Goku's Dragon Fist Explained

How Strong is the Dragon Fist Technique in Dragon Ball Z? WHEN did Goku learn and develop the Dragon Fist? We discuss the move used during Goku vs Hirudegarn from Wrath of the Dragon or Goku vs Omega Shenron from Dragon Ball GT.
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[@LiamD613]

Pfft, everyone knows the reason that the dragon fist hit Omega Shenron so hard is because dragon type moves are super-effective against dragons

[@randomkidintheinternet6719]

fax

[@suiyeethepinkunicorn7780]

Dragon fist is quite a popular thing

[@roberthillard5696]

This is not Pokemon tho my niggy

[@turnupgang2025]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂3 years later still funny🤣🤣

[@yurucampenjoyer9195]

How about dragon pulse though?

[@Axdanz]

We need the clothes beam next

[@Geekdom101]

i thought about it!

[@Nagatem]

Geekdom101, seriously piccolo should be able to make you clothes in games like xenoverse, missed opportunity like always

[@RealRC99]

What about the makakasapa- makaka- mecacona- oh the hell with it. Special beam cannon

[@caiostocco]

Double the pride, double the fall.

[@smcrevival1467]

@@internetperson3436 not if theres no dokkan

[@joshualowe959]

Goku's Dragon Fist is underrated. It needs to be made canon. Who agrees?

[@somethingsomewhere.2613]

Joshua Lowe can you not enjoy the technique as much bc of that? I’m jw why that matters so much

[@TwilightSpree]

@@somethingsomewhere.2613 I think it's more that people want to see more of it.

[@albertisaak2268]

I wish

[@jocoolshow]

I have a feeling they'd ruin the technique and make it not work just to show how strong an enemy is just like the Spirit Bomb vs Jiren When in reality the Dragon Fist has literally obliterated everyone who's been hit by it in it's 4 on screen uses and XV2. It's basically a one shot move that kills people astronomically stronger than you unless you have regen. Like Base Goku punching through Super 17 who was far stronger than SSJ4 Goku at the time (18 made it so that he couldn't block or use a barrier on physical attacks but Goku still would've had to break through his beyond SSJ4 level durability. 17 doesn't have ki so it's not like you can say 'his ki was lowered so his durability dropped'. And of course SSJ4 Goku vs Omega

[@procow2274]

It was temporarily canon. He used it in gt

[@cakeknight6269]

"the dragon fist can ruin a lot of people's lives" Huh, what a funny way of saying murder.

[@specialnewb9821]

Send 'em straight to HFIL!

[@specialnewb9821]

@NONON JAKUZURE but saying HFIL is much funnier

[@comixproviderftw_02]

“If I don’t, WHO WILL?! DRAGON FIST!!!”

[@thiddies]

Best line ever😂

[@pizzacrumbles]

Do kaioken next

[@paralloyd7]

Black Lyfe 💯

[@ymcbigt499]

Lol awesome

[@pdors94]

I thought it was a dormant/Latent power that goku unleashes in a desperate final attack..

[@ultraomenmurat9937]

I mean i always thought the dragon fist was an homage to that oozaru fist he did in Dragon Ball against DKP.

[@OG_Honda_Grom]

Yep saw that move a little while ago it’s definitely what they based dragon fist off

[@TreyPDB]

I thought this was blatantly obvious

[@kylestuart3216]

The oozaroo fist & the wolf fang fist, both use totem animals and are an attack that doesnt seem to emit the ki used outsude the body.

[@jasond1497]

The only thing that I’ll give Goku on this technique is at least he created this move

[@mrmajinsr]

Yeah.... Well ya know Goku always uses his "Head".

[@mrmajinsr]

And the biting is his too hehe.

