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Are Kakaroto (Goku) and [Kaiō-sama](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/King_Kai)
(King Kai) the only people that know how to use the Kaio-Ken?

Did Kaiō-sama teach his technique for others beside Goku? For example, while
training Krillin and the others.


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Who are the people that know how to use Kaio-Ken?


King Kai himself was not able to use that technique, and he said that Goku was
the first one who ever mastered that technique. However, King Kai tries to
teach the technique to everyone who visits his planet.


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The exact technique in question is something that only Goku was able to learn
and master. King Kai created the technique but never actually had the strength
to survive such an ordeal. Goku is his first pupil to actually master it,
according to the king himself.

However, to go a little deeper, it's clear that the Kaio-ken is something that
King Kai developed in his endless hours observing the universe. Watching not
only powerful warriors but never-ending channels of energy like atmospheric
pressure, and transfer of water through a planets vegetation (not to be
confused with a Vegeta-Tien fusion, lol [wait...eww]) has given the Kai the
wisdom and understanding of how to control the flow of ki from intake-
consumption-output and recycling. The Kaio-ken technique is a way to control
the ki in one's body with the power of a warrior, the control of a Tree, and
the sturdiness of a stone, and EXPLODE that energy for just a moment without
using the ki which allows the heart to pump and the body to survive.

The spirit bomb is important to think about, too. Unlike most ki attacks, the
spirit bomb does not rely on the user's inner ki, but that which he can
extract from around him. Which reminds me strongly of Goku's SSJ3
transformation, as well as all power ups, even human ascension. However, what
if one were to take in that ki and allow it to flow in the ki-pool inside the
body (aka chakra) instead of releasing a huge orb of energy? I think this is
how Goku gets his strength, by being pure, all energy is willing to lend its
power to him, and once he suppresses his energy and no longer needs the boost,
he returns his own energy to the places he borrowed it from.

My point here is that while the Kaio-ken is exclusively Goku's ability, I have
no doubt that it contains traces of techniques and powers all around the
universe, like the original Super Saiyan of legends, King Yemma in his trip to
King Kai's planet, the Namekian race who can use ki for so many things beyond
fighting, and so many more life forms that we cannot even imagine.


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