History Main / RapidFireFisticuffs

** Imported from Wing Chun, not that this should surprise anyone; JKD's [[BruceLee progenitor]] was a former student of the most [[IpMan famous practitioner]] in the twentieth century of its parent art.
** And extremely controversial outside Jeet Kune Do and Wing Chun, as there's little or no hard evidence that it's more efficient than fewer, more concentrated attacks (and fairly obviously, a lot less efficient for an inexperienced fighter).
*** The point of the technique is not necessarily efficiency, as the standard jab-cross combination with proper kinetic linking is probably as fast and more powerful: the point of it is that chain-punches are uncommitted, being delivered with minimal upper body movement, preserving the practitioner's balance, stability, and ability to recover from the technique should it be interrupted and/or exploit targets of opportunity that open up while the technique is being executed. Executed properly, it does this quite well. Whether or not preserving this 'structural integrity' of someone's stance is actually important or not in a fight is a different matter entirely.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JURo8RoxrrM This is wing chun]] for those who were wondering.

** [[This is wing chun:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JURo8RoxrrM]] for those who were wondering.

** [[This is wing chun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JURo8RoxrrM]] for those who were wondering.

** [[This is wing chun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JURo8RoxrrM]] for those who were wondering.

When a character does this while ''armed'', it is a SpamAttack. This trope is a type of DeathInAllDirections. In trading power per hit for a large hit count, unless you're a LightningBruiser with both to spare, beware PunchPunchPunchUhOh.

* In DungeonsAndDragons, The Monk class has the ability Flurry of Blows, which has more hits as you level up.

* In {{SupermanBatman:Apocalypse}} Superman does this to Darkseid at the end of their fight.

* Until recently, this was possible in ''Left4Dead'' by way of [[GoodBadBugs bug exploiting]].

* The primary melee attack in ''ShadowWarrior''.

* [[{{KamenRiderDouble}} Kamen Rider Accel's]] [[FinishingMove Maximum Drive]] in his [[SuperMode Trial form]] is a storm of kicks, delivered in under 10 seconds.

* In {{Superman/Batman:Apocalypse}} Superman does this to Darkseid at the end of their fight.

*** It's safe to say that every comic book speedster has used it a time or two.

* ''MitsumeteKnight'' has a Rapid Fire Spear Thrusts variation with enemy spear-wielding General [[FragileSpeedster Nescelaria]] [[RedBaron of the Gale]], who uses this as his LimitBreak.

* {{MAG ISA}} -- [[http://www.drunkduck.com/MAG_ISA/index.php?p=437620 In Eman's fight with Fr. Jose]], [[http://www.drunkduck.com/MAG_ISA/index.php?p=674196 As well as his fight with Kyle]]

** To a lesser extent, Sanji and Bon Clay sometimes do the same with their feet, and members of C9 did it with their fingers.

* [[{{Touhou}} Ichirin's partner Unzan]] invokes this trope with his [[MemeticMutation BRO-]][[PowerFist fist]] [[BulletHell danmaku]].

** Not quite as fast, but Wee Mad Arthur (a six-inch gnome) uses ''his forehead'' to invoke this trope on an enraged bull's skull in ''Feet Of Clay''. The sound of his repeated Rapid Fire Faceplants is compared to that of a very determined woodpecker.