The four Wude.
The Wude (武德 Wǔdé/Butoku, lit. "Martial Virtues") are four aspects that any Martial Artist of true virtue should know. It is said that those without the wude often stray from the right path and are hated by others, sometimes even killed.
In order for Ryo Hazuki to meet with Xiuying Hong, he must learn the four wude. Xiuying comments when she first meets Ryo that he only possesses GON and DAN.
Wude[]
GON (Hànzì: 功, Pinyin: Gōng, On'yomi: Kō) - Discipline yourself to keep training everyday without neglect.
DAN (Hànzì: 胆, Pinyin: Dǎn, On'yomi: Tan) - Be brave and stay calm to make the right decision.
JIE (Hànzì: 戒, Pinyin: Jiè, On'yomi: Kai) - Keep your heart free of conceit and do not use force thoughtlessly or flont your technique.
YI (Hànzì: 義, Pinyin: Yì, On'yomi: Gi) - Always act without hesitation to do what you perceive is right.
Teachers[]
- Jianmin Tao will teach GON at Lotus Park. He teaches Ryo an offensive form of Tai Chi known as the Iron Palm and challenges Ryo to use the move to cover the ground in leaves by using the move on a tree.
- Zhangyu Kong will teach DAN at Zhangyu Barber's Shop. While giving Ryo a haircut, he threatens him with a blade and will only explain the Wude if Ryo has the courage and restraint to do nothing (if the player does not press any button during the QTE).
- Zhoushan Xuan will teach JIE at the Guang Martial Arts School, but only after doing his request. He tells Ryo after he helps him reconcile with a former student, Zongquan Bai, whom he feels guilty about banishing from his school, which he believes led to him becoming a street performer.
- Guixiang Lee will teach YI outside the Yan Tin Apartments. She informs Ryo about it after he saves her being terrorized by landsharks who want her to vacate the apartment so it can be demolished and replaced with a new building.
- Guixiang claims she can't remember the name, so Hanhui Liu at Man Mo Temple will reveal it after Ryo helps clean the temple and cleans a certain spot that shows the name of the last wude.
Trivia[]
- In Shenmue the Animation, Ryo learns the Wude in the following order: GON, JIE, YI, DAN in Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8 and Episode 9, respectively.
- Although Zhangyu's shop is normally closed until Jianmin or Master Zhoushan refer Ryo to him, it is possible to visit Zhangyu first or second to learn DAN if you talk to the owner of the shop across the street from his shop about a martial artist. He'll refer you to Zhangyu and his shop will open early. This results in different paths of who will refer Ryo to Guixiang to learn the last wude.
- If Ryo learns DAN from Zhangyu third, he will refer him to Zigu Wei at Bloom Tailor.
- If Ryo learns JIE from Master Zhoushan third, he will refer him to Fushou Liu at Sunny Capital Pharmacy.
- If Ryo learns GON from Jianmin third, he will refer him to Guixiang right away.