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Pricing: It's a Matter of Ethics Too!Posted 9/8/2011
Protect your integrity and the integrity of your pricing. I am certain that when someone comes into your shop, you do everything you can to turn him or her into a happy customer, and make a fair profit at the same time. Unfortunately, as you well know, some of those customers will put you to the test when it comes to the prices you charge. They'll tell you they can't afford the recommended services, they'll tell you they can get the same repairs done for less down the street, or they'll just need you to knock a few bucks off the price. This is when most shop owners start to get into trouble. They tell themselves that they've already invested a good amount of time and money to get the customer to this point in the sale, so rather than letting the customer walk, they'll drop their price, and in their mind, they just saved a job. Unfortunately, what they just lost was their integrity, as well as the integrity of their pricing. Your Integrity Is Established Through Fair Pricing Now, before I go any further, we all know there are a number of reasons why a customer may ask you for a discount. They may very well be in a cash crunch, and, as I am sure you are aware, many cultures believe you're foolish if you don't haggle over the price. But there's another reason why people will ask you for a discount, and ironically, it's the one most shop owners and service advisers completely overlook. What those customers are doing is testing your integrity. Let me give you an example: Let's say you hire a plumber to do a job at your house, and he quotes you a price of $800. You then ask him if that's his best price, and within a few minutes he's telling you he'll knock $50 off the price. Now, regardless of whether or not you authorize the job, you'll more than likely tell yourself that if you hadn't asked for the discount, you would have paid $50 too much. And then ask yourself this question: If you needed a plumber in the future, would you call that same plumber again? And if you did, what thought would pass through your mind when he gave you a quote on the next job he did for you? I think it's safe to say that after his first price drop, your confidence in the plumber, and the integrity of his pricing, would be gone. I also know that many shop owners will inflate their prices when they know they are dealing with a price negotiator, and then will provide those customers with a supposed "discount." I am sure you'll agree, from an ethical point of view, that's not the right way to treat people. The prices you quote, and the prices you charge, should be the same for everyone. So rather than playing a shell game with your customers that will put you out of business, I encourage you to follow a different path when it comes to pricing and, I'm pleased to say, it's the same one I have used to grow some really successful auto repair shops. First, in all cases, your prices need to be fair. This means you need to be competitive for the value delivered, and just because you can charge more, that doesn't mean you should charge more. Remember, the first people that have to buy the repair or service are your service advisers, and if they aren't sold on the value, then they'll have a hard time selling it to your customers. Discounts Show Shops' Interest in Saving Customers Money You'll also need to embrace the fact that it's perfectly OK to offer legitimate discounts, such as fleet discounts, wholesale discounts, senior discounts, emergency service discounts (police, fire department, etc.), military discounts and promotional discounts. Not only are these types of discounts appropriate, but also they'll demonstrate that you are always looking for ways to save your customers money. You should also bear in mind that whenever a customer asks you or your advisers for a discount, you should look at the customer's request as a strong buying signal. Obviously they are already sold on you and the recommended services, otherwise they wouldn't be asking. They are now either testing you for price integrity, or they are legitimately trying to negotiate a better deal. Since they're already sold on you, rather than lowering your price, you should look at their request as an opportunity for you to build even more interest and value in your recommended services, and to resell yourself on the services at the same time. If, for whatever reason, you find you need to make the offer more attractive to be competitive, then - rather than lowering your price - you should offer the customer something like a complimentary oil service during their next visit. By taking this approach, you won't be cheapening the value of your recommended services, and you'll be protecting the integrity of your pricing at the same time. Now, I realize there are going to be times, for whatever reason, when you feel you have to give a concession in price. If so, you need to take something off the table in return for the price reduction. Beyond doing a fewer number of the recommended repairs and services, if it's a major repair, you may decide to reduce the warranty on the repair, or you could tell the customer you'll have your technician perform the repair when you are not quite as busy. In all cases, if the customer pays less, they should get less. There's a term for this: it's ethics. 'Create Customers, Not Income' Lastly, I would like to say that just like you, I have a number of role models. One is the late Peter Drucker, who was considered by global industry leaders to be the most brilliant mind in the world of business. His first book (published in 1953) was titled "The Practice of Management," and when I first read the book, I discovered a statement that had a profound impact on me, and subsequently, on every business I have built. Drucker said: "The principal purpose of business is to create a customer." I am certain the reason he didn't say the principal purpose of business is to create an "income" is because he was smart enough to know that without customers, there is no potential for income. So at this point, I can only hope you follow my lead. If you never put money ahead of people, if you never compromise your personal ethics, and if you charge prices you can be proud of, then you will quickly see the extraordinary relationship between pricing and ethics. If you apply these principles to your life and business, you will be able to sleep well at night and grow a more profitable, successful business at the same time. Even more importantly, you will become one of the role models that will influence other owners for decades to come. Editor's Note: This article is one of several management articles that will be contributed to AutoInc. this year by Automotive Management Institute (AMI) instructors. In 2011, AMI's knowledgeable instructors will continue covering a variety of topics designed to educate and train today's service and repair professional in AutoInc. To learn more about AMI, its courses and instructors, visit www.AMIonline.org. AMI administers the distinguished Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) program.
