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Took out the Star Wars reference because it doesn't even make sense anymore since the trope in question no longer is named after Star Wars' "The Force".
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A staple of the martial arts genre. Ki ([[Why Mao Changed His Name|also chi or qi]]) is the [[Life Energy|life force energy]] of the martial artist and/or the world around him; true masters can tap into that energy and use it for what amounts to superhero-style attacks. Compare Chi with [[Mana]]. Learning how to do '''Ki Attacks''' usually results in your rival learning his own, leading to an endless cycle of [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]].
If [[Functional Magic]] also exists in the universe, there's usually a distinction made between the two, comparable to the distinction between [[Psychic Powers]] and [[Functional Magic]] in Western [[Speculative Fiction]]. If no distinction is made, it's [[Supernatural Martial Arts]]. If a character can use both individually, then they're a [[Kung Fu Wizard]]. At times may overlap with [[
If the attack is ''not'' based on Ki or Mana, then the trope is [[Hand Blast]]s.
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