[@Catsrnice_]

Forever Zenith No it was Roshi's fighting style just he taught it to Goku

[@psb2437]

@@Catsrnice_ he uses that one barrage ki blast against cell when he does the barrier goku invented it and the one against super 17 i guessing is the same thing he did to piccolo daimo

[@jasonhearn5818]

thats how you improve learning from others you cant do everything on your own...goku is open minded and always wanting to improve and get better...aside from the fact that hes a fighting genius .. no matter how many original techniques the other db characters have goku is still the best.. not to mention the awesome athleticism goku displays when he fights

[@Lumithedolphin]

Fun fact!: in Xenoverse 2 In The Main campaign when you're teaming up with ssgss Goku if you beat mira under 2 minutes it'll show an alternative ending where the Z fighters surround your Cac giving your cac their power letting you be able to use goku's dragon to finish off mira, instead of mira being upset of not being able to fight longer he simply smiles and thanks the player for giving him an amazing battle.

[@nightwalker174]

Ghostly pie that game is nearly 4 years old. Everyone knows.

[@kxd.v]

@@nightwalker174 not me

[@nightwalker174]

Khalid_xd Well you should

[@ultimate9739]

Already knew that but ok.

[@ATLRiot_]

Ghostly pie I beat the game 4 times and never knew this😭

[@Lee_theGreat15]

This is very interesting. I always questioned the dragon fist because of the dragon. It doesnt look like a ki attack, but a whole dragon comes out. Its weird, but looks cool af

[@pdors94]

I thought it was just a dormant Latent power goku uses in a desperate situation..

[@dusanslavnic4727]

The entire dragon is just a flaming energy beam from what you see in Wrath of the Dragon, most likey Goku just coats his body in energy and the rest of the dragons body is most likely just the atmosphere burning up from the heat. it would be nice to get an actual explanation as to what is going on with that attack

[@soleonshae8657]

​@dusanslavnic4727 if you're still curious, 101 gave an explanation in the wolf fang fist video saying that it could be symbolic, like how yamcha looks like a wolf when using the technique

[@flipzzilla4556]

I love the DRAGON FIST (RYU-KEN) Goku used on San Xing Long in GT

[@vainqueurmukenyi3123]

Same I also like the one he did on SUPER 17

[@joshualowe959]

I like the Dragon Fist attacks against Omega Shenron, Super 17 & Hirudegarn.

[@smcrevival1467]

I love em all this damn move is just beautiful really needs to be brought back into dragon ball super

[@smcrevival1467]

@@flipzzilla4556 there that better?

[@flipzzilla4556]

@@smcrevival1467 no I'm a hard man to please

[@Dizguy552]

Team Four Star dropped a vid today with the dragon fist listed as one of their favorite techniques. Thats a pretty weird coincidence :0

[@Geekdom101]

very weird - but we have a lot in common

[@maybetoby]

Crazy timing

[@kxd.v]

Not that weird a popular channel made a vid of their favorite moves in dB another popular channel made a vid on one of the most popular moves in dB

[@maybetoby]

@@kxd.v but both release a video on the same move on the same day?

[@kxd.v]

@@maybetoby I didn't actually see the video if it's on the specific move the OK but if it's a list then it's not that wierd

[@jaieldridge319]

One of the only things Goku uses that seems to be self taught/orginal idea, and what do you know.... Its also the most badass move in the entirety of Dragonball! Canon or not, Well done Goku... Well done.

[@nightwalker174]

Yairo Eldridge Why would it be a large gun? Oh, you meant "canon"

[@UhgeneIgnorian]

Goku: "Dragon Fist!" Zarbon: :"Oh My!"

[@melaninsaiyangod8344]

Goku: "Explode!!" Zarbon: OOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[@TheDragon-v7d]

You know what 😂😂

[@bigbrainanime9485]

*Goku's Dragon Fist Explained:* Chi-Chi wanted to try something new in the bedroom, after work-shopping it a bit, this was the result

[@Geekdom101]

rofl

[@jordanrambert966]

Damn so the early stages of dragon fist made goten

[@thatguyfrankie]

If I had a dollar for every db sex joke made in the past 10 yrs, I'd be more than rich.

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

oh myyyy...

