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These incredible photos show a group of cats leaping through the air like something out of a kung fu movie.

Gracefully leaping through the air, these cats put Jackie Chan to shame with their moves.

Using his own lightning reactions, photographer Hisakata Hiroyuki has captured the furry felines practising their ninja skills on the streets of Japan.

Each photo shows a freeze frame of just the right second, showing off the cats incredible poses.

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Hisakata, 30, revealed that he dangles a simple cat toy above the cats’ head to encourage them to jump and fly through the air for his incredible images.

Once the cats are airborne, Hisakata uses his other hand to photograph them continuously using a fast shutter speed, allowing him to then select the most action-packed shots once the shoot is over.

The idea for the series came to him around 18 months ago.

Hisakata hadn’t realised the street cats were so playful until one day he decided to give them a cat toy and see what they do.

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He soon discovered the cats would fly and leap around - and make great photographs.

After taking his first, intriguing photograph of a street cat in a kung fu pose he decided to shoot a series of images, even bringing in more than one cat for the snap.

Hiskata, from Kyushu, Japan, said: "Everyone is surprised at the cats' poses more than I think. Everyone says, 'I have never seen that.'

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"I am careful not to hurt the cats, and, therefore, I try not to take too much shooting time. Also, I use a new toy, and I often disinfect it to prevent infections.

"Cats have amazing personality. There are cats that are dancing and good at twisting; cats that pose like a powerful American comic book heroes; cats who like they are martial artists and ninjas.

“Nobody would have known that they have this personality."