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I was watching the Doctor deploying his Venusian Akkido in "The Green Death" last night, and found myself thinking about the infamous sword fight scene in "The Sea Devils" as well. Where, I asked myself, did the Doctor and the Master learn their combat skills? It doesn't seem the sort of thing which would be routinely taught on Gallifrey (even the Citadel Guards seem pretty ineffectual, let alone the Time Lords in their cumbersome robes!)
Anyway, to cut a long mental ramble short, I found myself imagining a (very) young Theta and Koschei teaching themselves fighting skills (I can just see them watching illicit martial arts videos!) because they just knew that after graduating the Academy they'd be heading off to explore the great wide universe, and would need the ability to fight off any dangerous primitives they might encounter.
Awwwwww.... *G*
Anyway, to cut a long mental ramble short, I found myself imagining a (very) young Theta and Koschei teaching themselves fighting skills (I can just see them watching illicit martial arts videos!) because they just knew that after graduating the Academy they'd be heading off to explore the great wide universe, and would need the ability to fight off any dangerous primitives they might encounter.
Awwwwww.... *G*