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Do not confuse with the character Shifu from ''[[Kung Fu Panda (Animation)|Kung Fu Panda]]'', whose name is (mis)pronounced the same way but spelled differently, and means "master" in Chinese (but only if you pronounce it correctly).
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* Lenalee Lee of ''[[D Gray Man (Manga)|D Gray Man]]'' is guilty of this, as she's a [[Dance Battler]] whose primary weapon is a pair of superpowered boots that radiate holy power.
** Both Road Kamelot and Lulu Bell of the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] are also capable of these movements in combat. In her first appearance, Road dodges attacks so lazily and easily that she looks ''bored.'' Justified in Lulu Bell's case as she truly does have [[Incredibly Lame Pun|cat-like reflexes.]]
* Kodachi Kunō of ''[[Ranma One Half½ (Manga)|Ranma One Half]]''. Justified in that she ''is'' a gymnast, and the pirouettes and acrobatics are an essential part of [[Martial Arts and Crafts|Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics]], her chosen discipline. Ranma Saotome also uses this sort of fighting style, even though he's ''male'', and fought this way ''before'' becoming a [[Gender Bender]]. The anime tends to save it more for when he's in [[Gender Bender|female form]], but in both canons, even as a guy he's prone to using a lot of flips, jumps, handstands, rolls and tumbles, all to either evade attack or beat on his opponent. There's also an occasional usage of [[Murderous Thighs]], but possibly only in female form (and/or only in the manga).
** Justified in that Ranma's school specializes in adapting various other styles, many of which (at least in the world it exists within) appear to specialize in mid-air combat, thus, Ranma's ability to do this even in male form before the curse makes sense.
* Noel in ''[[Claymore (Manga)|Claymore]]''. Her rival, Sophia, favors a more brute-force approach.
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== Toys ==
* Applies to just about any female character in ''[[Bionicle]]''. They tend to have higher "Agility" stats and lower "Strength" and "Toughness" stats than their male counterparts. [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja|Lariska]] is probably the most obvious example in-story, however, being incredibly acrobatic with ninja-like abilities.
 
 
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* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'':
** Aqua in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep]]''. Her male friend Terra gets a long-distance forward dash, and her 'little brother' Ven gets the series-standard "Dodge Roll" somersault. Not Aqua. She ''cartwheels'' away from enemies.
** Larxene as well. Her game play and battle style are ''full'' of this, especially in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]''. Flips, cartwheels, mid-air spins and mid-air ''drilling'', somersaults, etc.
** [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]] [[Big Bad]] Xemnas fights this way flipping and spinning like crazy in his boss battles.
* Lili from ''[[Tekken]]'' fits this trope to a T. Has stylish balletic moves, with liberal use of flips. And a move where she does an aerial somersault; if she lands on the opponent's head, she does a double snap kick in the air. Take that, Reality!
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