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14Martial arts styles are typically developed over decades, even centuries of refinement before they have become what they are in the modern day. But due to being TwentyMinutesInTheFuture or existing in a fantastical setting a fictional style may be devised that has no direct real-life counterpart, though may still take inspiration from others. It could also be just naming something at random and claiming it exists. Sometimes it's to account for the evolution of weaponry or altered physical abilities, such as MultiArmedAndDangerous, psychic abilities or CharlesAtlasSuperpower. Also highly likely to run into ArtisticLicenseMartialArts because it is handled according to what looks good rather than actually plausible.
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16It should be noted too that a number of martial arts forms have been developed because a practitioner found some aspect of their original form lacking and refined some principles to account for that, [[StartMyOwn calling it a new form entirely]]. So it is not as far-fetched as one might believe at first.
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18See also IKnowKungFaux and SupernaturalMartialArts.
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26* From ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'', Panzer Kunst and Ahato Mastarday spring to mind. Not to mention the thousands of sects of space karate, like Tohji's Electromagnetic Karate in ''Last Order''.
27* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has Hakuda, the term for Shinigami unarmed combat and Zanjutsu, the term for Shinigami swordfighting.
28* ''Manga/ChoujinSensen'' has at least two Experts who are masters of their own unique fighting styles. Ye Hao Yue is a Kung Fu Master who channels the mysterious Dragon Pulse from All-Creation using his "Meiyouken" style to shatter boulders, and Mishima Daigo is a BareFistedMonk that hones both his body and mind through his Buddhist mantras into his signature "Fudoushinjuken" style.
29* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' has "Breathing Styles", martial art techniques that use controlled breathing patterns to increase physical prowess via oxygen saturation in the bloodstream, allowing practitioners to fight against demons on equal footing. There are different kinds of Breathing Styles, each of which provide their users with varying benefits and signature attacks known as "Forms", including (but not limited to):
30** "Water Breathing", the style taught to Tanjiro at the beginning of the series. Considered one of the more beginner-friendly Breathing Styles to learn, Water Breathing grants its users the flexibility and fluid motions of water.
31** "Thunder Breathing", the style utilized by Zenitsu. With techniques derived from [[IaijutsuPractitioner iaijutsu]], Thunder Breathing grants its users the blinding speed and power of lightning.
32** "Beast Breathing", a self-taught style utilized by Inosuke. By using [[DualWielding two swords]] in tandem, Beast Breathing grants its users the heightened senses and raw strength of a wild animal.
33* ''Manga/DragonBall'' has the [[KamehameHadoken Turtle]] and [[{{Flight}} Crane]] Schools of Martial Arts, and while animal-named fighting styles exist in the real world, ones where a KamehameHadoken is the ultimate move...not so much. That said, aside from the Kamehameha, the Turtle School is mainly a way of life rather than a specific fighting style. There actually is a real-life Crane Style Kung Fu school, but it sadly doesn't teach students how to fly.
34* The earlier story arcs of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' give us Hamon, a martial art technique wherein practitioners can harness their vital energies through proper breathing techniques and project them as sunlight to combat the forces of the undead and the Pillar Men. The applications of Hamon are incredibly varied and versatile, with skilled users capable of healing injuries or projecting Hamon energy through various objects to increase their lethality.
35%%* The Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken styles from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', along with a host of others derived from them. ZERO CONTEXT EXAMPLE
36* ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' gives us ''Sensha-Do''[[note]]It translates as "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Way of the Tank]]".[[/note]], which is a traditional armed combat style for women. Where "armed" means "driving [[TankGoodness a huge box of armor rolling on treads and bristling with guns -- as in, cannons.]]"
37* Strike Arts and Kaiser Arts in ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid'' are karate-like martial arts that rely on magical energies as much as on the practitioner's fitness.
38* ''Anime/MarvelAnimeBlade'': Played with. The sword style that the the title character and Kikyo use. It's techniques involve RazorWind, YouAreAlreadyDead, DeathOfAThousandCuts, and HomingProjectile moves. However, According to TheRival Kikyo, who also uses the same style as the hero, their sword style is Yagyu Shinkage Ryuu, which is a real life swordsmanship school.
39* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' has '''THE SCHOOL OF THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST!''' used by series protagonist Domon Kasshu and his shishou, Master Asia. It allows them to catch bullets, kick skyscrapers, and behead mobile suits with a scarf.
40* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
41** Killer Bee uses [[DualWielding seven swords to attack]], without using his hands.
42** There is no such thing as Frog Style Kung Fu either. In it, even punches that miss actually still hit.
43** The Hyuga clan's "Gentle Fist" fighting style involves lightly tapping the opponent in near-microscopic {{Pressure Point}}s to damage nerves and internal organs. Only the Hyugas can use this style, because those pressure points' locations vary slightly from person to person and thus it requires XRayVision to know where they are.
44* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has a whole bunch of these.
45** Roronoa Zoro uses Santouryuu (Three-Sword Style, [[DualWielding one in each hand]], [[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth one in the mouth]]).
46** The octopus Fishman Hatchan uses Rokutouryuu (Six-Sword Style, with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous six arms]]).
47** Many higher-ups in the World Government including [=CP9=] use a set of seven techniques called Rokushiki (Six Powers). These techniques include RazorWind, [[FingerPokeOfDoom bullet-like finger jabs]], SuperSpeed, [[DoubleJump Double Jumping]], two methods of [[NoSell No Selling]] (one that makes you MadeOfIron but unable to move much and one that makes you [[NonchalantDodge flexible like paper]]), and one Ultimate Technique that's basically a two-fisted one-inch punch.
48** One often seen is Fishman Karate and its variants. These fighting styles, used by the [[FishPeople Fishmen]] (Though humans can use it too, albeit far less effectively), are all about [[MakingASplash controlling and using water to their advantage]], while sometimes taking advantage of a particular Fishman's attributes (Fins, tentacles...). Part of what makes this an interesting and formidable fighting style is that because every living being is made of water, it can hit virtually anyone, even our rubber-bodied hero.