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Wiggins slips back after Giro fall, Hansen wins stage
Australian rider Adam Hansen crosses the finish line of the seventh stage of the 96th Giro d'Italia from San Salvo to Pescara in victory on May 10, 2013. Hansen, riding for the Lotto team, won the seventh stage of the Tour of Italy on Friday, with Spain's Benat Intxausti claiming the overall leader's pink jersey.
After hitting the deck close to home as the rain came down Wiggins picked himself up to trail in 55th, two-and-a-half minutes behind Hansen, to slip to 23rd in the overall standings, 1min 32sec behind new leader Benat Intxausti.
Wiggins, the Olympic time trial gold medallist, will be hoping to make up for time lost on this tricky undulating 177km run from San Silvo to Pescara in Saturday's time trial.
Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford reported the British star none the worse for his tumble.
"Bradley's fine. There's no physical injury," he reported.
"Ultimately when you have difficult conditions like these and hard racing this type of thing can happen. It's the Giro.
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"It's a setback, but Brad's still very much in the hunt. We've now got to take each day as it comes, focus on fully recovering tonight and hitting the time trial hard tomorrow. We'll see where we are tomorrow night and take stock of the situation then."
In the overall standings, pink jersey holder Intxausti now leads by five seconds from Vincenzo Nibali, who like Wiggins also fell, with last year's Giro winner, Canadian Ryder Hesjedal, eight seconds back in third.
Hansen, who turns 32 on Saturday, was clinching his first stage victory on a major tour since he turned professional in 2007.
"It was really tough but I had an incredible feeling crossing the line," he said.
"I never thought I'd experience such a day as this.
"I've registered the best victory of my career, what a magnificent present to myself 24 hours before my birthday."
Hansen, riding for the Lotto team, took command after forming part of a five-strong breakaway group that hit the front early on in the day's run.
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->"Why did she have to be a cheerleader? If she was on the debate team I would've vaporized her by now!"
-->-- '''Dr. Drakken''', ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''
The tendency of fight scenes involving an ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl or ActionGirl to also feature her doing [[AwesomeButImpractical impractical]] backflips, [[UnnecessaryCombatRoll gratuitous somersaults]], and gymnastic cartwheels to approach or evade her opponent.
Appears to be descended from [[KungFuFighting "wuxia"-style martial arts action]] found in UsefulNotes/HongKong action films, though it may just be an excuse to show [[{{Fanservice}} her body from every angle]].
Other than that, it's pretty much a direct result of the strong reluctance, still active amongst modern-day writers, to feature an attractive young [[PositiveDiscrimination woman]] taking a [[WouldntHitAGirl full-on punch to the face]]. Unless, of course, it's from a person of the [[DesignatedGirlFight same gender]]. May overlap with the DanceBattler. When it's ''two'' girls fighting at the same time, see CatFight.
See also WaifFu.
Do not confuse with ''VideoGame/ShaqFu'', or the character Shifu from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', whose name is (mis)pronounced the same way but spelled differently, and means "master" in Chinese (but only if you pronounce it correctly).
[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Anita King, the youngest of the Paper Sisters in ''[[Anime/ReadOrDie R.O.D. the TV Series]]'' has a combat style that was designed by the animators via "observing monkeys, as well as the Royal Chinese Acrobats."
* Major Motoko Kusanagi in ''GhostInTheShell'' exhibits She Fu thanks to her cybernetic body, to the point where her first response in a reasonably close-combat situation is usually to roundhouse kick the guy to the face.
* The Angels in ''KidouTenshiAngelicLayer''; possibly justified by the fact that they are [[TheKidWithTheRemoteControl mind-controlled]] robots and most operators appear to be adolescent girls that may or may not have [[IKnowMortalKombat seen]] too much She Fu on TV.
* Lenalee Lee of ''Manga/DGrayMan'' is guilty of this, as she's a DanceBattler whose primary weapon is a pair of superpowered boots that radiate holy power.
** Both Road Kamelot and Lulu Bell of the BigBad's QuirkyMinibossSquad are also capable of these movements in combat. In her first appearance, Road dodges attacks so lazily and easily that she looks ''bored.'' Justified in Lulu Bell's case as she truly does have [[IncrediblyLamePun cat-like reflexes.]]
* Kodachi Kunō of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. Justified in that she ''is'' a gymnast, and the pirouettes and acrobatics are an essential part of [[MartialArtsAndCrafts Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics]], her chosen discipline. Ranma Saotome also uses this sort of fighting style, even though he's ''male'', and fought this way ''before'' becoming a GenderBender. The anime tends to save it more for when he's in [[GenderBender female form]], but in both canons, even as a guy he's prone to using a lot of flips, jumps, handstands, rolls and tumbles, all to either evade attack or beat on his opponent. There's also an occasional usage of MurderousThighs, but possibly only in female form (and/or only in the manga).
