So maybe he could beat Kato if they fought at a Bob's Discount Furniture.
Kirk school of combat
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...or...
...and he even delivers a Batman-esque "POW!" kick to remind Kato of his inability to beat Robin...
This is proof that Kirk is also able to project a hypnotic screen and make his adversary stand motionless while the telegraphed full body kick is delivered.
...or...
...and he even delivers a Batman-esque "POW!" kick to remind Kato of his inability to beat Robin...
Bruce Tegner was a very good martial artist of the times. He trained a lot of actors in Hollywood during the 1960's up until he closed his studio there in 1967 to retire to writing books. That high flying "Basque Kick" (what Tegner called it) shows up a lot in 1950's and 1960's scripted fights and I always wonder if that's one of Tegners.
A crossover conceit...Kato was clearly capable of kicking Robin's ass.
Bruce Tegner was a very good martial artist of the times. He trained a lot of actors in Hollywood during the 1960's up until he closed his studio there in 1967 to retire to writing books. That high flying "Basque Kick" (what Tegner called it) shows up a lot in 1950's and 1960's scripted fights and I always wonder if that's one of Tegners.
Interesting research. Tegner's "Basque Kick" seems similar to that used by Shatner on TOS. Could be a coincidence of similar training, but Tegner working in Hollywood almost points to him as the guy (ultimately) behind Kirk-Fu.
Hm, could be. I like to think Shatner had a lot of influence himself, too.
Could be. Or he could have trained someone who in turn trained Shatner. I doubt that Shatner was self-trained, or most of the people in fight scenes in the series. In fairness that high double-kick was (is?) used in a lot of professional wrestling, along with that Starfleet staple, the double-ax punch.
It's been years since I read one of Tegner's books but I don't remember him (or anyone else) ever advocating the double-ax.
I've never seen this executed by anyone pre 2267. Note the firm chop to the chest at 0:15.
That fight always amuses me. Hutch and the other males have no idea what they're doing, and just charge like small, angry children who want something.
If you look closely at the fighting tactics Kirk uses against Wyatt Earp at the end of "Specter of the Gun" there are some broad similarities to those of Bryan Mills in "Taken". Notably the repeated flat fisted chops to the neck.
The most ridiculous Kirk fighting is in "Journey To Babel" where for some reason they had to have Kirk somehow try to sky walk the corridor wall resulting in him falling on his back, allowing the Orion spy to stab him in the side.
"Spock's Brain" features some good Kirk fighting moves as the good captain himself manages to dispose of both of the hulking male "guards" while Scotty and McCoy get tossed about.
The most ridiculous Kirk fighting is in "Journey To Babel" where for some reason they had to have Kirk somehow try to sky walk the corridor wall resulting in him falling on his back, allowing the Orion spy to stab him in the side.
"Spock's Brain" features some good Kirk fighting moves as the good captain himself manages to dispose of both of the hulking male "guards" while Scotty and McCoy get tossed about.
Bruce Tegner was a very good martial artist of the times. He trained a lot of actors in Hollywood during the 1960's up until he closed his studio there in 1967 to retire to writing books. That high flying "Basque Kick" (what Tegner called it) shows up a lot in 1950's and 1960's scripted fights and I always wonder if that's one of Tegners.
Great info, thanks for this! The only other place I saw this move, which I always thought was called a "flying drop kick," was on The Six Million Dollar Man several times, and once on The Bionic Woman. They mainly used it to knock down doors or fight robots, because it would obviously kill a human.
I could jump over a low fence and land in Kirk's shoulder roll as a boy, but the flying drop kick was forever beyond me, much like the cartwheel and the two-story vertical jump.
I just remembered: in the SMDM episode "Dr. Wells is Missing," savate is mentioned by name and referred to as a French martial art. Knowing only of karate, judo, and kung fu, I assumed they made that up, but it was real, and they probably had that exact book you pictured.
The black guy screaming as he sailed above Steve Austin's head was a very funny moment indeed! 
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