VENUSIAN KARATE

Official Training Manual of the University of Gallifrey Self-Defence Course

Secret Fighting Techniques of the legendary Dr. WHO!

This is the Official Training Manual of the University of Gallifrey Self-Defence Course as developed for humans and taught by the third Doctor.

Jon Pertwee, the third Doctor, introduced the idea of Venusian Karate/Aikido as martial art. According to some accounts, and the Thirteenth Doctor, it was developed by Venusian nuns on Venus, which meant it worked best with five arms and five legs, with the Doctor musing that he was one of the few two-armed beings to become truly adept with the martial art.

It could be used to immobilise an opponent by using pressure points and perform joint locks, throws and kicks. It tended to use the attacker's own movements against them. These were effective against many different humanoid species, but were useless against non-human duplicates and seemed to have no effect on Ogrons of Sontarans.

It is no accident that the primary fist of Venusian Karate is the same hand position as the Terran “peace sign.”

The index and middle fingers are extended and straight without stiffening. In Earthen martial arts, this configuration is often used to poke the opponent’s eyes, causing uncontrollable watering and temporary blindness. The Venusian nuns who created this system, however, were non-violent, so they used the fingertips of this “fist” to apply pressure to certain points on the anatomy that would paralyze the victim temporarily; rather than inflict even the slightest pain or injury.