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Flight

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Flight
舞空術 Bukujutsu
Alternate names	Dragon Dash Levitation Sky Dancing Sky Dance Technique
Debut	"Yamcha the Desert Bandit"
Inventor	Master Shen (on Earth)
Users	See the list of characters who can fly
Class	Movement
Color	Varies
Similar techniques	Hikou

Flight (舞空術) is one of the most commonly used techniques in the Dragon Ball series. The result of it is that the user manipulates their ki energy so that they can levitate or fly.

It has been stated during the first Dragon Ball series that Sky Dancing is a unique technique of the Crane School and that Master Shen is the one who created it.^[1]

1 Overview
2 Z Item
3 Character meaning
4 Gallery
5 References

OverviewEdit

Flight was first seen in Dragon Ball during the first appearance of Puar, and first named during the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, when Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu were seen flying (With Master Roshi calling it "overrated"). Very soon, all the other Z Fighters (apart from Yajirobe and Master Roshi) use the technique.

Goku likely learned to fly from Kami during his long training at Kami's Lookout, as he was unable to do so before and demonstrated his abilities to conclude his World Martial Arts Tournament fight with Piccolo. Perhaps he uses the more efficient technique described by Piccolo in the anime since it was taught to Goku by Kami, which is likely a Namekian flying technique.

In the original Japanese dub of episode 3 of Dragon Ball Z, "Unlikely Alliance", when Goku asked if Piccolo could keep up with the Flying Nimbus, the Namekian replied that his own flying technique is significantly different and better than the flight technique used by the Z Fighters, allowing him to fly faster than the Nimbus.

Gohan taught Goten and Videl how to fly during the Great Saiyaman Saga. Gohan further explained that anyone with sufficient power and the proper training could learn the ability. Mr. Satan tried to self-teach this technique, but he failed miserably.

The way Gohan described the secret to fly, one would assume that the flyer is putting their ki underneath them, forcing it down similar to an engine or helicopter pushing air down to rise from the ground.