History Main / IKnowKungFaux

Related to FooFu, WhatTheFuAreYouDoing and MartialArtsAndCrafts.

* Sinanju in ''TheDestroyer'' series.

* ''Gymkata'' is an entire ''film'' built around the blending of Western gymnastics and Eastern martial arts to create a new fighting form.

IKnowKungFaux is the trope for fictional martial arts of all types. While Kung Faux techniques are often [[RuleOfFunny played for comedy]], they can also have [[RuleOfCool more serious uses]]. Settings that don't otherwise support high fantasy can still use Kung Faux to justify SupernaturalMartialArts, such as having the ActionHero use Trope-Fu to defeat a dozen {{Mooks}} and leap 25 feet into the air -- after all, there aren't going to be any RealLife Trope-Fu masters to argue with you, right?

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* Almost every significant character in ''BoboboboBobobo''.

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* The {{Lego}} "{{Ninjago}}" toy line has characters mastering Spinjitzu, where characters spin and become tornadoes to fight enemies.

* The {{Lego}} "Ninjago" toy line has characters mastering Spinjitzu, where characters spin and become tornadoes to fight enemies.

* Parodied in ''Ella Enchanted'': Ella - "Look, I think it's only fair to warn you that I'm practiced in the ancient art... of origami." Thug - "Paper folding?" Ella - "I was hoping you wouldn't know what that was."

* Do you know... [[RobinHoodMenInTights Praying Mantis]]?

* Joe Garelli from ''{{NewsRadio}}'' is an expert in "[[IncrediblyLamePun Joe-jitsu]]".

* Played with in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'', 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: As it turns out, [[ExactWords that's because he never taught them]].]] 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".

* Played with in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'', 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''". As it turns out, [[ExactWords that's because he never taught them]]. 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".

Related to FooFu, WhatTheFuAreYouDoing and MartialArtsAndCrafts.

Inventing a fictional fighting technique is simplicity itself: Just pick a name ending in "-fu" or "-ito" (or name it after an exotic animal), shroud it in near-legendary mysticism, and then have your actors [[MartialArtsDoNotWorkThatWay flail at each other in haphazard fashion]].

IKnowKungFaux is the trope for fictional martial arts of all types. While Kung Faux techniques are often [[RuleOfFunny played for comedy]], they can also have [[RuleOfCool more serious uses]]. Settings that don't otherwise support high fantasy can still use Kung Faux to justify SupernaturalMartialArts -- after all, there aren't going to be any Real Life Trope-Fu masters in the audience to argue with you, right?

Only the martial art is something ridiculous, that nobody in his right mind would ever invent. HilarityEnsues, and either the Big Bad finds out the hard way that the art really ''is'' real, or the hero gets [[{{RealityEnsues}} smacked right back to earth]].

* ''SpyFox'': See page quote. [[{{RuleOfFunny}} Sometimes it works.]]
* The ''LegoUniverse'' fanon has Spatula-Fu, an ancient order of Jedi-like warriors who wield large pizza spatulas.

* ''DarkwingDuck'' also knew Quack Fu.
* Played with in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'', 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''". As it turns out, [[ExactWords that's because he never taught them]]. 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".
* ''TheGoodies'' had Ecky-Thump, the ancient Lancastrian art of self-defence. It involved the use of black puddings as weapons.

--> "My-Face-to-Your-Foot style, how'd ya like it?!"
* Almost every significant character in ''BoboboboBobobo''.
* Joe Garelli from ''{{NewsRadio}}'' is an expert in "[[IncrediblyLamePun Joe-jitsu]]".

* [[{{Earthbound}} Onett police force]] cpt. Strong uses Super Ultra Mambo-Tango-Foxtrot Martial Arts.

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* ''DarkwingDuck'' also knew Quack Fu. [[TheNostalgiaCritic The obvious joke would be Tae-quack-do.]]

* [[{{Orgazmo}} Choda Boy]] and his Hamster style kung fu?

** ''DarkwingDuck'' also knew Quack Fu.
** It makes sense now that Disney owns Marvel.
*** [[TheNostalgiaCritic The obvious joke would be Tae-quack-do.]]
* Played with in ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'', 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''". As it turns out, [[ExactWords that's because he never taught them]]. 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".

** "My-Face-to-Your-Foot style, how'd ya like it?!"

* How can we have come this far without mentioning [[{{Orgazmo}} Choda Boy]] and his Hamster style kung fu? You wound me, TVTropes.
** It might have seemed not worth mentioning because he swore he'd never use it again. Turns out it was a [=~Chekhov's Skill~=].

*** [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses The obvious joke would be Tae-quack-do.]]