Martial arts

Martial arts were athletic disciplines related to combat for the purpose of recreation or self-defense.
The gymnasium on board the and the starship had martial arts areas. (; )
Jadzia Dax was an expert in Klingon martial arts. ()
Tuvok had extensive training in the martial arts of many Alpha Quadrant cultures. He knew of over ninety-four ways of killing someone using only a finger, a hand, or a foot. ()
==Types==
;Angosian
* Ryadam
;Human
* Aikido
* Anbo-jytsu
* Boxing
* Fencing
* Judo
* Kickboxing
* Sumo
* Tai chi chuan
* Wrestling
;Klingon
* Calisthenics
* Gik'tal (fake)
* Mok'bara
;Norcadian
* Tsunkatse
;Vulcan
* Suus Mahna
;Other
* Galeo-Manada
== Techniques ==
;Human
* Body throw
* Falling
* Hachidan kiritsu
* Shoulder roll
;Norcadian
* Tanyk Defense
;Vulcan
* Tal-shaya
* Vulcan nerve pinch
== Background information ==
The training of Starfleet personnel in the martial arts was first displayed in . During the run of the series, most Human crewmembers would often use martial arts to subdue opponents, leading to the plot device of the "space karate chop" where an adversary could be rendered unconscious by a single blow to the base of the neck. Designed as a quick means to eliminate enemies (and avoid lengthy fight scenes), producers later admitted the concept as unrealistic and "silly", thus leading to more realistic combat scenes in later television series and films. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story)
As evidenced by the final draft script of , a Vulcan martial arts maneuver was at one point to have been used in that episode, by T'Pol against a particular MACO. The martial arts move was clearly discarded in favor of stunning the MACO with a phase-pistol.
According to his personnel file in the non-canon Star Trek: Starship Creator, Barnaby is a third degree black belt in the art of Tae Kwon Do and lists Earth martial arts among his interests.
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