[@jonathantownsend3892]

Complete bs

[@droptheshiv4796]

Probably one of the most majestic and beautiful moves in dragon ball z

[@Geekdom101]

it is beautiful

[@TheLegendaryCheeto]

Five points for using the word "Majestic".

[@rustybuckets2143]

The Dragon Fist is one of my favorite special moves in Dragon Ball FighterZ, especially when Goku goes SS4.

[@Geekdom101]

hel yeah!

[@lotograves]

Me: isn't Dragon Fist just a advanced version of Monkey Fist since they both burst throw the opponents chest/stomach Danny: nah

[@deandrebarnes4835]

Pro Jey96 stop

[@silvahsoat8692]

Impeccable timing! TFS had technique for their newest DBcember

[@angrylad2478]

@SilvahSoat right But maybe it wasn’t a coincidence Oooooooohhhh

[@dragon-no4ux]

Ik right!

[@Geekdom101]

was it this one?

[@Geekdom101]

@@angrylad2478 it was.

[@CaliburXL99]

Dang beat me too it was just gonna day this.

[@livingfire1]

Abridged Goku: "I'm sure I'll pull something out my butt"

[@precariousjerd]

Abridged Broly: "And it will be Broly's fist!"

[@SaturnineXTS]

That's what this technique is, unfortunately

[@hulkinglasses7174]

proof that originality is dead?

[@jovanloubacky8113]

Dragon fist comes with one of me favourite quotes from bt3 I F I D O N T , W H O W I L L ?

[@justchyll2009]

“Spirit bomb fading!!!!” DRAGON FISTTTTTTTT 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉- Budokai 3!!!!!

[@RobinSwede]

Two movie techniques in one

[@dragon-no4ux]

Two dope throw back i love that move. And that game is my favorite dragon ball game

[@giovonemendoza6531]

He absorbs the Damn spirit bomb!!!

[@Geekdom101]

Spirit Bomb will get a video too

[@pdors94]

@@Geekdom101 will you do absorbed spirit in the same vid too..(cuz that was too awsome)..lol

[@Jackstone668]

A new guide?? Well...IF GEEKDOM DOESN'T, WHO WILL?!?!?!?!

[@pac_rby]

In my personal head canon, I always looked at GT's ending as Goku being carried off to the Dragon's realm, becoming a Dragon for a set of Dragon Balls, which looks like this move.

[@Geekdom101]

ill explain that in 2020. Already got the video planned. I think you'll like it. I hope you do. Thanks.

[@KootenaiKing]

He will become the protector of the Four-star ball. "A soul for a soul.."

[@TheLegendaryCheeto]

@@Geekdom101 I really hope you do. The GT ending always seemed like a mystery to me. I cant wait. Keep up the magnificent job!

[@felix_patriot]

i think they definitely intended the dragon fist to be related in some way to the king piccolo punch, given how they are the only times goku got violent enough to punch THROUGH someone, and in Fighterz if you play as Kid Goku, one of your moves is the king piccolo punch, but if you have lost an ally then the same move turns him into a SSJ4 and he does a dragon fist

[@ZeroYami]

It Isn't the king piccolo attack though, it's the dragon fist he used on Super 17

[@rooknook5379]

The one he used on King Piccolo and Super 17 is actually the oozaru fist, it only became the dragon fist at Ice Shenron.

[@damightyjex8682]

I always thought that Dragon Fist was basically just an updated version of the Great ape fist that he used against King piccolo in Dragonball. He uses the same pose and everything. Although yes it is a different creature Ah, you covered it at the end, nice one

[@patricklukcy13]

@@blacklyfe5543 how......?

[@courier8365]

“Agh! The Spirit Bomb is fading..!!” *absorbs it “SUPER DRAGON FIIIIIISST!!!”

[@ymcbigt499]

Awesome miss the game

[@kxd.v]

And is weaker the the og *xenoverse*

[@BryanX111]

Fun fact In budokai and tenaichi if u try using the spirit bomb technique, that isn’t in Goku’s base for, goku would absorb the spirit bomb and use his dragon fist; a reference from both Android 13 and Wrath of the Dragon

[@Ginger-BradMan]

Clicked the second I got the notification!!! So hyped for this, dragon fist is my absolute favorite technique!!

