"Star Trek: Kirk-Fu Manual"

[pengbuzz]

Pretty much what the title says:

 

https://insighteditions.com/products/star-trek-kirk-fu-manual/

An example or two:

  

Edited September 12, 2021 by pengbuzz

[tekering]

Interesting example!  That bizarre move not only completely failed to incapacitate his opponent...

...but it left him in a vulnerable position on the floor, leading directly to a nasty stab wound in the back. 😬

Looks like a very silly book to me. 😄

[JB0]

Seems to be authored by James Kirk himself. I trust our favorite captain to dramatize things suitably for maximum impressiveness.

[azrael]

Who stitches Kirk's uniforms? That page...Right before he lands, he's got no bruises and a clean shirt yet on the recovery, both sleeves are torn and he's got bruises. Who knew a fighting style would be so deadly to shirts...🤨

[Seto Kaiba]

Sounds like a good Christmas gift for my rabidly Trekkie parents. 

 

24 minutes ago, azrael said:

Who stitches Kirk's uniforms? That page...Right before he lands, he's got no bruises and a clean shirt yet on the recovery, both sleeves are torn and he's got bruises. Who knew a fighting style would be so deadly to shirts...🤨

Shatner did get his short torn a fair bit in TOS.

[Podtastic]

1 hour ago, azrael said:

Who knew a fighting style would be so deadly to shirts...🤨

Perhaps that is the entire point of the style.

I hear tell Kirk becomes nigh invincible when his shirt is ripped.😂

[Mog]

I thought the secret to Kirk-Fu was to combine your hands together to make your strikes infinitely more powerful (like a double-handed, overhead axe smash).

🤣

[azrael]

In fact, all the recovery stances seem to end with a torn shirt. Fascinating....🤨

🤣

[F-ZeroOne]

Is there a special section on dealing with computers, like how to make them explode by showing them this... human... EMOTION... called LOVE? 🙂

Edited September 13, 2021 by F-ZeroOne

[Podtastic]

The manual should come with a label:

"Warning, does not work on Gorn!" 😑

 

Edited September 13, 2021 by Podtastic

[Dynaman]

To sum up.  Whatever takes too much energy, makes obvious what you are going to do, and puts you off balance when done.

[TangledThorns]

This book is perfect for when I have my next dinner at Medieval Times!!

 

 

[JetJockey]

Those fights are awesome. It's the norm to make fun of Star Trek now. But that show will never die. Buffy has some classic fights too.

[Big s]

The only thing I remember from Buffy was as that weird Pee Wee scene when he got injured 

[pengbuzz]

On 9/13/2021 at 2:48 PM, F-ZeroOne said:

Is there a special section on dealing with computers, like how to make them explode by showing them this... human... EMOTION... called LOVE? 🙂

Not to mention making alien probes go berserk...

[Mog]

I always thought it was Kirk . . . umm, “probing” most aliens? 🤓

[pengbuzz]

On 9/16/2021 at 11:58 AM, Mog said:

I always thought it was Kirk . . . umm, “probing” most aliens? 🤓

If he tried "probing" NOMAD, he was most likely in for a shock.

[Big s]

More like NOMAD was in for a shock

[pengbuzz]

14 minutes ago, Big s said:

More like NOMAD was in for a shock

However we put it, it was sure to be revolting.