As for Genma, it's really hard to say.  The few times we've seen him 

get 

_serious_ he's actually done pretty well.  Remember when he managed to 

match 

Happosai's giant battle aura?  Sure he couldn't keep it up, but that 

was

still 

darn impressive.  I'd bet Genma actually has quite a few tricks up his

sleeve, 

he's just usually too lazy to use them.

He'd have to be good to train Ranma, too.  I guess it's just the amount 

of

effort he puts into it.  For all his prattle about the martial arts he 

sure

doesn't practice what he preaches very well. :)

     In the manga, Genma created two sets of very powerful techniques.  
The Yama-sen-ken, and the Umi-sen-ken.  Both were so dangerous that when 
one man tried to use them, he accidently killed himself, and destroyed 
his dojo.  That's why they're the 'Forbidden Techniques.'  If he could 
create those kinds of techniques, then I would think that if he ever 
goes all out, he could hold his own against Ranma.  Then again, he's 
probably out of shape, and lost some of his edge, so he might not be as 
good as he used to.ff

>From the Pen of the DragonBard:
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*"There are more things in Heaven and Earth . . .  *
*then are dreampt of in your philosiphy."          *
*Hamlet                                            *
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*"I can summon spirits from the vast deep!"        *
*"So can I, but will they come when you call?"     *
*The Tempest                                       *
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