common)
CO2 [sic] Fire Extinguisher	Fire Extinguisher Friends Gacha Gacha Machine, HI-TECH LAND PANDA, Panda Market	Win from machine (common)
Foam Fire Extinguisher	Fire Extinguisher Friends Gacha Gacha Machine, HI-TECH LAND PANDA, Panda Market	Win from machine (common)
Dry Powder Fire Extinguisher	Fire Extinguisher Friends Gacha Gacha Machine, HI-TECH LAND PANDA, Panda Market	Win from machine (common)
Mobile Crane	Heavy Machinerys [sic] Set Gacha Gache Machine, Tao-Get Store	Win from machine (rare)
Power Shovel Loader	Heavy Machinerys [sic] Set Gacha Gache Machine, Tao-Get Store	Win from machine (common)
Yellow Forklift	Heavy Machinerys [sic] Set Gacha Gache Machine, Tao-Get Store	Win from machine (common)
Red Forklift	Heavy Machinerys [sic] Set Gacha Gache Machine, Tao-Get Store	Win from machine (common)
Wheel Loader	Heavy Machinerys [sic] Set Gacha Gache Machine, Tao-Get Store	Win from machine (common)
Frog Ornament	Tao-Get Store	Buy for ¥58
Hexagonal Shuriken (Rubber)	Shui Meilan's Lucky Hit Stall, Next to Hotel Niaowu (Niaowu)	Win from board ("Sweet Grapes")
Shovel Loader	Tong Zhangping's Lucky Hit Stall, Next to Hotel Niaowu (Niaowu)	Win from board ("Shoes")