Dragonball
Training
Grandpa Gohan's Training
When Goku was discovered as a baby, his obvious skill was seen by his adopted
father, and he taught him the basics of martial arts, helping him learn many techniques
when he was just a young child. It could be said that this was Goku's foundation, and as
Gohan was trained by Master Roshi, Goku would have learnt a style that was very similar.
It takes him a while, but after his granddads death, and during his pre-teen years, Goku
surpassed Gohan in terms of strength, becoming a better fighter than his former trainer
after being taught some more skills by other martial arts masters.
Oorinji Temple Training
This was the initial training of Krillen. It was a style learnt by monks, and he
was there for 8 years, but little else is known about this kind of martial arts. It is the
foundation of which Krillen built his skills on, but he eventually left the temple because
he was sick of people making fun of his size deficiency. We can assume that it didn't take
him very long to become stronger than the monks of the temple, as very little is said
about them after this point.
Master Roshi's Training
This was the style taught to Goku and Krillen, and whilst it wasn't so much
martial arts as tough chores, it was incredibly hard, and increased the two kids strength
dramatically. The two young boys were so desperate to become stronger, that they were
willing to plough fields with their bare hands, and deliver milk with 20kg turtle shells
hoisted on their backs. After the training though, their strength nearly tripled. It took
until adulthood for Krillen to become stronger than Roshi, but Goku managed it in the
early years of his childhood, during a martial arts where he faced Roshi's (Jackie Chun's)
conqueror - Tien, and almost won.
Roshi trained Yamcha a bit later on too, with Goku deciding to go his own way.
Karin's Training
To train under the powerful cat, Goku had to climb the whole column, a huge
tower, without any help, and get to the top. Whilst there he had to take the holy water
from Karin, and drink it for a massive strength boost. This was a clever ploy though, as
the holy water was just ordinary water, but the combatant greatly increased their strength
trying to take it. It took Goku three days, and his strength massively increased, making
him powerful enough to beat Tao-Pie-Pie. It took Master Roshi 3 years to accomplish the
same task against Karin.
Another thing that Goku got off Karin to increase his strength was the 'drink of
the Gods'. He battled for days on end attempting to hang onto his life after consuming the
venomous fluid, but after he had managed to cling onto his life for long enough, the
effects disappeared, and he was left an awful lot stronger, able to beat Piccolo Daimao.
Goku was the only one able to take this drink.
Tsurusennin's Training
It is not known when in the timeline that this happens, but it is known that this
guy was trained by the same person as Master Roshi, but has a very different teaching
style. He is ruthless, and has very little honor. His best students were Chao-zu and Tien,
of whom learnt their base fighting style from him. He is later abandoned by his pupils due
to them realizing his evil ways.
Kami's Training
The first person to train with God was Goku, being the owner of the extending
pole that is fixed to the top of Karin's tower, and goes all the way up to Kami's lookout.
When Goku arrived, he met Mr. Popo, who was far stronger than him, and then the Namek
Kami, who was ridiculously strong for this point in DBZ. Goku was taught mainly how to
stay calm, and to visualize winning. Whilst strength wasn't a major factor is the
training, it helped Goku control his power a lot more, and become less naive. He trained
here for 3 years, and his strength was improved dramatically, making him far stronger than
anyone else, even Piccolo. He even surpassed Kami's strength during this time, without God
even noticing.
Piccolo's Self-Training
After being spat out as an egg from his father, Piccolo inherited all of his
power, and trained intensively in the woodlands in order to achieve the strength necessary
to defeat Goku. He pushed himself past any ordinary limits, and really did become a whole
lot stronger. He learnt some new techniques in the time he spent alone too, teaching
himself, with hate and resentment pushing him all the way.
Dragonball Z Training
Vegeta's Training
Not a lot is known about Vegeta's training when he was younger, but from the
Bardock Special it is evident that he went through extensive training against saibamen,
able to defeat whole groups of them as a small child. He also conquered a lot of planets
for Frieza, and probably got a lot of strength power-ups from taking serious damage. I
assume that he must have had the same basic training as most of Frieza's troops, which is
most likely to be his foundation.
King Kai's Training
This is quite possibly the most influential training of anyone's life. To reach
King Kai, you must run Snake Way, and that is no easy feat. It took Goku about 3/4 of a
year to do it, and he was comparatively strong at that time! The thing that makes King
Kai's training so good is not only the obscure methods he uses, but the increased gravity
on the planet means that the persons strength and speed will be increased. At first King
Kai taught Goku strength and speed by getting him to chase Bubbles, and hit Gregory. Once
this was accomplished, Goku went on to learn the two most useful attacks in his life:- The
Kai-o-ken, and the spirit bomb. These were useful allies, and quite possibly the best
attacks in the whole series. When leaving King Kai's, Gregory states that he's even
stronger than the master himself, which is quite an achievement.