** Justified in that Ranma's school specializes in adapting various other styles, many of which (at least in the world it exists within) appear to specialize in mid-air combat, thus, Ranma's ability to do this even in male form before the curse makes sense.
* Noel in ''Manga/{{Claymore}}''. Her rival, Sophia, favors a more brute-force approach.
* Even Anzu/Téa of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' gets in on the action during the mummy fight in TheMovie. [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries The Abridged Movie]] drives this point home by adding the following line: "[[StreetFighter Spinning Bird Kick!]]"
* Maki of ''Manga/AirMaster'' uses a high-flying variant of She Fu. It's revealed that in her past she was a world-class gymnast. Unlike most instances of this trope, however, at least once it definitely loses a fight for her -- after an astonishing spinning, flipping ''thing'' which basically whips her martial artist father, she sticks the landing by reflex. He takes advantage of that moment to get her in a lock and take the victory.
** ''Air Master'' also tends to subvert the trope just in general; while all the martial artists of the series do at least some outlandishly impossible stuff, the ''damage'' that gets thrown around never shies away from leaving everybody in the fight a bloody mess-- assuming it wasn't just a beatdown to highlight how awesome the winner is. Nearly all the female combatants in the show break teeth and get bloodied noses from being punched, kicked, or having their faces smashed into the street at least once.
* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Manga/{{Teppu}}'': all fighting girls there practice MMA.
* Casca from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' centers most of her offensive and defensive maneuvers around flipping about the enemy, being the FragileSpeedster of the Hawks.
* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''. Cyborg girl Rico backflips toward [[BigBad terrorist leader Dante]] while he shoots at her with an assault rifle during the Turin Nuclear Plant siege.
* In ''Manga/AnsatsuKyoushitsu'', Hinata Okano stood out from her classmates with her ability to combine her [[KnifeNut knife skills]] with her agile maneuvers (which is the result of being an ex-member of the gymnastics club). Even when she didn't have her knife, her kicks were still pretty dangerous.
* Anling from ''Manhua/CyberWeaponZ'' fights in a very graceful, dance-like style, aptly called "the Dance of the Phoenix".
* One of the most prominent comic book examples would have to be, [[GenderInvertedTrope ironic as it might seem]], Franchise/SpiderMan. As a consequence of his powers, he fights reflexively. However he is ''extraordinarily'' limber and agile, so by reflex he jumps, twirls, twists, and contorts all over the place to dodge blows and missiles. As a result, [[FemaleGaze everyone gets a good look at Peter Parker's toned gymnast body from all angles]].
** It should be noted, however, that this doesn't really stop Spider-Man from taking severe blows. Indeed, almost every videogame starring him features a costume selection that is torn up and ravaged from all the damage he takes during the game. Because of his SpiderSense, he's never really blind-sided, but his enemies just tend to be ''that'' fast and powerful.
* Another GenderInvertedTrope of this trope is {{Nightwing}}. He is also quite flexible and agile because of his [[CircusBrat circus background]], and he is often subject to FemaleGaze.
* In Creator/MarvelComics' TheNewUniverse series ''ComicBook/DP7'', housewife Stephanie Harrington feels silly doing moves that she admits were from her days as a high school cheerleader, but her power gives her a degree of protection, so it actually works well enough in a fight.
* ''[[ComicBook/JetDream Jet Dream and her Stunt-Girl Counterspies]]'' were, as the name implies, Hollywood stuntwomen, and their fights tended to involve a lot of colorful acrobatic maneuvers.
* In all of the ''ComicBook/SinCity'' stories, Miho only gets struck once when she is caught up in a grenade's explosion (although there is a mention of her being at the mercy of Triads at one point). This is mostly to show how dangerous she is, rather than trying to avert the "no hitting girls" rules. ''Sin City'' doesn't exactly shy away from violence.
* Unlike her genetic father, {{Wolverine}}, {{X-23}}'s fighting style is much more acrobatic and in many of her fight scenes she can be seen using flips and handstands to bring her foot claws into play. {{Justified|Trope}} since Laura is usually depicted as even ''[[PintSizedPowerhouse smaller]]'' than Logan and very lightly-built, and since only her claws are laced with adamantium her body is much less durable.
* ''FanFic/FutariWaPrettyCureDragon'' has this, and it shows in at least several episodes, as both Cure Dragon and Cure Fortune employ this against the villains (with the latter making some good use of pirouettes in her fighting style). It's implied that both have had at least some gymnastics training.
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* ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard / Die Hard 4.0'' features an enemy agent girl whose super-agile backflips and kicks almost manage to defeat John [=McClane=], a super-muscular man MadeOfIron; in fact, she only dies after being thrown from an elevator shaft (and exploded). [=McClane=] even comments on this:
-->'''John:''' I'm tired of this kung-fu bullshit!
