Fighting Techniques
Notes:
"Ki": You'll see the word "ki" popping up again and again in this list, and in case you're not too familiar with the concept, I'll try to explain it here and hopefully clear things up. "Ki" is a Japanese concept a little hard to comprehend for an occidental. It's somewhat of a personal life force, although it can go way beyond that, coz it also means spirit and will. Ki plays a key role throughout the series, coz ki is what powers those huge energy blasts and enables the characters to fly. Ki is also an energeticl "finger print" of the characters, and it can be sensed and decyphered by others; so they can know wether someone is good or bad, weak or strong or about to die...

"Ha": The word ha means "wave in japanese, although it's also the scream emited to release the stored ki.

"Ken": Like ha and many other japanese words, ken has various meanings. The vast ammount of homonyms in the japanese langage make most technique names a pun, where all the meanings make sense and must be understood in order to fully comprehend the concept of the technique.. Ken can either mean "technique", "attack" or "fist". Thus, "Hadouken (SFII) means "Dragon Wave Technique/Attack/Fist".

The Techniques
Aka Shishin no Ken:
12 Eyes Technique
This technique is used by Tenshinhan to split himself into four different parts. Each Tenshinhan created is not just an image like that created with the Zanzoken, but can fight and be attacked. The only problem with the 12 Eyes move is that each Tenshinhan only has a quarter of the power and the speed than if there was only one.
Who can use: Tenshinhan, Cell (anime only)

Akumaitokosen:
"Devil's Shine"
This is a special energy wave designed ex profeso for a quick kill of one's opponent. When the wave strikes its victim, the evil in his heart expands and causes his heart to explode. Of course, the victim then must have some evil in his heart for the attack to work.
Who can use: Akkuman

Bakuhatsuha:
By raising two fingers, the user of this attack can create a large explosion that will totally decimate the surrounding area or the ground under an opponent.
Who can use: Nappa, Vegeta

Bakurikimaha:
Piccolo Daimao's ultimate ki attack, this is is an extremely powerful ki blast shot from one hand, the other gripping the shooting hand's wrist for support. The time Piccolo shot this one might possibly be the biggest ki blast fired in the first series.
Who can use: Piccolo Daimao

Barrier:
This purely defensive technique forms a Ki-shield around the body that protects the user from Ki or similar attacks. There are two forms of this maneuver. One is a spherical shield that surrounds the body, the other is more of a coating of the body.
Who can use: Freezer, Artificial Human #17, Cell, Vegeta, Goku... every powerful character.

Big Bang Attack:
One of the first techniques Vegita developed as Super Saiyajin, the Big Bang attack is a huge ki bolt of incredible destructive power. Vegita holds one flat palm forward towards his enemy and launches the bolt. This is the attack that took out Artificial Human #19.
Who can use: Vegeta

Blue's Psychic Ability:
Blue Shogun of the Red Ribbon Army has the ability to completely paralyze his enemy with his eyes using psychic powers. He can also use this power to manipulate inanimate objects to an extent.
Who can use: Blue Shogun

Body Change:
This technique is used by the leader of the Ginyu-Tokusentai (The Special Forces), Ginyu. Ginyu spreads his limbs out, shouts "Change!" and shoots out a bolt of energy from his mouth, that enters the target's mouth.If it hits its target, Ginyu changes bodies with that person. Ginyu then gains the strength and speed of his target, but not his special techniques or ki. After changing bodies, Ginyu can still do a Body Change. Ginyu will change bodies with the first person to hit his change beam, and thus if someone gets in the way of his intended target, Ginyu will change bodies with that person instead.
Who can use: Ginyu

Bukujutsu:
"No Air"
Not exactly a fighting technique, this is the ability to fly with one's ki. Since almost all of the fights in the second series occurred at least partially in the air, this technique is used all the time during fights, as well as being used to go from place to place. The only characters in the first series that could use it since their first appearances were Tenshinhan, Chaoz, and Piccolo. (and maybe Pooalu?) Almost every one of the other characters learn to fly eventually, and by the time DBZ comes around, every major character could.
Who can use: Anyone who fights in DBZ except Yajirobe and Mister Satan.

Burning Attack:
Future Trunks' trademark ki attack, this is a powerful energy blast shot from both hands. Trunks holds both hands forward, does some strange arm moves, and then puts both hands forward again, index fingers and thumbs touching. Then he releases the blast from the hole between his hands. Much like Tenshinhan's Kikoho.
Who can use: (Future) Trunks