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Goutetsu and Akuma were the only people known to use Ansatsuken in such a way; Akuma's brother Gouken opted instead to use a toned-down, less violent form of the style, which he taught to his various students.
Almost all the techniques involved in Ansatsuken are designed to kill one's opponent as quickly as possible, preferably in a single strike.
As for Gouken's style of Ansatsuken, the current grandmaster of that style is his adopted son, Ryu.
However, he was forced to banish Dan from the dojo upon discovering that his purpose for learning Ansatsuken was to use it to kill the Muay Thai emperor Sagat, who had murdered Dan's father some time before.
Near the day Gouken was ready to train Ryu and Ken in the advanced techniques of Ansatsuken, the demonic Akuma finally appeared to him, having fully embraced the killing intent of Satsui no Hadou.
Nothing is known of him, save that he was a legendary fighter, the founder of Ansatsuken, and was fully practised in all the techniques of Ansatsuken, including the killing techniques.