* Though not technically combat, Agent 99 uses nimble backflips and other gymnastics moves to thread her way through a laser web in the 2008 ''Film/GetSmart'' movie.
* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
* The ''Series/CharliesAngels'' films features copious over-the-top She Fu.
* In ''Film/BatmanReturns'', some of the circus acrobats uses both She Fu and He Fu. Catwoman also uses the same.
* In ''Batman Beyond: The Return Of The Joker'', the Dee-Dee twins often She-Fu'ed.
* In ''Film/BladeRunner'', the replicant Pris beats up Deckard by using She Fu. The contrast between super-powered replicant's weird style and the pragmatic survival skills of Deckard is the central drama of their fight.
* In ''Film/IronMan2'', Black Widow uses over-the-top She Fu (and a dash of [[MaskedLuchador Lucha Libre]]) to clear the way to the BigBad's computer system. In ''Film/TheAvengers'', the character makes further user of She Fu to escape an interrogation, including seemingly disarming a henchman with her hair.
* Bambi and Thumper from ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', making this OlderThanYouThink.
* In the original ''Film/TotalRecall1990'', Sharon Stone's character uses relatively sedate martial arts moves against Arnold's character, but thanks to some good fight choreography and Paul Verhoven's superb direction, they actually look like they could punch a hole through Arnold!
* ''Wendy Wu, Homecoming Warrior'' on Creator/DisneyChannel.
* Put to work by Rachel from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', most notably in ''The Solution'' and ''Back to Before''.
* Shakuntala in ''Literature/BelisariusSeries'' may be a subversion. While her skill would be unusual for anyone, she does not do things physically impossible.
[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* Aversion: Creator/JossWhedon's ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' was fairly free of this, no matter which Slayer we're talking about, whether it be Tae Kwon Do-kicking Buffy, down-and-dirty Faith or even some of the other Slayers like Kendra or Nikki Wood. Similarly, River Tam of Whedon's more recent ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', despite displaying considerable WaifFu in the movie sequel, also avoided such extraneous movements even when she was kicking the butts of burly men.
** It can be noticed, though, if you watch e.g. ''Buffy'' closely: it's not jarringly over-abundant throughout the show, but it ''is'' there occasionally nontheless. Might depend on the director of the episode in question. Probably the most ''bizarre'' case of weird flip-stunts occurs in the season 3 episode "Earshot", when Buffy uses a combination of flips that ''defy the laws of physics'' to get up to her high school's clock tower as fast as possible. Likewise, if you watch River Tam's bar fight scene, it's there once or twice (after all, SummerGlau is a [[DanceBattler ballet dancer]] herself.)
** Not surprisingly, Whedon himself lampshaded this in the commentary for the episode "The Harvest", where he states that he dislikes the use of it since it's more time-consuming to deal with the stunts and choreography.
* After becoming an [[IKnowKarate instant twelfth-degree black belt]] followed by gaining levitation abilities, Phoebe of ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' began to express the trope. As for the other two, the demons rarely ever even got close enough.
* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' had many fights scenes which contained She-Fu.
* ''Series/BirdsOfPrey'' was chock-full of She-Fu.
* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' is the queen of She Fu, and yet she still takes ''plenty'' of punches.
** Callisto in the same series is also a skilled practitioner. Over the course of the series Gabrielle also (slowly) learned the art, though generally she failed humorously when she tried.
*** It is an established part of Xena canon, based on WordOfGod, that cartwheeling/backflipping across an area is ''faster'' than running the same distance, so this is largely justified in series.
* ''{{Cleopatra 2525}}'', by the same production company, also featured vast amounts of She Fu, usually performed by Sarge or Hel.
* ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'' (the live-action version of ''Manga/SailorMoon'') is rife with this kind of "fighting", even though the original anime never had it. It's considerably more stylized (and substantially sillier), though; some observers have called it "[[DanceBattler ballet-fu]]".
** There is a notable difference in the style of fighting after the first 10 or so episodes. The first ten or so featured the so-called "ballet-fu" and it was hard to watch. The rest of the episodes feature the more straightforward She-Fu.
* ''MakeItOrBreakIt'' has two main characters launch into textbook She Fu because they were being flirted with in an unwanted way at a gas station.
** ALthough they only use their gymnastic skills to feign the ability and willingness to fight. Had the guys not been intimidated by their faux martial arts things would have gotten uglier.
* One of ''Series/{{Chuck}}'''s adversaries was a former gymnast who used He Fu to escape from the protagonists. His mistake: [[spoiler:he stuck the landing, whereupon Sarah shot his kneecap out.]]
** Sarah herself is a practitioner of She-Fu. Though it varies from episode to episode, Sarah's fighting style often includes flips, rolls, and other DanceBattler moves. Usually depending on [[{{Fanservice}} how short her skirt is]]. Also subverted, as she at times gets into some downright ''brutal'' beat-downs (both giving and receiving).
