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!
What about the Harvey Wallbanger? The one he does on the Andorian where he kicks off the wall?
Taught Chuck Norris everything he knows.
Yes, Chuck is from the future. But also the past. At the same time.
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.
So powerful no shirt can contain it.
AKA “Kirk-fu”
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.