49** Hasshouken (Fist of Eight Impacts), a fighting style used by the Chinjao family where they [[{{Vibroweapon}} manipulate the vibrations]] produced by their blows to bypass defenses and augment their blows.
50** Okama Kenpo, which basically combines [[IKnowKarate Karate]] with [[DanceBattler ballet dancing]].
51** The Longarm and Longleg tribes have a second elbow and knee joint in their arms and legs, respectively. Members of these tribes thus have fighting styles which work in tandem with the increased reach they have as well as the ability to coil and spring their double-jointed limbs almost like a snake striking.
52** The number of Fantastic Fighting Styles just go on and on and would take way too long to list them all. Basically, anyone who doesn't have a [[TouchedByVorlons Devil Fruit]] will have one.
53* Many are shown in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Musabetsu Kakutō Ryū (Anything Goes Martial Arts), Umisenken, Yamisenken, various MartialArtsAndCrafts styles, and more.
54* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' gives us Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, a deadly sword style used by Himura Kenshin, the Hitokiri Battousai, focused on blinding speed, reading the opponent's emotions and [[IaijutsuPractitioner battoujutsu]]. This is just one among a great many fighting schools introduced in the series; among the more prominent is the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu taught by Kenshin's LoveInterest Kamiya Kaoru, a MartialPacifist style that teaches its users to ''conquer'' their opponents rather than ''kill'' them (e.g. breaking a kneecap to disable an opponent).
55* Mifune from ''Manga/SoulEater'' uses "Infinite One Sword Style." It involves spreading a vast number of katanas across the battlefield, but (usually) only wielding them one at a time.
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59* ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'' has ''stick fighting'', basically a mix of both bojutsu and kendo with a cane rather than a shinai.
60* The ''ComicBook/DungeonVerse'' has a fair share of those.
61** A sect of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''-type monks made of sentient elephants, whose racial martial art involves copious amounts of booze and violence, so they're known as [[{{Literature/Babar}} babarian monks]].
62** Marvin taught an unnamed martial art to Herbert that can turn feathers into the ultimate weapon against green colored enemies (like goblins or even people covered in green bile) which for a duck means Herbert can simply flick his finger to turn monsters into LudicrousGibs.
63** The Kochaque are a ProudWarriorRace type, similar to mongols weaponry.
64** Grogro and his race have a special technique that requires a certain innocence and dimwitedtness according to Gilberto: basically it's swallowing the opponent's whole by being too dumb to choke or see the issue.
65** Hand-to-hand combat magicians relies mostly on a spell called calcium brisus which shatter bones simply by touching. Necromancers like Horous weaponized their magic for autopsy so they can remove body parts without scratching the skin.
66** Draconists are similar to babarian monks but sober.
67%%* The ComicBook/GreenArrow used Moo-Gi-Gon. PARTIAL CONTEXT EXAMPLE
68* In ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperheroes'', Luornu Durgo Taine, alias Triplicate Girl ([[IHaveManyNames or Triad, or Duo Damsel, or Duplicate Girl, or...]]) was proficient in Tri-Jitsu, a martial arts form native to her homeworld of Cargg, that exploited her natural ability to split into three bodies, so she could attack from three different points in perfect unison. In one of the more recent reboots, after discovering the ability to [[MesACrowd split into unlimited duplicates of herself]], she could now move like a virtual army acting in concert.
69* ''ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}}'': Tim Drake learns a meticulously balanced martial/healing art from Tibet that's said to be older than Buddhism from the discipline's last master, an ancient Tibetan refugee living in Paris.
70* ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'', prior to the ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' event, trained under Shang Chi to compensate for the temporary loss of his Spider Sense. After the martial-arts equivalent of boot camp, Shang Chi and Spider-Man developed The Way of the Spider, a unique fighting style that utilized Spider-Man's physical strength and agility to their fullest.
71%% * ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' had at least two Kryptonian martial arts styles. PARTIAL CONTEXT EXAMPLE
72%%** Klurkor, which ComicBook/LoisLane learned in the bottled city of Kandor.
73%%** The villainess Faora Hu-Ul knew Horo-Kanu.
74* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: In the Golden Age all the Amazons' powers--outside of immortality--were derived from their martial arts system which included learning mild telepathic tricks and training the mind to see spirits and things out of sync with our dimension, and allowed humans to develop SuperSpeed and strength at higher levels of mastery.
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78* ''Fanfic/BaitAndSwitchSTO'':
79** Played with in "Fanfic/FromBajorToTheBlack, Part II". The Bajoran viewpoint character draws a comparison between the Israeli art [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krav_Maga Krav Maga]], which is part of Starfleet's training regimen, and the Cardassian-derived "military boxing" she learned when she was in the Bajoran Militia. ''Fanfic/TheWrongReflection'' gives the Cardassian name of the art as ''chakar daran'' and even shows two practitioners (Eleya, the protagonist, and her mirror universe counterpart) sparring with it.
80** In ''Fanfic/RedFireRedPlanet'', an Orion character mentions Klingon ''Mok'bara'', Andorian ''shan-dru-shaan'', and human jujutsu as arts she's learned.
81* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonLegendsOfLightstorm'': Sailor Mars uses fire jets to maneuver around the battlefield and deliver powerful punches. Sailor Venus does something similar with her six energy chains.
82* ''Fanfic/SoulEaterTroubledSouls'' introduces one called Soul Fist. While it's better associated with the Olmett Family, a legendary [[BadassFamily ''legacy family'']] of the DWMA, anyone can learn it once taught by the right person. It's both a martial art and a technique, cloaking the user in his or her own soul wavelength and pushing the body's physical abilities beyond their normal limits.
83* The MegaCrossover ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' has the [[Anime/BubblegumCrisis Asagiri]] katsujinkenryuu[[note]]life-saving sword style[[/note]], which combines more traditional martial arts techniques like zanshin with [[Franchise/StarWars Jedi kata]]. Special attacks are [[BladeSpam Hyakken no Arashi]] and [[ReinforceField Blade of the Inviolate Soul]].
