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Holy shit. What's happening in the last one?
Kirk, Chekov, and Uhura were being held prisoner and forced to fight as thralls, so Kirk seduced lady gaga to steal the key and try to escape.
Pow right in the kisser!
Pow right in the kisser!
For real something was wrong with the TOS stunt coordinator or something.
It looks a lot like stage fighting. Something that would still be clear to viewers sitting really far away (or I guess with tiny, blurry 1960s TVs in this case).
There is a huge stage influence. Just look at how 90% of the planets are a couple of boulders in front of a cyc.
It's basically that. These have a lot in common with pro-wrestling moves. They all carry some element of risk (like the drop kick), but the physicality isn't impossible to achieve with some coaching.
Taught Chuck Norris everything he knows.
Yes, Chuck is from the future. But also the past. At the same time.
Only fair to credit Treklit author (and former marine) Dayton Ward for his Kirk-fu 2020 book and for coining the term.
Here’s an interview with Ward from the time of its release.
Coining the term? Using fu as a suffix has been around since the Bruce Lee era.
Yes, ‘blank-Fu’ has been used since the 70s, but as a long time fan of both Trek and HK action films, I can’t say that what Shatner was doing in TOS was referred to in that way until recently.
Is it really so controversial to say 1) Kirk Fu became current in the fandom since the book was published; & 2) the meme is a clear lift from a published work and the drawings its artist Christian Cornia, they deserve credit?
AKA “Kirk-fu”
Omg that Gorn fight cracks me up every time - it's like they forgot to speed up the tape in post-production https://youtu.be/4SK0cUNMnMM
Wow, yeah, looks much better in 1.5x speed.
"Fencing." 😀