History PlayingWith / GoodOldFisticuffs

** Rocky briefly distracts Mia, telling her that [[LookBehindYou he swears he saw something going behind her]], before socking her in the face with a clean left hook.

** [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Rocky literally punch out Cthulhu and defeats him]]

* '''Played for Horror ''': Rocky is a Jason Voorhees-style super-strong NighInvulnerable zombie. Miyagi is his VictimOfTheWeek. There is ''no'' need for anything fancy when you can rip someone's head off and send it flying the length of a football field with a casual bitch slap, let alone fisticuffs. Miyagi finds this out the hard way.

** Miyagi is a super-ultra-mega-hyper-superior fighter and Rocky wouldn't be able to hurt him with a nuke, let alone a pitiful little red hook. The term "CurbStompBattle" is doesn't really fits -- mostly because it implies that it was possible for Rocky to fight back in any way, shape or form, [[CurbStompCushion if only so he can say he didn't went down like a complete bitch]].

** Rocky, a man who just punches with his left arm until his opponent falls over, can defeat Miyagi-sensei, a karate OldMaster with decades of experience.

** Rocky stylelessness comes from ConfusionFu, which falls outside Miyagi's paradigms, so the latter DidntSeeThatComing.

** It's not that style or the lack thereof is the determinant of victory, but skill and experience. After seeing Rocky's success, Creed TheRival tries taking on a martial artist too, but his inferior preparation leads to defeat instead.

* Rocky is a beefy brawler from out of town who's come to "debunk" traditional martial arts as nothing more than dancing and slapping. The other dojos have fallen and now the heavy burden of upholding the honor of the art has fallen squarely on Miyagi's shoulders.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Rocky wins and sometimes Miyagi does. Style and formal training or the lack thereof alone doesn't decide fights.

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** For every Rocky that successfully masters the art of artless brawling, there are hundreds of punks who were beaten, maimed, or even killed without any idea on what they're doing. Meanwhile, Miyagi's dojo can train anyone to a high level of skill with minimal injuries.

** Rocky, a WorkingClassHero and copy-cat of [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]], faces off against Miyagi, a [[Anime/DragonBall Goku]] rip-off in full "[[Anime/DragonBallSuper glowy god-mode]]", and [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu pummels him right into a nine-month coma]].

** Rocky is NighInvulnerable. Unless Miyagi or any friends of his brought along a rocket launcher or know any kind of armor-piercing KiAttack, they are screwed.

* '''Downplayed''': Rocky defeats Miyagi, but it takes him a boatload of effort to do so.

** Rocky faces off against Miyagi, a [[[Anime/DragonBall Goku]] rip-off in full "[[Anime/DragonBallS glowy god-mode]]", and [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu pummels him right into a nine-month coma]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Rocky, a man who just punches with his left arm until his opponent falls over, can defeat Miyagi-sensei, a karate OldMaster with decades of experience.

** Rocky is physically superior to Miyagi to the point where his moves have no affect while Rocky's punches send him flying.

* '''Enforced''': The author has something against most martial-arts training.

* '''Double Subverted''': But it wasn't enough and Rocky gets back up and is the final victor.

* '''Parodied''': By wildly flailing with his arms and legs, Rocky {{Curb Stomp| Battle}}s a group of experienced black belts.

* '''Defied''': Myiagi makes a point to train in self-defence and immediate take-downs over the sport-based martial arts, and has similar technique and power to Rocky: it's just the latter [[TaughtByExperience discovered them the hard way.]]