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* In ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'', not ever learning how to fight and relying only on his strength alone come back to bite [[spoiler:Plutonian]] hard, when somebody equally strong, who knows some moves, showed up.

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* In ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'', not ever learning how to fight and relying only on his strength alone come back to bite [[spoiler:Plutonian]] hard, when somebody equally strong, who knows some moves, showed up. Someone like Max Damage who has both equal strength and years of combat experience as a street brawler, professional criminal and a prisoner.
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* In ''Series/Supergirl2015''/''Series/TheFlash2014'' story ''Fanfic/CallMeKara'' both [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry]] and [[Characters/SupergirlTheCharacter Kara]] go through this to utilize their powers to the fullest extent. Kara receives hand-to-hand combat League of Assassins training from Nyssa Al'Ghul, while Nyssa pushes Barry to learn to use his vibrations offensively. Both of these skills come in handy when they take down their respective Big Bads.
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'', [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kath]] realizes she can't rely on her powers after getting beaten in a fight, and takes martial arts classes.

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* In ''Series/Supergirl2015''/''Series/TheFlash2014'' story ''Fanfic/CallMeKara'' both [[ComicBook/TheFlash [[Characters/TheFlashBarryAllen Barry]] and [[Characters/SupergirlTheCharacter Kara]] go through this to utilize their powers to the fullest extent. Kara receives hand-to-hand combat League of Assassins training from Nyssa Al'Ghul, while Nyssa pushes Barry to learn to use his vibrations offensively. Both of these skills come in handy when they take down their respective Big Bads.
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story ''Fanfic/SupermanOf2499TheGreatConfrontation'', [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kath]] realizes she can't rely on her powers after getting beaten in a fight, and takes martial arts classes.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'': Thanks to their royal medallions, Sonic, Sonia, and Manic each have unique superpowers. In "Getting To Know You" and "Harmony Or Something", they're given training by allies of the Resistance to discover their powers and learn how to wield them.


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* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': Bloom, thanks to carrying the Dragon Flame, the final trace of power from a literal god, possesses incredible power and potential. In Season 2, she's trained by Griselda in Alfea to actually begin learning how to harness and focus her powers. However, it isn't until Season 3 that Bloom really undergoes this trope. In Season 3, she's trained by the elder Maia on Pyros, the island of dragons, to fully connect with the Dragon Flame. As a result, Bloom's connection with the Flame becomes so strong that she's able to ''will'' herself into an Enchantix form, despite not fulfilling the actual conditions for acquiring Enchantix.
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* ''Fanfic/CodePrime'': [[spoiler: In the TimeSkip between ''R1: Rebellion'' and ''R2: Revolution'', while the Autobots and Black Knights were forced into hiding, Lelouch received this for his Geass. With the help of Ratchet and Perceptor, he was able to study and hone his Geass to the point where he can control it fully even with Geass sigils in both eyes. He's mastered his powers to the point where they can affect Cybertronians as well as humans. Additionally, he was put through a brutal physical training and combat regimen by Sayaka and General Tohdoh. The results of this come into play in the Europia Arc, when he aids Akito in taking down a Knightmare, while the two are ''outside'' of their own Knightmares.]]
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* [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Tsukune Aono]] of ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' was infused with vampire blood and [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier turned into a ghoul]]. This resulted in a lot of [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] against monsters that were expecting a wimp... and a lot of curb-stomps from monsters who ''weren't'', due to his status as UnskilledButStrong. Five volumes into ''Season II'', [[SplitPersonality Inner Moka]] started training him in martial arts to use in tandem with his ghoulic power. This goes [[TrainingFromHell about how]] [[TookALevelInBadass you'd expect]]. Haiji Miyamoto has this in his backstory; all of his asskicking until the final chapters comes from his karate training. When he does pull out his monster powers [[spoiler:he's a tengu]], his casual attacks are like frag grenades enhanced by his martial arts.

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Tsukune Aono]] of ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' was infused with vampire blood and [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier turned into a ghoul]]. This resulted in a lot of [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] against monsters that were expecting a wimp... and a lot of curb-stomps from monsters who ''weren't'', due to his status as UnskilledButStrong. Five volumes into ''Season II'', [[SplitPersonality Inner Moka]] started training him in martial arts to use in tandem with his ghoulic power. This goes [[TrainingFromHell about how]] [[TookALevelInBadass you'd expect]]. expect]].
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Haiji Miyamoto has this in his backstory; all of his asskicking until the final chapters comes from his karate training. When he does pull out his monster powers form [[spoiler:he's a tengu]], his casual attacks are like frag grenades enhanced by his martial arts.
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* ''Fanfic/AIsA'': After a nearly disastrous mission where Korra, Mako, and Bolin lose their bending, Gen. Hammond orders all members of the Multiversal Task Force to qualify with the weapons utilized by the European Union to still have means to defend themselves if they lose their abilities. While no one disobeys, some members can't quite feel comfortable utilizing firearms.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Juxtapose}}'': In chapter 2, the teachers discuss the tendency for students who rely only on their [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Quirks]] to ignore their physical conditioning. Later on, Izuku and his friends [[EnforcedTrope enforce this trope]] by training under Toshinori for physical conditioning, and later, [[spoiler:Aizawa for weapons]].

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* ''Fanfic/{{Juxtapose}}'': In chapter 2, the teachers discuss the tendency for students who rely only on their [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Quirks]] to ignore their physical conditioning. Later on, Izuku and his friends [[EnforcedTrope enforce [[InvokedTrope invoke this trope]] by training under Toshinori for physical conditioning, and later, [[spoiler:Aizawa for weapons]].

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* ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse''L''Fanfic/TeenTitansTokyo'': While Ranma and Shampoo are cases of CharlesAtlasSuperpower (and EmpoweredBadassNormal for the latter), their other teammates both fall under this trope.
** As in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' canon, Blackfire is an alien from a race that naturally has SuperStrength who has also studied martial arts.
** As the transformation into a WereDragon made her UnskilledButStrong, Nabiki's teammates swiftly decide that she needs to get some proper martial arts training so that she can properly use it.
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\n* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** Defied by Touma Kamijou, a self-taught street fighter. At one point he considers learning martial arts, but decides learning a formal style would kill his ability to adapt and improvise. Othinus also discourages him from learning martial arts or even taking up a knife or gun, declaring his ''real'' weapon is his kindness and compassion.
** Accelerator learns how to use guns in case he can't use his powers.
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* ''Fanfic/OniGaShikuSeries'': When Hisashi was a kid, Majima helped him train his [[BreathWeapon fire-breathing quirk]] by doing breathing exercises.

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