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== [[Advertising]] ==

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* Hong Kong kung fu movies were pretty notorious for this, especially in the early days.

* Parodied in the ad for the Samsung Epic 4G called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtdCvSQUDhY "Epic Sound Effects"].

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

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* ''[[Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi]]'' has a suit that produces Kung Foley in one episode.

== [[Film]] ==

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* Hong Kong kung fu movies were pretty notorious for this, especially in the early days.

* A foreground element of ''[[Kung Pow]]: Enter The Fist''.

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* Parodied in [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s video ''Fat'' (itself a parody of Michael Jackson's video ''Bad''). Al suddenly realizes he is causing sound effects with every slightest move, first regular swishes and cracks, then ratcheting and glass breaking.

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** And further parodied when after one hand movement causes a loud snapping noise, he pulls it back to show the mousetrap that's closed on it.

* Used straight in the opening sequence of ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. Other sequences go less on it, but the camera makes an audible ''whoosh'' as it whip-pans. And it whip-pans ''a lot''.

** Pay close attention, because the foley guys were actually quite clever; there's times when they threw in sounds that work so perfectly that even though they're glaringly out of place, you don't even notice they're there (like when the doctor gets shot in the foot; as he goes down, you can hear the sound of a tree falling). Yeah, I know it's a contradiction. Work with me here.

*** Or when the {{spoiler|Chef Inspector}} roars when the chandelier in the pub falls, he has a lion's roar!

* While not ''martial arts'' the foley sounds of [[Eye Pokes]] and [[Dope Slaps]] in [[The Three Stooges]] is masterful foley work.

** Arguably, the foley is the only reason why the Three Stooges shorts work. Otherwise it's just a bunch of guys hitting each other—at least with the sounds it becomes exaggerated and comical.

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* ''Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi'' has a suit that produces Kung Foley in one episode.

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* There were many sound effects in ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'', including a [[Dramatic Gun Cock]] as Kubiac readies his fist, or a clickety-clack sound as Ms. Musso slowly raises her arm...

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** "Synchronize Swatches!" '''[WOOSH]'''

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* ''[[Scrubs]]'' is chock-full of these, particularly the head-whip bullwhip sound which dominates Season 1.

* In the film ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'', [[The Brute]] Bane tosses a group of [[Red Shirt]] thugs through the air, complete with a slide-whistle sound effect.

{{quote|'''[[Riff Trax|Mike Nelson]]''': Sound effects courtesy of [[Tom and Jerry]].}}

** For that matter, the Adam West series was even more ridiculous. [[Mickey Mousing]] was used heavily, while the (in)famous written sound effects(Pow! Biff! Wham!) popped up on the screen.

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* Parodied in the first ''[[Police Academy]]'', where Larvell Jones puts his beatboxing skills to use and imitates a Kung-Fu movie, complete with the wooshes, cracks and out-of-sync dubbing. This trope is played straight everywhere else in the movie series, though.

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* [[El Chavo del Ocho]] and Chespirito has pretty original elements; among them, everytime a character punches another character you can hear a boxing bell...

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* The movie ''U.S. Seals II'' had this cranked up to eleven - every movement of a hand, head or ''finger'' is accompanied by a whoosh sound, as if the foley artist was paid per foley.

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* It's impressive to watch the foley for ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' in action; he's able to simulate, among other things, a helicopter hovering over a house being torn apart by an earthquake while pterodactyls close in.

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* Averted in ''[[Fight Club]]'', where the fights have disturbingly real sound effects.

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* ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' uses this to add to the brutal effectiveness of its amped-up fight scenes.

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* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' / ''[[Super Sentai]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', and most other ~~tokusatsus~~ are guilty of this. Back then they would save the sound effects for when someone puches someone else, making the fights a bit closer to reality. Lately though there have been more whooshes in the fights, so not really anymore.

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

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* There were many sound effects in ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]'', including a [[Dramatic Gun Cock]] as Kubiac readies his fist, or a clickety-clack sound as Ms. Musso slowly raises her arm...

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** "Synchronize Swatches!" '''[WOOSH]'''

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* ''[[Scrubs]]'' is chock-full of these, particularly the head-whip bullwhip sound which dominates Season 1.

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* ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]'' and Chespirito has pretty original elements; among them, everytime a character punches another character you can hear a boxing bell...

