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| - According to one account, it was created by the Venusians on Venus, which meant it worked best with five arms and five legs. (PROSE: First Frontier) Another account stated that the Doctor himself invented it. (PROSE: Interference - Book One) It could be used to immobilise an opponent by using pressure points (TV: The Mind of Evil, Inferno) and perform joint locks, throws and kicks. (TV: The Claws of Axos) It tended to use the attacker's own movements against them. (PROSE: Freedom) These were effective against many different humanoid species, but were useless against non-human duplicates and seemed to have no effect on Ogrons or Sontarans. (TV: The Claws of Axos, Day of the Daleks, The Time Warrior) The Second Doctor learned the arts of Venusian aikido whilst on Venus with Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus) The Third Doctor used it to disable Professor Stahlman. He claimed that, if the move was held for a period, it would paralyse the target permanently. (TV: Inferno) The Third Doctor tried to use Venusian aikido against Primords. When this didn't work he moved on to Martian karate, but this had no effect either. (PROSE: Inferno) The Third Doctor again his knowledge of Venusian martial arts to defend himself against attacking Uxarieans. (TV: Colony in Space) The Third Doctor used Venusian Aikido to subdue Varan when he was attacked whilst trying to escape the Skybase (TV: The Mutants) The Third Doctor also proved himself a formidable opponent using Venusian martial arts against several guards. (TV: The Green Death) The Third Doctor also tried to use Venusian Aikido against Jingo Linx, but it proved to be ineffective. (TV: The Time Warrior) The Third Doctor used Venusian Aikido against Remoraxians. (COMIC: Prisoners of Time) Sarah Jane Smith knew Venusian Karate. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend) The Fifth Doctor used Venusian Karate against Adric. (PROSE: First Born) The Eighth Doctor, despite his amnesia, remembered a Venusian Aikido lesson and used it against Mo. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors) The Eighth Doctor used Venusian aikido against C'rizz to stop him from strangling Charley, although the Doctor later admitted that he was out of practice. (AUDIO: Faith Stealer) Furthermore, the Twelfth Doctor drew upon his predecessor's practice of Venusian Aikido when confronted by the Sheriff of Nottingham's robot knights. (TV: Robot of Sherwood) The Twelfth Doctor used Venusian aikido on Abesse after she repeatedly attacked him in the Prison canteen. He stated that he didn't use it on ladies as a general rule, but that Abesse wasn't a lady. (PROSE: The Blood Cell) River Song learned Venusian martial arts from the Venusian Martial Arts Academy on one of her honeymoons because she misread the brochure. (AUDIO: The Sonomancer)
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