Koushou Shinogi is a strong karate fighter. He has dark bring hair dark brown eyes and pale skin. He also wear dark purple colored lipstick. He is the younger brother of Kureha Shinogi, and an expert in himokiri karate, a style where the attacks are not blunt blows, but slashes that cut the opponent. His special technique allows him to cut his opponents' nerves, blood vessels, and lymph ducts.

He is known as the "Cord-Cutting Shinogi" (紐切り鎬, Himokiri Shinogi).