[@jackylee_jack]

I love this technique! I never knew it was Goku transforming into a dragon himself. That is so awesome! I thought it was just an energy dragon.

[@tomiberrylive]

Jacky Lee Whye Chun It’s a theory lol

[@TheReZisTLust]

Its literally not.

[@vtmvtm]

I just assumed that the Dragon Fist was a more mature version of the move that he used to kill King Piccolo.

[@mckstellar1005]

I'm going to bed but I'm definetly gonna watch this in the morning

[@InnovativeJdawg]

2020 is gonna be a good year

[@DarthAlphaTheGreat]

When Wu Kong met the Dragon Kings of the 4 oceans, he was not nice at all. He lived near the Easter Dragon King, so Goku started there. The Dragon King was courteous and willing to give Wu Kong a gift for becoming King of the Monkeys, but Wu Kong basically bullied him to give him a worthy treasure, and it was the Magic stick (originally to hold the ocean at peace). Then Goku proceed to bully all remains Dragon Kings for treasures. The Dragons All complain the the Heaven Emperor, which send an army to capture Wu Kong...which Wu Kong kicked their asses.

[@Geekdom101]

YES!

[@monkeymoney0]

I think the dragon is just a representation of his power for us to see and not actually visible to them

[@galaxy-eyesgarchomp9478]

I’m so excited for this series.

[@trappestarrgaming3422]

Maybe its a thing like focusing all his ki into his fist and multiples it since its forced into a certain point or area. Kinda lik how piccolo beat metal coolers cybots or whatever...

[@TheLarvi]

He just hit them really hard

[@KootenaiKing]

@@TheLarvi well, i believe Piccolo tells Krillin to focus all his energy onto the point of impact, something along those lines.

[@TheLarvi]

@@KootenaiKing tfs abridged was my quote

[@ElHarmonyV]

@@TheLarvi Piccolo: That's sounds like something Goku would say. Kami: And do you remember how you've never beaten him.

[@mechajay3358]

Dragon Fist is definitely one of my favorite techniques in Dragon Ball from aside it looking so cool and destructive, is one of the only move Goku essentially created on his own. My explanation was that he based it off on Shenlong. *[Insert Fisting Joke Here]*

[@Geekdom101]

well Shen Long is the most basic dragon

[@mechajay3358]

@@Geekdom101 True. I mean it's a given how much they look so alike.

[@kaatoshiijii6143]

Omega Shenron Fist

[@xxmurderer7xx287]

In Xenoverse 2 Dragon Fist= An Ultimate move that transforms into a giant golden dragon that deals massive damage. Super Dragon Fist=A Super attack that turns the users fist into a small red dragon that deals medium damage. Makes sense

[@reallyhimongod]

Right I never got why they did it the opposite way. Super Dragon Fist should be the ult and dragon fist should be called Dragon Combo

[@ZeroYami]

@@reallyhimongod Dragon combo for the super attack and dragon fist for the ult. The move doesn't have super in it's name.

[@trentonayershandsoffire3620]

Hey I’m Being Waiting for this Dragon Fist for a long time!!! Thanks once again Geekdom101

[@pichuy1422]

Bruh I thought this was the coolest shit. Then I discovered teenage hormones

[@Geekdom101]

zdfvfsdbd

[@ungenbunyon5548]

I wanna see paper scissors rock come back imagine Vegeta's reaction seeing that first time

[@reallyhimongod]

Bruh, no, that move is for fuckin kids no grown man is gonna be doin rps

[@metaljake89]

I always thought of it as like Goku using his energy to form a type of “corkscrew” type shape around him that resembled a dragon

[@Geekdom101]

no, thats a DRAGON bro. He even has scales and a face

[@KaitouKaiju]

This dragon wraps itself around buildings

[@MrAutobot390]

I always assumed it was an energy construct, kinda like a Green Lantern ring.

