Team Art of Fighting



Team Art of Fighting (, lit. "Fist of the Dragon and Tiger Team"), sometimes called Team Kyokugenryu, is a recurring team in The King of Fighters series.

Description
As the name implies, this team consists of characters coming from the Art of Fighting series. In the first two games of the series, this team consisted of protagonists Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia along with their master Takuma Sakazaki, all three of them being the main practitioners of the Kyokugenryu Karate Style.

Starting with The King of Fighters '96, the team would begin shaking up their dynamic, with Yuri Sakazaki (Ryo's younger sister) and King (a French bartender from South Town and Ryo's love interest) joining the team in some tournaments. Continuing with The King of Fighters 2000, King's inclusion lead to the team name being changed from "Kyokugenryu Team" to simply called the "Art of Fighting Team", due to her not being a Kyokugenryu fighter (her fighting style is Muay Thai). Starting from The King of Fighters XIV, Takuma leaves officially the team, and retires from the fighting scene to open a BBQ restaurant.

Leader

 * Ryo Sakazaki - Leader of Team Art of Fighting.

Members

 * Robert Garcia - Member of Team Art of Fighting. Only left in XI.
 * Takuma Sakazaki - Member of Team Art of Fighting. He joined in  '94/Rebout-95, returned in  '99-2002 and XIII, and left in  '96-'98, 2003-XI and XIV. He is also present in EX2: Howling Blood.

Member

 * Yuri Sakazaki - Member of Team Art of Fighting. She joined during  '96- '99, left in 2000, XIII and XV and returned in 2001 and XIV. She is also present in EX games.

Member

 * King - Member of Team Art of Fighting. She joined the team in 2000, left in 2001 and XIII and returned in XI and XV.

Team Anti-Kyokugenryu (A.K.A. Team Anti-Art of Fighting)
Team Anti-Kyokugenryu, also known as Team Anti-Art of Fighting , is a variant of Team Art of Fighting. This team consists of those who are enemies of the Sakazaki family and its fighting style. This team currently only appears officially in The King of Fighters XI. In The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, this team appears as a Special Entry.

Orochi Saga
Team Anti-Kyokugenryu in KOF '98 UM.

Leader

 * Eiji Kisaragi - Leader of Team Anti-Kyokugenryu in  '98 UM and XI. Left the team after this game.

Members

 * Kasumi Todoh - Member of Team Anti-Kyokugenryu in  '98 UM and XI and occasional member of Team Women Fighters. Left the team after this game.
 * Mr. Big - Member of Team Anti-Kyokugenryu only in  '98 UM.

Member

 * Malin - Member and founder of new incarnation of Team Anti-Kyokugenryu in XI. Left the team after this game.

Trivia

 * Due to being the protagonist of the namesake game series, Ryo is the only character who has always been part of the team.


 * In The King of Fighters '94, this team was called Team Mexico, despite none their members being Mexican nor having any connection to said country.
 * The series would later include a new "Team Mexico" in The King of Fighters XIV, this time consisting of Mexican characters.


 * Similar to Fatal Fury Team's classic formation, the formation of this team in KOF XV consist of three main heroes who were first debuted playable in the first Art of Fighting game. It would mark the second time to have a team formation based on the playable fighters from the first Art of Fighting game since KOF 2000 (if counting Takuma Sakazaki as Mr. Karate).


 * This team, Team Fatal Fury, Team Yagami, Team Outlaw, Team Hero, Team Ikari Warriors, Team South America, Team Rivals, Team Japan, Team Kyo, Team Sacred Treasures, Team K', Team Benimaru, Team Asian Triple Alliance, Team Agents, Team Ash, Team Elisabeth, Team Shun'ei, Team Mexico, Team G.A.W. and Team East Asia are the only teams of the series which one or more members win a KOF tournament.


 * This team, Team Women Fighters, Team Hero, Team Japan, Team Athena, Team East Asia, Team China, Team Kim, Team Kyo, Team Mexico, Team Outlaw, Team Rivals, Team Fatal Fury, Team South America, Team NESTS and Team Wrestling are the only of the series with a team variant.