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== Anime & Manga ==
* Almost every significant character in ''[[Bobobo Bobobobo Bobobo]]''.
* Shinogi Kanno of ''[[Baki the Grappler]]'' practices a "cord-cutting" style of karate which allows him to sever his opponent's nerves and tendons, crippling or even blinding them with a single blow.
* This is [[Ranma One Half]]'s bread and butter. The number of martial arts styles that ''aren't'' a ridiculously weaponized version of something completely unthreatening (dinner parties, for example) could be counted on one hand.
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== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Howard the Duck (Comic Bookcomics)|Howard the Duck]]'' is an expert in Quack Fu.
 
 
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== Literature ==
* Played with in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Thief of Time|Thief of Time]]'', where Lobsang asks Lu-Tze about his renowned mastery of several martial arts, including ''Okidoki'', ''Upsi-Dasi'', and ''Deja-Fu.'' Lu-Tze mocks them all and says that "none of the monks here know ''Deja-Fu''". {{spoiler|[[Exact Words|As it turns out, that's because he never taught them, and he himself isn't a monk]].}} From the name and the fact the monks can manipulate time, it seems likely that ''Deja-Fu'' involves making people feel the sensation of being punched just before you actually hit them while they're reeling from the blow you're about to deliver. The book does mention that the literal translation of "Deja-Fu" is "the sensation of having been kicked in the head like this before".
** Plus [[Bullet Time|time slicing]] and (if humans are capable of it, and not just [[Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti|yeti]]) [[Save Scumming]]. Evidently they are, since it gets used as a [[Chekhov's Gun]] by {{spoiler|Lu-Tze}}.
** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Making Money|Making Money]]'' refers to sloshi, the art of Martial Arts Clowning.
 
 
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[The Goodies (TV)|The Goodies]]'' had Ecky-Thump, the ancient Lancastrian art of self-defence. It involved the use of black puddings as weapons.
* Joe Garelli from ''[[News Radio]]'' is an expert in "[[Just for Pun|Joe-jitsu]]".
* Zack from ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' added [[Dance Battler|dance moves]] to his martial arts training to make "Hip-Hop-Kido".
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== Tabletop Games ==
* Parodied in the ''[[Munchkin (Tabletop Gamegame)|Munchkin]]'' card game supplement ''Munchkin Fu'', with Drunken Monkey Kung Fu, Fee Fi Fo Fu, and Stomach Fu.
 
 
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* The ''[[Lego Universe]]'' fanon has Spatula-Fu, an ancient order of Jedi-like warriors who wield large pizza spatulas.
* ''Earthbound'' has cpt. Strong, who uses Super Ultra Mambo-Tango-Foxtrot Martial Arts.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'' has "Jarate, the jar-based karate" (that is, throwing a jar of your urine at an opponent).
** The advertisment for Jarate does make a point of mentioning that Jarate is neither affiliated with, nor a substitute, for actual Karate, though.
 
 
== Webcomics ==
* ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'': When Elan attempts to dethrone the evil general {{spoiler|Tarquin, his father}}, he is criticized for his lack of combat skills. He then reveals himself to have been studying the fine art...of ''[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0761.html pun dueling!]'' {{spoiler|He then gets his puns handed to him as Tarquin reveals, in the silliest duel ever, that he also has trained in that art.}}
** That could also be called [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Pun Fu.]]
 
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