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Gatka (Gurmukhi: ਗੱਤਕਾ; Shahmukhi: گَتّکا; Hindi: गतका; Urdu: گَتکا) is a form of martial art associated primarily with the Sikhs of the Punjab and other related ethnic groups, such as Hindkowans. [1] [2] It is a style of stick-fighting, with wooden sticks intended to simulate swords. [3]
In 1994, the Ninth Circuit held that Sikh students in public school have a right to wear the kirpan. [40] State courts in New York and Ohio have ruled in favor of Sikhs who faced the rare situation of prosecution under anti-weapons statutes for wearing kirpans, "because of the kirpan's religious nature and Sikhs' benign intent in wearing them."
Fighting with swords and spears is known as ahan-i-sard ('cold iron'). [6] The Sikhs employed a particular type of "hit-and-run" tactic on horseback known as Dhaī Phaṭ ('two and a half injuries') that was observed by contemporary writers (both native and foreign): first the Sikhs advance and then retreat, then rally and return to the fight ...
By EMILY CEGIELSKI A massive sword fight erupted between two rival groups of Sikhs at an Indian temple last Friday. According to a local report, the clash left 12 injured and sent at least three ...
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When fully armed a Nihang will also bear one or two swords (either the curved talwar or the straight khanda, or another type of sword like saif or sarohi on his right hip), a katar (dagger) on his left hip, a buckler made from buffalo-hide on his back, a large chakram around his neck, and an iron chain.
Urumi usage in Kalaripayattu demonstrated by Gangadharan Gurukkal in Perambra, Kozhikode.. An urumi is an Indian sword with a flexible, whip-like blade. [1] Originating in modern-day Kerala, a state in southwestern India, it is thought to have existed from as early as the Sangam period.
These two swords represented the dual role of the Guru: protecting the oppressed and upholding righteousness on one hand, and nurturing spirituality and community welfare on the other. [9] [10] Guru Hargobind emphasized the need of having horses and weapons for self-defense and urged Sikhs to adopt a dual approach of prayer and preparation. [11]