* Purdey of ''Series/TheNewAvengers'' fought with moves learnt from her ballet career.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** In "The Doctor's Daughter", Jenny can backflip her way though a corridor of deadly laser beams.
** In "The Crimson Horror", (another) Jenny defeats at least ten henchmen in a few seconds.
* The Queen in ''Series/QueenOfSwords'' mixed a large amount of acrobatics into her fight scenes.
* Yvonne Craig, who played Batgirl in ''Series/{{Batman}}'', was a trained ballerina. Batgirl's fighting style was heavily [[DanceBattler dance-influenced]], with lots of spins and high kicks. Unlike Batman and Robin, she never threw or took a punch (though she would fairly often throw or wield an ImprovisedWeapon).
** There's one interesting exception to the above rule about punching. Batgirl takes several punches in "The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra" -- all from henchmen who are invisible.
* Creator/AmyJoJohnson used to be a pro gymnast, so her character Kimberly from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' naturally used She Fu in her fight scenes.
[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* Tons of Characters/WWEDivas.
** Significantly averted by [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]], whose work was very power/mat-based and who avoided any kind of aerial offense. Put in LaymansTerms, she'd rather throw her opponents around and tie them in knots than come off of the top rope. Also, despite her participation in the photo shoots for the 2002 ''WWE Divas Undressed,''[[note]]Cover girl: Wrestling/TorrieWilson[[/note]] 2003 ''WWE Divas: Desert Heat,''[[note]]Cover girl: Torrie Wilson again[[/note]] and the 2004 ''WWE Divas: South of the Border''[[note]]Cover girl: Wrestling/StacyKeibler[[/note]] [=DVD=]s, she was '''NOT''' pushed as a MsFanservice character, rather as [[ScaryBlackMan someone who was to be feared]].[[note]]See the example for EyeTake on Wrestling/TrishStratus's page.[[/note]]
* Applies to just about any female character in ''Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}''. They tend to have higher "Agility" stats and lower "Strength" and "Toughness" stats than their male counterparts. [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja Lariska]] is probably the most obvious example in-story, however, being incredibly acrobatic with ninja-like abilities.
[[folder:Video Games]]
* The girls' throws in the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur]]'' series tend to be like this, often putting their opponent between their legs.
* Kasumi and Ayane in the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series.
* ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend''; if the "duck" button is used while running, Lara Croft jumps, dodges and does backflips, traversing the same amount of ground in the same amount of time she does when running normally. Now and then, the two men who comprise her MissionControl randomly cheer her on when she does this. Other times they'll complain about her doing it, presumably because watching through the camera attached to the Mic she's wearing is making them ill.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 4'' introduces a new character named Gloria, whose debut scene involves extensive She Fu complete with numerous [[PantyShot upskirt]] and [[MaleGaze cleavage shots]]. This scene is a particularly blatant example considering that [[spoiler:she is actually Trish in disguise and you never fight her or play as her in the game]].
** Also, Lady of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 3'' fights this way, when she's not [[SarcasmMode simply]] [[GunFu shooting]] her enemies. In one cutscene, she sits with one leg over the other on a scythe stuck in a wall before ''spreading her legs'' in order to kick at two enemies simultaneously.
* Samus Aran, especially in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'' While she's in her [[PoweredArmor Power Suit]], though, she becomes considerably less acrobatic but gains an ArmCannon with which to blast things.
* Chun Li. Say it with me, ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fans: "Spinning Bird Kick!!"
** Also played straight with Cammy.
* Mai Shiranui of ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' and ''VideoGame/KingOfFighters''
* [[GenderInvertedTrope Gender inverted]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2''. Not only does it give its men [[SpyCatsuit Spy Catsuits]], but also she-fu cartwheel kicks.
* Also [[GenderInvertedTrope gender inverted]] in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. PlayerCharacter Leon S. Kennedy performs multiple evasive backflips and wall-jumps. Then again, Ada and Krauser manage to top it off with even more pointless backflips. Then, Leon learns LeParkour...
** Sheva and later [[spoiler: Jill]] perform lots of acrobatic somersaults and cartwheels for their physical attack follow-ups in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''. Mercenaries Reunion would let Excella Gionne get in on the action, as well. Surprisingly averted with Rebecca Chambers, who's more of a CombatPragmatist.
* Morrigan Aensland of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'', combining Shotoclone goodness with [[EvilIsSexy sexy]] [[HelloNurse moves]]. Including hitting people with her [[PrehensileHair hair]]. Felicia also falls in this with her movements, showing just how flexible her cat body is, including using her own tail as a stand or weapon.
* Swordmasters of both sexes in most ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' games.
* Tiffany Lords from ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', who mixes up cheerleading acrobatics with a little bit of boxing, including [[RedBoxingGloves comically oversized boxing gloves]].
* How can we forget Echidna, from Squaresoft's ''VideoGame/TheBouncer''? Though she was definitely practicing Capoeira.
