Star Trek JKD!!!

World of Martial Arts Show

Star Trek JKD!!! with John Carrigan reveals how he came to be knocked out by William Shatner on the Star Trek set!!!

How are Star Trek and JKD combined? John Carrigan reveals all to interviewer Andrew Staton;

• Why does he look after Bill Shatner?
• Star Trek Ticonderoga
• Touring the Star Ship Enterprise
• Fighting in Engineering
• What was it like growing up in the Elephant & Castle in London?
• How did he start training?
• What happened with his father's schizophrenia?
• How did his mother survive?
• How did they live with the two sides of the man, husband, father?
• Why did his Dad smuggle him into see The Big Boss?
• Did his Dad realise John needed to learn a martial art?
• Training in the early Bruce Lee Jun Fan arts in South Kensington
• Going to Star Trek conventions
• How did he help a disabled girl who was being threatened by rampaging football fans?
• Did he have breakfast with George Takei?
• Did he get a phone call from Richard Arnold in the USA?
• Did Gene Roddenberry then come on the line and invite him to visit the US all expenses paid?
• How did Gene Roddenberry inspire him to fulfil his child hood dream of becoming an actor?
• Did Richard Arnold drive him to visit the IM Academy and to meet Richard Bustillo?
• What happened then?
• How did he become one of Richard Bustillo's teachers?
• Did he manage to train with Taky Kimura?
• Did he train with Guru Dan Inosanto?
• How did he get into acting school and, how did he move from stunt fighting to acting?
• How did he get his union card?
• How did he then move into leading action roles?
• How did he face down boxer John Conteh?
• What was his experience of Close Protection jobs?

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