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the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:45 pm

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the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:47 pm

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:48 pm

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:51 pm

the fire elf wrote:_________________________________________

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:54 pm

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mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:57 pm

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:00 pm

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:01 pm

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:22 am

Many works of fiction
such as movies and books
have characters that practise martial arts.
Usually they practise existing martial arts,
such as Judo or Aikido,
but sometimes a martial art
is made up
for dramatic purposes
or to lend a fictional world a sense of authenticity.
This is a list of such martial arts,
sorted by the medium of the fictional work they appear in.

Contents
1 Books and comics
2 Games
2.1 Dungeons and Dragons
2.2 Exalted
2.3 Fading Suns
2.4 GURPS
2.5 Street Fighter
2.6 Mortal Kombat
3 Manga and anime
4 Movies and television
5 Webcomics
6 Other
7 See also
8 Sources

Books and comics
Adhi -
A Tibetan art which incapacitates an opponent
by striking sensitive nerve clusters.
It is practived by Prince Zarkon in several novels by Lin Carter
and was probably inspired
by a similar but unnamed skill
in the Doc Savage stories.

Ahato Mastarday -
Qu Tuang of the Space Nursery team in Yukito Kishiro's manga Gunnm:
Last Order uses this martial art
described as an evolution of Baguazhang.

Baritsu -
Japanese wrestling style
used by Sherlock Holmes,
probably a typographical error for the real martial art of Bartitsu

Cards as Weapons -
mock martial art
of throwing playing cards with extreme force and accuracy,
as presented in magician/card-scaler Ricky Jay's book of the same title.
It has since been used in many pieces of fiction
as the martial arts of choice
for a gambling rogue character,
usually using razor-sharp shuriken designed like playing cards
for their attacks.

Combat Changa -
one of the martial arts
practiced by the character Lazlo Mourn in Steve Perry's novel
The Musashi Flex.
It is described as a grappling style.

Coup de vitesse -
practised by Honor Harrington in a series of books by David Weber,
combining Asian and European fighting techniques.
Dagor used by the people of Arkon (like Atlan)
in the fictional Perry Rhodan-Universe

Delkaiba -
An old martial art
that Sammis learned from his mother
in L.E. Modesitt Jr.'s "TimeDiver's Dawn".
He comments that he only learned enough
to be wary of using it.
He later learns considerably more techniques
from a ConFed subforcer,
although whether these moves were also Delkaiba
isn't made clear.
Later in the novel and in the sequel, "The Timegod",
Sammis is almost unbeatable,
except possibly by Loki.

Dimac -
"the deadliest form of martial art known to mankind",
referenced in The Brentford Trilogy of Robert Rankin.
The art's code of honour
requires that practitioners give their opponent
a fair and reasonable warning
that they are exponents of Dimac.
The name comes from Dim Mak, the "death touch",
purportedly an extremely dangerous pressure point strike.

Discipline -
Used as a martial art
in 'The Planet Pirates' series by Anne McCaffrey
Discipline appears to be about heightened self-awareness and control,
partly attained through martial techniques
and a form of self-hypnosis.
In addition to these
it allows the user to control and fully exploit an adrenalin surge
along with other non-martial abilities.

Enton -
The brutally efficient martial art
used by the Yd people in B. I. Flightâ€™s monster-hunter fantasy/thriller series,
â€œThe Lonely Winds.â€

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:37 am

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the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:49 am

A common characteristic of martial arts
is the systemization of fighting techniques.

System (from Latin systÄ“ma, in turn from Greek ÏƒÏ

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:06 pm

of throwing playing cards with extreme force and accuracy

practised by the fools, or clowns
It is described as being basically the moderate violence
in The Destroyer series.
(used by other characters in the series)

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:09 pm

into a single form that is difficult to defend against

practiced by samurai,
and impossible to predict.

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:14 pm

A specialised technique

who use their mastery of time

based on a knowledge of pressure points.

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:16 pm

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:20 pm

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mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:22 pm

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:55 pm

In common usage, a dimension (Latin, "measured out")
is a parameter or measurement
required to define the characteristics of an objectâ€”
i.e. length, width, and height or size and shape.
In mathematics, dimensions are the parameters
required to describe the position and relevant characteristics
of any object within a conceptual space

and the development of superhuman body control

is possibly known only by him

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:59 pm

due to the art's strength

which are typically danced before war.

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:00 pm

which roughly translates into

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:20 pm

Esotericism refers to the doctrines or practices of esoteric knowledge,
or otherwise the quality or state of being described as esoteric,
or obscure.

remote and separate physically or socially

authenticity refers to the truthfulness of origins,
attributions, commitments, sincerity, devotion and intentions

Hebrew word nazir meaning "consecrated" or "separated".

to remove one's internal limitations
as the martial arts of choice

He later learns considerably more techniques...
Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil

mayavin · Post by **mayavin** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:29 pm

particularly with regards to its economy of motion and its versatility.

"the art of improvised weapons"

depends on the practitioner's ability

that draw on the user's physical, spiritual and emotional states

the fire elf · Post by **the fire elf** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:37 pm

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"bad-tempered flower-arranging".