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* ''Series/Stargirl2020'': She's the only adult Asian female in the cast and also quite skilled at martial arts. It's {{downplayed}} though since her white husband and other (white) members of the ISA also have a lot of skill with it.

* ''Series/Stargirl2020'': She's the only adult Asian person in the cast and also quite skilled at martial arts. It's {{downplayed}} though since her white husband and other (white) members of the ISA also have a lot of skill with it.

* An ''Series/TheOReillyFactor'' man-on-the-street segment filmed in New York's Chinatown and aired in October 2016 set off controversy for its use of pretty much every Asian stereotype imaginable; at one point the interviewer asks an Asian man if he knows karate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=134&v=PJmnLzw8NA4

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' likes to mock this trope. In one episode about ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Asian-American Creator/GeorgeTakei complains that people should not expect him to know karate just because of his Asian ancestry. It turns out that he does (which is true in RealLife) but that they shouldn't have ''assumed'' that he could.

* Lie Ren of RWBY (also voiced by Creator/MontyOum) appears to be proficient in martial arts, using palm thrusts and various combat stances when fighting the King Taijitu in Volume 1 of the show. His combat skills were also seen in "Best Day Ever" during a food fight with Team RWBY in Volume 2, where he briefly held his ground against Yang Xiao Long. The world of RWBY is a Constructed World and there isn't supposed to be a China (or any of East Asia) but he's clearly based on Asian features.

* Lie Ren of RWBY (also voice by Monty Oum) appears to be proficient in martial arts, using palm thrusts and various combat stances when fighting the King Taijitu in Volume 1 of the show. His combat skills were also seen in "Best Day Ever" during a food fight with Team RWBY in Volume 2, where he briefly held his ground against Yang Xiao Long. The world of RWBY is a Constructed World and there isn't supposed to be a China (or any of East Asia) but he's clearly based on Asian features.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/DontBeAMenaceToSouthCentralWhileDrinkingYourJuiceInTheHood''. In a scene parodying the into to ''Film/MenaceIISociety'' (and using the same actor and actress), the Korean shopowner jumps from one side of the store to the other like in a martial-arts film.

-->'''Takei:''' When have I ever led you to believe I have studied karate?\\
'''Shatner:''' Well, you never talk about yourself!\\
'''Takei:''' If you'd shown a little ''interest''...

* PlayedForLaughs i ''Film/DontBeAMenaceToSouthCentralWhileDrinkingYourJuiceInTheHood''. In a scene parodying the into to ''Film/MenaceIISociety'' (and using the same actor and actress), the Korean shopowner jumps from one side of the store to the other like in a martial-arts film.

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* Averted in ''Film/TheGreenHornetSerials''. With one exception (a karate chop), Kato uses the same Hollywood fighting style that everyone else is using.
** Ironically, the actor playing Kato in the original series was specifically chosen for his martial arts prowess. His name? Bruce Lee.

* ''Film/RogueOne'': Even a long time ago in a galaxy, far, far away Chirrut, one of the only two Asian main characters in the films thus far, just happens to be a martial artist (and [[BlindWeaponmaster blind]] to boot).

->"Yeah, but see, that's the thing, I bet you every single person in America thinks that Asian people are good at like, what? Math... Piano... Martial Arts... that's about it, actually."

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* ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina'' includes a restaurant owner, an maitre'd, and a Chinatown tour guide who all know martial arts for some reason.
** The tour guide isn't a martial artist - he's a sorcerer. The maitre'd is also a pretty crummy fighter and doesn't do much of anything without a gun. As for the restaurant owner, it's pretty heavily implied that he grew up poor, possibly on the streets - [[FridgeLogic in which case he was probably forced to gain some fighting proficiency just to stay alive.]] Doesn't explain why he's good enough to stand up to the Storms, though.
*** Wang only becomes good enough to fight the Storms after drinking Egg Shen's magic potion. Before that he is terrified of them and doesn't even try to face them in a fight.

* For the first three seasons of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', Hoshi Sato is the least confident member of the crew, but in an effort to make her more of an ActionGirl she's retconned with martial arts skills which she uses against Phlox's kidnappers in Season 4. While it's quite likely Hoshi would have become more assertive after her experiences during the Xindi conflict, it would have made more sense for Hoshi to have used the more simple takedowns taught to the crew by [[SpaceMarine Major Hayes]] during this time. But [[RuleOfCool less cool]], I'm sure.

** Mind you, having a strong personality in this setting more or less equates to the ability to kick ass, and Doctor Sun has one of the fiercest wills in play, s he had to be able to kick ass. His granddaughter has shown no sign of sharing this ability; the most martial thing she's done is yell at people over a clipboard.

* More specific variation in ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': the majority of the cast is Japanese, and the token Chinese girl Hong Meiling is depicted as very skilled in martial arts.

* In ''Film/StarTrek'' Sulu has "advanced hand-to-hand combat training", namely [[HeroesPreferSwords fencing]]. With a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]...
** Note that in TOS, he used an actual fencing sword.

* ''Series/TopGear'' once had the Chinese "cousin" of the Stig. Unlike British Stig, driving is his second favorite thing to do. His first is to go around and attack everyone around him kung fu-style, including the presenters, camera crew, and track officials.

* The ''Three Little Pigs'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterFairytalesForEveryChild'' has a Vietnamese pig who is a Tai-Kwan-Do expert.

* The ''Three Little Pigs'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterHighForEveryChild'' has a Vietnamese pig who is a Tai-Kwan-Do expert.

* The ''Three Little Pigs'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterHighForSveryChild'' has a Vietnamese pig who is a Tai-Kwan-Do expert.

* In an episode of ''{{Lovejoy}}'', a Japanese customer helps Lovejoy escape some thugs by pretending to know martial arts. They believe this trope and run.

* Used by Holmes in ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' when he and Watson had to get into a locked office during a blizzard. Holmes threatened the person by telling him that Watson has several black belts. This is a reference to LucyLiu's talents in martial arts.