King Kai has also trained Yamcha, Tien, and Chao-zu, but he only taught them the
basics of strength and speed, as none of them were capable of learning the attacks that
Goku did. He attempted to train Piccolo, but the Namek decided to train by himself, but
was a bit disappointed when he saw how fast and strong everyone else had become from King
Kai.
Piccolo's Wilderness Training
After Goku's death, Piccolo took Gohan, and decided to utilize his almost
unlimited potential. At first Piccolo just left him in the wilderness to survive on his
own, teaching him to show courage, and making him a lot faster and stronger. Piccolo
slowly formed a bond with the kid, feeding him, and watching over him, becoming one of the
good-guys. He later returned, and personally trained Gohan, giving him a good foundation
in martial arts. Piccolo's training was tough, harsh, and somewhat painful, but Gohan
pulled through, and became an excellent fighter, only really able to show it during the
end of the Saiyan saga. It didn't take Gohan long to become stronger than Piccolo,
achieving it after his spirit and time training with his dad.
Piccolo's Self-Training
This time around, Piccolo was training himself in order to be strong enough to
combat the Saiyans, who's arrival was imminent. He meditated, and increased his power
greatly, especially with the use of his mind, able to lift entire pyramids without
touching them. Gohan was amazed that Piccolo was able to achieve such seemingly impossible
feats.
Kami's Training
This differed greatly to the training he gave in Dragonball, with him having a
group of the most powerful warriors in the world on his lookout this time around, and
teaching them very little. He helped them increase their power slightly, but compared to
Goku, their advances were insignificant. The one crucial facto of this training was the
room of spirit and time, where everyone found out how impossibly strong Saiyan are, and
that it'd be an extremely tough fight to defeat them.
Increased Gravity Training
Goku was the first person to use this, training intensively hard on his way to
Namek in order to have the power to save his friends. He accidentally got a lot powerful
by hurting himself, but didn't abuse it due to limited sensu beans. During this time he
pushed himself way past the limit, and discovered how powerful he could become. He got the
idea of gravity training after he'd been to King Kai, and had such an increase in power
there. The main thing that improve was his speed. He managed to get the dial all the way
to 100 times the Earths gravity by the end of his trip.
Vegeta also used a capsule pod for his gravity training, trying to become strong
enough to defeat both Goku and the androids. He got powerful enough to reach the entry
point to become a Super Saiyan. He managed to go all the way to 300 times the Earths
normal gravity. Chibi Trunks also trained in here, with Vegeta teaching him, and helping
him become a whole lot more powerful in order to do well in the martial arts tournament.
Saiyan Ability To Increase Power When Close To Death
Whilst not essentially a form of training, this was used to make the Saiyans a
lot stronger. When healed after almost dying, a Saiyan can almost double their power. Goku
accidentally used this, but Vegeta discovered this during the battle against Frieza. He
abused this slightly, purposely getting hurt in order to become stronger, but it wasn't
quite enough to defeat Frieza, although it gave him a crucial power boost.
Yardrat Training
When Namek blew up, Goku managed to escape in a pod, and landed on a planet
called Yardrat. Here he met some very friendly people, and whilst they weren't very
strong, they knew lots of useful techniques. It was here that Goku learn instantaneous
movement, a skill that later proved vital in getting him out of some tight situations, and
saving the Earth too.
Spirit And Time Training
This was critical in assisting the warrior in terms of power so they could defeat
Cell. Two people went in at a time - First it was Trunks and Vegeta, then it was Gohan and
Goku. Whilst the former people went all out, and managed to surpass the level of Super
Saiyan, Goku and Gohan decided to increase their power as Super Saiyan, as ascending makes
you a lot slower. Everyone got infinitely more powerful, but it was Gohan who benefited
from it most, with Goku forfeiting a lot of the training he could do in order to help his
son get stronger.
Future Gohan's Training
This was the base style given to Future Trunks, as Gohan taught him to fight in
order to beat the androids. This happened in an alternate timeline to the one we are
familiar with, and it increased Trunks' strength massively. When Gohan died, Trunks went
past the limit of anger, and became Super Saiyan, a feat which would have never been
accomplished without Gohan's help. Admittedly, Gohan's training was completely original,
he preferred to train Trunks in a similar way as Piccolo trained him.
Afterlife Training
After sacrificing his life to stop Cell from blowing up the Earth, Goku was stuck
in the afterlife, but that didn't stop him from training and becoming stronger. He fought
against many warriors from the past, and was trained some more by King Kai. He learnt the
skill of fusion, and how to become SSJ 3 whilst dead. This contributed greatly to his
knowledge of fighting, and his technique, as well as hugely increasing his strength. His
improvements were put to the test when he was wished back to fight in the martial arts
tournament, with it being interrupted, and him going onto fight Majin Vegeta and Buu, his
strength proving vital to his overall victory.
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