Love the wind variation; not needing true physical contact to strike because of the wind coating is a nice defensive maneuver in certain situations where the target is covered in something that can damage on contact. How significant would you say the push from each strike is? Enough to knock them back and off their feet?Sure. This group of techniques was made to be pretty general; more like miniature fighting styles. So they have a lot of versatility in them. They can be worth the use of chakra, without a doubt. The earth version even has a defensive element to it.
Next, 3 and 4 out of 5 elemental variants. Pretty similar.
( Aoi Ryuu Yajuu Suraisu Kichigai ) - Green Dragon Beast Slicing Madness
( Aoiro Ryuu Yajuu Shinseki Makai Rakka ) - Blue Dragon Beast Drenching Hell DropType: Offensive
Rank: A
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: 60
Description: By coating their limbs with wind chakra the user is able to deliver a storm of numerous light, but enhanced attacks mimicking the changing winds, each one capable of both cutting and pushing the target. The coat of wind chakra extends a few centimeters beyond the user’s limbs, thus making actual physical contact unnecessary for the attacks to affect the target.
Type: Offensive/Defensive
Rank: A
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: 60
Description: By coating their limbs with water chakra the user is able to perform a wave of flowing and ebbing movements in response to physical attacks, absorbing and redirecting the momentum of the target’s maneuver. By guarding against a strike using their water-enhanced limbs the user is able to transfer the energy of said attack through his body, using it to deliver whip-like counterattacks mimicking a crashing wave.
Matter of fact, since they're quintuplet let's add the last one for good measure. Consider the water-version's defensive/counterattack element. If you have a healthy imagination that should really intrigue you. And the wind version gives you a mini-frog kata ability.
( Akai Ryuu Yajuu Hyaku Nenshou Renda ) - Red Dragon Beast Hundred Burning Barrage
Type: Offensive
Rank: A
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 30
Damage points: 60
Description: By coating their limbs with fire chakra the user is able to deliver a blaze of fast and unpredictable attacks mimicking a raging fire, each one capable of inflicting severe burns on an unprotected target. In case of multiple successful strikes the technique has been known to simply burn through flesh.
Water variant is another goodie. It reminds me of Defensive Crane in a way, with the redirecting. Definitely see myself using all of these.
Fire one is as expected, nothing out of the ordinary but good nonetheless to cause debilitating damage.