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87* ''Film/BlackDynamite'' has the titular character face off against Fiendish Doctor Wu, who uses his family's "Red Silk" Kung Fu while Black Dynamite fights with his "Panther Fist" style.
88* GunKata in ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'' and ''Film/Ultraviolet2006'': the art of dodging bullets by estimating statistically where they would land and not having any body parts there.
89* ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'': One of the first [[AlternateSelf Alternate Selves]] Evelyn taps into is a version of her who was trained in martial arts. Later, as her powers grow, she ends up tapping into an alternate self ''of that alternate self'', who was trained in martial arts using only her pinkies. Her first demonstration of this is to send a {{mook}} flying into the air with a jab from her now [[FingerPokeOfDoom incredibly muscular pinky fingers]].
90* ''Film/{{Gymkata}}'' is an entire ''film'' built around the blending of Western gymnastics and Eastern martial arts to create a new fighting form.
91* ''Film/RemoWilliamsTheAdventureBegins'' had Sinanju, the Korean martial art from which all other arts are descended.
92* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
93** The prequel films introduced seven different forms of lightsaber fighting. These largely explained why different characters have different fighting styles. Anakin had a strong, relentless style (Djem So/Form V), Obi-Wan's subtle defensive style (Soresu/Form III), Yoda's crazy acrobatics (Ataru/Form IV) and Count Dooku's dueling focused bladework (Makashi/Form II). These forms were based on the stunt coordinators notes and [[AllThereInTheManual explained in the expanded universe]]. [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the fight choreographer]] these forms are often ''based'' on practical fighting systems (Dooku is heavily fencing inspired), with adjustments to account for swordsmen who are precognitive and wielding weightless blades that can cut through almost anything except another lightsaber. Darth Maul's sabre-staff variation on the most aggressive fighting style (Juyo/Form VII, refined by Mace Windu as Vaapad), for example, would be at least as dangerous to the wielder as the target for anyone who didn't have SuperReflexes to ensure that they didn't accidentally chop their own limbs or body off - which is why it's mixed with the most Force based style (Niman/Form VI).
94** The original films did not have a consistent style between characters, though it was partially inspired by samurai films. Vader himself, after his injuries as Anakin Skywalker, had to modify his style to be wholly unique with a greater focus on force powers, basically his original Form V without any flourishes. Luke Skywalker is mostly self-taught and far more heavy-handed than the more graceful moves seen in the prequel movies. It lacks acrobatics and relies on light footwork and power more than elegance. In ''Film/TheLastJedi'', he demonstrates far more grace and agility, easily evading Kylo Ren's wild attacks, not directly engaging because [[spoiler: [[AstralProjection he's not actually there]] and [[BatmanGambit just acting as a distraction]]]], suggesting he rediscovered ''something'' while training [[spoiler: Leia]] and the others.
95** Because the Jedi had been [[ThePurge largely wiped out]], their classic styles of lightsaber fighting are pretty much long-forgotten. As a result, the lightsaber fighting in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and other sequel films focus more on characters adopting styles from what they are more familiar with. Rey tries to utilize as much range as possible like you would a bow staff and Finn's style is noticeably direct, evoking a possible riot weapon training from his Stormtrooper past.
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99* This is OlderThanTelevision thanks to Sir Creator/ArthurConanDoyle. His 1903 ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' ShortStory "The Adventure of the Empty House" has Holmes practicing "baritsu", which is either a typo of or a ShoutOut to the RealLife mixed martial art [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartitsu Bartitsu]] (a turn-of-the-century British takeoff of jujutsu that adds quarterstaff moves intended to be used with a gentleman's walking cane).
100* ''Literature/AndAnotherThing'' reveals that Zaphod Beeblebrox has studied the ancient art of Du-Bart'ah. However, he doesn't realize that it was developed by a race of {{Actual Pacifist}}s who intended it to be used for getting berries of a bush without harming the bush itself; whenever he tries to use it for violent purposes, his body spasms and he pulls a muscle, the result of subliminal conditioning in the meditative chants.
101* ''Literature/TheAsteriskWar'': Volume 2 (episodes 5-7 of the anime) compare and contrast Ayato's Amagiri Shinmei Style with Kirin's Toudou Style. Amagiri Shinmei is about five hundred years old, dating to the heyday of the {{samurai}} in the UsefulNotes/SengokuPeriod, and is noted to be a little bit slower since it's designed with the weight of armor in mind (Kirin recognizes its age because Ayato's stance puts his hips lower). The Toudou school dates to the end of the UsefulNotes/EdoPeriod and puts the user in a more upright stance. [[spoiler:However, since it's a style developed for the battlefield rather than the dojo, Amagiri Shinmei includes more than just katana moves: Ayato ultimately defeats Kirin by combining katana, spear, kodachi, and hand-to-hand combat.]]
102* ''Tor'', encountered in both ''Literature/TheBalancedSword'' and the Literature/JasonWood stories. It includes tricks like sensing the move your opponent is about to make, turning invisible, and killing demons with your bare hands.
103* ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'' has the Senethar, a four element fighting style favored by the Kencyr culture. Kothifiran street fighting has also made an appearance as a UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}-like acrobatic style.
104* Sinanju from ''Literature/TheDestroyer'', said to be the antecedent of all martial arts.
105* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
106** Deja-Fu from ''Literature/ThiefOfTime'': The feeling you've been kicked this way before... There's also a string of others of which we learn nothing except their punny names ("No-kandu", "Okidoki", "Upsi-Dasi") and the fact Lu-Tze doesn't take any of them seriously.
107** Sloshi, first mentioned in the Fools' Guild Diary, and later shown in ''Literature/MakingMoney'', is the Fools' martial art, also known as "battle clowning". It's basically slapstick taken to the next level. A Sloshi master can take out a squad of attackers with nothing but a stepladder and a bucket of whitewash, and do horrible (yet somehow hilarious) things with balloon animals.
108* ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'':
109** The Weirding Way, which is derived from the Bene Gesserit [[MasterOfYourDomain prana-bindu]] skill.
110** Due to the presence of kinetically-sensitive personal DeflectorShields, knife and sword fighting styles have evolved to include slow strikes that can penetrate shields.
111** The Honored Matre fighting style involves incredibly fast kicks delivered with no nervous input from the brain, [[ArtisticLicenseBiology which makes one wonder]] what triggered the attack in the first place. Reflex action?
112* In Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/ForwardTheFoundation'', Hari Seldon is skilled in "Helicon twisting," which isn't described in detail.
113* In Creator/SergeyLukyanenko's ''Literature/{{Genome}}'', there is a martial art called yu-dao that can only be used by fighter-speshes, due to the fact that it requires superhuman strength, speed, endurance, and reflexes, not to mention the ability to bend joints in ways most people can't. A sixth-level defense stance is described in the follow manner: "Legs forward, as though they had been broken and twisted at the knee, torso leaning backward, left hand, palm open toward Alex, at her face, and right arm thrust forward."
114* Creator/VasiliGolovachov:
115** ''The Envoy'' introduces Rossdao, a Russian martial art based on ancient Russian combat styles and is said to be equal to any East Asian martial art. While the details are not described, the protagonist learns how to put out a candle from a distance (similar to a RealLife Wing Chun technique), jump and kick from a kneeling position, evade a submachinegun, etc.
116** In his ''Catharsis'' series, he introduces a martial art that has its roots deeply in magic, and the fights take place at SuperSpeed.
117* Creator/DavidWeber's ''Literature/HonorHarrington'':
118** The Manticoran military uses ''coup de vitesse'' (French for "blow of speed"), an art featuring little finesse and specializing in the brutal pounding of enemies into the pavement. Honor holds a top rank in it and gets an extra edge from being a {{heavyworlder}}. ''Coup de vitesse'' seems to be the Manticoran Navy's preferred style.
119** The UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}-derived Andermani martial art Neue-Stil Handgemenge (Dog German for New-Style Hand-to-hand Combat) is also demonstrated. It is the preferred style of Helen Zilwicki junior and the Gryphonian martial artist known only as Master Tye.
120** There is also the Grayson sword arts. There are apparently several schools, but all of them are basically what you get when you learn kenjutsu from ''Film/TheSevenSamurai'' and then decide to redesign the katana into a more efficient form. Honor ends up influencing one of the schools by showing historical records to its master, which inspires him to try DualWielding the traditional Grayson sword with a wakizashi as well as adding some kendo moves to his repertoire.
121* The Whaddon Bypass in ''Literature/GrentsFall'', which lets King Osbert Grent [[DualWielding dual-wield]] two swords. It's downplayed somewhat, as even among skilled swordsmen only a small percentage could handle it; the rest would have to use [[TruthInTelevision a sword and a dagger]].
122* ''Literature/{{Katanagatari}}'': The members of the Yasuri clan, absolutely unable to wield a actual katana, use the Kyotoryu technique, a martial art in which the practitioner is considered to be both the swordsman and the katana. It is extremely effective against swordsmasters. [[spoiler:It is, in a way, [[UltimateBlacksmith Kiki Shikizaki]]'s [[InfinityPlusOneSword final and ultimate Deviant Blade]], as a master of Kyotoryu can destroy any of the other Deviant Blades, as Shichika himself does ins his RoaringRampageOfRevenge.]]
123* ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' books feature the Ketan, a martial art practiced by the [[ProudWarriorRace Adem]]. It seems to be inspired by both Karate (it contains kicks, punches and even chops, and it can be trained solo in a sort of ''kata'' system) and UsefulNotes/{{Aikido}} (it includes grappling techniques, most of which seem to be standing armlocks and pain compliance throws, and it also contains swordfighting and a deep philosophical base). It's so effective that a mediocre Adem is a match for three or four professional soldiers. Proficiency in the Ketan is based on understanding of the Lethani, the moral code of Ademre. Adem believe that women are more naturally moral than men and therefore are also better fighters than men.
124* ''Literature/LogansRun'' (the 1967 book that the 1976 film was based on). Sandmen use the hybrid martial arts style Omnite.
125* The ''Literature/MatadorSeries'' by Creator/StevePerry has sumito (a.k.a. the 97 steps), developed from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silat silat]] by professional fighter Lazlo Mourn in ''The Musashi Flex'' and focused on footwork and body positioning. It eventually became associated with the monastic order the Siblings of the Shroud, then the Siblings taught it to Emile Khadaji in ''The Man Who Never Missed''. Khadaji in turn passed it on to the Matadors. Sumito relies heavily on footwork and positioning, with practitioners training by walking a pattern of 97 footprints stenciled onto the floor. The series includes a number of other examples as well, including oppugnate, a military mixed martial art fusing elements of boxing with bits of several other arts.
126* It's not terribly often, but for all the high-tech weaponry taken for granted in the ''Literature/PerryRhodan'' universe martial arts, including alien ones, do make the occasional appearance. Prominent examples are the recurring traditional Arkonid martial art Dagor (trans. ''All-Fight'') and the Upanishad style once taught on a mass scale by the warrior cult that had taken hold in the twelve galaxies once ruled by the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien super-intelligence]] [=ESTARTU=] -- and which involved among other things the regular drug-assisted conditioning of practitioners of the fourth and higher ranks (of ten) at the time.
127* Creator/RobertAHeinlein's novel ''Literature/PodkayneOfMars'' mentions a martial art called "Kill-Quick", which Podkayne's mother is skilled in.
128* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'' has several styles of fighting used by its MagicKnight-styled mages.
129** There are three main schools of sword arts practiced in the Union, though in practice they're usually mixed and matched by most practitioners.
