Mortal Kombat 1: Kenshi Move List

Kenshi is a blind swordsman and psychic warrior who first appeared as a playable character in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. Despite his blindness, Kenshi uses his swordmanship, telekinesis, and psychokinesis to defeat his opponents. He has a bitter hatred for the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung, who deceived Kenshi and left him blind.

Kenshi returns in Mortal Kombat 1, bringing his signature brutal and bloody fatalities. In this game, players can utilize Kenshi’s unique mix of melee and psychic abilities. This article will provide a comprehensive move list for Kenshi, detailing his special moves, combo attacks, and the most gruesome fatalities that make him a fan favorite character.

MK1 Move List

Before we get into the move list, here are the control buttons for reference:

• J: Front Punch
• I: Back Punch
• K: Front Kick
• L: Back Kick
• Away: ⇐
• Spacebar: Throw
• O: Block
• ; : Kameo
• U: Flip Stance
• Arrow Button Up (⇑): Jump
• Arrow Button Down (⇓): Duck
• Arrow Button Up (⇐): Move Left
• Arrow Button Right (⇒): Move Right
• B: Use Talisman

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Now, let’s move on to the attacks list:

Basic Attacks

Normal Attacks

Move	Controls
Stealth Slap	J
See No Evil	J, L
Blind Sided	J, L, J
Belly Buster	⇓ + J
Silent Palm	I
Gut Check	I, J
Tamahag-Pain	I, J, I
Spirit Strike	⇐ + I
Silencing Souls	⇐ + I, I
Dark Ritual	⇒ + I
Slice N’ Dice	⇒ + I, I
Pinned	⇒ + I, I, ⇐ + I
Spirit Away	⇒ + I, I, ⇒ + I
Deep Stab	⇒ + I, I, ⇓ + I
Rising Fist	⇓ + I
High Kick	K
Sneaky Sneaker	⇓ + K
Face Breaker	L
Heighten Senses	L, L
Achilles Cutter	⇐ + L
Sweeping Heel	⇓ + L

Sento Stance

Move	Controls
Disable Spirit Action (While Held)	Hold ;
Brutal Bow	J
Off Balance	J, I
Blind Justice	J, I, I
Five Rings Slash	⇐ + J
Transcending Cut	⇐ + J, I
Quick Laceration	I
Don’t Blink	I, J
Impaler	⇐ + I
Upper Slice	⇒ + I
Fading Light	⇒ + I, I
Lost Way	⇒ + I, I, J
Rising Blade	⇓ + I
Hammering Heel	K
Tibia Tapper	⇒ + K
Bad Feeling	⇒ + K, I
Gutted	⇓ + K
Chest Cracker	L
Down The Middle	L, I
Get Back	L, I, J
Cut Down	⇐ + L
Double Tab	⇒ + L
Painful Poke	⇓ + L

Aerial Attacks

Move	Controls
Quick Swipe	⇑ + ⇒ + J
Bleeding	⇑ + ⇒ + J, I
Spirit Spike	⇑ + ⇒ + J, I, I
Hilting Flower	⇑ + ⇒ + I
Blooming Blade	⇑ + ⇒ + I, I
Booted	⇑ + ⇒ + I, I, L
Flying Boot	⇑ + ⇒ + K or ⇑ + K + L

Sento Aerial Attacks

Move	Controls
Quick Slice	⇑ + ⇒ + J
Losing Blood	⇑ + ⇒ + J, J
Deep Cuts	⇑ + ⇒ + J, J, I
Upper Gash	⇑ + ⇒ + I
Treated	⇑ + ⇒ + I, K
Falling Apart	⇑ + ⇒ + I, K, L
Foot Frenzy	⇑ + ⇒ + K or ⇑ + ⇒ + L

Throws

Move	Controls
Shove	⇒ + Spacebar or ⇒ + J + K
Deep Tissue	Spacebar or J + K

Breakers

Move	Controls
Kombo Breaker	⇒ + O

Taunts

Move	Controls
Taunts	⇓, ⇓, ⇓, ⇓

Special Moves

These are more complicated moves but are worth it for players who know what to do.

Move	Controls
Ancestral Guard	⇓, ⇒, J
Extend Ancestral Guard	Hold J
Ancestral Guard (Cancel)	U
Soul Charge	⇐, ⇒, I
Enhanced Soul Charge	⇐, ⇒, I + O
Demon Drop	⇓, ⇐, I
Enhanced Demon Drop	⇓, ⇐, I + O
Close Demon Drop	⇓, ⇐, I, ⇐
Enhanced Close Demon Drop	⇓, ⇐, I + O, ⇐
Far Demon Drop	⇓, ⇐, I, ⇒
Enhanced Far Demon Drop	⇓, ⇐, I + O, ⇒
Rising Karma	⇐, ⇒, K
Enhanced Rising Karma	⇐, ⇒, K + O
Force Push	⇐, ⇒, L
Charge Force Push	Hold L
Enhanced Force Push	⇐, ⇒, L + O
Enhanced Charge Force Push	Hold L + O

Sento Stance

(⇓, ⇐, J)

Move	Controls
Summon Ancestor	⇓, ⇐, J
Spirit Bop	J
Double Dose	I
Lunging Soul	K
Pekara Punish	L
Banish Ancestor	⇓, ⇐, J
Spiritual Alignment	⇓, ⇐, I
Enhanced Spiritual Alignment	⇓, ⇐, I + O
Soaring Sento	⇓, ⇐, K
Enhanced Soaring Sento	⇓, ⇐, K + O
Teamwork	⇓, ⇐, L
Ancestral Assist	⇓, ⇐, L + O

Fatal Blow

Move	Controls
Two Heavens Assault	U + O

Finishers

Fatalities

Move	Controls
Blended	⇒, ⇓, ⇓, I

Kenshi has the biggest number of move sets at the moment with some of them not even discovered yet. We will be updating Finishers as we find more.