How strong is Tenshinhan in the anime?

[Captain Cadaver]

I was having a conversation on Neo & the topic went into them arguing how Ki attacks as all Ki attacks shortens life span, accelerate aging, & cause death just from using the attacks.

I mean, they wouldn't exactly be wrong in the right context. If someone were to keep firing off large Ki attacks when in a severe condition, it would kill them. However, the strain of the Kikoho is treat as a natural effect of utilising it, and what it drains can seemingly be replenished. After all, despite his notable use of it, Ten seems in a perfectly fine condition at the end of the manga, especially compared to Kuririn who's aged even more noticeably.

Bringing Super into the equation, it's made even more apparent it works the same as other Ki attacks in that the side-effects can be neutralised a lot easier by increasing one's Ki, given how Ten was spamming the Shin Kikoho and Roshi spamming the Mafuba that once killed him from one use.

 

[VampireWicked]

I was having a conversation on Neo & the topic went into them arguing how Ki attacks as all Ki attacks shortens life span, accelerate aging, & cause death just from using the attacks.

I mean, they wouldn't exactly be wrong in the right context. If someone were to keep firing off large Ki attacks when in a severe condition, it would kill them. However, the strain of the Kikoho is treat as a natural effect of utilising it, and what it drains can seemingly be replenished. After all, despite his notable use of it, Ten seems in a perfectly fine condition at the end of the manga, especially compared to Kuririn who's aged even more noticeably.

Bringing Super into the equation, it's made even more apparent it works the same as other Ki attacks in that the side-effects can be neutralised a lot easier by increasing one's Ki, given how Ten was spamming the Shin Kikoho and Roshi spamming the Mafuba that once killed him from one use.

Yeah i'd either stop using it or figured how to reduce that deadly drawback too.

 

[VampireWicked]

I believe The Tri-Beam it's portrayed more as if the technique uses more of one of elements of Ki instead of equal portions.
Like
Requiring a higher usage of Genki (元気 lit. "Vigor") than it Yūki (勇気 lit. "Courage") or Shōki (正気 lit. "Mind")

Whereas Ki techniques like The Kamehameha, Destructo Disc, Special Beam Cannon, Final Flash, etc.
All probably utilizes each of the elements of Ki more equally or tips the scales more in the other direction towards Yūki (勇気 lit. "Courage") & Shōki (正気 lit. "Mind")


That's the difference between mastering Ki & simply using it.
I think Mastered Ki a user would perfectly utilize all the elements of Ki evenly, with no drawbacks or danger to the user's life.