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* Some of the earlier ''[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw]'' has drunken boxing as a stance in character customization... however, there are no actual drunk boxing ''moves'' in the game, and the walk animation doesn't change... so in effect, it's possible to make a character that stumbles drunkenly while standing still... and that's about it.

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* Some In some of the earlier ''[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw]'' has Raw]]'' titles[[labelnote:note]]Up until ''2008'', which removed the ability to change default stances altogether.[[/labelnote]], you can select drunken boxing as a stance in character customization... however, there are no actual drunk boxing ''moves'' in the game, and the walk animation doesn't change... so in effect, it's possible to make a character that stumbles drunkenly while standing still... and that's about it.
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* ''WWE Raw vs. Nitro'' has drunken boxing as a stance in character customization... however, there are no actual drunk boxing ''moves'' in the game, and the walk animation doesn't change... so in effect, it's possible to make a character that stumbles drunkenly while standing still... and that's about it.

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* ''WWE Raw Some of the earlier ''[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE SmackDown! vs. Nitro'' Raw]'' has drunken boxing as a stance in character customization... however, there are no actual drunk boxing ''moves'' in the game, and the walk animation doesn't change... so in effect, it's possible to make a character that stumbles drunkenly while standing still... and that's about it.

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Unfortunately this is often considered a good example of AwesomeButImpractical, as the style itself performs poorly in competitions.

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Unfortunately this Unfortunately, although fighters with confusing styles have occasionally thrived in combat sports, true drunken boxing is often considered a good example of AwesomeButImpractical, as the style itself it performs poorly in competitions.
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* MMA fighter Shigeyuki Umeki became known by his bizarre style, mixing an invented form of drunken boxing with breakdance and UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}}, although due to his short career, his style was never properly challenged in competition.
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%% * In this VideoGame/FateGrandOrder [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FGOcomics/comments/q5xmzy/drunken_battle_royal/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share doujin]], a drunk Baobhan Sith, who normally is the ButtMonkey in ''[[https://www.reddit.com/u/danielxd21?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share danielxd2's series]], get drunk on sake and is able to defend Ritsuka and Kadoc from three drunken servants, who consisted of Nagetora, Jing Ke, and Ushiwakamaru.

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%% * In this VideoGame/FateGrandOrder ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FGOcomics/comments/q5xmzy/drunken_battle_royal/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share doujin]], a drunk Baobhan Sith, who normally is the ButtMonkey in ''[[https://www.reddit.com/u/danielxd21?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share danielxd2's series]], get drunk on sake and is able to defend Ritsuka and Kadoc from three drunken servants, who consisted of Nagetora, Jing Ke, and Ushiwakamaru.



* UsefulNotes/WongFeiHung has displayed this type of kung fu in a good number of movies, especially the ''{{Film/Drunken Master}}'' series with Creator/JackieChan and the ''Last Hero In China'' series with Creator/JetLi.

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* UsefulNotes/WongFeiHung has displayed this type of kung fu in a good number of movies, especially the ''{{Film/Drunken Master}}'' ''Film/DrunkenMaster'' series with Creator/JackieChan and the ''Last Hero In China'' series with Creator/JetLi.






* Suika Ibuki, of VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s first of two {{Fighting Game}}s, is an oni that is known to have a gourd that never runs out of sake. Translation: [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl she is never sober,]] even while fighting ([[IdleAnimation while standing, she sways quite noticably]]) and it just so happens she is the [[FinalBoss final boss]].
** Later, in ''Subterranian Animism'', we meet Yuugi Hoshiguma, who carries a sake dish (filled with sake) throughout her entire fight with you (that is, the a large portion of the stage). While she's not shown drunk at all, it's implied that she and Suika were old fighting (and presumably drinking, both being oni) buddies ([[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic two of four particularly notorious oni]]...).

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* Suika Ibuki, of VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'s ''Franchise/TouhouProject'''s first of two {{Fighting Game}}s, is an oni that is known to have a gourd that never runs out of sake. Translation: [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl she is never sober,]] even while fighting ([[IdleAnimation while standing, she sways quite noticably]]) and it just so happens she is the [[FinalBoss final boss]].
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** Later, in ''Subterranian Animism'', ''VideoGame/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism'', we meet Yuugi Hoshiguma, who carries a sake dish (filled with sake) throughout her entire fight with you (that is, the a large portion of the stage). While she's not shown drunk at all, it's implied that she and Suika were old fighting (and presumably drinking, both being oni) buddies ([[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic two of four particularly notorious oni]]...).