[@WeBarelySober]

Dragon Fist was a dope way to start this series. Can't wait til you get to moves like the spirit bomb and final flash.

[@Geekdom101]

i will absolutely cover those in 2020

[@RobinSwede]

I always thought the dragon was just a projection of Goku's ki

[@Geekdom101]

partially

[@Shaprite]

Same.

[@felixthescholarlytitan4437]

I’ve always been under the belief that using Dragon Fist doesn’t increase Goku’s power, but that it is a technique designed specifically to hurt foes that are stronger then him. I mean the only time he uses it, baring one instance, is against an opponent that is stronger then himself at that point in time.

[@maximillianoorosco-randhaw9336]

Dragons have always been my favorite creatures besides Saiyans. And Dragon Fist made my day and became my favorite technique in the Dragon Ball world

[@DeadpoolTJ]

I always assumed they got the idea from the king piccolo arc when he punched right through him. Always thought the dragon part was metaphor while in reality he was just using all his power into the punch. Like how the dragon punch looks though.

[@purevessel4506]

The only original move Goku has and it is technically "non-canon". What a bummer. The Dragon Fist is one of my favorite moves in all of Dragon Ball.

[@ultraomenmurat9937]

What about the landmines he did when he fought jiren. Heck what about the attack he used to force Jeice and Burter away, or the Godbind he used on DBS Broly, its not like he was taught those.

[@jocoolshow]

@@ultraomenmurat9937 That's like using regular ki blasts and calling it 'your own technique'. Energy bombs, Kiai's and Ki paralysis aren't new or unique techniques. And remember Goku can learn moves after seeing them once

[@ultraomenmurat9937]

@@jocoolshow when did he see any of those

[@saint198]

@@ultraomenmurat9937 the TOP

[@AntonisX007GRS]

Do this: Does Goku's and Vegeta's power is getting affected by their age?

[@YodaSmokes]

I genuinely think you are the best and most authentic KZbinr there is. Just felt like saying that.

[@souljaspazzin]

It's so weird that i thought about the dragon fist today and searched it up because I remember how badass it was in Gt,Db,Dbz movie her used it on Android 17 in Gt and also on piccolo when he was a kid it's called "super dragon fist' but it still counts and when he used it on one of the dragons from GT cool!!

[@kingjones4149]

They need to make this move Cannon!

[@rick7louis]

If they bring this technique back in the main series it would be cool if he could only do this technique in super sayian 3 even though he has stronger forms and he would have to power down to do this really strong technique

[@infamousshawn4790]

Ive been waitin for this "No more...your mine... Dragon Fist"!!!!

[@AkealSenpai]

In Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 I also remember when you would do a spirit bomb he would absorb it and do the Dragon Fist after stating "The spirit bomb's fading"

[@darkdashh1]

Thought It was dragon punch 😂

[@Geekdom101]

same thing

[@ultraomenmurat9937]

Sean schemmel says Dragon Fire if I'm not mistaken in the movie

[@mememachine6945]

1st

[@brenmangood]

I never thought Goku transformed into a dragon, I just thought it was the shape that his energy attack took. Kind of like a Kameha he surrounds himself with. I'll have to rewatch it.

[@maximillianoorosco-randhaw9336]

Also Hirudegarn also has a weakness. Intense emotions drain his energy, Goku and Gohan realized this weakness and Goku provoked the giant monster into getting angry. This strategy worked and Hirudegan launched another punch, Goku dodged and used Dragon Fist: Explode to kill the beast

[@KingMalixious]

People probably got kid Goku's move on king piccolo being dragon fist from the old Budokai 3 DBZ game. It was named dragon fist in that game iirc

[@carrot7215]

This video is one of those "unexpected but very much needed/appreciated"

[@Geekdom101]

thanks so much!

