History Main / FantasticFightingStyle

* Cole on ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' 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.

** 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.

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* The Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken styles from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', along with a host of others derived from them.
* 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.

* Shinmei-ryuu ("Gods' Cry School") is the name of a fictional style of kenjutsu used by several manga and anime characters created by Creator/KenAkamatsu.
* 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.
* 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.

* 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''.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Killer Bee uses [[DualWielding seven swords to attack]], without using his hands.
** There is no such thing as Frog Style Kung Fu either. In it, even punches that miss actually still hit.
** 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.
* ''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.
* Many are shown in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Musabetsu Kakutō Ryū (Anything Goes Martial Arts), Umisenken, Yamisenken, various MartialArtsAndCrafts styles, and more.
* ''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):
** "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.
** "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.
** "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.
* ''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.]]
* ''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.]]"
* ''Anime/MarvelAnimeBlade'' has the sword style that the titular character and his rival Kikyo use. It's techniques involve RazorWind, YouAreAlreadyDead, DeathOfAThousandCuts, and HomingProjectile moves.
** In an interesting inversion, 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.
* ''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.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' had at least two Kryptonian martial arts styles.
** Klurkor, which ComicBook/LoisLane learned in the bottled city of Kandor.
** The villainess Faora Hu-Ul knew Horo-Kanu.
* The ComicBook/GreenArrow used Moo-Gi-Gon.
* ''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.

* 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.

* 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.
* In ''Fanfic/RedFireRedPlanet'' by the same author, an Orion character mentions Klingon ''Mok'bara'', Andorian ''shan-dru-shaan'', and human jujutsu as arts she's learned.
* ''Sailor Moon: Legends of Lightstorm'': Sailor Mars uses fire jets to maneuver around the battlefield and deliver powerful punches. Sailor Venus does something similar with her six energy chains.
* ''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.

* 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.
* ''Film/RemoWilliamsTheAdventureBegins'' had Sinanju, the Korean martial art from which all other arts are descended.
* ''Film/{{Black Dynamite}}'' 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.

* ''Literature/LogansRun'' (the 1967 book that the 1976 film was based on). Sandmen use the hybrid martial arts style Omnite.

** 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.
* Creator/RobertAHeinlein's novel ''Literature/PodkayneOfMars'' mentions a martial art called "Kill-Quick", which Podkayne's mother is skilled in.
* Sinanju from ''Literature/TheDestroyer'', said to be the antecedent of all martial arts.

* 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.
* Creator/VasiliGolovachov:
** ''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.
** In his ''Catharsis'' series, he introduces a martial art that has its roots deeply in magic, and the fights take place at SuperSpeed.
* In Leonid Kudryavtsev's ''Star Corps Agent'', 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

* ''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.
* ''Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse'':
** 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.
** 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.
* ''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.
* ''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.
* ''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.
* 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."

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** 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.
** 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.
* 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 paragraph above. 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.
* ''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.
* 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]].

* ''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.
* ''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.
* ''Series/TimeTrax'': Mosh-ti was a 23rd century occidental improvement on the martial arts.
* Cole on ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' 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.

* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Zack's Hip-Hop Kido, derived from breakdancing.
* ''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!".

** The 3.5 edition sourcebook ''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.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' has carromeleg, an elven martial art similar to capoeira, with whirling, dance-like movements.
* 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.

* ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse''
** The Stargazer tribe practices Kailindo, a martial art style specialized for werewolves that uses wind-magic and their natural shapeshifting.
** Klaivaskar is the art of dueling and fighting with klaives, which are silver daggers or swords made of silver.
* ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'' features a hybrid mental/physical martial arts discipline practiced by the Akashic Brotherhood simply called "Do."
* ''{{TabletopGame/Eon}}'' featured several:
** 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".
** 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.

* TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}:
** 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.
** 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.
** 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]].