* Jade from ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'' has a fairly impressive talent for backflips (and front-flips) in battle. Then again, she does practice yoga, so perhaps she's just [[JustifiedTrope really flexible.]]
* Until the second game the only practitioners in Bloody Roar (Long and crossdresser Fox) were MALE. Then Long takes the now-defused Tykebomb Uriko under his wing. Alice's kicks and flips are moderately more functional, being short, quick, and not too flashy, at least until she breaks out her beast form. Justified in that her beast form is a rabbit, though.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** Aqua in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. Her male friend Terra gets a long-distance forward dash, and her 'little brother' Ven gets the series-standard "Dodge Roll" somersault. Not Aqua. She ''cartwheels'' away from enemies.
** Larxene as well. Her game play and battle style are ''full'' of this, especially in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2''. Flips, cartwheels, mid-air spins and mid-air ''drilling'', somersaults, etc.
** VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII BigBad Xemnas fights this way flipping and spinning like crazy in his boss battles.
* Lili from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' fits this trope to a T. Has stylish balletic moves, with liberal use of flips. And a move where she does an aerial somersault; if she lands on the opponent's head, she does a double snap kick in the air. Take that, Reality!
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': Sonya Blade does this, despite having Kenpo and Tae Kwon Do as her fighting styles in previous games. Her signature move is doing a backflip, grabbing the opponent between her legs, and throwing them. She also uses this move to break Kano's neck in one of the movie versions, and in ''Mortal Kombat 4'' she has a fatality where she does a handstand and ''tears the opponent in half with her legs''.
** There's also Li Mei.
** Nitara's Unicorn Kick special is the deadliest cartwheel you'll ever see.
** Unlike Sub-Zero, who slides around Iceman-style to escape from sticky situations in Deadly Alliance, Frost prefers to perform backflips. Subverted, however, in that several of the male characters (such as Shang Tsung and Hsu Hao) also use backflips to escape.
* This list wouldn't be complete without mentioning ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''. Acrobatic backflips are her standard dodge, so expect to be doing this a lot since it triggers [[BulletTime Witch Time]]. She can even do this in mid-air!
* ComicBook/MsMarvel's fighting style in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'' involves lots of high kicks and flips, perhaps justified as she's a FlyingBrick.
* Lightning from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''. Partially justified in that she has a gravity manipulator and, once that breaks, magical l'Cie powers. Seriously, her fourth ATB attack is backflipping and firing a gun simultaneously.
* Alora, a Dark Jedi and TheDragon in ''[[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Academy]]'', moves very acrobatically the second time she's fought, even compared to the other Force users in the game, who can all or almost all do flips easily. Her no-nonsense outfit eliminates the element of showing off anything thereby, though.
* Tidus from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' is a rare male example, most notably with his 'Spiral Cut' Overdrive.
** So is Noel Kriess from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII-2'', who does a lot of backflips with his attacks.
* In a very bizarre example from ''Videogame/MonsterHunter'', Rathian's special attack is a draconic air-backflip.
** So help you if you don't take care to [[BewareMyStingerTail beware her stinger tail]].
* Currently, the image for this page is a shot of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. Her acrobatic fighting style definitely qualifies.
[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Oasis from ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' uses this in spades, what with being a gymnast assassin and all.
[[folder: Web Original]]
* Chaka of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse specializes in this style of fighting. Justified in that her [[KiAttacks ki powers]] make it extraordinarily easy for her to do so. In her first superhero fight with a bunch of ninjas, she drives her opponent up the wall by dodging his attacks with unnecessary flips.
* Ruby of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' uses a SinisterScythe. She needs to flip and roll around to get enemies into her kill zone. The "Red" trailer brilliantly showcases this.
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' lives by it. Got her on the cheerleading team, too.
* The former circus acrobat Ty Lee in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' makes use of cartwheels, leaps, reverse backflips, etc., to enable her to execute her close-range, effective [[KiAttacks chi-blocking (Kyusho-jitsu) techniques]]. Due to the show's strong sense of realism, her She Fu feats as well as her uncanny resemblance to the show's title character cause many in the [[{{Fanon}} fandom]] to [[EpilepticTrees rabidly speculate]] on the "possibility" that ''somehow'', she is part Air Nomad.
* The heroine of ''WesternAnimation/CyberSix''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AeonFlux'', to the point that you start wondering whether she has any extra vertebrae. (which, given the BioPunk world she inhabits, is a plausible possibility.) At one point, another character gets similiar agility with a cybernetic removable vertebrae.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Stripperella}}'' is prone to using sexy martial arts and "killer stripper moves" derived from her pole-dancing routine.
* Turanga Leela from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' frequently parodies this trope by showing the audience her martial-arts moves at the drop of a hat (doing a handstand to sneak over a subway turnstile, for instance).
