# Looking for music videos featuring martial arts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244 "2011-03-19T09:24:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/1 "2011-03-19T09:24:39Z")
My martial arts DVD collection has been growing too slowly recently. There’s too much crap and not enough gold. So, I figure I might as well start a collection of music videos that have martial arts. Any suggestions? I have “when it’s over” by Sugar Ray with the homage to Game of Death, and Black Label Society’s Overlord. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/2 "2011-03-19T09:38:26Z")
Well the obvious. Someone made [Jet Li Kung Fu Fighting](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2JJG1-u3Qc&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/3 "2011-03-19T09:42:04Z")
Presidents of the United States of America - “Peaches”. [LOOK OUT!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcohzJvviQ) ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/4 "2011-03-19T09:48:35Z")
Heh forgot about those…I got the old and new versions of Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting. peaches rocks, thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/5 "2011-03-19T10:30:50Z")
David Guetta vs. The Egg features capoeira/parkour. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/6 "2011-03-19T13:08:00Z")
There’s the “Get yourself high” clip of the Chemical Brothers. Awesome clip that uses an old kung fu flick (I’ve seen the movie but I dont remember the name. I think it’s one of the “Poison” series). Definitely a clip to see. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/7 "2011-03-19T13:14:29Z")
[Here’s](http://www.xxlmag.com/features/2010/07/10-martial-arts-inspired-hip-hop-videos-%E2%80%93-let%E2%80%99s-kick-it/) 10. The highlight for me is Vanilla Ice- “Ninja Rap” featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/9 "2014-05-13T02:00:14Z")
[Presidents of the United States of America, “Peaches”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV14jq2n-jg) **Ninjas!** [Sepultura, “Attitude”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TanJ9jf-p4) \*\*UFC legend and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Royce Gracie! \*\* ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/10 "2014-05-13T04:05:10Z")
Busta Rhymes - Dangerous (link spoilered for dirty words) [I hope you didn’t expect serious martial arts 🙂](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJUk45l4h8c) ---
**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/11 "2014-05-13T09:29:02Z")
[Sweep the Leg](http://youtu.be/r3iYmgDJ4FE) by No More Kings ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/12 "2014-05-13T15:13:08Z")
Nobody mastered kung fu like the Bee Gees! Fast forward to about 3:50! [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hdXR1-5IuM) ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/13 "2014-05-13T15:57:20Z")
Muse, Knights of Cydonia…lots of old-school nods to campy kung fu flics Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Heart…Ninjas! Not so much martial arts, just jazzercizing in ninja outfits. Beastie Boys, Sabotage…cutaway to an old kung fu guy looking awesome ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/15 "2014-05-13T21:14:15Z")
“[Your Hands (Together)](http://youtu.be/bxMCaU83QKs)” by the New Pornographers is set in a _dojo_, but is probably more acrobatics/dancing in _gi_ than actual martial arts. I like the band, though, so I’m still linking to it. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/16 "2014-05-13T22:14:59Z")
> [@Krav\_Manga](#): > > [Sweep the Leg](http://youtu.be/r3iYmgDJ4FE) by No More Kings Man, I hadn’t watched that video in a year or two. Hilarious. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/17 "2014-05-13T22:35:37Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > … > Bonnie Tyler, Total Eclipse of the Heart…Ninjas! Not so much martial arts, just jazzercizing in ninja outfits. > … That also features fencing, which is definitely a martial art even if it’s European and not Asian in origin. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/18 "2014-05-15T16:17:38Z")
[This 5 minute clip of the Diva Dance from The Fifth Element](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoW_ZOfsrzA). It’s not a music video but it is a complete 5 minute song within the film. The martial arts starts about 3.5 mins in. One of my fave film excerpts ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/19 "2014-05-15T17:07:07Z")
Look on Youtube for “Serenity Defying Gravity.” Some enterprising Firefly fan cut together all of the bits of “River fights the Reavers” fight scene back together into the original sequence as it was filmed. Pretty amazing shit for a ballerina. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-music-videos-featuring-martial-arts/575244/20 "2014-05-15T18:18:00Z")
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