Possible Clues:

• Chopper's system
• Knight with a standard in combative sport
• Art with a ranking system
• When Kate gets around to the Academician, one of them gets the chop
• Japanese combat
• How Kate is about to get the academician to fall for her
• Dojo course
• Have a fast chop at last with this
• Kicking and screaming activity?
• 1984 Ralph Macchio film, with 'The'