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
** Robin actually had a fighting style like this. He was a trapeze artist in a circus before becoming Robin.
** In a straighter example, Batgirl was a skilled gymnast, and a girl in a skin-tight outfit, so she had this kind of fighting style.
** Harley Quinn did so on rare occasions, although she normally prefers the ranged novelty-weapon attack. Part of her backstory is that she was a champion gymnast in school too.
* Yumi from ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' frequently uses such moves when fighting in the virtual world, thanks to her increased agility and the low gravity of Lyoko. Less so in the real world, though, where she sticks to more basic martial arts.
* The girls of ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies''.
* Blackarachnia in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' did this to a small extent, but when she got a new, sexier body in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', she was suddenly all about twisting and stretching.
* ''DragonsFireAndIce'' has Kyra using loads of flips and kicks during her duel with Dev, who just uses archaic and brutish forms of "swing the sword in that general direction until something dies".
* ''WesternAnimation/DCShowcaseCatwoman''
* ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising'': Beck is one of the rare male examples and the most frequent offender, fighting a lot like Rinzler in ''Film/TronLegacy'' (he seems to be chary of using his disc in tight quarters because of this).
** Averted with Paige, the major female combatant, who's pretty straight forward and practical when she fights, relying on brute strength and leverage to push foes around.
* [[Characters/LegendOfZelda Princess Zelda]] of the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'' usually fights like this. Sometimes so does ''Link''.


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The construction started in 1750 as a luxurious royal garden for royal families to rest and entertain. It later became the main residence of royal members in the end of the Qing Dynasty. However, like most of the gardens of Beijing, it could not elude the rampages of the Anglo-French Allied Force and was destroyed by fire. According to historical documents, with original name as 'Qingyi Garden' (Garden of Clear Ripples), the Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) was renamed after its first reconstruction in 1888. It was also recorded that Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled navy funds to reconstruct it as a resort in which to spend the rest of her life. In 1900, the Summer Palace suffered another hit by the Eight-Power Allied Force and was repaired in the next two years. In 1924, it was open to the public. It ranked amongst the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1998, as well as one of the first national AAAAA tourist spots in China.
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It is located in the northeast of the Summer Palace, and it spreads from East Palace Gate to the northeast coast of Kunming Lake. This was a substitute where Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu met officials and conducted state affairs. With the same pattern of the imperial palace of China-'Palace in front and garden behind', the Court Area consists of sections for both court affairs and living. East Palace Gate and Hall of Benevolence and Longevity served as office of the Emperor. The Hall of Jade Ripples was for Guangxu to live in and the Hall of Joyful Longevity for Cixi. There are also the Garden of Virtue and Harmony where Cixi was entertained and Yiyun Hall where once lived the Empress Longyu. Moreover, this area is an integrated transport hub and the first best stop for visitors to enjoy attractive view of Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill.
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This is the most magnificent area with the most constructions. It is symmetrically laid out in east and west many delicate buildings and graceful gardens with the south-facing Tower of Buddhist Incense as the central axis. Walking up to the hilltop, on which lots of important buildings are positioned, including Hall of Dispelling Clouds, Hall of Moral Glory, Baoyun Bronze Pavilion, Revolving Archives, Hall of the Sea of Wisdom, etc.
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The area covers a larger part, and opens up the vista of Kunming Lake, as well as the sights around Back Lake (Houxi River). East Causeway of the lake is connected to the West Causeway by Long Gallery, which both were interspersed with pavilions, bridges and wharfs. Famous attractions amongst this area are numerous, including Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Bronze Ox, Nanhu Island, Hall of Embracing the Universe, Spacious Pavilion, Pavilion of Bright Scenery, Marble Boat, Suzhou Market Street, etc. As breeze fluttering, waves gleam and willows kiss the ripples of the vast water, the highlights can't be let off from any of the delightful scenery above.
Rear-Hill Area
It is quiet as compared to Front Hill Area. Most constructions were never able to be repaired after wars, only a few ruins are left. In the axis of Rear Hill Area, there used to be a religious building group-Houda Temple, a composite structure with both Han and Tibetan characters. Although the constructions are fewer here, it has a unique landscape with dense green trees and winding paths. Strolling here, visitors can feel a rare tranquility and elegance. Famous scenic spots include Garden of Harmonious Interests, Hall of Increasing Longevity, Four Great Regions, Presence of Virtue Temple and Hall of Serenity, etc.
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Winning Spins By George Kanzler
Another Adventure, PJ Rasmussen (Third Freedom), finds the guitarist leading a septet, beefed up to a nonet on two tracks and reduced to a quartet on another, in a program of nine diverse originals ranging from rocking to hard bop, folk and modal to reflective ballad. Rasmussen, still in his early 20s, has absorbed rock as well as jazz influences, employing big, fuzz-toned rock chords on the nonet opener, "Full Speed Ahead," a careering piece built on a wave-like baritone sax-led ostinato and a blues-rock vibe. Its nature intensifies as Lauren Sevian's baritone solo is shored up by an increased back beat while claps join that rhythm behind Scott Robinson's wailing tenor sax. Jim Ridl's jangly piano solo gives way to the leader's solo, begun as a maelstrom but settling down to jazzy tinkles as the theme returns. It's ambitiously multi-faceted, as is the other nonet track, the title tune, a Charles Mingus influenced journey through time and tempo with tonal and dynamic shifts and the leader's echoey guitar in a central role.
