Ti Kwan Leep

Ti Kwan Leep

"Ti Kwan Leep" is a novelty song by the Canadian comedy troupe called The Frantics. It appears on their 1987 album Boot to the Head.

In the skit, an Eastern martial arts master starts off his class by explaining the basic philosophy of a fictional martial art called "Ti Kwan Leep". An impatient student in the class named Ed Gruberman interrupts the master, wanting to skip the philosophy and learn how to "beat people up". After several interruptions the master agrees to show Gruberman some moves, and gives him a "Boot to the Head", a catch phrase that started in their 1984 sketch "Last Will and Temperament". The situation rapidly expands until the entire class is left beaten and broken; their moans and groans then become the "Ommmmm" of meditation.

This skit is followed on the album (and often when played on the radio) with the song 'Boot to the Head'.

Transcript and audio files:http://www.webguys.com/pdavis/karate/tikwanleep.html


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