[@carrot7215]

@@Geekdom101Your welcome! i speak for the people when i say that we're grateful to have the privilege of being able to hear your wonderful thoughts. I cant tell you how much that heart means to me, and your a big role model for what a creator should be like.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Personally I always looked at Goku's Dragon fist explosion technique as his Pure Heart and his spirit was that of a Dragon, so it radiated til it became one with his power and was so overwhelming that even the Hildegarn couldn't take him on!

[@juststevethatsit117]

Goku's explanation of the dragon fist... Just got them really hard

[@grownumber45]

I always imagined that Goku’s ki took the shape of a dragon and he made the technique himself and also he does a similar technique in dragon ball when he defeated Demon King Piccolo except his visage took the form of an Oozaru instead.

[@The_GhostWind]

I wish this move was part of the Main timeline’s canon, so it can reappeared and be used more often. Maybe it will reappeared If Super comes back... hopefully

[@jimishazamfusion]

11:50 it's like goku had a temporary wrathful form lol

[@lukeharris1628]

Man Geekdom101 your the best KZbinr ever bro

[@Duriel123]

Yo geekdom. Nice video! Keep m coming 😊

[@gregvaquera]

Geek is the best Anime/pop culture video maker on KZbin. So much ACCURATE info in every video and if there is a mistake he addresses it

[@supershenron9162]

I hate to tell you this geekdom... but as far as dragon ball techniques explained goes.. it has been done already. However with that said im still going to watch these videos, you bring a level of dedication and explanation nobody else does. So even if it was something that had been done a million times over I'd still watch it for the simple fact that YOU are the one who created it.

[@jtriddick6237]

This was a very dope move i remember hearing in the 90’s the grand kai taught him that move.

[@ColdComrade]

I remember playing budokai tenkaichi 2 and I tried to do a spirit bomb with ss3 goku. He did but instead of throwing it he absorbed it then he hit the dragon fist. It was amazing!

[@driiifter]

Dragon Fist, the DLC move. I considered the fist and Vegito/Gogeta the DLC stuff they would bust out to keep people renting the movies and watching all the episodes. He used Kaio Ken in the movies a lot too. There were rare techniques that we knew the fighters had and craved to see them used, you'd see them in pictures and AMVs, but you'd never catch them on TV, so they seemed more mysterious. At some point I remember thinking SSJ4 was a troll/hoax someone made up because no one in the US could actually get their hands on all the GT episodes. This was pre broadband internet and it wasn't as easy to get imports from Japan.

[@codybeardedmusicandgames8792]

Hey Geekdom it's youtubers like that makes me love the Dragon Ball community love the videos been watching them for a few years now and I wish you well man ✌👍

[@john-olivierlukama1548]

You should have started the series with the most iconic technique of the franchise. THE KAMEHAMEHA WAVE

[@RavenDeathKnight]

I laugh at calling it a quite because it's like we're going to be able to perform these ourselves. Good video man subscribed.

[@procow2274]

During the ozaru punch it wasnt just a hard punch. If you look at his hand its encased in energy implying he put his kamehameha energy into the attack. I don't think you can say there unrelated. Just visually you can tell this move was almost guaranteed the inspiration for the dragon fist if nothing else although personally im leaning towards dragon fist being a evolution of it.

[@nostalgianetwork1225]

This is one of the techniques that I wish were Canon

[@saulviz3640]

Monster carrot's technique and majin buu's candy beam explained

[@apetheory7152]

Imagine if this technique was canon and Goku used it while in ultra instinct

[@beasleydad]

Geekdom, great video. Cool series idea, I'm stoked. I loved the transformation guide. Man, I'd love to see you break down minor or little used moves that maybe don't deserve a whole episode as a special episode. I always appreciate your videos, man. You're such a dedicated fan and a good researcher. Hope your holidays go well, bro.

[@jimmyjustice3759]

My head cannon was that dragon fist was an extension of the monkey fist kid Goku used on King Piccolo.

[@yolosweg467]

Goku didn’t just hurt omega shenron, he straight went through his stomach and blew him up

[@SA-iz4hm]

No homo

[@jye8171]

Awesome technique. Hopefully is used in dbs or what ever they do next...maybe an ultra instinct version!

