Elderly martial arts master
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The elderly martial arts master is a stock character in martial arts films. Typically East Asian, he is a near-invincible master of the martial arts (despite his age and presumed decrease in physical strength). Most often he teaches either generic Kung Fu, or an exotic style specific to the movie (see List of fictional martial arts).
[edit] Examples
- Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movies.
- Master Kan and Master Po in Kung Fu (TV series)
- Shinyuki in American Ninja.
- Sha-Wen in Shaman King.
- Master Kwan in Dragonheart: A New Beginning.
- Chin in Lady Dragon.
- Sandaime Hokage in Naruto.
- Jiraiya in Naruto
- Pai Mei in the Kill Bill movies, who is a distillation of a number of old Martial Arts Masters in film.
- Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars universe. Their opposite is Palpatine, a dark master to Anakin Skywalker.
- Shihan Dave Lybbert
- Chiun in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
- Cologne and Happosai in Ranma ½.
- Splinter in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics.
- Muten Roshi in the Dragon Ball series.
- Master Fung in Xiaolin Showdown.
- Jasmine Lee (Ah-Mah), Juniper's grandmother in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
- Master Sensei in Kim Possible
- Iroh, Monk Gyatso and Jeong Jeong, all from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Lu-Tze in Terry Pratchett's Small Gods and Thief of Time
- Jack's father and a myriad of other secondary character masters in Samurai Jack
- Luong Lao Shi is Jacob "Jake" Luke Long's Dragon Master in the tv series American Dragon: Jake Long.
- Su Hua Chi in Drunken Master.
- Xian Chow in Kickboxer.
- Jijii in Ichi the Killer
- Senzo Tanaka in Bloodsport
- Master Oogway and Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda.
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[edit] See also
- Bruceploitation
- Cinema of China
- Kung Fu Theater
- Wire fu film
- Wu Xia film
- Cliché
- Lists of clichés
- Stock characters
