Tropes about In-Universe martial arts. So watch your formatting, lest you get a boot to the head.
For "fu" tropes in general, see Foo Fu.
- All Asians Know Martial Arts
- All Chinese People Know Kung-Fu
- All Monks Know Kung-Fu
- Animal-Themed Fighting Style
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: All power with no discipline, but he still thinks he's the best.
- Artistic License – Martial Arts
- Bare-Fisted Monk
- Black Belt in Origami
- Brick Break: Martial artists break bricks with their bare hands.
- Chop Sockey
- Drunken Boxing: A traditional Chinese martial art that imitates a drunkard to make one's movements unpredictable. In fiction, usually used by tricksters.
- Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting: Everyone knows martial arts. Everyone.
- Fantastic Fighting Style
- Fighting Panda: Panda martial artists.
- Foo Fu
- Force and Finesse: Contrasting approaches in combat, one blunt and straightforward, another intricate and strategic.
- Funny Bruce Lee Noises: Often used in movie martial arts scenes
- The Greatest Style
- Heroes Fight Barehanded
- I Know Karate
- I Know Kung-Faux
- Kiai: A scream signifying a significant release of power in preparation for, or during, a strike or battle.
- Ki Manipulation
- Kung-Foley: Loud, exaggerated sound effects in kung-fu movies.
- Kung-Fu Clairvoyance
- Kung-Fu Jesus
- Kung-Fu Kid
- Kung Fu-Proof Mook
- Kung-Fu Sonic Boom: When an attack is so powerful, the impact warps the surrounding area like a thunderclap.
- Kung-Fu Wizard: Physically powerful magic user.
- Kung-Shui: Fighting results in property damage.
- Martial Artists Are Always Barefoot
- Martial Arts and Crafts: Martial arts styles derived from non-combat skills.
- Martial Arts for Mundane Purposes
- Martial Arts Movie
- Master of Your Domain
- My Kung-Fu Is Stronger Than Yours
- Pacifist Dojo
- Pressure Point
- Razor-Sharp Hand
- Rival Dojos
- Shared Signature Move
- Shatterpoint Tap
- Supernatural Martial Arts
- Thug Dojo: A martial arts school that teaches its pupils to maim people at a whim.
- What the Fu Are You Doing?
- Wire Fu: A Live-Action Special Attack assisted by the fact that the actor is tethered to the ceiling.