[@kazi1]

Yeah hopefully

[@turbobrent9435]

Geekdom101:explains over the 10 minute mark about Dragon Fist. Me:it's just a punch!

[@markchaz954]

Crazy how his spirit bomb was the one that awaken his ultra instinct and first time I heard of dragon fist was in dbz budokai 3 for ps2 but really didn’t know when he did that move thanks for the info geekdom now am informed

[@davidyodo24]

Still can't believe this dude did all of this without a script 👍

[@digunder14]

I always have been under the impression that he invented it during his 7 years in the other world, given it was use along side the ssj3 form which he had discovered during that time, so it seemed like that was the case, also I feel this was likely the dragon is a visual reperentation or construct of the power of his ki being manifested with an intent to kill, as the times he did use it, it was with a foe he knew they had to kill or else they would kill countless other people

[@dragon-no4ux]

Amazing video! This is my favorite technique in dragon ball! Keep up the good work and thank u for covering my favorite move in dragon ball! Keep up the Amazing work man!

[@KeenanStyles]

@7:40 reminds me of the TFS joke of Goku using everyone else's moves and having none of his own at the Cell Games 😂

[@justanotherdoug2637]

I'd love a video not only describing the Multiform Technique, but, "TO GO EVEN FURTHER BEYOND" explanation, to some thoughts on how powerful the technique would be in Super used by certain characters like SSJB Goku and how it would scale to villains in Z. Love the intro, much love bro you keep me sane in a trying time in life with these excellent vids.

[@jackdaslayer]

Ok so people know, the reason people thought Goku's punch against King Piccolo was dragon fist was because in the Tenkaichi 3 game, it is actually called "Dragon fist" where as the ss3 movie is called "Super dragon fist". The game was wrong with this but it's where fans probably got it from.

[@ariathyf144]

In the After-World Tournament The winner was supposed to be granted access to train with the top Kai (the long bearded old man who sit on a throne, I don't remember his name). I like to believe after his win He was somewhat awarded the ability to turn into SSJ3 and learn this technique. I could imagine the tech working as if it's borrowed energy from the after-life realm, only possible for the one who was victorious in that special tournament as it require some high level authorization.

[@tamsuskaralius835]

I'm glad you talked about the monkey fist

[@specialnewb9821]

I've said it before, I want UI Goku to finish Moro with the Dragonfist. It would be really interesting if Meerus and Goku devised it together. A move with heavenly/angelic origins thanks to Meerus would fit with the philosophical ideas. Also I've started looking into connections between Hanuman and Sun Wukong. Fascinating topic.

[@newinhuman]

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the community theories. I think the dragon fist does seem a bit similar to his fight with piccolo. I've seen the dragon fist be used without Goku transforming into the dragon the same way the image of the great ape appeared. Also it's a good reminder all sayajin are transformational-ist. It's a natural ability and arguably the first ability Goku ever used which we could all assume he is still mastering. When doesn't Goku surprise us all with a move he worked on in his spare time. When you ask where did he learn it, well that would be pretty obvious, Shenron! Don't forget Goku can learn moves and techniques just by watching. After so many time of a dragon coming forth he probably picked up on it's energy.

[@patrickk___]

I like to believe that Goku tapped into the Dragon Fist technique as a kid when he punched right through King Piccolo killing him. Even tho it wasn’t and it’s not canon, I just like to believe Canon Goku can use it.

[@tehjboney4249]

I really felt like this move should be more referenced in GT given that Goku trained for over a decade while tutoring Uub and him developing this technique while there would make the most sense.

[@zomby267]

Even though this attack technically isn't canon, it's still one of my favorites

[@mugiwaranoyoshikage2192]

Zomby didn’t Goku defeat King Piccolo with it?

[@zomby267]

@@mugiwaranoyoshikage2192 He punched through Piccolo's body like he did Super 17, but there was no dragon around him