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* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' / ''[[Super Sentai]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', and most other [[tokusatsu]] are guilty of this. Back then they would save the sound effects for when someone puches someone else, making the fights a bit closer to reality. Lately though there have been more whooshes in the fights, so not really anymore.

* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' both made heavy use of this trope, with nearly every punch, throw, and glance accentuated with sound effects. no surprise since executive producer [[Sam Raimi]] is generally fond of this trope, which also shows up in his [[Evil Dead]] movies.

** When Ash builds his mechanical hand in [[Army of Darkness]] his ''engineering prowess'' is demonstrated through the use of '''Kung Foley'''.

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* Foley is parodied in ''[[The Goodies]]'' episode ''Kung Fu Kapers'', when Tim and Bill are fighting—Tim tries to hit Bill, finds it produces a honking noise, then just touches him for a while to explore the sounds that ensue, which include alarm clocks and party horns. Bill laughs and plays a few notes on himself by tapping his head and knees. Tim pushes Bill's stomach and produces a loud honk. They both laugh...and then Tim clobbers Bill over the head accompanied by a huge, rock-smashing sound effect.

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* In the [[Whateley Universe]], martial arts whiz Chaka makes that 'crack' noise when she punches at high speed. Even when she's wearing a sleeveless blouse. Justified since it's implied she's actually breaking the sound barrier.

== [[Music]] ==

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* Parodied in [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s video ''Fat'' (itself a parody of Michael Jackson's video ''Bad''). Al suddenly realizes he is causing sound effects with every slightest move, first regular swishes and cracks, then ratcheting and glass breaking.

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** And further parodied when after one hand movement causes a loud snapping noise, he pulls it back to show the mousetrap that's closed on it.

== [[Radio]] ==

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* It's impressive to watch the foley for ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' in action; he's able to simulate, among other things, a helicopter hovering over a house being torn apart by an earthquake while pterodactyls close in.

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

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* In classic ''[[Deadlands]]'' rules, there's an [[In-Universe]] example: martial artists can take the disadvantage "The Cup Overflows". It means that all their combat moves result in hammy sound effects and possibly even [[Final Fantasy]]-esque battle auras and flashes of light. Not only it makes stealth harder, it also makes hostile martial artists think your character is more dangerous than they are and target you with their strongest techniques; non-martial artists simply think you are a [[Burn the Witch|sorcerer]].

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Done to a rather ridiculous extent with Tenpouin Keiya of ''[[Evil Zone]]'', whose barehanded strikes make whipping-like sounds regardless of whether or not they actually connect with the opponent.

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* Parodied in the first ''[[Police Academy]]'', where Larvell Jones puts his beatboxing skills to use and imitates a Kung-Fu movie, complete with the wooshes, cracks and out-of-sync dubbing. This trope is played straight everywhere else in the movie series, though.

== [[Web Original]] ==

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* In the [[Whateley Universe]], martial arts whiz Chaka makes that 'crack' noise when she punches at high speed. Even when she's wearing a sleeveless blouse. Justified since it's implied she's actually breaking the sound barrier.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

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* ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' uses this to add to the brutal effectiveness of its amped-up fight scenes.

* The trumpet blare every time Fred is startled/enraged/otherwise emotive in ''[[The Flintstones]]''.

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* The movie U.S. Seals II had this cranked up to eleven - every movement of a hand, head or ''finger'' is accompanied by a whoosh sound, as if the foley artist was paid per foley.

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* Foley is parodied in ~~the~~ ''[[The ~~Goodies|~~Goodies]]'' episode ''Kung Fu Kapers'', when Tim and Bill are fighting—Tim tries to hit Bill, finds it produces a honking noise, then just touches him for a while to explore the sounds that ensue, which include alarm clocks and party horns. Bill laughs and plays a few notes on himself by tapping his head and knees. Tim pushes Bill's stomach and produces a loud honk. They both laugh...and then Tim clobbers Bill over the head accompanied by a huge, rock-smashing sound effect.

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* In classic [[Deadlands]] rules, there's an [[In-Universe]] example: martial artists can take the disadvantage "The Cup Overflows". It means that all their combat moves result in hammy sound effects and possibly even [[Final Fantasy]]-esque battle auras and flashes of light. Not only it makes stealth harder, it also makes hostile martial artists think your character is more dangerous than they are and target you with their strongest techniques; non-martial artists simply think you are a [[Burn the Witch|sorcerer]].

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* Averted in [[Fight Club]] where the fights have disturbingly real sound effects.

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