Gatwood the Soft was a master of Martial Arts, as well as the founder of modern martial arts in the world of Kenshi. He is only mentioned as it is likely that Gatwood has been dead for hundreds, possibly even thousands of years.
Background[]
Nothing is known about Gatwood the Soft, it is speculated he existed before or during the Second Empire due to training Tinfist, as well as being the founder of modern martial arts, but nothing beyond his name is truly known.
During his time as a practitioner of martial arts, he is noted for not taking a single life.
It is speculated that due to the ways and lifestyles of modern martial artists, and his trainees, he might've been very easygoing or carefree.