whimsy wrote:

Anime continuity wise I can't remember Minako/Venus showing much  
interest or
skill in martial arts but the point stands. Though actually in a  
well done
Ranma/SM crossover I can see Makoto actually studying martial arts  
Nerima
style. Jupiter might be tough and be able to go toe-to-toe with  
several of
Nerima's denizens but Kino Makoto isn't able to pulverise bricks  
with her
bare hands either and of all the Senshi she has the most canonical  
interest
in martial arts.
Besides Ranma trying to train Usagi would just be an exercise in  
mutual
frustration.

A R/SM fic where the Sailor Senshi go to the Tendo dojo for training  
has a lot of potential for humor.  Anyone up for it?

It would probably be more like the one episode
where Makoto goes away for training, so the others
went to a hotel nearby to bug her, keeping her from
actually doing much training.

Makoto is the only senshi actually shown doing any
martial arts training, and even then she does very
little (many times because her friends always get
in the way). Many fanfics have Haruka practicing
martial arts at a level above Makoto, but that isn't
backed by either the manga or anime. I think it just
comes from Haruka being "the man" in her relationship,
and her racecar driving. Haruka is shown playing
piano more than anything else. She is also shown as
a lot more feminine in the manga than the anime, wearing
girl's clothes as often as more "manish" clothing.

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