5 Unique Science Fiction Martial Arts

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When it comes to visions of the future, so many of mankind's most creative science fiction authors use their considerable talents to imagine how we may wage war. All the futuristic weaponry in the world would be pointless if there weren't combatants trained in the latest combat systems to wield them.

When it comes to action in any medium, authors love to borrow from real-world martial arts or create absurd nonsense. Mankind has been perfecting the use of our weak bodies in combat since the beginnings of our evolution, but countless years of development in new weaponry and techniques could revolutionize violence.

5 Narratively Brilliant Sci-Fi Inventions

Fans of the combat style of John Wick will know that it pulls from a lot of previous sources. The most central element is the classic John Woo «Heroic Bloodshed» ethos, but other films used similar ideas to great effect before Wick hit the scene. Enter Kurt Wimmer's 2002 sci-fi action cult classic Equilibrium. The film takes place in a dystopian future in which mankind is pacified through the use of emotion-numbing drugs. To enforce their usage, the Grammaton Clerics are tasked with eliminating «sense offenders» who refuse their drugs and destroying all forms of art. Christian Bale stars as an elite Cleric who turns against the order and battles his former peers for freedom. To do this, the Clerics wield modified handguns in a style known as gun kata. This coldly logical combat system posits that the positioning of foes in a gunfight is a statistically predictable variable. To ensure victory, Clerics use two guns as «total weapons», both for melee and projectile fighting. The fight scenes in this movie are some of the best, and it deserves a far higher profile for its