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Kirk repelled the first [[Neutral Zone Incursion|Romulan incursion]] of Federation space in over a century, on stardate 1709.2. Four [[Earth Outpost Station]]s along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] were destroyed by a [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (23rd century)|Romulan Bird-of-Prey]] equipped with a [[cloaking device|cloak]] and a powerful [[plasma torpedo]] system. Kirk [[#Tactics|engaged]] and pursued the Romulan ship, disabling it before the [[Unnamed Romulans (23rd century)#Romulan Commander (male)|Romulan commander]] ordered his ship's [[Auto-destruct|self-destruction]]. Kirk and his bridge crew became the first Star Fleet officers to make visual contact with a Romulan, finally revealing their appearance to Star Fleet.
''Enterprise'' reached [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Exo_III Exo III]] on stardate 2712.4; where Dr. [[Roger Korby]] was found after years of silence, exploring and exploiting a sophisticated [[android]] manufacturing technology – the legacy of a long-dead civilization. Korby had replaced his own damaged body, transplanting his personality into an android replica, and built himself a beautiful companion, [[Andrea]]. After exhibiting madness, the android Korby was destroyed.
On stardate 2817.6, Kirk responded to the call of [[Thomas Leighton]], a fellow survivor and witness to the horror of [[Tarsus IV]]. Leighton suspected the leader of a traveling theater troupe, actor [[Anton Karidian]], of being [[Kodos]] "the Executioner", a man long thought dead. After Leighton's murder and the revelation of other witnesses' deaths, Kirk convinced [[Lenore Karidian]] to bring the acting troupe aboard ''Enterprise''. Attempted murders of Kirk and ''Enterprise'' crewmember [[Kevin Riley]] (another survivor) led Kirk to confront Karidian/Kodos, discovering the recent killings were the acts of his mad daughter, trying to protect her tormented aging father.
A typical example of Kirk's fighting style in a more extended bout occurred in 2265 on the surface of [[Delta Vega]], in the attempt to kill his friend [[Gary Mitchell]], while typical examples of his wrestling and Judo abilities were seen when he was assaulted by the Orion spy [[Thelev]], and when he used a judo throw to disarm the [[Redjac]] entity which had taken the form of [[Hengist]].
At times, Kirk was clearly out-classed by a larger, more powerful opponent, and left to his wits, the aid of his crew, or pure luck to see him through. Pitted against the [[Unnamed Gorn#Captain|Gorn captain]] in 2267, he held his own for a time, until his injuries forced withdrawal and a search for a more efficient weapon. In 2254 and again in 2267, he wrestled a ferocious [[Mugatu]] of [[Neural]]. When attacked by the massive [[early history|ancient]] [[android]] [[Ruk]] on [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Exo_III Exo III]] in 2266, Kirk could do little but hold on for the ride.
On the [[Shore Leave Planet]] in 2267, Kirk was shocked by the appearance of [[Finnegan]], his Academy nemesis who hadn't seemed to age. The two proceeded to slug each other until they were bleeding and exhausted. Perhaps the longest fist-fight of his life, it was clearly the most satisfying.
