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'''Aikido''' is a [[human]] art of self-defense that originated in [[Japan]]. This [[martial arts|martial art]] uses holds and locks, and teaches the principles of nonresistance to debilitate the strength of an opponent.
 
'''Aikido''' is a [[human]] art of self-defense that originated in [[Japan]]. This [[martial arts|martial art]] uses holds and locks, and teaches the principles of nonresistance to debilitate the strength of an opponent.
   
[[Hoshi Sato]] held a black belt in Aikido. ([[ENT]]: "[[Observer Effect]]")
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[[Hoshi Sato]] held a [[black belt]] in Aikido. ([[ENT]]: "[[Observer Effect]]")
   
[[Natasha Yar]] was also trained in Aikido. ([[TNG]]: "[[Code of Honor]]") Three days before her death, Yar was scheduled to participate in a martial arts competition with [[science officer]] [[Swenson]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Minnerly]]. She was favored in the ship's pool. ([[TNG]]: "[[Skin of Evil]]")
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[[Natasha Yar]] was also trained in Aikido. ([[TNG]]: "[[Code of Honor]]") Three days before her death, Yar was scheduled to participate in a martial arts competition with [[science officer]] [[Swenson]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Minnerly]]. She was favored in the [[ship's pool]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Skin of Evil]]")
   
 
:''[[Susanna Thompson]], who played [[Lenara Kahn]] in [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] and the [[Borg Queen]] on [[Star Trek: Voyager]], is skilled in Aikido.''
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* ''[[Susanna Thompson]], who played [[Lenara Kahn]] in [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] and the [[Borg Queen]] on [[Star Trek: Voyager]], is skilled in Aikido.''
 
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Revision as of 02:05, 7 January 2006

Aikido is a human art of self-defense that originated in Japan. This martial art uses holds and locks, and teaches the principles of nonresistance to debilitate the strength of an opponent.

Hoshi Sato held a black belt in Aikido. (ENT: "Observer Effect")

Natasha Yar was also trained in Aikido. (TNG: "Code of Honor") Three days before her death, Yar was scheduled to participate in a martial arts competition with science officer Swenson and Lieutenant Minnerly. She was favored in the ship's pool. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")

Susanna Thompson, who played Lenara Kahn in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Borg Queen on Star Trek: Voyager, is skilled in Aikido.