History Main / AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu

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* In ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', Li Syaoran is a Chinese martial artists who takes the position of Chinese rival.

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* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': most major Chinese characters are expert martial artists, and often have a leg up on the Japanese fighters due to a more "mystical", supernatural, or at least much older fighting tradition. Then again, the majority of such characters come from tribes or villages explicitly devoted to a form of combat, such as the Joketsuzoku, the Seven Lucky Gods, and the Musk Dynasty, or are combatants and officers in an otherwise regular society (in fact, it's ''because'' these specific characters are martial artists that they run around with Ranma and company). The Jusenkyo Guide and the civilian population of the Phoenix tribe, for example, are never even hinted at being anything other than regular folk.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Shampoo and all Chinese amazons know martial arts or MartialArtsAndCrafts and take up as a rival to Akane and other Haremettes.

The prevalence of this trope can likely be explained by the [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japanese people's fondness for]] [[{{Wuxia}} the martial arts action of modern Hong Kong cinema, and of ancient Chinese classics]] such as ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' and ''RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. Consequently, characters falling under this trope often [[BruceLeeClone contain references to Hong Kong action stars]].

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* The Xingese are a whole FantasyCounterpartCulture based on this in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. All the Xingese characters are proficient in martial arts (although this is justified considering all of them are either royals or royals' retainers).

* Count D in ''Manga/PetshopOfHorrors'' pulls this trope on (blond) LA cop Leon Orcot after performing an impossible leap (he's not entirely human) with the above quote. It's not the first or the last thing he blames on being Chinese, either. To give Leon credit, he knows perfectly well that D is bullshitting him outrageously. There just isn't much he can do about it except grumble.

-> "All Chinese people know martial arts."
-->--'''Count D''', ''Manga/PetShopOfHorrors''.

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[[RealLife In Real Life, Chinese will refer to a person's ability in any human endeavour as "Gung Fu," not just martial arts.]] So it's quite [[ExactWords technically true]]... That said, do not antagonize anyone who is praised as having good ''Wu Gong'' as they will be real life examples of this trope.

* Chun Li from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' fights with a primarily kicking style that doesn't precisely correlate to anything, but is officially described as a combination of chinese martial arts. Fei Long is the series' BruceLeeClone. Other Chinese people in the series: Gen (who can change styles mid-fight), Yun, Yang, and Lee from the first game.
* [[BruceLeeClone Dragon Chan]] and [[OldMaster Hoy Quarlow]] of the SNES ''[[PunchOut Super Punch-Out!!]]'', the former also appearing in the arcade ''Super Punch-Out!!''. Incidentally, both sport Kung Fu moves, ''[[FlexibleTourneyRules in a boxing game]]''.

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* Count D in ''PetshopOfHorrors'' pulls this trope on (blond) LA cop Leon Orcot after performing an impossible leap (he's not entirely human) with the above quote. It's not the first or the last thing he blames on being Chinese, either. To give Leon credit, he knows perfectly well that D is bullshitting him outrageously. There just isn't much he can do about it except grumble.

* ''ShamanKing'' has Ren Tao as the Chinese rival.

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-->--'''Count D''', ''Manga/PetshopOfHorrors''.

-->--'''Count D''', ''PetshopOfHorrors''.

* ''{{Negima}}'''s Ku Fei and Chao Linshen, Ku Fei is from southern china and Chao is from northern this is reflected in their styles The former takes up the role as TheMaster to Negi while the later takes up as the [[spoiler: BigBad]] for a little while then [[spoiler: TheMentor when she leaves]].

* Hong Long (but not his mistress Liu Mei) from ''{{Gundam00}}''.

* Chun Li from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' fights with a primarily kicking style that doesn't precisely correlate to anything, but is officially described as a combination of chinese martial arts. Also Fei Long, the series' BruceLee [[BruceLeeClone clone]].
** Other Chinese people in the series: Gen (who can change styles mid-fight), Yun, Yang, and Lee from the first game.
*** Though, to be fair, this is a FIGHTING game. If the character didn't know some form of martial art, Chinese or otherwise, they wouldn't be in the game!

* ''KungFuHustle''

* ''MSSaga'' has Li Fang a Chinese ex-waitress Martial Arts master mobile suit pilot who uses a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gun Cannon]] (a normally ranged only suit) with martial arts moves... later upgrades to ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''[='s=] Burning Gundam, a true melee suit.

* KungFuHustle