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* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Masaki Izawa. Tsuchiya becomes one as well later on.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Taka and Iwado show up to a showdown between king's gang and a drug-ring fighting outfit organized by Masaki, and completely demolish the former. Taka even lampshades how it [[Good Feels Good|feels good to know that he's swinging his (wooden) sword "for justice"]] for once.

* [[Blood Knight]]: Shougo Midorikawa, the Karate user.

** Izawa Masaki, to an extent.

* [[Feel No Pain]]: Katou due to drugs.

* [[For the Evulz]]: {{spoiler|Why Katou attacked Shin.}}

* [[Geo Effects]]: Getting brought to ground is much more painful on the street than on the mat. Also, being on soft ground like grass allows the wrestler Tsuchiya to go all out without fear of hurting himself from a whiff.

* [[Gonk]]: Iwato, the fat Judo user, has an astoundingly round head. Later, his face is drawn differently, goofy and standing out from the rest of the art style.

* [[Never Bring a Knife To A Fist Fight]]: Masaki calmly takes on a knife-wielder and dismantles him - all without disarming him. Notes mention how blind focus on trying to wrestle away the weapon is unwise. The author does mention that fighting bare-fisted against someone with a weapon is generally unwise, Masaki is exceptional after all.

* [[Oh Crap]]: In chapter 27 Yuu's old bullies have this when they realise he's [[Took a Level In Badass]]. In chapter 35 it's Shougo's turn when {{spoiler|Katou tackles him and takes him to ground.}}

* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: of a sort: when the pros and cons of a certain move are explained by Izawa or someone else, the author elucidates further with diagrams and text boxes clearly not perceived by the characters.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Pretty much all characters are victim of this, as adults are clearly not a big part of the teenager cast's lives; their parents are completely absent and neglectful of their children, others are dead, and the majority simply doesn't exist in the storytelling.

* [[Unskilled but Strong]]: All Yuu could do for quite a while was a "one-two" combo that he applied a bit differently when the situation called for it.

** This is actually subverted. The one-two works because Yuu's opponents don't expect someone as small and timid as him to have knockout power in both fists. Once rumors start spreading of the "thug-hunting boxer" and people start expecting the one-two combo, he has to learn different punches, proper footwork, and kicks in order to keep winning.

* [[Use Your Head]]: {{spoiler|Katou does this to Shougo, marking the start of the latter's loss.}}

* [[Vacuum Hurricane Kick]]: Totally averted, thank God.

* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Tsuchiya is barely out of high school but looks like he's in his mid-twenties (which helps his [[Big Brother Mentor]] credit). He gets annoyed when people automatically assume he's older than he really is.

* [[Waistcoat of Style]]: Masaki sports one at his bartending job.

* [[Wooden Katanas Are Even Better]]: Used by Taka the kendoka.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Practically all the non-[[Smug Snake]] villains are presented as this instead.