This is a fun one to write about. Kirk revels in personal combat. His brand of double-fisted, drop-kicking and Judo-throwing martial arts is legendary. It may seem a little cheesy, but when it comes down to it, hes a bare-fisted, bloody-knuckled street brawler. Thats something to admire. Kirk has tackled horned apes, giant humanoid lizards, Klingons, and super-strong robots. Most importantly to note about all of these encounters is that Kirk has come out on top. If you think about Picards combat encounters hes been assimilated by the Borg, captured, tortured and interrogated by Cardassians (but give him his due he didnt break) and, in his youth, been stabbed through the heart by Naussicans. You know, Picard hasnt done so great. The best example of what Picard can do when pressed is seen in Star Trek: First Contact. Picard has to defend the Enterprise from the Borg, man to man. Picard isnt a light-weight when it comes to personal combat, but when the spirit is willing, sometimes the flesh is weak. Between the two of them, the safe bet is on Kirk.
John Kirk is a Teacher-Librarian and currently a History/English Teacher with the Toronto District School Board.
But mostly, John teaches Geek.
Comics, Sci-Fi (Notably Star Trek), Fantasy and Role-Playing and table-top games all make up part of John’s repertoire, There is a whole generation of nerds-in-embryo who rely on him to make sense of it all, to teach that with great power comes great responsibility, that the force will be with us always and that a towel IS the most useful thing to have in one’s possession.
When John isn’t in the classroom, he can be found in his basement writing comic reviews for www.popmythology.com and features for Roddenberry Entertainment's www.1701news.com.
