Stout and Sturdy

When you choose this tradition at 3rd level, you learn to use your mass against your foes, making it difficult for them to engage with you. You gain advantage on saving throws against being grappled, shoved and knocked prone.

Additionally, while wearing no armor, all bludgeoning damage that you take is reduced by half your level (rounded down).

Ki-Enhanced Bulk

When you reach 6th level, your use of ki, combined with your mass, can make you more resilient to incoming damage. You can spend a short rest in meditation to channel your ki and give yourself temporary hit points equal to twice your monk level. You regain the use of this ability when you finish a long rest.

Dohyō Techniques

By 11th level, you have mastered the ancient techniques and stances your tradition has come to be known for. When you use a ki ability, you can spend an additional 2 ki points to perform one of the abilities listed below. If an ability requires a saving throw, use your Ki save DC.

• Deashi, Forward Movement: You focus your ki into all your speed and might, becoming an unstoppable juggernaut. When you use your Step of the Wind to take the Dash action, any creature in your path must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a success they are shoved 5 feet to your left or right unharmed. On a failure they are knocked prone and trampled by you, taking bludgeoning damage equal to your Wisdom modifier (minimum of 1).
• Hazuoshi, Arm Grip: This technique allows you to quickly restrain your opponent using an underarm grip. During your final attack roll using your Flurry of Blows, you can attempt to grapple the target, regardless if the attack hits or misses.
• Inashi, Sidestep: With this stance, you catch the attacker off guard and throw them. When a creature misses an attack roll against you while you are using your Patient Defense, you can use your reaction to force the creature to make a Strength saving throw. On a failure, the creature is shoved 15 feet in the direction it's facing.
• Kinjite, Forbidden Hand: You fight unexpectedly dirty against your foe, poking at eyes or slapping their ears before a retreat. When you use your Step of the Wind to take the Disengage action, you force a creature within 5 feet of you to make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, the creature is blinded or deafened (your choice) until the end of its next turn.
• Shiko, Exorcise: You calmly, but forcefully, stomp the ground around you, driving away any harmful spirits and their influence. During your Patient Defense, you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed and frightened until the start of your next turn. Also, all fiends and undead within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, affected creatures are frightened by you until the end of your next turn.
• Tsuppari, Many-Handed Thrust: This technique makes many open-handed slaps against a target's body in rapid succession. During your Flurry of Blows, you can score a critical hit on a roll of 18 - 20.

Colossal Stature

At 17th level, you can spend 4 ki points to make yourself grow one size larger for one minute – from Medium to Large, for example, and your weight is multiplied by ten. You and everything you are wearing and wielding changes size with you. During this size increase, you gain the benefits listed below:

• Your unarmored AC is increased by 2.
• You are immune to all bludgeoning damage.
• Your unarmed strikes deal 1d12 bludgeoning damage.
• All melee attacks deal an additional 1d4 damage.
• You have advantage on all Strength and Constitution checks and saving throws.

You regain the use of this ability after a long rest.