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Fictional work designed to showcase the hero's athletic agility and ability to turn his body into a weapon. This skill has been achieved through his dedication to, and personification of, Oriental teachings about physical and mental discipline, allowing the hero to execute fast, fluid, but spare movements that knock out or kill his numerous adversaries and allow him to triumph over formidable odds. The hero's adversaries range from criminals to supernatural beings. The emphasis on the actual choreographed movement dominates the narrative, which can be set in historical to modern times, in the East or the West. Feature examples: THE BIG BRAWL; THE CHINESE CONNECTION; DRUNKEN MASTER; ENTER THE DRAGON; ENTER THE NINJA; FIST OF FURY; GAME OF DEATH; THE KARATE KID; KICKBOXER; LIONHEART (1991); MORTAL KOMBAT (with Fantasy); THE OCTAGON; RUMBLE IN THE BRONX. TV examples: KUNG-FU; THE MASTER.

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