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'''Hand-to-hand combat''', or '''close quarters combat''', refers to various forms of [[martial arts]] based upon physical contact between two opponents, usually both trying to harm or subdue the other.
 
   
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[[File:Kirk hand chops Mitchell.jpg|thumb|James Kirk and [[Gary Mitchell]] engaging in hand-to-hand combat]]
In [[2258]] of the [[alternate reality]], {{alt|Christopher Pike}} asked for any officer trained in advanced hand-to-hand combat to [[Orbital skydiving|dive]] to the surface of [[Vulcan]] in an attempt to stop ''[[Narada]]'' from drilling into the planet's surface. {{alt|Hikaru Sulu}} volunteered, and {{alt|James T. Kirk|James Kirk}} and [[Engineer]] [[Olson]] accompanied him. ({{film|11}})
 
 
'''Hand-to-hand combat''', or '''close quarters combat''', referred to various forms of [[martial arts]] based upon physical contact between two opponents, usually both trying to harm or subdue the other.
   
In [[2372]], after fighting several [[Klingon]]s in a [[corridor]] on [[Deep Space 9]], [[Elim Garak]] commented "''I find all this hand-to-hand combat to be really quite distasteful''". ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
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In the [[2230s]], [[Una Chin-Riley]] trained in hand-to-hand combat at [[Starfleet Academy]]. ({{SNW|Ad Astra per Aspera}}, ''display graphic'')
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''In [[2258]] of the [[alternate reality]], {{alt|Christopher Pike}} asked for any officer trained in advanced hand-to-hand combat to [[orbital skydiving|dive]] to the surface of {{alt|Vulcan}} in an attempt to stop the ''[[Narada]]'' from drilling into the planet's surface. {{alt|Hikaru Sulu}} volunteered, and {{alt|James T. Kirk|James Kirk}} and [[Engineer]] [[Olson]] accompanied him.'' ({{film|11}})
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In [[2268]], [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] fought [[Garth]] in Kirk's form in a hand-to-hand struggle while [[Spock]], unable to tell them apart, waited to see who emerged victorious before intervening. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}})
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In [[2372]], after fighting several [[Klingon]]s in a [[corridor]] on [[Deep Space 9]], [[Elim Garak]] commented to [[Dukat]], "''I find all this hand-to-hand combat to be really quite distasteful''". ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
   
 
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Latest revision as of 22:46, 8 March 2024

Multiple realities
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Kirk hand chops Mitchell

James Kirk and Gary Mitchell engaging in hand-to-hand combat

Hand-to-hand combat, or close quarters combat, referred to various forms of martial arts based upon physical contact between two opponents, usually both trying to harm or subdue the other.

In the 2230s, Una Chin-Riley trained in hand-to-hand combat at Starfleet Academy. (SNW: "Ad Astra per Aspera", display graphic)

In 2258 of the alternate reality, Christopher Pike asked for any officer trained in advanced hand-to-hand combat to dive to the surface of Vulcan in an attempt to stop the Narada from drilling into the planet's surface. Hikaru Sulu volunteered, and James Kirk and Engineer Olson accompanied him. (Star Trek)

In 2268, Captain James T. Kirk fought Garth in Kirk's form in a hand-to-hand struggle while Spock, unable to tell them apart, waited to see who emerged victorious before intervening. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy")

In 2372, after fighting several Klingons in a corridor on Deep Space 9, Elim Garak commented to Dukat, "I find all this hand-to-hand combat to be really quite distasteful". (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

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