* In ''[[Videogame/DefJamSeries Def Jam: Fight for NY]]'', Drunken Boxing is one of the fighting styles you can learn by combining specific styles. It's also the preferred fighting style of [[Music/PublicEnemy Flava Flav]].
* {{Videogame/Absolver}} has "Stagger" as one of four stances you can use in the game, and the only one not available from the start. The stance makes your character hobble around and your defensive ability lets you stumble out of the way of attacks (or into the opponent directly) and the moves all look like you're falling over as you perform them. It can also be the most dangerous style if it's mastered. Also included are sword moves, which are just as confusing to watch as the bare-knuckle ones.

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* In ''[[Videogame/DefJamSeries ''[[VideoGame/DefJamSeries Def Jam: Fight for NY]]'', Drunken Boxing is one of the fighting styles you can learn by combining specific styles. It's also the preferred fighting style of [[Music/PublicEnemy Flava Flav]].
* {{Videogame/Absolver}} ''{{VideoGame/Absolver}}'' has "Stagger" as one of four stances you can use in the game, and the only one not available from the start. The stance makes your character hobble around and your defensive ability lets you stumble out of the way of attacks (or into the opponent directly) and the moves all look like you're falling over as you perform them. It can also be the most dangerous style if it's mastered. Also included are sword moves, which are just as confusing to watch as the bare-knuckle ones.
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* [[PandaingToTheAudience Panda Style, the Kung Fu style invented and used by Po]] in the ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' franchise shares many similarities with Drunken Kung Fu, namely that it relies less on avoiding damage than on receiving it and using the momentum and, well, body-fat. It's also highly irregular and mobile, compared to other styles.

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* [[PandaingToTheAudience Panda Style, the Kung Fu style invented and used by Po]] Po in the ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' franchise shares many similarities with Drunken Kung Fu, namely that it relies less on avoiding damage than on receiving it and using the momentum and, well, body-fat. It's also highly irregular and mobile, compared to other styles.
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* In ''Manga/SoulHunter'', Taikoubou eat a peach infused with sake from the sennin world to get drunk and use this technique against Raijinshi, who otherwise outmatched him in bare-handed fight.

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* In ''Manga/SoulHunter'', Taikoubou eat ''Manga/HoshinEngi'', Taikobo eats a peach infused with sake from the sennin Sennin world to get drunk and use this technique against Raijinshi, Raishinshi, who otherwise outmatched him in bare-handed fight.

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* Jamie from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' is the series' take on Drunken Boxing, but mixed with plenty of hip-hop and [[DanceBattler breakdancing]]. He can take drinks out of his bottle mid-battle to improve or unlock new moves, though the devs say [[FrothyMugsOfWater he's not actually drinking alcohol]]...

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* Jamie from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' is the series' take on Drunken Boxing, but mixed with plenty of hip-hop and [[DanceBattler breakdancing]]. He can take drinks out of his bottle mid-battle to improve or unlock new moves, though the devs say [[FrothyMugsOfWater he's not actually drinking alcohol]]...alcohol]] and according to him it's actually an herbal remedy that boosts your energy.
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* While he wasn't an actual practitioner of drunker boxing, boxer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL9TDcXvDCw Emanuel Augustus]] earned the nickname "the Drunken Master" for his radical, borderline-insane boxing style, weaving, swaying, ducking and sometimes even literally ''dancing'' around his opponents throwing out wild but calculated blows that seemed to come out of nowhere.