130*** The Lanoff Style, favored by main character Oliver Horn, is the most widely used and considered the easiest to learn. It emphasizes staying on defense while quickly analyzing your opponent's fighting style for weaknesses that can be counterattacked, as well as spatial magic targeting the footing of either the wielder or opponent, and techniques such as gravity manipulation.
131*** The Rizett Style, favored by Chela [=McFarlane=] and a number of other mage aristocrats, is a more offensively oriented fencing style. One known technique is the Hero's Charge, a sudden headlong rush ending in a thrust at full extension.
132*** The Koutz Style emphasizes mobility, flexibility, and footwork, and tends to be much flashier than other styles. Pure Koutz practitioners such as Ursule Valois are exceedingly rare: most, such as Tullio Rossi, combine it with elements of other styles.
133** For her part, Nanao, a {{samurai}} from the far east, learned her family's self-titled Hibiya Style from the moment she was big enough to pick up a sword. It's a pretty typical Japanese-style sword school, which Nanao modifies to her liking once she begins learning magic, including inventing a "Two-Handed Flow Cut" (named after a similarly named technique from the Koutz Style) that allows her to [[ParryingBullets deflect incoming spells with her katana]].
134** "Magicombat", unarmed techniques combined with spatial magic, is regarded as a sort of counterargument to Sword Arts. Several members of the Campus Watch practice it: Lesedi "Hard Knocker" Ingwe can kickbox in midair, while Alvin Godfrey wins his opening bout in the combat leagues with wrestling moves mixed with Lanoff Style spatial magic.
135* In Trevanian's novel ''Literature/{{Shibumi}}'' the master assassin Nicholai Hel has invented the martial art Naked/Kill, which involves turning everyday objects (such as a paper cup, or a drinking straw) into lethal weapons.
136* In Creator/LeonidKudryavtsev's ''Literature/StarCorpsAgent'', a BountyHunter challenges the titular protagonist to a fight using a martial art called Handasiri-ha. Somehow, a master of this (even a regular human) is able to move at SuperSpeed to the point where a fight that takes up two pages is actually only about 5 seconds in real-time. The basic fighting stance involves arching one's back in a cat-like manner, spreading one's arms, and tilting one's head slightly. The bounty hunter is also a HumanAlien and has more joints than a human, allowing him to use more complex moves. A single successful strike can break one's spine or even kill on the spot. Several moves and stances are named but not described, such as Spirit Windmill, Twist, Griffin's Wing, and Deadly Spinner
137* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'', also by Creator/StevePerry, introduces Teräs Käsi, an art originally designed as a defense against Jedi. The art has since shown up elsewhere such as in Perry's later novel ''Literature/DeathStar'', and gets a brief mention in ''The Musashi Flex'' as a ShoutOut.
138* ''Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse'':
139** The ''Literature/{{Rihannsu}}'' series has ''llaekh-ae'rl'', a Romulan martial art whose name translates as "laughing murder". It requires the practitioner to root themselves to the ground and control their movements. Ael's crew member N'alae is a master but Ael herself isn't--her temper tends to get the better of her.
140** In ''Literature/StarTrekTitan'', Andorian ''Shan-dru-shaan''. In the novel ''Fallen Gods'', Pava Ek'Noor sh'Aqabaa and Tuvok have a conversation regarding their respective cultures' martial arts; Tuvok mentions the previously established ''Suus Mahna'' discipline. He also notes that in the pre-Federation years, feuding Vulcans and Andorians borrowed from each others' traditions.
141* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Wielding a [[SoulCuttingBlade Shardblade]] in is based around a structure of ten ''stances'', each one a fighting style and combat philosophy named after one of the Ten Essences (Windstance, Smokestance, Flamestance, etc). Shardblades are supernatural light, extremely large, cut through any inorganic material and pass through organic things, killing them instantly, meaning that they require an entirely different set of moves to use effectively. In one specific combat scene, the hero switches from the elegant Windstance he usually favors to the CombatPragmatist style of Ironstance to deliver a brutal beatdown to remind his fellows that they are in the middle of a war.
142* Creator/AndrzejSapkowski's ''Literature/TheWitcher'' novel series provides a {{subversion}}. It features the eponymous monster hunters, Geralt in particular, using supremely sharp claymores of either steel or silver (depending on the opponent) in sword arts relying on speed and fast footwork. These are combined with carefully managed nutrition during adolescence and mutagens and potions that further improve the witcher's abilities, which usually means any given witcher is the most lethal swordsman in the room. ''Literature/BloodOfElves'' covers witcher training with Geralt's foster daughter Ciri, showing her doing things such as running an obstacle course through the woods and practicing sword moves atop a "comb", a balance-training device made of several flexible sticks mounted horizontally at one end (with the trainee standing on the end that hangs out in the air). By now, you might have noticed there's nothing about any ''style'' in the preceding paragraph. That's the '''point''' -- no monster will ever care about any style as it tries to gut you, so instead of techniques and countertechniques, a witcher's training is about developing the basic reflexes, spatial awareness, and so on. Standard fencing is also taught, but the whole training's really about the improvisation.
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146* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has [[https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Venusian_aikido Venusian Aikido]] (sometimes called Venusian Karate), which was mainly practiced by the Third Doctor, but has occasionally been used by later Doctors. According to some Expanded Universe novels, it was hard for two-armed beings to learn because Venusians have six arms, the Doctor being one of the few to succeed.
147* ''Series/TheGoodies'' had Ecky-Thump, the ancient Lancastrian art of self-defence. It involved the use of black puddings as weapons. Tim and Graham challenge Bill with several other (made-up) martial arts, such as "yach-y-daa" and "Oy vey!".
148* ''Franchise/KamenRider'': Series/KamenRiderSuper1 fights using Sekishin Shorinken, a fictional offshoot of Shaolin Kung Fu. Several decades later [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Kamen Rider Meteor]] used Seishin Darinken, whose name is a direct {{Homage}} to Super-1's style, but in practice more closely resembles Jeet Kun Do.
149* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Zack's Hip-Hop Kido, derived from breakdancing.
150* ''Franchise/StarTrek''
151** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
152*** This series introduces the Klingon martial arts ''Mok'bara'', which includes unarmed combat and the use of traditional Klingon weapons such as the ''bat'leth''. A special effects director and TechnicalAdvisor had martial arts experience and designed ''Mok'bara'' katas to be similar to Tai chi chuan except with clawed hand gestures.
153*** The episode "The Icarus Factor" features anbo-jyutsu, a Japanese-developed staff art taught to Riker by his father that requires the combatants to fight blindfolded. Kyle Riker stated he considered it the ultimate form of human martial arts. Dr. Pulaski thought it was incredibly dangerous.
154** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' mentions a Vulcan martial arts, ''Suus Mahna'', which doesn't get nearly as much screen time as ''Mok'bara''. It appears again in ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''.
155** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'':
156*** Although the hand-to-hand combat practiced by the Qowat Milat sisterhood hasn't been named onscreen, it's nevertheless the first time in the franchise that a specific Romulan martial arts is showcased. It's more "fantastic" than that of the Klingons or the Vulcans because the Romulan warrior nuns develop SuperReflexes during [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower their training]] that are fast enough [[DodgeTheBullet dodge multiple energy weapons fire]] [[note]]which is a very rare ability in the Franchise/TrekVerse because it was only exhibited beforehand by Soong-type androids and Augments[[/note]]. This AmazonBrigade is [[MasterSwordsman remarkably adept at wielding a tan qalanq]] while also utilizing CombatParkour, HitAndRunTactics and [[StealthExpert stealth]] to single-handedly defeat several opponents.
157*** [[https://ca.startrek.com/videos/watch-star-trek-picard-the-coppelius-fight-scene This featurette]] focuses on a DeletedScene from "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2" where Narek uses a UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}-like Romulan martial arts to take on five Soong-type androids.
158* ''Series/StargateSG1'':
159** "The Warrior" introduces the Jaffa martial art mastaba, which is really just UsefulNotes/{{capoeira}} with the serial numbers filed off.
160** In "Affinity" Teal'c gets an apartment in Colorado Springs and practices a martial art called loc'nel, which he teaches to his neighbor Krista. Then she uses it to kill her [[DomesticAbuse abusive boyfriend]] in self-defense.
161** There is also an unnamed martial art used by the Sodan, a tribe of rogue Jaffa. They teach the basics to Cam Mitchell in order to fight one of their own to the death ([[spoiler:his teacher, who fakes his death]]). When SG-1 is ambushed in a later episode by a group of Sodan, Mitchell and Teal'c are the only ones to successfully hold them off, while Sam and Daniel are quickly taken down (granted, Daniel is an archaeologist, but Sam has no excuse considering the third episode in the series stated she had advanced hand-to-hand training).
162* ''Series/TimeTrax'': Mosh-ti was a 23rd century occidental improvement on the martial arts.
163* Cole on ''Series/Tracker2001'' had a martial-arts fighting style that relied on both his and the fugitives' ability to move faster-than-human, and sometimes made use of Cole's hyperspeed ability for brief periods.
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167* In the original ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' version of ''WesternAnimation/DogCity'', Ace Yu has a pink bow in the ancient Pekinese martial art of Why-I-Oughta.
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171* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
172** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsThirdEdition'': 3.5E's ''Tome of Battle'' introduced a series of nine ''martial disciplines'' in an effort to offset LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards. Each consists of a series of maneuvers and stances that incorporate supernatural elements into combat.
173** In the setting ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'', the elves have a sword-fighting style called Bladesong, which is available only to elven fighter/mages. It is described as being deceptively graceful and appears like a dance. The focus of the style is on putting the opponent off balance before striking home with a mixture of spells and lethal swordwork.
174* ''{{TabletopGame/Eon}}'' featured several:
175** The Elven Cinneach sword-style involves holding the sword in a backhand grip, and confusing your opponent with series of lightning-quick attacks ended with a heavy "killing blow".
176** The one given most page time was the Dwarven axe/hammer style ''Zûr-Khan'' ("Stand Still"), prominently used by fluff character Kharzim clan Ghor. ''Zûr-Khan'' involves standing still (ideally, the only movement done should be a step with the first movement, back if it's a parry or forward if it's an attack), and instead relies on parries and attacks with both haft and head of the axe.
177* Inspired in part as it is by Eastern mythology, ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has many of these (mostly powered by [[FunctionalMagic Essence]]).
178* The Palladium {{RPG}} ''TabletopGame/NinjasAndSuperspies'' included, among others, Lee Kwan Choo, a non-violent martial art that stunned opponents by ''almost'' making lethal strikes; presumably it was less effective in a setting where [[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting Everybody Wasn't Kung Fu Fighting]].
179* ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness'':
180** ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'' features a hybrid mental/physical martial arts discipline practiced by the Akashic Brotherhood simply called "Do."
181** ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse''
182*** The Stargazer tribe practices Kailindo, a martial art style specialized for werewolves that uses wind-magic and their natural shapeshifting.
183*** Klaivaskar is the art of dueling and fighting with klaives, which are silver daggers or swords made of silver.
184* TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}:
185** A whole host of "style" feats exist, which range from the mundane, like Monkey Style or Brute Style, to the fantastically inspired, like Dragon Style or Orc Fury Style, to the [[SupernaturalMartialArts obviously supernatural]], like Maddening Style (which draws inspiration from [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] to drive enemies mad by hitting them) or Marid Style (which generates ice from nowhere to trap its foes). Some of the more obviously supernatural are mostly utilized by the monk, and involve KiManipulation.
186** The divine fighting techniques are a number of combat styles named for the deity who created or inspired them, such as Cayden Cailean's Blade and Tankard - going into battle with a rapier in one hand and an ale tankard in the other, throwing it into an enemy's eyes or drinking it yourself, and refilling it mid-battle.
