Ti Kwan Leep
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Ti Kwan Leep is a sketch comedy
recording by the Canadian
comedy troupe 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" (take one leap). 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 of the troupe that started in their 1984 sketch Last Will and Temperament
). The situation rapidly escalates 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. The two were combined into a single track for disc 2 of the Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection
, with a line from "Ti Kwan Leep" containing a mild expletive edited out.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
recording by the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
comedy troupe The Frantics. It appears on their 1987 album Boot to the Head
Boot to the Head
Boot to the Head is a Canadian comedy album, performed by The Frantics comedy troupe. Originally released as an LP in 1987, it was re-issued with the same track listing as a CD in 1996. The album features a number of skits from their radio show Frantic Times, as well as a few sketches that could...
.
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" (take one leap). An impatient student in the class named Ed Gruberman
Ed Gruberman
Ed Gruberman may refer to:*An impatient martial arts student in the novelty song Ti Kwan Leep *The main character in the 2009 film Super Capers...
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 of the troupe that started in their 1984 sketch Last Will and Temperament
Last Will and Temperament
Last Will and Temperament is a comedy skit performed by the Canadian comedy troupe The Frantics on their CBC radio series "Frantic Times". It appears on their 1984 album of the same name...
). The situation rapidly escalates until the entire class is left beaten and broken; their moans and groans then become the "Ommmmm
Aum
Om or Aum Om or Aum Om or Aum (also , written in Devanāgari as and as , in Sanskrit known as (lit. "to sound out loudly"), ', or ' (also as ') (lit. "Auṃ form/syllable"), is a sacred/mystical syllable in the Dharmic or Indian religions, i.e...
" of meditation.
This skit is followed on the album (and often when played on the radio) with the song Boot to the Head. The two were combined into a single track for disc 2 of the Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection
This is a release by radio disc jockey Dr. Demento to celebrate 20 years since the beginning of his radio career.It covers many of the novelty and comedy songs from the 1950s such as Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor by Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group to the then recent release of Eat It...
, with a line from "Ti Kwan Leep" containing a mild expletive edited out.
External links
- TheFrantics.com—Official website of The Frantics
- Transcript and audio files