Tech, Bureaucrats, emailconfirmed, Administrators (Semantic MediaWiki), Curators (Semantic MediaWiki), Suppressors, Administrators, threadmoderator
113,461
edits
Venusian aikido: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
no edit summary
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
== Nature == | == Nature == | ||
According to some accounts, and the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], it was developed by | According to some accounts, and the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], it was developed by [[Venusian nun]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'') on [[Venus]], which meant it worked best with five arms and five legs ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]''), with the Doctor musing that he was one of the few two-armed beings to become truly adept with the [[martial arts|martial art]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') Another account stated that [[the Doctor]] himself had invented it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'') | ||
It could be used to immobilise an opponent by using pressure points ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[Inferno (TV story)|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 (short story)|Freedom]]'') These were effective against many different [[humanoid]] species, but were useless against non-human duplicates and seemed to have no effect on [[Ogron]]s or [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'', ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') | It could be used to immobilise an opponent by using pressure points ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[Inferno (TV story)|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 (short story)|Freedom]]'') These were effective against many different [[humanoid]] species, but were useless against non-human duplicates and seemed to have no effect on [[Ogron]]s or [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]'', ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
The Third Doctor was also forced to use Venusian Aikido against several [[Sea Devil|Sea Devils]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | The Third Doctor was also forced to use Venusian Aikido against several [[Sea Devil|Sea Devils]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
The Third Doctor used his knowledge of Venusian martial arts to defend himself against attacking [[Uxariean]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') | The Third Doctor used his knowledge of Venusian [[martial arts]] to defend himself against attacking [[Uxariean]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'') | ||
The Third Doctor used Venusian Aikido to subdue [[Varan]] when he was attacked whilst trying to escape the [[Skybase]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | The Third Doctor used Venusian Aikido to subdue [[Varan]] when he was attacked whilst trying to escape the [[Skybase]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'') | ||
| Line 53: | Line 53: | ||
=== Others === | === Others === | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] knew Venusian | [[Sarah Jane Smith]] knew Venusian karate. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'') | ||
[[River Song]] learned Venusian martial arts from the [[Venusian Martial Arts Academy]] on one of her honeymoons because she misread the brochure. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sonomancer (audio story)|The Sonomancer]]'') | [[River Song]] learned Venusian [[martial arts]] from the [[Venusian Martial Arts Academy]] on one of her honeymoons because she misread the brochure. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sonomancer (audio story)|The Sonomancer]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