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* While he wasn't an actual practitioner of drunker drunken boxing, boxer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL9TDcXvDCw Emanuel Augustus]] earned the nickname "the Drunken Master" for his radical, borderline-insane boxing style, weaving, swaying, ducking and sometimes even literally ''dancing'' around his opponents throwing out wild but calculated blows that seemed to come out of nowhere.
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* In ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth'' there is a hero literally called the Drunken Master, who uses this technique while also being completely drunk, all the time. One of his abilities is called "Drink", which does ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

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* In ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth'' there is a hero literally called the Drunken Master, who uses this technique while also being completely drunk, all the time. Though he's a Strength hero, he's surprisingly nimble and can close the distance and dodge projectiles effectively, even more while he's drunk. One of his abilities is called "Drink", which does ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
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* Jamie from ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' is the series' take on Drunken Boxing, but mixed with plenty of hip-hop and [[DanceBattler breakdancing]]. He can take drinks out of his bottle mid-battle to improve or unlock new moves, though the devs say [[FrothyMugsOfWater he's not actually drinking alcohol]]...
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* Appears in TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, 5th Edition as the Way of the Drunken Master subclass for [[BareFistedMonk the Monk class]]. Despite having a similar name to a certain [[DrunkenMaster similar trope]], they are an example of this fighting style, through which they get the ability to sway out of harm's way, redirect missed attacks towards enemies, and strike multiple people at once. They also get a bonus to performance checks and their flavor text encourages readers to play them as subversive and silly tricksters. They supposedly don't get drunk as part of their martial art, ''but'' they do start off knowing how to use brewer's supplies to make alcohol. Make of that what you will.

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* Appears in TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, 5th Edition as the Way of the Drunken Master subclass for [[BareFistedMonk the Monk class]]. Despite having a similar name to a certain [[DrunkenMaster similar trope]], they are an example of actually designed after this fighting style, through which they get style. Their subclass abilities include the ability to sway out of harm's way, way (Tispy Sway), redirect missed attacks towards enemies, enemies (Drunkard's Luck), and strike multiple people at once.once (Intoxicated Frenzy). They also get a bonus to performance checks and their flavor text encourages readers to play them as subversive and silly tricksters. They supposedly don't get drunk as part of their martial art, ''but'' they do start off knowing how to use brewer's supplies to make alcohol. Make of that what you will.
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* ''VideoGame/GodHand'', with its customizable combos has several DrunkenBoxing moves. You can make Gene a drunken boxer... however, the moves are relatively impractical.

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* In ''VideoGame/TheMatrixPathOfNeo'' Neo can use DrunkenBoxing as part of the fights.

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* In this VideoGame/FateGrandOrder [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FGOcomics/comments/q5xmzy/drunken_battle_royal/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share doujin]], a drunk Baobhan Sith, who normally is the ButtMonkey in ''[[https://www.reddit.com/u/danielxd21?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share danielxd2's series]], get drunk on sake and is able to defend Ritsuka and Kadoc from three drunken servants, who consisted of Nagetora, Jing Ke, and Ushiwakamaru.

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%% * In this VideoGame/FateGrandOrder [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FGOcomics/comments/q5xmzy/drunken_battle_royal/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share doujin]], a drunk Baobhan Sith, Sith, who normally is the ButtMonkey in ''[[https://www.reddit.com/u/danielxd21?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share danielxd2's series]], get drunk on sake and is able to defend Ritsuka and Kadoc from three drunken servants, who consisted of Nagetora, Jing Ke, and Ushiwakamaru.
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* In this VideoGame/FateGrandOrder [[https://www.reddit.com/r/FGOcomics/comments/q5xmzy/drunken_battle_royal/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share doujin]], a drunk Baobhan Sith, who normally is the ButtMonkey in ''[[https://www.reddit.com/u/danielxd21?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share danielxd2's series]], get drunk on sake and is able to defend Ritsuka and Kadoc from three drunken servants, who consisted of Nagetora, Jing Ke, and Ushiwakamaru.
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* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheNightmaresOfFuturesPast'': After Harry starts teaching his friends martial arts, for both fitness and self defence, Luna turns up having learned some drunken monkey kung fu [[TaughtByTelevision from Jackie Chan movies]]. Harry is skeptical, but when he hears that it's a real martial art, he just decides to get her some books to learn it properly.
--> '''Luna''': I watched how he did it and practised it a bit while I was home. It looked like it would be very surprising and quite fun to do.
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* Chin Gentsai in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series.

