Kirk, Chekov, and Uhura were being held prisoner and forced to fight as thralls, so Kirk seduced lady gaga to steal the key and try to escape.

Pow right in the kisser!

Kirk gives her the ole' Sean Connery (say it in your head in his voice)

Idk, but I'm betting 20 quatloos on the male.

Yes, ‘blank-Fu’ has been used since the 70s, but as a long time fan of both Trek and HK action films, I can’t say that what Shatner was doing in TOS was referred to in that way until recently.

Is it really so controversial to say 1) Kirk Fu became current in the fandom since the book was published; & 2) the meme is a clear lift from a published work and the drawings its artist Christian Cornia, they deserve credit?

There is a huge stage influence. Just look at how 90% of the planets are a couple of boulders in front of a cyc.

It's basically that. These have a lot in common with pro-wrestling moves. They all carry some element of risk (like the drop kick), but the physicality isn't impossible to achieve with some coaching.

My searches for the other gifs I linked led me to a gold mine of these KirkFu moves that someone posted to imgur.

They called this one "Wall of Destruction"

And here are the rest just because: