Hadouken! Fans copy Street Fighter moves in latest internet craze as mystical martial arts move arrives in London

For fans of cult 1980s computer game Street Fighter, it was the mystical martial arts move feared above all others.

But now the power to perform hadouken is in the hands of the masses.

Following in the footsteps of planking, Vadering and Quidditching, fans have been posting pictures of themselves showing off their best fireball-throwing technique online.

In Street Fighter, two of the characters Ken and Ryu could devastate an opponent with the special move which was achieved by thrusting their hands forward and sending a ball of spirit energy.

It became the signature move of the hugely popular franchise which made billions in revenue for Japenese developer Capcom.


Here photographer Anatoleya and his friends bring the power of hadouken to the streets of London.

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Craze: London-based photographer Anatoleya has recreated the hadouken move on streets of the capital





Cult classic: The hadouken move was made famous by the 1980s and 90s computer game Street Fighter




The craze started in Japan but it has now spread to the UK with people taking part in it in London



the signature move of the hugely popular franchise which made billions in revenue for Japanese developer Capcom





Performing hadouken follows in the footsteps of similar internet memes such as planking and Vadering






Hadouken is Japanese for 'surge fist' in reference to the pose Street Fighter characters adopt with both palms facing forward



Inspired by hadouken, photographer Anatoleya and friends recreate some other martial arts moves






Hadouken! Street Figher 2 game play