"Love Birds," in contrast, is a straight-ahead hard bop number reminiscent of Grant Green or Kenny Burrell's 1950s outings with tenor saxophonists; here, Nate Giroux echoes Hank Mobley. The modal "The Seven Seas" conjures Carlos Santana meeting Gil Evans, while "Ruthie," a folksy ballad, suggests a rock guitarist in a jazz mode. Other songs are impressively episodic and genre eclectic. The quartet closer, "For David," is an emotionally captivating, indelible ballad that is striking in its compelling simplicity.
The PJ Rasmussen Septet is at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn March 14; his trio will play Maggie Murray's Pub in Dunellen, NJ on April 2.
Coming next: Freddie Bryant evokes a guitarist in solitude, communing deeply with his muse in its Dreamscape: solo, duo, trio, (GJK Sounds).
George Cables: Icon and Influences By Elzy Kolb
It's tempting to play the six degrees of separation game while listening to George Cables talk about his background. From Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey and Sonny Rollins to Tony Williams and Jeff "Tain" Watts, Cables says: "I've been fortunate and blessed to have had the chance to play with many people who shaped this music."
Cables was saxophonist Dexter Gordon's pianist of choice for several years. "He's my musical father. I remember him talking about Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane," Cables recalls. "Dexter was there to give music lessons, not verbally but by example, about what he looked for and advised people to look for if they wanted to grow." In 2006, Cables released the CD A Letter to Dexter, to pay tribute to his mentor and friend.
On Cables' new recording, Icons & Influences (HighNote), he salutes other friends, colleagues and players who inspired him. In planning for the recording, he says, he went right to Duke Ellington, for whom he used to rehearse vocalists. "Ellington is someone who embodies this music. Just his concept, 'It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing,' certainly influenced me. It doesn't have to be swing, but there has to be a groove, a root."
In addition to Ellington's "Come Sunday," the new album includes Dave Brubeck's homage "The Duke" as a way to recognize multiple greats with one tune. Brubeck's Take Five was one of the first jazz records Cables owned and he admired Miles Davis' version of "The Duke" from the Gil Evans-arranged recording Miles Ahead.
"The new CD is about honoring people who have meant a lot to me," says Cables, who wrote the piece "Cedar Walton" in memory of that pianist who died in 2013. "Cedar was a big part of my music life." During his early jazz years, Cables recalls standing behind Walton at Club Ruby in Queens, listening, watching and learning. "I admired Cedar and his music; I felt kinship with him. He just wanted to be a good band member, a good player," a concept that resonated with Cables and became his goal.
"Farewell Mulgrew" is dedicated to Mulgrew Miller, another pianist the jazz world lost last year. "I remember him when he was young and skinny," Cables says with a laugh. "He was serious and soulful, but also had a great sense of humor." Trumpeter Woody Shaw, a former band mate of both Miller and Cables, would often talk about Mulgrew, Cables says. "Woody had an eye for people who were special."
Several compositions on the CD were written by some of the iconic musicians Cables played with over the years, including vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson's "Little B's Poem." "He's been a strong influence and he has recorded a lot of my music," Cables says. "Our spirits match: Bobby's a great musician; he's a partner and a teacher to play with." Saxophonist Joe Henderson's theme song, "Isotope" is included, as is "Blue Heart" by Benny Golson. Cables found the music on yellowed paper in a drawer. "I don't think I ever played it," he says. "I like to end a CD with something quiet, so when it's over and there's silence you can stop and be with yourself. That's 'Blue Heart,' a little something to take along after the music has stopped."
Besides honoring his forbears and colleagues, in his daily life Cables is excited about and supportive of younger players, many of whom he meets while teaching at The New School. "I'm involved with young people at school and in workshops; I like to hear them and interact with them. It's important to have that connection—that's our foundation, but it can always move along." While Cables doesn't hit the clubs as often as he used to, he listens to a lot of new CDs, citing recent works by Gerald Clayton and Robert Glasper as among those that have caught his ear. And each summer for the past three decades, Cables has enjoyed going to Jazz Port Townsend. "I get to play with a bunch of people there, like Matt Wilson and Anat Cohen—she's a force of nature! I have such a great time!"
Although Cables celebrates his 70th birthday later this year, in his spirit and enthusiasm he sounds more like a young lion than an elder statesman.
George Cables celebrates the release of Influences & Icons with Victor Lewis and Dezron Douglas at Jazz at Kitano March 14-15.
Coming next: Buster Williams mastering the "fine art of living dangerously"


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