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Venusian aikido

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Venusian aikido (sometimes called Venusian karate) was an unarmed combat style used frequently by the Third Doctor to defend himself and others.

The Third Doctor defends himself. (TV: Inferno)

According to one account, it was created by the Venusians on Venus, which meant it worked best with five arms and five legs. (PROSE: First Frontier) Another account stated that the Doctor himself invented it. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)

It could be used to immobilise an opponent by using pressure points (TV: The Mind of Evil, Inferno) and perform joint locks, throws and kicks. (TV: The Claws of Axos) It tended to use the attacker's own movements against them. (PROSE: Freedom) These were effective against many different humanoid species, but were useless against non-human duplicates and seemed to have no effect on Ogrons or Sontarans. (TV: The Claws of Axos, Day of the Daleks, The Time Warrior)

The Second Doctor learned the arts of Venusian aikido whilst on Venus with Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus)

The Third Doctor used it to disable Professor Stahlman. He claimed that, if the move was held for a period, it would paralyse the target permanently. (TV: Inferno)

The Third Doctor tried to use Venusian aikido against Primords. When this didn't work he moved on to Martian karate, but this had no effect either. (PROSE: Inferno)

The Eighth Doctor, despite his amnesia, remembered a Venusian aikido lesson and used it against Mo. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors)

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