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* Chin Gentsai in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series. Like Shun Di above, he can execute certain moves by taking some drinks from his gourd. He spices his techniques up a bit from the classing drunken boxing by incorporating the ability to [[BoozeFlamethrower breathe fire with his alcohol]].
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* While he wasn't an actual practitioner of drunker boxing, boxer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL9TDcXvDCw Emanuel Augustus]] earned the nickname "the Drunken Master" for his radical, borderline-insane boxing style, weaving, swaying, ducking and sometimes even literally ''dancing'' around his opponents throwing out wild but calculated blows that seemed to come out of nowhere.
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* Lei Wulong from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' has Drunken Boxing as one of his [[StanceSystem stances]].

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* Lei Wulong from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' has Drunken Boxing as one of his [[StanceSystem stances]]. As it's got fewer moves than most of his other stances, it's not a particularly good idea to rely too heavily on it.
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It also provides an interesting-looking set of movements for a character, or makes him stand out among other more linear fighters.

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It also provides an interesting-looking set of movements for a character, or makes him stand out among other more linear fighters.
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* Played straight by [[BadassNormal Rock Lee]] in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. Lee is actually a good enough fighter to begin with, but Kimimaro, at the time of his fight with Lee, noted that Rock Lee has a very direct, frontal attacking style of fighting, which could lead to predictability. With alcohol helping to keep his movements unpredictable combining with his freakish speed, Lee becomes a monster when using his Drunken Fist. He's also [[CantHoldHisLiquor very easy to get drunk]], which has caused problems when he did stuff like wreck entire restaurants with Might Guy needing to pin him down. (In ''Anime/NarutoShippudenTheMovie'', his sensei gives him a liquor bonbon and instructions only to take it in direst need.)

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* Played straight by [[BadassNormal Rock Lee]] in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. Lee is actually a good enough fighter to begin with, but Kimimaro, at the time of his fight with Lee, noted that Rock Lee has a very direct, frontal attacking style of fighting, which could lead to predictability. With alcohol helping to keep his movements unpredictable combining with his freakish speed, Lee becomes a monster when using his Drunken Fist. He's also [[CantHoldHisLiquor very easy to get drunk]], which has caused problems when he did stuff like wreck entire restaurants with Might Guy needing to pin him down. (In ''Anime/NarutoShippudenTheMovie'', his sensei gives him a liquor bonbon and instructions only to take it in direst need.)
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Drunken Boxing, also known as Drunken Fist or Drunkard's Boxing, is a traditional Chinese martial art. It is a style of Wushu that imitates a drunkard in its movements. The postures are created by momentum and weight of the body, and imitation is generally through staggering and a certain type of fluidity in the movements. Part of the idea here is to make one's movements unpredictable (because it doesn't look like any normal martial art). It is considered to be among the more difficult Wushu styles to learn, due to the need for powerful joints and fingers. Think about the kind of strength you need to be able to lie flat on your back and stand up without using anything but your toes and ankles.

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Drunken Boxing, also known as Drunken Fist or Drunkard's Boxing, is a traditional Chinese martial art. It is a style of Wushu that imitates a drunkard in its movements. The postures are created by momentum and weight of the body, and imitation is generally through staggering and a certain type of fluidity in the movements. Part of the idea here is to [[ConfusionFu make one's movements unpredictable unpredictable]] (because it doesn't look like any normal martial art). It is considered to be among the more difficult Wushu styles to learn, due to the need for powerful joints and fingers. Think about the kind of strength you need to be able to lie flat on your back and stand up without using anything but your toes and ankles.
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* Chuu from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' even incorporates alcohol into his KiAttacks, making them more powerful.

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* Chuu from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' even incorporates alcohol into his KiAttacks, KiManipulation, making them more powerful.
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* Appears in TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, 5th Edition as the Way of the Drunken Master subclass for [[BareFistedMonk the Monk class]]. Despite having a similar name to a certain [[DrunkenMaster similar trope]], they are an example of this fighting style, through which they get the ability to sway out of harm's way, redirect missed attacks towards enemies, and strike multiple people at once. They also get a bonus to performance checks and their flavor text encourages readers to play them as subversive and silly tricksters. They supposedly don't get drunk as part of their martial art, ''but'' they do start off knowing how to use brewer's supplies to make alcohol. Make of that what you will.

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