* Virtually every {{fighting game}} made has at least a few of its characters using fictitious martial art forms, such as:
** ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': So far, there's:
*** Kyo, Iori, and Chizuru all use fictionalized martial art forms that draw loose inspiration from the famous Orochi Legend.
*** Hyakkyoku Seiken which is utilized by Terry Bogard and Geese Howard, both of ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' fame.
*** 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''.
*** [[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.
*** [[VideoGame/IkariWarriors The Ikari Team]] is said to be using Commando Sambo, except their version of it includes pyrotechnic powers.
** ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
*** Ryu and Ken were trained in [[SupernaturalMartialArts Ansatsuken]], which was loosely based on Japanese martial arts.
*** [[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.
*** Laura from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' was a practitioner of Matsuda Jiu-Jitsu, which was inspired by Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
** ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'':
*** [[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.
*** 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]].
*** 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''.

* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' 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. 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.
** Shii-Cho (Form I/Determination) is the first one the player learns and the most basic technique, ideal for using when heavily outnumbered.
** Makashi (Form II/Contention) was specifically developed to defend against other lightsaber users, but leaves the user open to blaster fire.
** Soresu (Form III/Resilience) enhances the user's ability to defend against blaster fire, but is unsuited for combat against multiple opponents.
** Ataru (Form IV/Aggression) is especially useful against a single opponent but like Makashi leaves the player open to blaster fire.
** Shien (Form V/Perseverance) works similarly to Soresu, but is unsuited for single opponents rather than groups.
** 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]].
** 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.
* ''VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga'' consolidated the seven lightsaber forms into three; Fast Style, Medium Style, and Strong Style.
** 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.
** Medium was an upgraded form of Shii-Cho with elements of Niman, simple in technique while providing reliable offense and defense.
** 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.
* ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'':
** 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.
** 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).
* 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").

* 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):
** "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.
** "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.
** "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.
** 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.

* ''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.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': "Spinjitzu" is practiced by the titular ninja and involves spinning so fast one looks like a glowing tornado.

Martial 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. Sometimes it's to account for the evolution of weaponry or altered physical abilities, such as MultiArmedAndDangerous, psychic abilities or CharlesAtlasSuperpower.

*** 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''. Several ''Mok'bara'' katas are mentioned to be very similar to Tai chi chuan.

Martial arts styles that are given a name and/or described in a work of fiction but do not exist in real life. They often involve [[ArtisticLicenseMartialArts unrealistic or dangerous-in-real-life moves]]. Moreover, it will often involve some kind of superpower, possibly CharlesAtlasSuperpower. Many will be some kind of variant of real-life martial arts.

* The Onyx Eye tong in ''WebOriginal/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.

** Grogro and his race have a special technique that requires a certain innocence and dimwitness according to Gilberto: basically it's swallowing the opponent's whole by being too dumb to choke or see the issue.

** There are at least seven different forms of lightsaber fighting. These were invented to explain why different characters have very different fighting styles, for example Darth Vader's slow-but-powerful approach (Djem So/Form V), Obi-Wan's subtle defensive style (Soresu/Form III), Yoda's crazy acrobatics (Ataru/Form IV) and Count Dooku's fencing-inspired bladework (Makashi/Form II). [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the fight choreographer]], these forms are often ''based'' on practical fighting systems, with adjustments to account for fencers 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).
** Luke Skywalker's style, on the other hand, is a mostly self-taught variant of Form V and far more heavy-handed than the more graceful moves seen in the prequel movies. It lacks acrobatics, doesn't use flourishes, and focuses more on power than elegance. In ''Film/TheLastJedi'', he demonstrates far more grace and agility, easily evading Kylo Ren's wild Form V style 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. However, with the new Jedi destroyed, all the Jedi styles of lightsaber fighting are pretty much long-forgotten. As a result, the lightsaber fighting in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' uses many of the same kinds of techniques while still being unique. Rey's style is more like fighting with a staff than a sword, for example, and Finn's style is noticeably direct, evoking a possible riot weapon training from his Stormtrooper past.

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': 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.