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* The Hokuto Shinken and Nanto Seiken styles from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', along with a host of others derived from them.
* ''[[One Piece]]'' has a whole bunch of these.
** Roronoa Zoro uses Santouryuu (Three-Sword Style, one in each hand, one in the mouth).
** The octopus Fishman Hachi uses Rokutouryuu (Six-Sword Style, with six arms).
** Many higher ups in the World Government including CP9 use a set of seven techniques called Rokushiki. These techniques include [[Razor Wind]], bullet-like finger jabs, [[Super Speed]], [[Not Quite Flight|Air Walking]], two methods of [[
** The number of Fantastic Fighting Styles just go on and on and would take way to long to list them all.
* Shinmei-ru ("Gods'-Cry School") is the name of a fictional style of kenjutsu used by several manga and anime characters created by [[Ken Akamatsu]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Dune]]'' has the Weirding Way, which is derived from the Bene Gesserit [[Master of Your Domain|prana-bindu]] skill.
** Due to the presence of kinetically-sensitive personal [[Deflector Shields]], knife and sword fighting styles have evolved to include slow strikes that can penetrate said shields.
*** To say nothing of the Honored Matre fighting style that involves incredibly fast kicks delivered with no nervous input from the brain, [[You Fail Biology Forever|which makes one wonder]] what triggered the attack in the first place.
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* [[Robert Heinlein]]'s novel ''Podkayne of Mars'' mentions a martial art called "Kill-Quick", which Podkayne's mother is skilled in.
* Sinanju from ''[[The Destroyer]]''
* ''[[The Kingkiller Chronicle]]'' books feature the Ketan, a martial art practiced by the [[Proud Warrior Race|Ademre]].
* There is also Naked/Kill from ''Shibumi'' by Trevanian.
* [[Vasili Golovachov]]'s ''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 [[Real Life]] Wing Chun technique), jump and kick from a kneeling position, evade a submachinegun, etc.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Star Trek]]''
** ''[[Star Trek: The
*** Several Mok'bara katas are mentioned to be very similar to Tai chi chuan.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has [[wikipedia:Venusian Aikido|Venusian Aikido]], which was practiced by the Third Doctor. It was hard for two-armed beings to learn because Venusians have six arms.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In the ''[[Dungeons
* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' has carromeleg, an elven martial art similar to capoeira, with whirling, dance-like movements.
* In ''[[Traveller]]'', there are a number of these. Notable are styles made for the ''ayloi'' an artificial claw worn by humans fighting Aslan style.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* The Onyx Eye tong in ''[[Academy of Superheroes]]'' 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.
* ''[[Grandmaster of Theft]]'' features Cassidy's Bellavado style she created. While her foundation style is Crawford Combat Discipline, Cassidy branched off of that to change to build Bellavado which uses graceful movements, cunning, and taunting.
** Crawford Combat Discipline is based in self-defense, counterattacks, and disabling one's opponent.
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