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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.
I just watched the “human projectile” episode the other day. It does stand out as a baller move. Fitting for Kirk.
Lady Gaga. That’s damn funny.
Pow right in the kisser!
Pow right in the kisser!
Kirk gives her the ole' Sean Connery (say it in your head in his voice)
That wasn’t open handed tho
Idk, but I'm betting 20 quatloos on the male.
So powerful no shirt can contain it.
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?
I read that double handed punch was popular in film back then because they needed big, dynamic attacks, that looked powerful, but they didn't have the fight choreography knowledge yet to use actual fighting moves. This move looks impactful, but doesn't actually do much damage, so they can go full force without concern of putting a star actor on disability.
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.
Nothing wrong at all. Nearly everything is overdone in the OG series. That’s why I love it.
You laugh now, but just you wait until you get doublefisted by Kirk from behind.
What about the Harvey Wallbanger? The one he does on the Andorian where he kicks off the wall?
My searches for the other gifs I linked led me to a gold mine of these KirkFu moves that someone posted to imgur.
They called this one "Wall of Destruction"
And here are the rest just because:
Taught Chuck Norris everything he knows.
Yes, Chuck is from the future. But also the past. At the same time.
Is he gonna shove that up a lizards asshole
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.
AKA “Kirk-fu”
"Fencing." 😀