187** The ''Path of War'' 3rd party supplement includes a number of "disciplines" with individually named moves, for maximum CombatCommentator potential. Some disciplines are nonmagical, most definitely not; Thrashing Dragon is mostly about [[DualWielding using two weapons]] and dirty fighting, but Elemental Flux focuses on [[ElementalPowers manipulating elemental energy]] and Veiled Moon involves a lot of [[WeaponizedTeleportation teleportation]].
188* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' has carromeleg, an elven martial art similar to capoeira, with whirling, dance-like movements.
189* In ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'', there are a number of these. Notable are styles made for the ''ayloi'' an artificial claw worn by humans fighting Aslan style.
190* This is also referenced as being included in earlier editions of Palladium's ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles RPG'', in the "Guide to the Universe" sourcebook where a practitioner has this art.
191* TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} describes (and provides game rules for) several imaginary styles in various editions of ''GURPS Martial Arts'', including Sylvan War Lore, a staff centric art developed and practiced by wood elves; Smasha, a dirty-fighting-centric art developed and practiced by orcs; and "Force-Swordsmanship," an art centered on and developed by... well, [[Franchise/StarWars guess.]] Various PDF supplements describe even more, as found in specific fantasy worlds, developed for use in zero-G in an SF setting, and so on.
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195* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' have included several Cybertronian martial arts, like Circuit-Su or Crystalocution. The best-known one is Metallikato, mastered by the Decepticon Bludgeon.
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199* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'':
200** [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]] fights using Hayabusa style ninjutsu, the martial practiced by the shinobi of his village. His shrine maiden Momiji also uses elements of this fighting style.
201** Hayate, Kasumi and Ayane of the Mugen Tenshin clan also practice a style of ninjutsu exclusive to their clan. [[OpposingCombatPhilosophies Kasumi and Hayates use the Tenjinmon style which focuses on evasion and defense, while Ayane uses the more offense-focused Hajinmon style]].
202** Rachel, another transplant from the ''Ninja Gaiden'' games, uses ''Counter Fiend Combat'' as her fighting style. It is based on the CQC moves used by Spartan-458 from ''Dead or Alive 4''.
203* Billy & Jimmy Lee of ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' practice Sou-Setsu-Ken, which is described as a "complete collective of various martial art styles", combining techniques from other styles such as karate, tai chi, and Shorinji Kempo into one. ''Double Dragon Advance'' introduced its EvilCounterpart Gen-Setsu-Ken, a [[MagicalMartialArts Magical Martial Art]] utilized by the [[BigBad Black Warriors]].
204* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' hand-to-hand combat is a [[GrapplingWithGrapplingRules mess]] of possibilities, most impractical, so the community has boiled the most effective attacks (whether realistic or exploiting the game's GoodBadBugs) into a [[CombatPragmatist brutal and pragmatic]] art named "Kisat Dur" (literally, "Empty Fist"). Techniques include "[[PunchCatch Sodel Ar]]" ("Shield of Flesh"), "[[ManBitesMan Idrazoluth]]" ("Dog Combat"), "[[EyePoke Enkos Nitem]]" ("Vision Taker"), and the SimpleYetAwesome "Stot Abodsuton" ("[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Surprise Gut Strike]]").
205* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, the [[CatFolk Khajiit]] are said to have many forms with colorful names like Goutfang, Whispering Claw, Two-Moons-Dance, and Rawlith Khaj (translated as "Raining Sand").
206* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic VI'': [[SnakePeople The Naga Faction]] have developed a sword-fighting style named "Four Waves", to account for the fact that members of their race are sometimes born with [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four arms instead of two]]. Naga who master this style are known as Kensei, carry a sword in each of their hands and can land multiple strikes in the time it would take a typical swordsman to land one.
207* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': So far, there's:
208** Kyo, Iori, and Chizuru all use fictionalized martial art forms that draw loose inspiration from the famous Orochi Legend.
209** Hyakkyoku Seiken which is utilized by Terry Bogard and Geese Howard, both of ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' fame.
210** Terry's brother, Andy, originally used Koppo-ken, but switched to Shiranui style ninjutsu (along with Mai) beginning in ''Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory''.
211** [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting The Sakazaki Family]] (Ryo, Yuri, and Takuma) are all practictioners of Kyokugen-ryuu Karate. While Robert is FamedInStory as being the first foreigner to ever practice ''and master'' the style.
212** [[VideoGame/IkariWarriors The Ikari Team]] is said to be using Commando Sambo, except their version of it includes pyrotechnic powers.
213* ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'':
214** Insult Swordfighting, which is a combination of fencing and [[YouFightLikeACow insulting the opponent as a form of art]]. In ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'', all the comebacks have to rhyme.
215** There's also Monkey Kombat in ''VideoGame/EscapeFromMonkeyIsland'' and a mention of other Insult sports (you actually engage in a round of Insult Armwrestling in the game).
216* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
217** Ryu and Ken were trained in [[SupernaturalMartialArts Ansatsuken]], which was loosely based on Japanese martial arts.
218** [[JokeCharacter Dan Hibiki]] created his own (ineffectual) fighting style known as Saikyo-ryu which was a combination of his late father's fighting style, Muay Thai, and the little he learned from Ryu & Ken's master Gouken.
219** Laura from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' was a practitioner of Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu, which was inspired by Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
220* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
221** ''VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga'' consolidated the seven lightsaber forms into three; Fast Style, Medium Style, and Strong Style.
222*** Fast was a combination of Soresu and Ataru, a defensive style utilizing the blade held close to the body to more easily deflect shots or launch quick jabs & cuts, while also making use of acrobatic jumps and rolls.
223*** Medium was an upgraded form of Shii-Cho with elements of Niman, simple in technique while providing reliable offense and defense.
224*** Strong was a combination of Juyo, Shii-Cho, and Makashi and was based primarily on wide, powerful strikes to batter through an opponent's defenses.
225** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'':
226*** The game discusses the Echani fighting style, which is said to be dance-like in its movements and your party members Handmaiden and Atton are skilled in.
227*** The game also allows the player to learn some of the seven different lightsaber forms depending on their class, each having different bonuses and penalties.
228*** Shii-Cho (Form I/Determination) is the first one the player learns and the most basic technique, ideal for using when heavily outnumbered.
229*** Makashi (Form II/Contention) was specifically developed to defend against other lightsaber users, but leaves the user open to blaster fire.
230*** Soresu (Form III/Resilience) enhances the user's ability to defend against blaster fire, but is unsuited for combat against multiple opponents.
231*** Ataru (Form IV/Aggression) is especially useful against a single opponent but like Makashi leaves the player open to blaster fire.
232*** Shien (Form V/Perseverance) works similarly to Soresu, but is unsuited for single opponents rather than groups.
233*** Niman (Form VI/Moderation) combines elements from the previous six to create a single form useful in all situations, [[MasterOfNone but with no apparent strengths]].
234*** Juyo (Form VII/Ferocity) is a precarious fighting style that is best against single powerful opponents, but weakens the user's defense against Force powers.
235* A key gameplay element in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' is switching between Geralt's three styles of [[{{BFS}} two-handed swordsmanship]] on the fly, since each works best on particular opponents (i.e. they play into a TacticalRockPaperScissors with each type of enemy):
236** "Strong Style", also called the "Temerian Devil" style, was adapted from Temerian knight training. Geralt becomes a MightyGlacier with this style: it has the highest damage per strike but the longest {{cooldown}} between attacks.
237** "Fast Style", also called ''Addan Anye'' ("Fiery Dancer"), was adapted from elven sword arts and has a higher attack rate but lower damage than Strong Style. While most effective against faster opponents such as ghosts and vampires, it can also be used to interrupt enemy attacks and deal the DeathOfAThousandCuts.
238** "Group Style", also called ''Viroledan Naev'de Feaine Glaeddyv'' ("Nine Sun Swords"), was adapted from the sword arts of the Nilfgaardian town Viroledo, and relies on lots of spinning and broad slashes to rapidly cut down large numbers of weak opponents. Be prepared to see [[OffWithHisHead lots of flying heads]] if used against human enemies.
239** While discussing the sword styles, Witcher swordmaster Lambert also comments that the higher fragility of the silver sword [[DepletedPhlebotinumShells used to kill some monsters]] requires modifications to the sword arts, namely less parrying and blocking and more use of footwork to dodge incoming attacks. While the game averts BreakableWeapons, the rest of this statement [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration is reflected in gameplay]], with separate [[SkillScoresAndPerks perk trees]] and slightly different animations for steel and silver swords.
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243* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': gives us a few sword based ones courtesy of Fighter. The Twelve Schools of Vargus-do Zodiac-Style Swordplay, which includes the Two Fisted Monkey Style and Ram Style described by Black Mage as “breaking your opponent’s equipment with your head before your opponent breaks your head with his equipment”. Another one is ‘The Glorious Chainsaw Method’ created by Red Mage for Fighter described as “Make your swords become like things unto chainsaws.” And then there’s Fighter’s use of Swordchucks.
244* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': The ki-based fighting style that Greg teaches Nanase, Elliot and Justin is called Anime-style Martial Arts and it is said to be inspired by several anime series.
245* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The canonical spin-off "Othar Tryggvassen's Twitter" establishes that Othar is a Genserhersker[[note]]Sweater Lord[[/note]] of the school of Norwegian Sweater Fighting. The only thing that prevents this from being IKnowKungFaux is that Othar is consistently shown to be one of the most lethal hand-to-hand combatants in the setting.
246* While many of the fighting styles shown in the first half of ''Webcomic/TheGodOfHighSchool'' have some basis in real life, they're exaggerated to ridiculous proportions with completely implausible moves. [[RuleOfCool The entire series itself is basically running on how flashy every attack is.]]
247* As a series set in a world dominated by martial arts, ''Webcomic/{{Gosu}}'' is full of different fighting styles including the [Twelve] Divine Heavenly Destruction Techniques, the Flying Flash Sword Style and the Doh Family Spear Style.
248* ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'' has a number, with the most well known one being the Art of Cutting. Meti Ten Ryo was supposedly so good at Cutting that she was able to kill fifteen master swordsmen with a stick, needing nothing more than the sheer will that the opponent be cut in order to cleave them in half, and in the comic itself Mathangi Ten Meti demonstrates this by cutting a bullet in two without even drawing her sword. Also mentioned is an archery style that uses a gigantic bow to make impossibly precise shots from miles away with arrows the size of javelins, a style that involves using magical acupuncture to make one’s own head an [[UseYourHead indestructible bludgeon]], and diverse forms of unarmed SupernaturalMartialArts, colloquially known as “fist arts”.
249* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Tagon's Toughs have received training in Parkata Urbatsu, a descendant of LeParkour designed to be even showier, though some have taken to it better than others. The amorphous brown blob is [[PhraseCatcher faster than he looks]].
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253* The Onyx Eye tong in ''Literature/AcademyOfSuperheroes'' practices their own unique martial art, the Onyx Way. It includes horribly painful torture techniques, incredibly effective blindfighting skills and, for the most skilled practitioners, immunity to telepaths.
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257* The eponymous heroes of ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'' practice a fictional martial art called "Egyp-Tsu".
258* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': "Spinjitzu" is practiced by the titular ninja and involves spinning so fast one looks like a glowing tornado.
259* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': the episode "Kelly's World" introduces a fighting style called "Wool-Hair-Do'' that is practiced by Kelly's species, involving two people combining their hair to perform attacks.
260* Ahsoka Tano in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' [[TeenGenius taught herself]] both the Shien ReverseGrip and the Ataru lightsaber form, and under the tutelage of [[TheChosenOne Anakin Skywalker]] she learned to combine this with the Jar'Kai DualWielding technique, creating a unique and extremely complicated fighting style.
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