All people are considered to be proficient in Hand to Hand combat suffering no penalties in attempts to punch and kick opponents. The below listed maneuvers are allowed to any person who wishes to employ them. Damage from general brawling does in fact do HP damage, but that damage is less severe than weapons and heals faster. Those without special training in martial arts are considered to have 2 hand to hand action per melee if unarmed is their chosen mode of combat for the round.

Defensive actions may be taken at any time in the melee round. Even if your initiative phase has not yet occurred, you may use actions you have for this round defensively. Offensive actions may only occur on or after your initiative phase. Keep in mind that you may spend away all of your actions early this way and find yourself unable to act when your turn comes around

As a important note, all hand to hand combat suffers penalties when fighting an armed opponent. Small weapons like knives inflict no penalty. Opponents armed with normal sized weapons like swords and axes confer a 4 penalty against all attack from hand to hand due to their ability to fend them off. Long pole arm weapons do provide defense as well, though not as much in that they slower to bring to bare, and as such easier to get around and up close. They grant their wielder a bonus of 2 against unarmed opponents.

• Punch- requires 1 hand to hand action, damage is 1D2, plus any Str bonus to damage.
• Kick- requires 2 hand to hand action, damage is 1D3, plus any Str bonus
• Dodge- Requires 1 hand to hand action, Defender is 4 harder to hit on a single incoming attack. Declare your dodge as soon as the GM says something to the effect of " the ork takes a swing at you". You may only apply one dodge against any single incoming attack. Dodges and parries can never be applied together against a single incoming attack.
• Parry- Requires 1 hand to hand action, defender may block a melee attack by rolling a successful attack against an AC of 5. Declare parries just as you would a dodge. Up to two parry attempts may be made against any single incoming attack. If more than one, both must be declared at the same time. You must declare parry before the roll to see if the attack hits. A parry can only be made against a melee attack.

Unlike the average person who has a rudimentary understanding of fighting hand to hand, those who practice the discipline of Do have exceptional training in it, and continue to better themselves in this art. Like students of other mystical paths, Do practitioners have a "Martial Grade" which can me improved by earning IPs. Unlike many spell casters who receive more spells for a higher casting grade, Do adepts become better in unarmed combat as the table below indicates. Below this table are a list of special maneuvers which all Do adepts of at least Rank 7 get which other proficient unarmed fighters do not.

• Leap kick- Requires 4 hand to hand actions, damage is 1D6 plus any Str bonus. Man sized or smaller opponents must make a save vs paralyzation of be knocked down. Its easy for a defender to telegraph a leap kick and defend, thus Leap Kicks are -3 to strike. Leap kicks also count as charging for sake of those with weapons that can set for charge.
• Defensive Maneuvers- Requires half of a combatant's hand to hand actions for that turn (round up). During this melee, defender's armor class is bettered by 4. A defender may parry in a melee during which he is taking defensive maneuvers, but may not dodge. Defensive maneuvers can not be doubled up making ac better by 8, your already doing your best.
• Martial Disarm- Requires 2 combat actions. Martial artist must make a successful attack roll vs AC 0 for weapons held in a single hand, and AC -3 for those held in two hands ( armed vs unarmed penalties do not apply). STR bonus to strike applies to this but Dex adjustments don't.
• Arrow snag- Requires 1 combat action. Martial artist may make an attack against an AC of 0 to successfully catch an arrow from mid air which is shot at himself or another very near him. Intention to do such must be declared as soon as the attack is announced. At that time both shooter and Martial artist roll.
• Sweep kick- Requires 3 combat actions. Martial artist attempts a low sweeping attack against opponents legs. If he strikes an AC 8 (modified for defender's dex and martial arts training) he has successfully hit his opponent. Opponent must make a Dex check or be tripped to the ground. This attack does no actual damage.